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2021 British & Irish Lions Tour
First Test: Australia vs. British and Irish Lions (22/06/13)
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<blockquote data-quote="Veal" data-source="post: 578309" data-attributes="member: 43091"><p>That "scrum advantage" may just dissolve before your eyes…..it is a long time since the Australian front row has been pushed around. The dark days of the marshmallow pack are over 6 years ago. The front row are not mugs – Stephen Moore (76 caps) and Benn Robinson (56 caps) in particular don't give a lot of ground.....my Kiwi and Bokkie colleagues will attest to that from the last few years in the tri-nations…..Ben Alexander (48 caps) has improved his scrummaging under Jake White's tutelage and his work around the park and with ball in hand is top rate.</SPAN></SPAN></p><p> The selection of Kane Douglas 6'8",125 kgs alongside Horwill and Ben Mowen 6'5" ,114 kgs at no.6 and Wycliff Palu 6'5" 120 kgs (no.8) has set any size or weight advantage for the Lions to insignificant, if at all. Mowen also runs a good lineout…again thanks to Jake White.</SPAN></SPAN></p><p></p><p>I'd still concede the Lions deserve favouritism - great team in good form but the forward battle will be ***anic, not one-sided…..…..Bring it on !!!</SPAN></SPAN></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Veal, post: 578309, member: 43091"] That "scrum advantage" may just dissolve before your eyes…..it is a long time since the Australian front row has been pushed around. The dark days of the marshmallow pack are over 6 years ago. The front row are not mugs – Stephen Moore (76 caps) and Benn Robinson (56 caps) in particular don’t give a lot of ground.....my Kiwi and Bokkie colleagues will attest to that from the last few years in the tri-nations…..Ben Alexander (48 caps) has improved his scrummaging under Jake White’s tutelage and his work around the park and with ball in hand is top rate.</SPAN></SPAN> The selection of Kane Douglas 6’8”,125 kgs alongside Horwill and Ben Mowen 6’5” ,114 kgs at no.6 and Wycliff Palu 6’5” 120 kgs (no.8) has set any size or weight advantage for the Lions to insignificant, if at all. Mowen also runs a good lineout…again thanks to Jake White.</SPAN></SPAN> I’d still concede the Lions deserve favouritism - great team in good form but the forward battle will be ***anic, not one-sided…..…..Bring it on !!!</SPAN></SPAN> [/QUOTE]
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