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RWC Quarter Final: Ireland - Wales (08-10-2011, 18:00)
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<blockquote data-quote="Draggs" data-source="post: 455813" data-attributes="member: 42052"><p>Healy and Ross have done well so far. I can admit I wish John Hayes and Marcus Horan were within consideration. If Jenkins and Jones can hit good form then I feel Wales will have an advantage in the scrums and the loose, but by how much I don't know. We have really missed Gethin. Forget a flanker-at-heart, he wants to be an outside half! Adam Jones is simply a cornerstone in our scrum. Craig Mitchell isn't bad, but I feel much better when Adam is starting.</p><p></p><p>Despite him being a Dragon, I was not traditionally a Charteris supporter. While it was good to see him in the Welsh squad, I often questioned his selection being due to height and not true skill. I am pleased to say that I feel he can now really be considered as a viable second row option. He has performed well up to this point, and as of right now is our second row starter.</p><p></p><p>Ireland haven't played with a tradition 7 for a while now, you are right. David Wallace has never been an openside in the sense of Martyn Williams, among others. Both Warburton and O'Brien are class player, and it could be the case there being parity in such a position and no player having a clear advantage overall.</p><p></p><p>Jonathan Davies has done little with his size. We need a skillful player alongside Roberts to help move our backline. Indeed, I feel that many of the characteristics of Jonathan Davies' performance against Namibia that were hailed by many could actually be a negative against other opposition. While he broke the line well, he ignored supporting runners too often and tried to go alone. It worked that match and one could say that he would play differently against other opposition, I have seen little to back this up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Draggs, post: 455813, member: 42052"] Healy and Ross have done well so far. I can admit I wish John Hayes and Marcus Horan were within consideration. If Jenkins and Jones can hit good form then I feel Wales will have an advantage in the scrums and the loose, but by how much I don't know. We have really missed Gethin. Forget a flanker-at-heart, he wants to be an outside half! Adam Jones is simply a cornerstone in our scrum. Craig Mitchell isn't bad, but I feel much better when Adam is starting. Despite him being a Dragon, I was not traditionally a Charteris supporter. While it was good to see him in the Welsh squad, I often questioned his selection being due to height and not true skill. I am pleased to say that I feel he can now really be considered as a viable second row option. He has performed well up to this point, and as of right now is our second row starter. Ireland haven't played with a tradition 7 for a while now, you are right. David Wallace has never been an openside in the sense of Martyn Williams, among others. Both Warburton and O'Brien are class player, and it could be the case there being parity in such a position and no player having a clear advantage overall. Jonathan Davies has done little with his size. We need a skillful player alongside Roberts to help move our backline. Indeed, I feel that many of the characteristics of Jonathan Davies' performance against Namibia that were hailed by many could actually be a negative against other opposition. While he broke the line well, he ignored supporting runners too often and tried to go alone. It worked that match and one could say that he would play differently against other opposition, I have seen little to back this up. [/QUOTE]
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