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June International Test: Australia vs. England [3rd Test] (25/06/2016)
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<blockquote data-quote="Pieter Steph du Teague" data-source="post: 806656" data-attributes="member: 72520"><p>100%. In the warm-up games I thought he was by far our best forward, the only 1 who offered <em>anything</em> at the breakdown. How Wood got the nod over him is beyond me. </p><p></p><p>Mullan wasn't struggling because he didn't have a very good second row behind him. If anything, Mullan was hindering Lawes' scrummaging as he was scrummaging inwards, meaning that the gap between Mullan and the hooker was too big and so Lawes couldn't drive forwards as much, as he would risk going straight through the hole. </p><p></p><p>The reason Mullan was struggling was because he was being forced inwards. Not because he didn't have enough power behind him, and if there was a lack of power it was due to Mullan's scrummaging inwards. Yes, Lawes isn't the best scrummager, but Mullan was more to blame then.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pieter Steph du Teague, post: 806656, member: 72520"] 100%. In the warm-up games I thought he was by far our best forward, the only 1 who offered [I]anything[/I] at the breakdown. How Wood got the nod over him is beyond me. Mullan wasn't struggling because he didn't have a very good second row behind him. If anything, Mullan was hindering Lawes' scrummaging as he was scrummaging inwards, meaning that the gap between Mullan and the hooker was too big and so Lawes couldn't drive forwards as much, as he would risk going straight through the hole. The reason Mullan was struggling was because he was being forced inwards. Not because he didn't have enough power behind him, and if there was a lack of power it was due to Mullan's scrummaging inwards. Yes, Lawes isn't the best scrummager, but Mullan was more to blame then. [/QUOTE]
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