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<blockquote data-quote="Gavin" data-source="post: 471844" data-attributes="member: 13247"><p>Dullonien is correct when I mean that the scrums have gotten more powerful. First we should consider the sizes of some of the props who have played the game; as the World Cup is over I feel a good comparison can be made between the starting props for New Zealand from the 1987, 1995 and 2011 World Cup Finals.</p><p></p><p>1987 - Steven McDowall - 102kg, 1.82m</p><p> John Drake - 99kg, 1.83m</p><p>1995 - Olo Brown - 100kg, 1.85m</p><p> Craig Dowd - 114kg, 1.91m</p><p>2011 - Tony Woodcock - 119kg, 1.84m</p><p> Owen Franks - 119kg, 1.85m</p><p></p><p>There is a clear increase in the size of props in the 20 year span you mention, perhaps I could make the information more accurate by looking at other international props and comparing, but at the moment I really can't be bothered. I would also like to point out that a certain Richard Kahui who started on the wing in that 2011 final was 101kg which makes him heavier than one of the 1987 props and slightly lighter than the other.</p><p></p><p>In terms of the hit I believe it is there to make it more of a contest and the success relies more on the technique of the props in the scrum</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gavin, post: 471844, member: 13247"] Dullonien is correct when I mean that the scrums have gotten more powerful. First we should consider the sizes of some of the props who have played the game; as the World Cup is over I feel a good comparison can be made between the starting props for New Zealand from the 1987, 1995 and 2011 World Cup Finals. 1987 - Steven McDowall - 102kg, 1.82m John Drake - 99kg, 1.83m 1995 - Olo Brown - 100kg, 1.85m Craig Dowd - 114kg, 1.91m 2011 - Tony Woodcock - 119kg, 1.84m Owen Franks - 119kg, 1.85m There is a clear increase in the size of props in the 20 year span you mention, perhaps I could make the information more accurate by looking at other international props and comparing, but at the moment I really can't be bothered. I would also like to point out that a certain Richard Kahui who started on the wing in that 2011 final was 101kg which makes him heavier than one of the 1987 props and slightly lighter than the other. In terms of the hit I believe it is there to make it more of a contest and the success relies more on the technique of the props in the scrum [/QUOTE]
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