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2024 Guinness Six Nations
[2021 Six Nations] England Squad
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<blockquote data-quote="Pieter Steph du Teague" data-source="post: 1023875" data-attributes="member: 72520"><p>Even then I don't think he compares. Launchbury has a great work rate and is arguably a better ball carrier than Kruis but Kruis offered something entirely different to our other lock options IMO. He was an absolutely world class lineout operator and had the experience and leadership of a man who'd been directing the forwards of the most dominant club team in the world for several years. That leadership and experience is what England are desperately lacking at the moment; it's definitely no coincidence that Itoje played his best rugby when he was alongside Kruis.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pieter Steph du Teague, post: 1023875, member: 72520"] Even then I don’t think he compares. Launchbury has a great work rate and is arguably a better ball carrier than Kruis but Kruis offered something entirely different to our other lock options IMO. He was an absolutely world class lineout operator and had the experience and leadership of a man who’d been directing the forwards of the most dominant club team in the world for several years. That leadership and experience is what England are desperately lacking at the moment; it’s definitely no coincidence that Itoje played his best rugby when he was alongside Kruis. [/QUOTE]
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