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Rugby World Cup 2015
[2015 RWC] Pool B: South Africa vs. USA (07/10/2015)
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<blockquote data-quote="saulan" data-source="post: 756463" data-attributes="member: 60236"><p>Haha fine, I will address the Burger quote. I may get burnt for this comment, but I really think we need him starting the game. Yes he has been a risk with discipline, but I believe what he is actually doing is being under appreciated. I honestly believe it is part of the game plan that we often see Schalk at second flyhalf and the benefit of it was seen in the USA game. The scrummie often had the option of either passing to Schalk who would either run it up or play it to a player into space or he could play it behind Schalk to Pollard to play it down the backline. This commits defenders around the ruck and opens up potential attack out wide. We have often been one dimensional in our forward attack as you always knew that the forward was just going to bang it up and the ball was never going to the backline. This has added some unpredictability. I also think the reason we see Schalk at flyhalf is because of the above game plan and the backs/flyhalf just not being set up for the next phase. </p><p></p><p>On the tackles, yes he has been lucky. But so have a number of our other players. I think the reason for this is that we are aiming for the chest in the tackles to be able to drive players back which has been seen against Scotland and the USA now. It is risky but so far it has paid dividends.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="saulan, post: 756463, member: 60236"] Haha fine, I will address the Burger quote. I may get burnt for this comment, but I really think we need him starting the game. Yes he has been a risk with discipline, but I believe what he is actually doing is being under appreciated. I honestly believe it is part of the game plan that we often see Schalk at second flyhalf and the benefit of it was seen in the USA game. The scrummie often had the option of either passing to Schalk who would either run it up or play it to a player into space or he could play it behind Schalk to Pollard to play it down the backline. This commits defenders around the ruck and opens up potential attack out wide. We have often been one dimensional in our forward attack as you always knew that the forward was just going to bang it up and the ball was never going to the backline. This has added some unpredictability. I also think the reason we see Schalk at flyhalf is because of the above game plan and the backs/flyhalf just not being set up for the next phase. On the tackles, yes he has been lucky. But so have a number of our other players. I think the reason for this is that we are aiming for the chest in the tackles to be able to drive players back which has been seen against Scotland and the USA now. It is risky but so far it has paid dividends. [/QUOTE]
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