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June International Test: Australia vs. England [2nd Test] (18/06/2016)
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<blockquote data-quote="Pieter Steph du Teague" data-source="post: 804308" data-attributes="member: 72520"><p>In my mind the 3rd test will rely purely on who's more motivated. For both the series is over, England have won. So the winner will be decided on how much England want a 3-0 win against how much Oz don't want to be white washed <em>by England </em>at home. I'd have thought the 2nd would be the stronger motivator, although after being beaten twice the Oz players may simply give up. If England look to play the same, defensive game as before , they won't win. The mental drive to win the series is what made them so strong in defence, so if that motivator is gone, combined with the physical battering they took yesterday, the game plan won't work. So to win, England will have to play attacking rugby. </p><p></p><p>With that in mind, the team that plays next week, I would've thought will have to have quite a few players who haven't gotten game time yet, who want to prove themselves, for that extra motivation within the team, as well as some more fast attack based players. So I'd go for:</p><p></p><p>Vunipola, Hartley, Cole</p><p>Itoje, Lawes</p><p>Robshaw, Haskell, Vunipola</p><p>Care, Ford</p><p>Farrell, Joseph</p><p>Yarde, Nowell, Watson</p><p></p><p>Genge, George, Hill</p><p>Launchbury, Harrison, Clifford</p><p>Youngs, Daly (This time give him so more game time. He's never been on the field for more than 10 minutes in an England shirt)</p><p></p><p>My logic for dropping Kruis is that for this test we are going to need real physicality, and Lawes beats him in that aspect. In NH rugby, Kruis' more tactical play is excellent, but he hasn't shined nearly as much against Oz.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pieter Steph du Teague, post: 804308, member: 72520"] In my mind the 3rd test will rely purely on who's more motivated. For both the series is over, England have won. So the winner will be decided on how much England want a 3-0 win against how much Oz don't want to be white washed [I]by England [/I]at home. I'd have thought the 2nd would be the stronger motivator, although after being beaten twice the Oz players may simply give up. If England look to play the same, defensive game as before , they won't win. The mental drive to win the series is what made them so strong in defence, so if that motivator is gone, combined with the physical battering they took yesterday, the game plan won't work. So to win, England will have to play attacking rugby. With that in mind, the team that plays next week, I would've thought will have to have quite a few players who haven't gotten game time yet, who want to prove themselves, for that extra motivation within the team, as well as some more fast attack based players. So I'd go for: Vunipola, Hartley, Cole Itoje, Lawes Robshaw, Haskell, Vunipola Care, Ford Farrell, Joseph Yarde, Nowell, Watson Genge, George, Hill Launchbury, Harrison, Clifford Youngs, Daly (This time give him so more game time. He's never been on the field for more than 10 minutes in an England shirt) My logic for dropping Kruis is that for this test we are going to need real physicality, and Lawes beats him in that aspect. In NH rugby, Kruis' more tactical play is excellent, but he hasn't shined nearly as much against Oz. [/QUOTE]
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