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Lions after first round games.
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<blockquote data-quote="dullonien" data-source="post: 835532" data-attributes="member: 13739"><p>Highlight reel player was probably the wrong term. Wasn't insinuating a lack of work-rate, but for me the likes of Itoje and Gray do combine a great work-ethic with some stand-out pieces of play, ball in hand. They are both extremely mobile, athletic players, who'd likely be able to transition to the back row given time (we all know this re Itoje, but I'd suspect Gray could as well). Wouldn't pick the two together though, not against NZ, because I think they'd be exposed due to a lack of bulk.</p><p></p><p>As such, I suppose there's the term 'tighthead lock' to slip in here. A term that obsessed English supporters on this board not too long ago. Kruiz filled this role with aplomb last season for England. Wales suffer from the opposite, all our options at lock at in the 'tighthead lock' bracket, AWJ, Cherteris, Ball, Bradley Davies are all in the grizzly, bulky mold. We could really do with a mobile, athletic partner for AWJ.</p><p></p><p>So for me I'd always pick a combo of AWJ/Kruis + Itoje/J.Gray/Launchbury (sorry Ireland, not convinced by Henderson in the second row).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dullonien, post: 835532, member: 13739"] Highlight reel player was probably the wrong term. Wasn't insinuating a lack of work-rate, but for me the likes of Itoje and Gray do combine a great work-ethic with some stand-out pieces of play, ball in hand. They are both extremely mobile, athletic players, who'd likely be able to transition to the back row given time (we all know this re Itoje, but I'd suspect Gray could as well). Wouldn't pick the two together though, not against NZ, because I think they'd be exposed due to a lack of bulk. As such, I suppose there's the term 'tighthead lock' to slip in here. A term that obsessed English supporters on this board not too long ago. Kruiz filled this role with aplomb last season for England. Wales suffer from the opposite, all our options at lock at in the 'tighthead lock' bracket, AWJ, Cherteris, Ball, Bradley Davies are all in the grizzly, bulky mold. We could really do with a mobile, athletic partner for AWJ. So for me I'd always pick a combo of AWJ/Kruis + Itoje/J.Gray/Launchbury (sorry Ireland, not convinced by Henderson in the second row). [/QUOTE]
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