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[EOYT] Japan vs. New Zealand. 02/11/13
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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 603029" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>A couple more random thought now the dust has settled:</p><p></p><p>- It was good to see Coles running with ball in hand. His acceleration and ball handling skills are pretty unique for a hooker, and he really needs to transfer these onto the international stage, as they are his biggest strength.</p><p>- Ben Franks got through a lot of good work, and it was great to see him not do anything silly for a change. However this match proved again he is not a TH prop - I can't understand why the AB's selectors seem to think he is.</p><p>- Thrush had a pretty good game overall, but I was a bit disappointed in Bird. Bird has played very little rugby since returning from injury though, so it may take some time before he gets back to his best.</p><p>- Luatua was a bit quieter than usual, but did show his value at lineout time. Watching the replay I was really impressed with the amount of work Sam Cane got through, both at the breakdown and on defense. <a href="http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/192021.html" target="_blank"> Scrum.com</a> have credited him with 26 tackles!</p><p>- Carter was pretty good on his return from injury. Japan did make some easy yards through his channel though, which was strange to see.</p><p>- Saili needs a lot more work before he is ready for test level. He made far too many errors, and he needs to make better decisions on when to kick. His defense was pretty good though. Ben Smith was pretty solid at centre - he made a couple of half-breaks, but wasn't able to quite deliver the final pass.</p><p>- As mentioned before Piutau was phenomenal. Halai will be pretty happy with his debut (despite a few errors) but does need to up his work-rate a bit. Barrett was strangely quiet at fullback.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 603029, member: 24910"] A couple more random thought now the dust has settled: - It was good to see Coles running with ball in hand. His acceleration and ball handling skills are pretty unique for a hooker, and he really needs to transfer these onto the international stage, as they are his biggest strength. - Ben Franks got through a lot of good work, and it was great to see him not do anything silly for a change. However this match proved again he is not a TH prop - I can't understand why the AB's selectors seem to think he is. - Thrush had a pretty good game overall, but I was a bit disappointed in Bird. Bird has played very little rugby since returning from injury though, so it may take some time before he gets back to his best. - Luatua was a bit quieter than usual, but did show his value at lineout time. Watching the replay I was really impressed with the amount of work Sam Cane got through, both at the breakdown and on defense. [URL="http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/192021.html"] Scrum.com[/URL] have credited him with 26 tackles! - Carter was pretty good on his return from injury. Japan did make some easy yards through his channel though, which was strange to see. - Saili needs a lot more work before he is ready for test level. He made far too many errors, and he needs to make better decisions on when to kick. His defense was pretty good though. Ben Smith was pretty solid at centre - he made a couple of half-breaks, but wasn't able to quite deliver the final pass. - As mentioned before Piutau was phenomenal. Halai will be pretty happy with his debut (despite a few errors) but does need to up his work-rate a bit. Barrett was strangely quiet at fullback. [/QUOTE]
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