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<blockquote data-quote="spartan32" data-source="post: 800336" data-attributes="member: 72322"><p>I've seen several posts where people are referring to Cole being a career of the ball. If by that we mean one dimensional lone wolf plodding into two front 5 defenders and then going no where or backwards then fine. Unlike, say Mako, who actually gets some change out the contact and has even been known to throw a cheeky offload or two, and it's that sort of thing that really separates NH and SH. </p><p></p><p>They tend have good, or even great, hands from 1 to 15, where as we still seem to have that slightly old fashioned idea that passing is for backs and heavy work for forwards. EJ does seem to be addressing this issue but I fear it will come to late for us in these tests. </p><p></p><p>If we are to triumph we must dominate the set piece. Punish them at scrum time and get Faz ticking over the scoreboard, and the line out has to be top notch with some strong driving mauls which the Aussies tend to hate. With Hartley on from and the likes of Itoje, Kruis and Launch I think we should be ok there. We have to deal robustly with Pooper, and boss the breakdown, and above all we have to be clinical. once in the red zone points need to come. </p><p></p><p>The 6 nations was a good warmup but this is the real test of how far we have come.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spartan32, post: 800336, member: 72322"] I've seen several posts where people are referring to Cole being a career of the ball. If by that we mean one dimensional lone wolf plodding into two front 5 defenders and then going no where or backwards then fine. Unlike, say Mako, who actually gets some change out the contact and has even been known to throw a cheeky offload or two, and it's that sort of thing that really separates NH and SH. They tend have good, or even great, hands from 1 to 15, where as we still seem to have that slightly old fashioned idea that passing is for backs and heavy work for forwards. EJ does seem to be addressing this issue but I fear it will come to late for us in these tests. If we are to triumph we must dominate the set piece. Punish them at scrum time and get Faz ticking over the scoreboard, and the line out has to be top notch with some strong driving mauls which the Aussies tend to hate. With Hartley on from and the likes of Itoje, Kruis and Launch I think we should be ok there. We have to deal robustly with Pooper, and boss the breakdown, and above all we have to be clinical. once in the red zone points need to come. The 6 nations was a good warmup but this is the real test of how far we have come. [/QUOTE]
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