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Champions Cup 15/16 - Rd 6 Pool 1 (Oyonnax, Saracens, Toulouse, Ulster)
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<blockquote data-quote="LukeFitzgerald" data-source="post: 779942" data-attributes="member: 73469"><p>Please, spend one game watching just Heaslip in terms of his work rate and how he keeps the team together. He offers so much more than Stander, which isn't an insult to Stander considering how immense Stander has been. Stander got his ass handed to him by Heaslip in the Munster v Leinster game this year. He got absolutely dominated. Stander will start at 8 for Ireland eventually unless Conan or some other academy player comes through, but for now, Heaslip is head and shoulders above every other option. </p><p>I'll make this point again, the people who think Heaslip is "an alright player" or is average or does nothing in the game are people who fall into 3 categories:</p><p>1. They have this warped agenda I've mentioned and will never change their mind no matter how well Heaslip plays</p><p>2. Know nothing about rugby (in that the only thing that makes a number 8 "good" is if they run over 15 players per game and makes hundreds of yards in their carries)</p><p>3. Don't watch him play regularly enough or even make an effort to see what he offers to the team (which is where most people fall into)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LukeFitzgerald, post: 779942, member: 73469"] Please, spend one game watching just Heaslip in terms of his work rate and how he keeps the team together. He offers so much more than Stander, which isn't an insult to Stander considering how immense Stander has been. Stander got his ass handed to him by Heaslip in the Munster v Leinster game this year. He got absolutely dominated. Stander will start at 8 for Ireland eventually unless Conan or some other academy player comes through, but for now, Heaslip is head and shoulders above every other option. I'll make this point again, the people who think Heaslip is "an alright player" or is average or does nothing in the game are people who fall into 3 categories: 1. They have this warped agenda I've mentioned and will never change their mind no matter how well Heaslip plays 2. Know nothing about rugby (in that the only thing that makes a number 8 "good" is if they run over 15 players per game and makes hundreds of yards in their carries) 3. Don't watch him play regularly enough or even make an effort to see what he offers to the team (which is where most people fall into) [/QUOTE]
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