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<blockquote data-quote="Thingimubob" data-source="post: 220379"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (dullonien @ Sep 26 2008, 09:08 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=350059" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>wasn't a brilliant second half, but teams do tend to do that when they wrapped up the game and the bonus point in the first half. Some superb Rugby played though, Roberts was superb, and I think it was a close run thing between him and Halfpenny for man of the match. To be fair to Connacht, they played some nice looking rugby in the scond half and I thought they were unlucky not to get a try. </p><p>Shanklin hasn't been superb so far this season, so a Henson 12 - 13 Roberts partnership should definitely be on Gatlands mind, since Henson is so good at making space for his team mates, and the fact that Roberts tends to break most first tackles anyway, should make the two a dangerous center partnership. Will be interesting to see who Gatland picks for the first November Test agains South Africa, though I would definitely like to see them started together in the match vs Canada.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thingimubob, post: 220379"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (dullonien @ Sep 26 2008, 09:08 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=350059']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> wasn't a brilliant second half, but teams do tend to do that when they wrapped up the game and the bonus point in the first half. Some superb Rugby played though, Roberts was superb, and I think it was a close run thing between him and Halfpenny for man of the match. To be fair to Connacht, they played some nice looking rugby in the scond half and I thought they were unlucky not to get a try. Shanklin hasn't been superb so far this season, so a Henson 12 - 13 Roberts partnership should definitely be on Gatlands mind, since Henson is so good at making space for his team mates, and the fact that Roberts tends to break most first tackles anyway, should make the two a dangerous center partnership. Will be interesting to see who Gatland picks for the first November Test agains South Africa, though I would definitely like to see them started together in the match vs Canada. [/QUOTE]
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