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<blockquote data-quote="Peat" data-source="post: 321864" data-attributes="member: 42330"><p>Bit lazy that Ranger, seem to recall the Baby Blacks looking a lot bigger than the Mini Micks last year and there's plenty of intelligent players coming south from the NH... more over, it doesn't account for why you've got such a hold and Australia and South Africa don't.</p><p></p><p>New Zealand concentrate on building complete rugby players. Brawn and brain and everything else. The technique tends to be a hell of a lot better than ours. I think we're making big strides to try and catch up there in England but we don't casually handle a rugby ball at such a young age the same way and its hard to overcome that.</p><p></p><p>Two years running, England U-20s have casually cleaned up and then run smack into a brick wall with the Baby Blacks. That includes the other SH teams. We're producing a good quality of player over here, even if they're being completely mismanaged at a more senior level... and it's still not as good. Hey ho.</p><p></p><p>Also, after a little look at the IRB site... England and NZ's front rows are about the same size, our loose five forwards a little heavier, NZ's backs generally heavier (particularly in the centres). As I said, complete players.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peat, post: 321864, member: 42330"] Bit lazy that Ranger, seem to recall the Baby Blacks looking a lot bigger than the Mini Micks last year and there's plenty of intelligent players coming south from the NH... more over, it doesn't account for why you've got such a hold and Australia and South Africa don't. New Zealand concentrate on building complete rugby players. Brawn and brain and everything else. The technique tends to be a hell of a lot better than ours. I think we're making big strides to try and catch up there in England but we don't casually handle a rugby ball at such a young age the same way and its hard to overcome that. Two years running, England U-20s have casually cleaned up and then run smack into a brick wall with the Baby Blacks. That includes the other SH teams. We're producing a good quality of player over here, even if they're being completely mismanaged at a more senior level... and it's still not as good. Hey ho. Also, after a little look at the IRB site... England and NZ's front rows are about the same size, our loose five forwards a little heavier, NZ's backs generally heavier (particularly in the centres). As I said, complete players. [/QUOTE]
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