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(2022 Rugby Championship - Round 2) - South Africa v New Zealand (13/8/2022)
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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_stormer2010" data-source="post: 1097904" data-attributes="member: 39190"><p>I'd have thought "he is the best" would be reason enough but there is deeper considerations. For the most part the biggest leg up Marx has on Bongi is his work at the breakdown. For my money that is more valuable earlier in the game in terms of not having to chase a score and that feeds into our overall strategy of suffocating opposition. If anything Bongi is more mobile and that will again be more valuable later in the game vs more tired legs. This is assuming they get equal time which I think they shouldn't but we've seen enough to suggest that we will continue to see a new front row at the 40/45 minute mark. So far we've gotten away with tactical subs. I remain a tad skeptical of its application outside of a RWC tournament which is a bit of a marathon and you want to keep your players fresh.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_stormer2010, post: 1097904, member: 39190"] I'd have thought "he is the best" would be reason enough but there is deeper considerations. For the most part the biggest leg up Marx has on Bongi is his work at the breakdown. For my money that is more valuable earlier in the game in terms of not having to chase a score and that feeds into our overall strategy of suffocating opposition. If anything Bongi is more mobile and that will again be more valuable later in the game vs more tired legs. This is assuming they get equal time which I think they shouldn't but we've seen enough to suggest that we will continue to see a new front row at the 40/45 minute mark. So far we've gotten away with tactical subs. I remain a tad skeptical of its application outside of a RWC tournament which is a bit of a marathon and you want to keep your players fresh. [/QUOTE]
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