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[2020 Six Nations] England Squad
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<blockquote data-quote="Vieux Talonneur" data-source="post: 991842" data-attributes="member: 73144"><p>Mercer's a good player, but in my book he's unlikely to be more than fine <em>at international level.</em> Dombrandt has the potential to stand out. </p><p></p><p>You're right that Dombrandt has upped his work rate, but its all about balance. While he needs to work on his broader game, his point of difference is what he can do with ball in hand - he can smash through brick walls, but he's no slouch, runs really smart lines and offloads well. There is no point in a selection / game plan that buries him at the bottom of rucks. Pair Dombrandt with any 2 of Curry, Underhill, Curry, Earl and WIllis on the flanks and you're looking at a tasty back row that covers all the bases, maybe bar a leaping salmon at the line out.....which Olyy will tell you doesn't matter anyway!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vieux Talonneur, post: 991842, member: 73144"] Mercer's a good player, but in my book he's unlikely to be more than fine [I]at international level.[/I] Dombrandt has the potential to stand out. You're right that Dombrandt has upped his work rate, but its all about balance. While he needs to work on his broader game, his point of difference is what he can do with ball in hand - he can smash through brick walls, but he's no slouch, runs really smart lines and offloads well. There is no point in a selection / game plan that buries him at the bottom of rucks. Pair Dombrandt with any 2 of Curry, Underhill, Curry, Earl and WIllis on the flanks and you're looking at a tasty back row that covers all the bases, maybe bar a leaping salmon at the line out.....which Olyy will tell you doesn't matter anyway! [/QUOTE]
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