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Rugby World Cup 2015
[2015 RWC] Final: New Zealand vs. Australia (31/10/2015)
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<blockquote data-quote="Dirty Ape" data-source="post: 768591" data-attributes="member: 73216"><p><strong>The backrows</strong></p><p></p><p>So much talk in the week about the backrow match-ups with most of the UK media saying that Australia had the best backrow in the world. The thing is that the selection of both Pocock and Hooper is a trade-off with the result being a weakened lineout, and to a lesser degree, a weakened scrum.</p><p></p><p>NZ were more than competitive at the breakdowns and completely dominated both the lineouts and the restarts. So will there be a recognition that the All Black backrow is clearly superior? They cover all of the strengths necessary without any obvious weakness. And keep in mind that, as strong as he was in some areas, Keiran Read never got close to his best form in this tournament.</p><p></p><p>Pocock is probably the best 7 around but for Australia to consistenly compete with the All Blacks they will need to find more set-piece power from their backrow, in particular in the lineouts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dirty Ape, post: 768591, member: 73216"] [b]The backrows[/b] So much talk in the week about the backrow match-ups with most of the UK media saying that Australia had the best backrow in the world. The thing is that the selection of both Pocock and Hooper is a trade-off with the result being a weakened lineout, and to a lesser degree, a weakened scrum. NZ were more than competitive at the breakdowns and completely dominated both the lineouts and the restarts. So will there be a recognition that the All Black backrow is clearly superior? They cover all of the strengths necessary without any obvious weakness. And keep in mind that, as strong as he was in some areas, Keiran Read never got close to his best form in this tournament. Pocock is probably the best 7 around but for Australia to consistenly compete with the All Blacks they will need to find more set-piece power from their backrow, in particular in the lineouts. [/QUOTE]
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