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<blockquote data-quote="BokMagic" data-source="post: 128658"><p>Hmmm, Pienaar as a backup 10? My 1st instinct tells me not to dick around with the guy`s natural position as a 9, but then I got to thinking about it a bit. What are the attributes that makes a good 10? IMO, the 4 most important criteria are:</p><p></p><p>1- Being a threat with ball in hand, so that the modern, well-organised defenses cannot drift off of you early. Certainly Pienaar`s got the pace and the step to be effective. In fact, have him at 1st receiver and you`ll probably use his elusive running to a greater extent.</p><p></p><p>2- Distribution, i.e. being able to put your backline away. As a regular scrumhalf, Pienaar`s certainly got the pass, to both sides. Has the ability to hit his target off of either hand, and also has the understanding to put people into the gap through timing of the pass.</p><p></p><p>3- Kicking game- this is the 1 area where Pienaar has probably improved most during the off-season. Has the ability to kick well off both feet, something that only really Pretorius is able to do of the current crop of SA flyhalves. Certainly better than Grant, James or even Steyn when it comes to general kicking out of hand.</p><p></p><p>4- Defense- probably Pienaar`s biggest strength. These days, weaker defensive 10`s like Hougaard or Pretorius will be relentlessly tested by the opposition, putting big, strong ball-carriers into their channel all the time. This certainly won`t bother Pienaar, as he`s used to making the tackles around the fringes of the scrums or rucks, normally with a big, strong no8 picking up from the base.</p><p></p><p>So yeah, I actually really rate that idea of yours American Bok, with Pienaar as a potential backup 10. Pity it wasn`t tried at either Currie Cup or S14 level.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BokMagic, post: 128658"] Hmmm, Pienaar as a backup 10? My 1st instinct tells me not to dick around with the guy`s natural position as a 9, but then I got to thinking about it a bit. What are the attributes that makes a good 10? IMO, the 4 most important criteria are: 1- Being a threat with ball in hand, so that the modern, well-organised defenses cannot drift off of you early. Certainly Pienaar`s got the pace and the step to be effective. In fact, have him at 1st receiver and you`ll probably use his elusive running to a greater extent. 2- Distribution, i.e. being able to put your backline away. As a regular scrumhalf, Pienaar`s certainly got the pass, to both sides. Has the ability to hit his target off of either hand, and also has the understanding to put people into the gap through timing of the pass. 3- Kicking game- this is the 1 area where Pienaar has probably improved most during the off-season. Has the ability to kick well off both feet, something that only really Pretorius is able to do of the current crop of SA flyhalves. Certainly better than Grant, James or even Steyn when it comes to general kicking out of hand. 4- Defense- probably Pienaar`s biggest strength. These days, weaker defensive 10`s like Hougaard or Pretorius will be relentlessly tested by the opposition, putting big, strong ball-carriers into their channel all the time. This certainly won`t bother Pienaar, as he`s used to making the tackles around the fringes of the scrums or rucks, normally with a big, strong no8 picking up from the base. So yeah, I actually really rate that idea of yours American Bok, with Pienaar as a potential backup 10. Pity it wasn`t tried at either Currie Cup or S14 level. [/QUOTE]
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