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<blockquote data-quote="Gay-Guy" data-source="post: 99695"><p>The Samoans surprisingly did not play like Samoans :lol: They were ruthless and methodical and played to win. They played South Africa and incredibly did what was neccesary at certain times to get them through. Who the hell passes the ball in the tackle behind their own ball line to someone who is already marked and hopes for them to drive back in that tackle over into the field of play? That was crazy but the Samoans knew that if they played it safe and dotted the ball down after carrying it back they would be incapable of holding South Africa out. Then they played ruck after ruck of close quarter stuff for the final minute to deny the South Africans the ball....they never once tried to outrun them. </p><p></p><p>They took the same methodical approach when they played Fiji....slowing the pace of the game down with their organised defence and frustrating the Fijians with covering them all over the place. The Samoan fullback/sweeper Lui...or whatever his name was....was a real genius by shadowing any break the Fijians made rather than going straight in for the tackle.....until the rest of the Samoan cover defence arrived.</p><p></p><p>When on attack Samoa did not throw caution to the win but played a possession game with an emphasis on engaging and holding possession in the rucks....almost like the methodical 15 man game. Then after the defence were a bit groggy after making "tackles" as opposed to "marking people" someone in the Samoan team would break a tackle and they would sweep upfield.</p><p></p><p>The drop goal in the final showed that the Samoan team were playing more than just traditional running sevens. It showed they were willing to take sevens a bit further than being just a running game.</p><p></p><p>Really Samoa were simply ruthless. They played like the 2003 RWC England 15 a side team. Not the flashiest or the showiest but definitely the more calculated of the bunch.</p><p></p><p>Fiji were awesome throughout the tournament....but they needed to know that looking the best is different to playing to get the result.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gay-Guy, post: 99695"] The Samoans surprisingly did not play like Samoans :lol: They were ruthless and methodical and played to win. They played South Africa and incredibly did what was neccesary at certain times to get them through. Who the hell passes the ball in the tackle behind their own ball line to someone who is already marked and hopes for them to drive back in that tackle over into the field of play? That was crazy but the Samoans knew that if they played it safe and dotted the ball down after carrying it back they would be incapable of holding South Africa out. Then they played ruck after ruck of close quarter stuff for the final minute to deny the South Africans the ball....they never once tried to outrun them. They took the same methodical approach when they played Fiji....slowing the pace of the game down with their organised defence and frustrating the Fijians with covering them all over the place. The Samoan fullback/sweeper Lui...or whatever his name was....was a real genius by shadowing any break the Fijians made rather than going straight in for the tackle.....until the rest of the Samoan cover defence arrived. When on attack Samoa did not throw caution to the win but played a possession game with an emphasis on engaging and holding possession in the rucks....almost like the methodical 15 man game. Then after the defence were a bit groggy after making "tackles" as opposed to "marking people" someone in the Samoan team would break a tackle and they would sweep upfield. The drop goal in the final showed that the Samoan team were playing more than just traditional running sevens. It showed they were willing to take sevens a bit further than being just a running game. Really Samoa were simply ruthless. They played like the 2003 RWC England 15 a side team. Not the flashiest or the showiest but definitely the more calculated of the bunch. Fiji were awesome throughout the tournament....but they needed to know that looking the best is different to playing to get the result. [/QUOTE]
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