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[2018 November Tests] Ireland vs New Zealand (17/11/18)
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<blockquote data-quote="Leinster Fan" data-source="post: 922988" data-attributes="member: 76349"><p>We don't really have a 'reliable' hooker. Scannell is the best of them but he's had his bad days as well. Leinster's lineout was more or less perfect last year with Cronin throwing and to be honest I think his reputation for bad throwing is somewhat undeserved. He can mess up a few if things are going badly but he's a better thrower than Best and not far off throwing wise than any hooker Ireland have had in years of you take out Flannery who was a great thrower. </p><p></p><p>Joe Schmidt has consistently picked Cronin at 16 for more or less his entire time in Ireland, first at Leinster and then at Ireland. Hard to see why Schmidt would get rid of a guy who he's always picked just as he starts playing as well as ever, starting for his club for the first time in his career, and not looking out of place in the best team in Europe week in week out. Scannell's relative inexperience at international level makes him just as much of a risk I think. </p><p></p><p>Out of curiosity, who calls the Munster lineouts? Hate to say it but Henderson needs to massively improve in that area (Ulster's lineout is terrible as well), Toner is the best but it would be nice to see James Ryan getting some experience of it for Leinster.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leinster Fan, post: 922988, member: 76349"] We don't really have a 'reliable' hooker. Scannell is the best of them but he's had his bad days as well. Leinster's lineout was more or less perfect last year with Cronin throwing and to be honest I think his reputation for bad throwing is somewhat undeserved. He can mess up a few if things are going badly but he's a better thrower than Best and not far off throwing wise than any hooker Ireland have had in years of you take out Flannery who was a great thrower. Joe Schmidt has consistently picked Cronin at 16 for more or less his entire time in Ireland, first at Leinster and then at Ireland. Hard to see why Schmidt would get rid of a guy who he's always picked just as he starts playing as well as ever, starting for his club for the first time in his career, and not looking out of place in the best team in Europe week in week out. Scannell's relative inexperience at international level makes him just as much of a risk I think. Out of curiosity, who calls the Munster lineouts? Hate to say it but Henderson needs to massively improve in that area (Ulster's lineout is terrible as well), Toner is the best but it would be nice to see James Ryan getting some experience of it for Leinster. [/QUOTE]
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