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<blockquote data-quote="Alex Anghel" data-source="post: 1002458" data-attributes="member: 70777"><p>While it's interesting to have a backline where players can swap positions at any given time (i.e. Rieko Ioane wing/centre, Will Jordan fullback/wing, Jordie Barrett fullback/wing/centre, etc), I guess it's more important to have certain pairings/combinations settled and this can be done only in time by playing people in the same positions/in the preferred positions.</p><p></p><p>One of the reason for All Blacks' failing to retain the WWE Cup was, in my opinion, that the team entered the tournament without having a clear midfield pairing in place, nor a stable and more experienced backline (Barrett was constantly played out of position at 15 in order to accommodate that ridiculous dual pivot idea, while Reece and Bridge were added a bit too late into the mix, thus not benefiting from a proper and earlier exposure to test rugby).</p><p></p><p>In any event, I hope that the RC can go ahead as planned, either in NZ or in Oz.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alex Anghel, post: 1002458, member: 70777"] While it's interesting to have a backline where players can swap positions at any given time (i.e. Rieko Ioane wing/centre, Will Jordan fullback/wing, Jordie Barrett fullback/wing/centre, etc), I guess it's more important to have certain pairings/combinations settled and this can be done only in time by playing people in the same positions/in the preferred positions. One of the reason for All Blacks' failing to retain the WWE Cup was, in my opinion, that the team entered the tournament without having a clear midfield pairing in place, nor a stable and more experienced backline (Barrett was constantly played out of position at 15 in order to accommodate that ridiculous dual pivot idea, while Reece and Bridge were added a bit too late into the mix, thus not benefiting from a proper and earlier exposure to test rugby). In any event, I hope that the RC can go ahead as planned, either in NZ or in Oz. [/QUOTE]
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