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[2018 November Tests] Ireland vs New Zealand (17/11/18)
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<blockquote data-quote="Umaga&#039;s Witness" data-source="post: 921981" data-attributes="member: 65365"><p>Alb didn't get injured, just went out of favour . Form slumped a bit but he still does a lot of good stuff that doesn't get due acknowledgement. There was a real reluctance amongst nz commentators to say anything good about him during super rugby because they were obsessively desperate to promote his competitor , jack goodhue.</p><p>And with little Mac at fullback goodhue is a decent fit for centre. I'd still prefer alb, but tis whatta tis</p><p></p><p>As for little Mac , he was asked to play first five because they wanted him to play the bench role that Barrett used to play. But now they see a need for more playmaking ability so want him there with smith shifting to wing, also bringing the opportunity for one of our form players in Richie Mo'unga to have a bench position, coming in and closing out games with his cool head.</p><p></p><p>In nz it's also really hard to keep your third best in a given position but with injuries you will often need them, so it made sense to develop utility factor within the core group . They did the same with Ben Smith a few years back when he played centre on the end of year tour while Conrad Smith was having a break.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Umaga's Witness, post: 921981, member: 65365"] Alb didn’t get injured, just went out of favour . Form slumped a bit but he still does a lot of good stuff that doesn’t get due acknowledgement. There was a real reluctance amongst nz commentators to say anything good about him during super rugby because they were obsessively desperate to promote his competitor , jack goodhue. And with little Mac at fullback goodhue is a decent fit for centre. I’d still prefer alb, but tis whatta tis As for little Mac , he was asked to play first five because they wanted him to play the bench role that Barrett used to play. But now they see a need for more playmaking ability so want him there with smith shifting to wing, also bringing the opportunity for one of our form players in Richie Mo’unga to have a bench position, coming in and closing out games with his cool head. In nz it’s also really hard to keep your third best in a given position but with injuries you will often need them, so it made sense to develop utility factor within the core group . They did the same with Ben Smith a few years back when he played centre on the end of year tour while Conrad Smith was having a break. [/QUOTE]
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