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<blockquote data-quote="dullonien" data-source="post: 573224" data-attributes="member: 13739"><p>I thought Tipuric blew Robshaw out of the water in openside play. This isn't to say that Ropbshaw was poor, he was one of England's best performers, but he played a blindside role, and as such Tipuric (and Warburton) cleaned up. Wales have tried playing blindsides at openside on numerous occasions, and it never worked either.</p><p></p><p>Every time I hear Robshaw's stats they read like a blindise's. High tackle count and tiresome carrying without making too much ground. Comparing him to Welsh backrowers, he's closer to Lydiate than he is Tipuric.</p><p></p><p>Genuine opensides, i.e. quick, skilful link players, are hugely important at the moment, especially when the opposition have someone like that on their team.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dullonien, post: 573224, member: 13739"] I thought Tipuric blew Robshaw out of the water in openside play. This isn't to say that Ropbshaw was poor, he was one of England's best performers, but he played a blindside role, and as such Tipuric (and Warburton) cleaned up. Wales have tried playing blindsides at openside on numerous occasions, and it never worked either. Every time I hear Robshaw's stats they read like a blindise's. High tackle count and tiresome carrying without making too much ground. Comparing him to Welsh backrowers, he's closer to Lydiate than he is Tipuric. Genuine opensides, i.e. quick, skilful link players, are hugely important at the moment, especially when the opposition have someone like that on their team. [/QUOTE]
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