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[2016 Super Rugby] Hurricanes vs. Lions (The Final) 06/08/2016
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<blockquote data-quote="Ludders93" data-source="post: 810084" data-attributes="member: 74066"><p>ii) It's not necesarily NZ playstyle, sure they do a few things that is new to SA rugby. But what they do well has always been part of South African rugby. Scrum dominance and contesting lineouts, along with big burly forwards and fast outfield players. We've always had that, it's not new or foreign to South Africa. What the Lions however do differently is to keep the ball alive, whereas other SA teams would rather go to ground, form a ruck and recycle, which breaks the tempo a bit. The reason why the Lions manages to play at such a high tempo, is mainly because of their scrumhalves, who are fast at the breakdown and quick at passing. Just like Joost van der Westhuizen was back in his days.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The Lions play a totally different game to anything I've seen from a South African franchise or the Springbok national team. It's not just a question of slightly quicker ball, or a few more offloads, it's a totally different outlook on the game. It's expansive rugby as opposed to conservative rugby. That's not to say there haven't been good South African sides, the national side from 2007-2010 was brilliant, as was the Bulls franchise at that time, but the Lions are completely revolutionary. They look to attack from anywhere, have forwards who can offload, try exotic kicks. I wouldn't call it "NZ" rugby, because Australian franchises have played with a similar philosophy, but it's something unique and new to South Africa</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ludders93, post: 810084, member: 74066"] ii) It's not necesarily NZ playstyle, sure they do a few things that is new to SA rugby. But what they do well has always been part of South African rugby. Scrum dominance and contesting lineouts, along with big burly forwards and fast outfield players. We've always had that, it's not new or foreign to South Africa. What the Lions however do differently is to keep the ball alive, whereas other SA teams would rather go to ground, form a ruck and recycle, which breaks the tempo a bit. The reason why the Lions manages to play at such a high tempo, is mainly because of their scrumhalves, who are fast at the breakdown and quick at passing. Just like Joost van der Westhuizen was back in his days. The Lions play a totally different game to anything I've seen from a South African franchise or the Springbok national team. It's not just a question of slightly quicker ball, or a few more offloads, it's a totally different outlook on the game. It's expansive rugby as opposed to conservative rugby. That's not to say there haven't been good South African sides, the national side from 2007-2010 was brilliant, as was the Bulls franchise at that time, but the Lions are completely revolutionary. They look to attack from anywhere, have forwards who can offload, try exotic kicks. I wouldn't call it "NZ" rugby, because Australian franchises have played with a similar philosophy, but it's something unique and new to South Africa [/QUOTE]
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