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<blockquote data-quote="Vieux Talonneur" data-source="post: 1002772" data-attributes="member: 73144"><p>Jones has a bit of a problem, a nice problem, but a problem nonetheless. There are a lot of very good players in the back row mix. But I would prefer Jones to pick his men and largely stick to them. Of course new talent must be blooded and fed in but, for example, Curry and Underhill with 50 caps in 2023 will be better and more street smart than Curry and Underhill are now with 20 caps. They could be a perfect combination of experience and peak fitness.</p><p></p><p>That would mean some very good players may miss out internationally. That's fine, internationals are about the very best, not the very good.</p><p></p><p>I don't have massively strong feelings on who the back row should be - I really like most of them. But while the fluid back row would look brilliant when it works it will be horrible when it doesn't and mean we find it even harder to flex styles mid match than we do now. I much prefer balance - too many 7s or utility players in the back row is just as bad as too many locks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vieux Talonneur, post: 1002772, member: 73144"] Jones has a bit of a problem, a nice problem, but a problem nonetheless. There are a lot of very good players in the back row mix. But I would prefer Jones to pick his men and largely stick to them. Of course new talent must be blooded and fed in but, for example, Curry and Underhill with 50 caps in 2023 will be better and more street smart than Curry and Underhill are now with 20 caps. They could be a perfect combination of experience and peak fitness. That would mean some very good players may miss out internationally. That’s fine, internationals are about the very best, not the very good. I don’t have massively strong feelings on who the back row should be - I really like most of them. But while the fluid back row would look brilliant when it works it will be horrible when it doesn’t and mean we find it even harder to flex styles mid match than we do now. I much prefer balance - too many 7s or utility players in the back row is just as bad as too many locks. [/QUOTE]
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