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<blockquote data-quote="snoopy snoopy dog dog" data-source="post: 392958" data-attributes="member: 13611"><p>This I agree with. It's not as though there are Munster born centres tearing it up with other teams. If young players don't have the skills, there's no point investing time in them. I'd rather see that time invested in players like Peter O'Mahoney, Paddy Butler, Simon Zebo and Ian Nagle. JJ Hanrahan is the first Munster centre in a long time who looks good enough to make it.</p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>Sexton wasn't blocked though. If he wasn't good enough, why should he have been picked? Picking Sexton before he was ready would have had a negative impact on the other 10 or 11 Irishmen in the Leinster team. Net effect, Irish rugby suffers.</p><p></p><p>McFadden doesn't take kicks because Nacewa is better! Also by not having to worry about kicking practice as much, he's worked on other aspects of his game. Would you agree that his passing game and willingness to get involved have improved tenfold this season? </p><p> </p><p></p><p>Perhaps. For now I'd be willing to drop the number of NIQs by one on the proviso that the provinces have total control who they pick. For example, if Richardt Strauss is a better bet at hooker than Sean Cronin, Joe Schmidt shouldn't be pressurised into picking the Irish player at Declan Kidney's whim.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snoopy snoopy dog dog, post: 392958, member: 13611"] This I agree with. It's not as though there are Munster born centres tearing it up with other teams. If young players don't have the skills, there's no point investing time in them. I'd rather see that time invested in players like Peter O'Mahoney, Paddy Butler, Simon Zebo and Ian Nagle. JJ Hanrahan is the first Munster centre in a long time who looks good enough to make it. Sexton wasn't blocked though. If he wasn't good enough, why should he have been picked? Picking Sexton before he was ready would have had a negative impact on the other 10 or 11 Irishmen in the Leinster team. Net effect, Irish rugby suffers. McFadden doesn't take kicks because Nacewa is better! Also by not having to worry about kicking practice as much, he's worked on other aspects of his game. Would you agree that his passing game and willingness to get involved have improved tenfold this season? Perhaps. For now I'd be willing to drop the number of NIQs by one on the proviso that the provinces have total control who they pick. For example, if Richardt Strauss is a better bet at hooker than Sean Cronin, Joe Schmidt shouldn't be pressurised into picking the Irish player at Declan Kidney's whim. [/QUOTE]
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