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<blockquote data-quote="Draggs" data-source="post: 569027" data-attributes="member: 42052"><p>Eddie Jones has described us as having best scrum in the Six Nations, standoff who kicks, and centres who don't pass.</p><p>The last point doesn't wholly apply to Ashley Beck, but he has pretty much hit the nail on the head.</p><p>I like Eddie. His attitude of telling it the way it is would make him the shortest lived head coach in WRU history if they appointed him. We could do with someone like him as an assistant coach. Wouldn't mind Kirwan (John) either. Not sure who I'd pick as head coach. I don't mind Warren, but the way we play is getting dealt with greater ease every year. Keep Shaun as defence coach, I'd consider White as head coach I suppose. Not sure about Mallet, seems like a bit of a highlight coach. Speaks well on TV and can make a point, but I don't think he can actually coach.</p><p></p><p>Ieuan would have gone had the U20 not been going on. Jonathan Evans can be considered hard done by. Sure he has made a few errors, but Aled was pretty poor when he first came into the Turk side this year. Knoyle has played almost no rugby for the Scarlets, while Evans has started most matches. Kirwan (Chris) is one of the few rugby journalists I enjoy reading and wholly respect. He makes a good point, our biggest problem is <em>wins</em>. We were damn close on a few occasions (Bayonne home and away, et al) but really need to get that finishing ability. The Munster win last month was an improvement. Sure we let them back into it, but we managed to take control and get that win. The occasional 'Glasgow' skews the data. We were somewhat competitive in many matches. Both matches against the Blues were somewhat close at times (missed kicks, knock ons) and both of those going our favour would have made the Pro12 a bit more interesting.</p><p></p><p>With regards to Japanese passing. That is all well and good in their tournament, but I would fancy our defence putting much more pressure on them than Samoa, etc. (Ignore November, we all know many things were at play there). Scott Williams' defence has been improving (remember that hit he did early on against Argentina? GIF?) and Beck is decent as well. Our blitz can shut them down or force them to go deeper than usual. It will be a much more difficult task for them to put width on the ball and make good gains. </p><p></p><p>I trust Biggar to put us where we need to be. He does play more 'infield' than with the Ospreys, but then again, the Ospreys backline has been dire this season, negating the need to use them. Put it into their half and make them go from there. Bevington, Owens, Shingler, Navidi are all athletic forwards, they can run all day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Draggs, post: 569027, member: 42052"] Eddie Jones has described us as having best scrum in the Six Nations, standoff who kicks, and centres who don't pass. The last point doesn't wholly apply to Ashley Beck, but he has pretty much hit the nail on the head. I like Eddie. His attitude of telling it the way it is would make him the shortest lived head coach in WRU history if they appointed him. We could do with someone like him as an assistant coach. Wouldn't mind Kirwan (John) either. Not sure who I'd pick as head coach. I don't mind Warren, but the way we play is getting dealt with greater ease every year. Keep Shaun as defence coach, I'd consider White as head coach I suppose. Not sure about Mallet, seems like a bit of a highlight coach. Speaks well on TV and can make a point, but I don't think he can actually coach. Ieuan would have gone had the U20 not been going on. Jonathan Evans can be considered hard done by. Sure he has made a few errors, but Aled was pretty poor when he first came into the Turk side this year. Knoyle has played almost no rugby for the Scarlets, while Evans has started most matches. Kirwan (Chris) is one of the few rugby journalists I enjoy reading and wholly respect. He makes a good point, our biggest problem is [I]wins[/I]. We were damn close on a few occasions (Bayonne home and away, et al) but really need to get that finishing ability. The Munster win last month was an improvement. Sure we let them back into it, but we managed to take control and get that win. The occasional 'Glasgow' skews the data. We were somewhat competitive in many matches. Both matches against the Blues were somewhat close at times (missed kicks, knock ons) and both of those going our favour would have made the Pro12 a bit more interesting. With regards to Japanese passing. That is all well and good in their tournament, but I would fancy our defence putting much more pressure on them than Samoa, etc. (Ignore November, we all know many things were at play there). Scott Williams' defence has been improving (remember that hit he did early on against Argentina? GIF?) and Beck is decent as well. Our blitz can shut them down or force them to go deeper than usual. It will be a much more difficult task for them to put width on the ball and make good gains. I trust Biggar to put us where we need to be. He does play more 'infield' than with the Ospreys, but then again, the Ospreys backline has been dire this season, negating the need to use them. Put it into their half and make them go from there. Bevington, Owens, Shingler, Navidi are all athletic forwards, they can run all day. [/QUOTE]
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