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[2018 Super Rugby] Round 3: Jaguares vs. Hurricanes (03/03/2018)
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<blockquote data-quote="Cruz_del_Sur" data-source="post: 892334" data-attributes="member: 55747"><p>Fair enough. Would it be fair to judge him on on how our forward are doing? </p><p>Let's give him a hand and given his past jobs and that he was a hooker, just judge him on scrummaging alone, shall we? </p><p></p><p>There is not a single metric or scenario that makes him look good. Not one. That's the problem. </p><p></p><p>This is not a bunch of guys randomly picked who got together 15 min before kick off. This is supposed to be a 2 year old franchise who plays together more than any professional team in the world (since jags = pumas). Let me say that again because it is important: more than any other professional team in the world. The had a pre-season too ffs. </p><p>We hire a coach who's specialty happens to be scrums. </p><p>First game the key scrum, the do-or-die one, we lose it. </p><p>Second game starts and we lose every single scrum we feed for 40 min. </p><p>But let's say he needs time, it's a technical formation, whatever. </p><p></p><p>The thing i cannot, i simply cannot get my head around is the tackling. It is simply unacceptable. These are not a couple of isolated incidents than happen to end up in a try, magnifying the exposure or something. This is a crystal clear trend. Our backs (maybe 10-12 are a bit better) cannot tackle. Every semi serious attack our back 3 have to defend against is a disaster. Penalty tries, tackling each other, covering the wrong places. </p><p></p><p>The magnitude of the above is so big that i do not see a realistic solution. Those 3 are not going to learn how to defend/tackle in 1 week, and the opposition we're facing is arguably better in that part of the field. </p><p></p><p>I remember cursing cordero for his unpredictability and defense. I'd cut an arm to have him back. </p><p></p><p>Let me be apolitical for a min: </p><p></p><p>2018</p><p>1) we win 1/2 games this season (say Reds at home, maybe rebels if we are lucky)</p><p>2) We lose all game in TRC</p><p></p><p>2019</p><p>3) We win 1/2 games in SR</p><p>4) We lose all games in TRC</p><p>5) We don't make it out of the group</p><p></p><p>If all of those, 1 to 5 actually happen, what then? Out of TRC and/or SR? I am asking because, to be honest, the above scenario doesn't look that far stretched to me. I actually find it reasonably realistic (if you don't please tell me which part is unrealistic). </p><p>Infuriating and sad, but realistic. </p><p></p><p>/end rant</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cruz_del_Sur, post: 892334, member: 55747"] Fair enough. Would it be fair to judge him on on how our forward are doing? Let's give him a hand and given his past jobs and that he was a hooker, just judge him on scrummaging alone, shall we? There is not a single metric or scenario that makes him look good. Not one. That's the problem. This is not a bunch of guys randomly picked who got together 15 min before kick off. This is supposed to be a 2 year old franchise who plays together more than any professional team in the world (since jags = pumas). Let me say that again because it is important: more than any other professional team in the world. The had a pre-season too ffs. We hire a coach who's specialty happens to be scrums. First game the key scrum, the do-or-die one, we lose it. Second game starts and we lose every single scrum we feed for 40 min. But let's say he needs time, it's a technical formation, whatever. The thing i cannot, i simply cannot get my head around is the tackling. It is simply unacceptable. These are not a couple of isolated incidents than happen to end up in a try, magnifying the exposure or something. This is a crystal clear trend. Our backs (maybe 10-12 are a bit better) cannot tackle. Every semi serious attack our back 3 have to defend against is a disaster. Penalty tries, tackling each other, covering the wrong places. The magnitude of the above is so big that i do not see a realistic solution. Those 3 are not going to learn how to defend/tackle in 1 week, and the opposition we're facing is arguably better in that part of the field. I remember cursing cordero for his unpredictability and defense. I'd cut an arm to have him back. Let me be apolitical for a min: 2018 1) we win 1/2 games this season (say Reds at home, maybe rebels if we are lucky) 2) We lose all game in TRC 2019 3) We win 1/2 games in SR 4) We lose all games in TRC 5) We don't make it out of the group If all of those, 1 to 5 actually happen, what then? Out of TRC and/or SR? I am asking because, to be honest, the above scenario doesn't look that far stretched to me. I actually find it reasonably realistic (if you don't please tell me which part is unrealistic). Infuriating and sad, but realistic. /end rant [/QUOTE]
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