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[EOYT] Ireland vs. Samoa 09/11/13
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<blockquote data-quote="Peat" data-source="post: 604233" data-attributes="member: 42330"><p>Without disagreeing with your proposed gameplan - very similar to the one Jackson executed so well against Montpellier - sooner or later, rugby is a physical confrontation and with the Samoans, its usually sooner. The backline will have to fight for the gainline all day long in defence and in attack, they will still need to attack the midfield to bring the wings up or fix the back row, and they can't rely on the pack to do all of that - in fact, I'm not sure its safe to assume the pack will match them, I think this is one of Ireland's weakest for some time although probably the best available. So, even with such tactics, there's a big ask for the backline - any backline really, but maybe this one especially.</p><p></p><p>Long term, it'll be interesting to see where Schmidt goes. A Marshall-Henshaw partnership - and Schmidt has namechecked Henshaw as the forerunner post BOD intriguingly enough - are of a difference physical breed to the last generation, and they in turn would be small compared to some of the recent U20s. Post World Cup, Ireland could have a pretty big backline. Be interesting to see where he goes with that, assuming he hangs around.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peat, post: 604233, member: 42330"] Without disagreeing with your proposed gameplan - very similar to the one Jackson executed so well against Montpellier - sooner or later, rugby is a physical confrontation and with the Samoans, its usually sooner. The backline will have to fight for the gainline all day long in defence and in attack, they will still need to attack the midfield to bring the wings up or fix the back row, and they can't rely on the pack to do all of that - in fact, I'm not sure its safe to assume the pack will match them, I think this is one of Ireland's weakest for some time although probably the best available. So, even with such tactics, there's a big ask for the backline - any backline really, but maybe this one especially. Long term, it'll be interesting to see where Schmidt goes. A Marshall-Henshaw partnership - and Schmidt has namechecked Henshaw as the forerunner post BOD intriguingly enough - are of a difference physical breed to the last generation, and they in turn would be small compared to some of the recent U20s. Post World Cup, Ireland could have a pretty big backline. Be interesting to see where he goes with that, assuming he hangs around. [/QUOTE]
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