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<blockquote data-quote="el_tk" data-source="post: 168713"><p>Did you just give a backhanded compliment to Wonderboy Henson?</p><p></p><p>It's fine and well talking about the future and 4 years time but if England were to ditch their experience now I don't think the benefits would be as great as people make out. </p><p>This slow integration process seems to be the only feasible approach to development. NZ didn't end up with two world class players for every position by starting a rookie halfback pairing in a Tri-Nations match, what makes you think it will work for England?</p><p>At international level, players like Wilkinson, not the player he once was maybe, can still win you games and success breeds success which makes it easier to introduce players, as opposed to the crisis-management approach of English rugby for the last 4 years which has seen a huge amount of players make a couple of appearances and then disappear from the international stage (Allen, Hipkiss, Abendenon, Geraghty, Morgan). Exposing Cipriani and Care without experience around them could hinder their development for years.</p><p></p><p>Of the starting backline you deride all but Gomersall and Tindall could probably make it to the next RWC, while Sackey may only be a club player Strettle could definitely develop into a class act. Ellis can probably take over from Gomersall so all that's really needed is a centre and a winger (according to taste)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="el_tk, post: 168713"] Did you just give a backhanded compliment to Wonderboy Henson? It's fine and well talking about the future and 4 years time but if England were to ditch their experience now I don't think the benefits would be as great as people make out. This slow integration process seems to be the only feasible approach to development. NZ didn't end up with two world class players for every position by starting a rookie halfback pairing in a Tri-Nations match, what makes you think it will work for England? At international level, players like Wilkinson, not the player he once was maybe, can still win you games and success breeds success which makes it easier to introduce players, as opposed to the crisis-management approach of English rugby for the last 4 years which has seen a huge amount of players make a couple of appearances and then disappear from the international stage (Allen, Hipkiss, Abendenon, Geraghty, Morgan). Exposing Cipriani and Care without experience around them could hinder their development for years. Of the starting backline you deride all but Gomersall and Tindall could probably make it to the next RWC, while Sackey may only be a club player Strettle could definitely develop into a class act. Ellis can probably take over from Gomersall so all that's really needed is a centre and a winger (according to taste) [/QUOTE]
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