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<blockquote data-quote="Big Ewis" data-source="post: 625657" data-attributes="member: 57076"><p>(please watch the triple/double posting man, it's a bit messy and a nightmare for the admins to clean up)</p><p></p><p>I picked Castres Toulouse to watch tonight. They said Toulouse looked generous and smooth.</p><p></p><p>Big disappointment over the Top 14 weekend for me was Clément Ric, though. He was hailed as a potential third solid tighthead for France, and though MP are statistically the best scrum in the country, they didn't align their best front row at all. </p><p>Speaking of which, that guy Yvan Watremez at loosehead is pretty darn powerful at scrum time on the left. I see there he's got one selection with les Bleus, in that silly loss in test 1 in ARG 2012.</p><p></p><p>So as much depth as France has in basically every single position; and crazy depth in some specific ones; we really have a tighthead issue:</p><p>- Mas is slowing down after absolute DOMINATION for years and years. Still going strong, but not *as* strong as once.</p><p>- Slimani is young, needs to put on a bit more muscle, widen that frame a little and he's going to break some necks in there. He's already impressive in the Top 14 at scrum time, and hasn't faltered at int'l level yet but we don't quite DOMINATE with him yet.</p><p></p><p>...</p><p>Ducalcon SUCKS. In the loose, in the scrum...just NOT an int'l tighthead prop. Clément Ric I'd need more confirmation, but though I've read encouraging things I have not been impressed one bit.</p><p>Kotze is another guy we can poach......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Ewis, post: 625657, member: 57076"] (please watch the triple/double posting man, it's a bit messy and a nightmare for the admins to clean up) I picked Castres Toulouse to watch tonight. They said Toulouse looked generous and smooth. Big disappointment over the Top 14 weekend for me was Clément Ric, though. He was hailed as a potential third solid tighthead for France, and though MP are statistically the best scrum in the country, they didn't align their best front row at all. Speaking of which, that guy Yvan Watremez at loosehead is pretty darn powerful at scrum time on the left. I see there he's got one selection with les Bleus, in that silly loss in test 1 in ARG 2012. So as much depth as France has in basically every single position; and crazy depth in some specific ones; we really have a tighthead issue: - Mas is slowing down after absolute DOMINATION for years and years. Still going strong, but not *as* strong as once. - Slimani is young, needs to put on a bit more muscle, widen that frame a little and he's going to break some necks in there. He's already impressive in the Top 14 at scrum time, and hasn't faltered at int'l level yet but we don't quite DOMINATE with him yet. ... Ducalcon SUCKS. In the loose, in the scrum...just NOT an int'l tighthead prop. Clément Ric I'd need more confirmation, but though I've read encouraging things I have not been impressed one bit. Kotze is another guy we can poach...... [/QUOTE]
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