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England pack impressive me against the Aussies
England have best front row
SA have best 2nds
NZ have best back row
Probabaly some mixing and matching needing to be done but that should be a very dominant scrum
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I fully agree with you,dr ahorro.Southafrican pack was the strongest, you only need to watch how they won their games in RWC
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I think the England pack could match the Kiwis, I'm not claiming they are superior like in 2003. The Kiwis have been superior since then, but England's pack is playing like a solid unit again, would be an interesting match-up. Pretty sure the Kiwis would run away with it a little, but the tussle up front would be a hell of a show. Its not just the scrum that the Kiwi pack does impressively, its the agression at the breakdown, which is awesome.
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SAF and ENG had the best packs and thats what got them to the final. The played defensive low risk rugby in the knockout rounds and jus waited for the opposition to make a mistake or afford them some territory then the kicked some points. In the end it was SAF forwards slightly ahead of England that won the final - mostly in the lineout where Eng were off their game a bit. SAF forwards had way more agression.
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