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[2018 November Tests] England v South Africa (3/10/18)
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<blockquote data-quote="Ragey Erasmus" data-source="post: 918781" data-attributes="member: 56232"><p>Exactly and I'd say our lighter flankers have better technique in the tackle and breakdown than our heavier flankers, so much so that it more than compensates for the weight disadvantage. Underhill is one of the most solid tacklers you will find (and his try saving tackle against Wales is basically rugby filth) whilst Curry is surprisingly solid tackling and an actual jackal threat. I wouldn't worry about SA running through either of them, I'd be MUCH more worried about SA getting the ball quickly out wide and simply running round our defence, which has one of the worst drifts of any tier 1 nation. We are setup to defend teams who want to bash their way through and can defend that well, what we are **** at defending is teams who offload or rapidly move the ball around.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ragey Erasmus, post: 918781, member: 56232"] Exactly and I'd say our lighter flankers have better technique in the tackle and breakdown than our heavier flankers, so much so that it more than compensates for the weight disadvantage. Underhill is one of the most solid tacklers you will find (and his try saving tackle against Wales is basically rugby filth) whilst Curry is surprisingly solid tackling and an actual jackal threat. I wouldn't worry about SA running through either of them, I'd be MUCH more worried about SA getting the ball quickly out wide and simply running round our defence, which has one of the worst drifts of any tier 1 nation. We are setup to defend teams who want to bash their way through and can defend that well, what we are **** at defending is teams who offload or rapidly move the ball around. [/QUOTE]
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