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NZ vs Wales - June 2016
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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 799995" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p>- Lydiate: He's out of the tour with injury isn't he?</p><p></p><p>- Biggar: Wales have no chance of beating NZ if he persists in sitting back in the pocket. As you say, he doesn't take the ball to the line often enough or effectively enough to keep the NZ midfield defence honest. When he kicks, he will have to kick accurately and into space. Kick chase isn't going to do much because I cannot see a weakness anywhere in the NZ backs, Dagg, Ben Smith, J Savea, etc, are all excellent under the high ball. God help Wales if he starts kicking the ball away aimlessly, because you know that NZ are the best counter-attackers in world rugby and they will burn you if you keep doing it. </p><p></p><p>- Roberts: I have always considered him to be something of a carthorse; big strong but lacking in agility. When he strikes the combinations of players like Ngatai, Fekitoa and Tamanivalu in midfield, I think his one-dimensionality will be brutally exposed.</p><p></p><p>- Liam Williams: I haven't seen enough of him to judge, but if what you say is true than he sounds quite an easy player to show the sideline.</p><p> </p><p>- Rhys Priestland: I think your best chance of winning a test on this tour is with this guy having a mistake free match at 10.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 799995, member: 20605"] - Lydiate: He's out of the tour with injury isn't he? - Biggar: Wales have no chance of beating NZ if he persists in sitting back in the pocket. As you say, he doesn't take the ball to the line often enough or effectively enough to keep the NZ midfield defence honest. When he kicks, he will have to kick accurately and into space. Kick chase isn't going to do much because I cannot see a weakness anywhere in the NZ backs, Dagg, Ben Smith, J Savea, etc, are all excellent under the high ball. God help Wales if he starts kicking the ball away aimlessly, because you know that NZ are the best counter-attackers in world rugby and they will burn you if you keep doing it. - Roberts: I have always considered him to be something of a carthorse; big strong but lacking in agility. When he strikes the combinations of players like Ngatai, Fekitoa and Tamanivalu in midfield, I think his one-dimensionality will be brutally exposed. - Liam Williams: I haven't seen enough of him to judge, but if what you say is true than he sounds quite an easy player to show the sideline. - Rhys Priestland: I think your best chance of winning a test on this tour is with this guy having a mistake free match at 10. [/QUOTE]
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