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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 520917" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>Eze (who I know is the talented writer behind this piece of work), I notice that you have Hougaard on the wing in your predicted 22 (and Pienaar at halfback) - do you think Meyer is likely to go this way? Personally I can see a lot of advantages in this. Hougaard is improving at halfback, but is still much better on the wing in my opinion. His box-kicking and ability to control the game remain weaknesses - if South Africa are going to play a territorial-based game plan I think they would be much better off with Pienaar at 9. I also think Hougaard could be a real weapon on the wing - he is fantastic on the counter-attack (the one South African I really fear on the counter-attack), runs superb lines, and is a great defender (I remember him mowing down Dagg last season on one occasion with ease). If they did start Hougaard on the wing they would also have the option of a 5/2 split on the bench (with an extra front rower or loose-forward) - personally I'm not a big fan of this split, but it seems to be popular with some coaches.</p><p></p><p>Also, how do you think South Africa will go against Australia and New Zealand without a genuine openside flanker? They were fine against England, but against the likes of McCaw and Pocock could be another story!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 520917, member: 24910"] Eze (who I know is the talented writer behind this piece of work), I notice that you have Hougaard on the wing in your predicted 22 (and Pienaar at halfback) - do you think Meyer is likely to go this way? Personally I can see a lot of advantages in this. Hougaard is improving at halfback, but is still much better on the wing in my opinion. His box-kicking and ability to control the game remain weaknesses - if South Africa are going to play a territorial-based game plan I think they would be much better off with Pienaar at 9. I also think Hougaard could be a real weapon on the wing - he is fantastic on the counter-attack (the one South African I really fear on the counter-attack), runs superb lines, and is a great defender (I remember him mowing down Dagg last season on one occasion with ease). If they did start Hougaard on the wing they would also have the option of a 5/2 split on the bench (with an extra front rower or loose-forward) - personally I'm not a big fan of this split, but it seems to be popular with some coaches. Also, how do you think South Africa will go against Australia and New Zealand without a genuine openside flanker? They were fine against England, but against the likes of McCaw and Pocock could be another story! [/QUOTE]
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