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<blockquote data-quote="Which Tyler" data-source="post: 985166" data-attributes="member: 73592"><p>Always interesting - I did something similar about 2 years ago, when again, people were saying that Mercer was too small, so we should pick Simmonds instead (at the time, Zach was 105kg, and I was saying that I expected hos playing weight to stabilse around 110-112 - his currently quoted weight is 110):</p><p></p><p>Zach Mercer: 190cm; 110 kg (BMI: 30.47)</p><p>Sam Simmonds: 184cm; 102kg (BMI: 30.13)</p><p>Ben Earle: 186cm; 110kg (BMI: 31.80)</p><p>Lewis Ludlam: 190cm; 110kg (BMI: 30.47)</p><p>Mark Wilson: 191cm; 112kg (BMI: 30.70)</p><p></p><p>Louis Picamoles: 192cm; 116kg (BMI: 31.47)</p><p>Sergio Parisse: 196cm; 112kg (BMI: 29.15)</p><p>Taupe Faletau: 187cm; 110kg (BMI: 31.45)</p><p>Jamie Heaslip: 192cm; 110kg (BMI: 29.84)</p><p>Kieran Read: 193cm; 110kg (BMI: 29.53)</p><p>David Pocock: 183cm; 103kg (BMI: 30.76)</p><p></p><p>Billy Vunipola: 188cm; 130kg (BMI: 36.78)</p><p>Nathan Hughes: 196cm; 125kg (BMI: 32.54)</p><p>Ben Morgan: 191cm; 116kg (BMI: 31.8)</p><p>Thomas Waldron: 185cm; 114kg (BMI: 33.31)</p><p></p><p>The only reason people seem to think that 110kg is too light for a #8 is Billy Vunipola; who is an absolute physical freak. There is no-one in world rugby even close to him in terms of physical stats without playing front row.</p><p>What you're used to skews your perception of "normal" - I have big dogs; normal sized dogs look tiny; I have small cats; normal sized cats look huge. England have a huge #8; all other international #8s look too small in comparison. However, looking at the list of top international #8s, someone like Mercer really isn't giving up much already.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Which Tyler, post: 985166, member: 73592"] Always interesting - I did something similar about 2 years ago, when again, people were saying that Mercer was too small, so we should pick Simmonds instead (at the time, Zach was 105kg, and I was saying that I expected hos playing weight to stabilse around 110-112 - his currently quoted weight is 110): Zach Mercer: 190cm; 110 kg (BMI: 30.47) Sam Simmonds: 184cm; 102kg (BMI: 30.13) Ben Earle: 186cm; 110kg (BMI: 31.80) Lewis Ludlam: 190cm; 110kg (BMI: 30.47) Mark Wilson: 191cm; 112kg (BMI: 30.70) Louis Picamoles: 192cm; 116kg (BMI: 31.47) Sergio Parisse: 196cm; 112kg (BMI: 29.15) Taupe Faletau: 187cm; 110kg (BMI: 31.45) Jamie Heaslip: 192cm; 110kg (BMI: 29.84) Kieran Read: 193cm; 110kg (BMI: 29.53) David Pocock: 183cm; 103kg (BMI: 30.76) Billy Vunipola: 188cm; 130kg (BMI: 36.78) Nathan Hughes: 196cm; 125kg (BMI: 32.54) Ben Morgan: 191cm; 116kg (BMI: 31.8) Thomas Waldron: 185cm; 114kg (BMI: 33.31) The only reason people seem to think that 110kg is too light for a #8 is Billy Vunipola; who is an absolute physical freak. There is no-one in world rugby even close to him in terms of physical stats without playing front row. What you're used to skews your perception of "normal" - I have big dogs; normal sized dogs look tiny; I have small cats; normal sized cats look huge. England have a huge #8; all other international #8s look too small in comparison. However, looking at the list of top international #8s, someone like Mercer really isn't giving up much already. [/QUOTE]
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