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<blockquote data-quote="Tony Manx" data-source="post: 573101" data-attributes="member: 50236"><p>I would like to see Burns play a lot more as a subsitiute to get his International feet before he was thurst in as 10 even if it means the odious Farrell starting (as he certainly seems to be the golden one as opposed to the more creative Flood). Once Burns has shown his better side in an English shirt and a lot more consistency, maybe then he could become the starter but, with so many important games coming and time getting shorter to RWC 2015, I cannot see Farrell losing the jersey to an "untried and untested" players such as Burns who has been just too inconsistent! You could say that Farrell went in as starter as an untried and tested international very quickly but he was a far more consistent club player first!</p><p></p><p>Also, I will go along with Will Greenwood, the best comment maker/commentator in world rugby, who says Barritt is his number one for the positon as he brings so much to the organisation of the backs on the field and neither, in my opinion, Manu or 12trees do that. Also there comes into the equation the same queston of consistency and there is no doubting Barritt wins on that score.</p><p></p><p>As for 10, I think that Launchbury and Lawes are the obvious stand out 2nd row......unfortunately neither is a line out organiser/caller such as Parling is. Parling may not be as explosive but would I love to know where he stands...jumps!!.....in the International line out stats? I would stick with Parling......to have a succcessful line out you need a good thrower, good organisation, good jumper and level headed leader who knows when to call which line out depending under the circumstances at the time!</p><p></p><p>As in going out to a restaurant, I do not want to go to a restaurant that serves me THE most spectacular meal one night and absolute sh*** the next, I want consistency of a good to very good standard - rather than spectacular or sh*** standard some of the time!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tony Manx, post: 573101, member: 50236"] I would like to see Burns play a lot more as a subsitiute to get his International feet before he was thurst in as 10 even if it means the odious Farrell starting (as he certainly seems to be the golden one as opposed to the more creative Flood). Once Burns has shown his better side in an English shirt and a lot more consistency, maybe then he could become the starter but, with so many important games coming and time getting shorter to RWC 2015, I cannot see Farrell losing the jersey to an "untried and untested" players such as Burns who has been just too inconsistent! You could say that Farrell went in as starter as an untried and tested international very quickly but he was a far more consistent club player first! Also, I will go along with Will Greenwood, the best comment maker/commentator in world rugby, who says Barritt is his number one for the positon as he brings so much to the organisation of the backs on the field and neither, in my opinion, Manu or 12trees do that. Also there comes into the equation the same queston of consistency and there is no doubting Barritt wins on that score. As for 10, I think that Launchbury and Lawes are the obvious stand out 2nd row......unfortunately neither is a line out organiser/caller such as Parling is. Parling may not be as explosive but would I love to know where he stands...jumps!!.....in the International line out stats? I would stick with Parling......to have a succcessful line out you need a good thrower, good organisation, good jumper and level headed leader who knows when to call which line out depending under the circumstances at the time! As in going out to a restaurant, I do not want to go to a restaurant that serves me THE most spectacular meal one night and absolute sh*** the next, I want consistency of a good to very good standard - rather than spectacular or sh*** standard some of the time! [/QUOTE]
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