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2024 Guinness Six Nations
[2021 Six Nations] England vs Italy (13/02/21)
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<blockquote data-quote="Jashay" data-source="post: 1018543" data-attributes="member: 78812"><p>I think Billy Vunipola was the right choice back when he started and we didn't have any strong carriers in the backrow or midfield. But I feel like England have evolved since then to have a lot of decent carriers in the pack... Curry in particular feels like a more effective carrier than Billy these days whilst also being a much better all round player. </p><p></p><p>But even outside the future GOAT Curry I think Earl is shaping up to be an effective carrier, Genge always seems hard to stop, LCD often manages to punch an extra yard in contact, Itoje makes metres... I don't have a clear picture of Hill and Stuart's carrying abilities, but given that Hill managed to play 80 mins whilst topping tackles, ruck arrivals, and clearouts I'm happy to assume he's got enough puff to throw in a run or two as well.</p><p></p><p>And someone did some analysis the other week showing the Underhill was surprisingly effective too.</p><p></p><p>So yeah, frankly, I think we're at a point where we could drop Billy V without any negative impact on our carrying.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jashay, post: 1018543, member: 78812"] I think Billy Vunipola was the right choice back when he started and we didn't have any strong carriers in the backrow or midfield. But I feel like England have evolved since then to have a lot of decent carriers in the pack... Curry in particular feels like a more effective carrier than Billy these days whilst also being a much better all round player. But even outside the future GOAT Curry I think Earl is shaping up to be an effective carrier, Genge always seems hard to stop, LCD often manages to punch an extra yard in contact, Itoje makes metres... I don't have a clear picture of Hill and Stuart's carrying abilities, but given that Hill managed to play 80 mins whilst topping tackles, ruck arrivals, and clearouts I'm happy to assume he's got enough puff to throw in a run or two as well. And someone did some analysis the other week showing the Underhill was surprisingly effective too. So yeah, frankly, I think we're at a point where we could drop Billy V without any negative impact on our carrying. [/QUOTE]
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