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<blockquote data-quote="Triniquint" data-source="post: 113023"><p>Pretty much what I was trying to say. The balance of a good team has to be that the forwards are as good as the backs. It's tremendous having fast, whippety, backs - but if they cannot get the ball quickly, or lose it at the breakdown, line-outs, scrums, or whatever - they can only be <em>so</em> good. I read somewhere that batsmen makes run, but bowlers win matches. Well, backs score tries, but forwards win matches - well, pretty much.</p><p></p><p>I thoroughly enjoy rugby, full stop. Some matches are turgid as the backs are perhaps inadequate, and it becomes a muscular forward tussle. I always look for the occaisonal moment when the whole becomes greater than the sum of its parts - and something 'clicks', and flows beautifully. </p><p></p><p>The Ireland v France match at Croke Park was frantic, fast paced, and good - but not exactly beautiful.</p><p></p><p>Still, each to their own eh? Hate filled or otherwise......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Triniquint, post: 113023"] Pretty much what I was trying to say. The balance of a good team has to be that the forwards are as good as the backs. It's tremendous having fast, whippety, backs - but if they cannot get the ball quickly, or lose it at the breakdown, line-outs, scrums, or whatever - they can only be [i]so[/i] good. I read somewhere that batsmen makes run, but bowlers win matches. Well, backs score tries, but forwards win matches - well, pretty much. I thoroughly enjoy rugby, full stop. Some matches are turgid as the backs are perhaps inadequate, and it becomes a muscular forward tussle. I always look for the occaisonal moment when the whole becomes greater than the sum of its parts - and something 'clicks', and flows beautifully. The Ireland v France match at Croke Park was frantic, fast paced, and good - but not exactly beautiful. Still, each to their own eh? Hate filled or otherwise...... [/QUOTE]
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