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England XV vs Barbarians (19/06/2022)
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<blockquote data-quote="Ragey Erasmus" data-source="post: 1092793" data-attributes="member: 56232"><p>I'm sure even fewer of the Barbarians squad were in the 6N. I understand the sentiment and against a normal established national side it would mean something, but against the Barbarians it doesn't.</p><p></p><p>Looking back at the game, pretty much all of England's attacking ability came from Smith playing something off the cuff and not as a result of us systematically manipulating a defence to create space or through prolonged pressure. Also even inexperienced players should be able to slot into a defensive system with relative ease. As long as you have a few key players calling the shots in defence, they can organise everyone else who is less sure. That was absent from our game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ragey Erasmus, post: 1092793, member: 56232"] I'm sure even fewer of the Barbarians squad were in the 6N. I understand the sentiment and against a normal established national side it would mean something, but against the Barbarians it doesn't. Looking back at the game, pretty much all of England's attacking ability came from Smith playing something off the cuff and not as a result of us systematically manipulating a defence to create space or through prolonged pressure. Also even inexperienced players should be able to slot into a defensive system with relative ease. As long as you have a few key players calling the shots in defence, they can organise everyone else who is less sure. That was absent from our game. [/QUOTE]
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