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<blockquote data-quote="dullonien" data-source="post: 1131464" data-attributes="member: 13739"><p>Agree with this. We already have a couple of ultra-fit looseheads in the squad in Gareth Thomas and Nicky Smith - both will put in tremendous shifts. Young Mathias appears similar. Carre offers a point of difference though with his carrying able to punch holes in the defense.</p><p></p><p>So what if he's a few kilos overweight, there's still a few months to go till the WC to shed a few. I'd argue that Carre performs better carrying a little more anyway, his scrummaging always appears slightly more solid, which is his big issue for me, not how many rucks he's hitting.</p><p></p><p>We'll go nowhere at the WC without players who can get us over the gainline, rugby can be very simple in that regard, and Gat's has jettisonned one of the best in the squad in order to make a point as far as I can see!</p><p></p><p>The way it's been done stinks as well. If his weight was affecting his regional form then he shouldn't have been selected in the squad to begin with. Except Carre had been putting in some great cameos of late. Granted the impressive Domachowski had been starting fot Cardiff, but that was a scrummaging thing, rather than a fitness one. I don't like the way he's been singled-out, there was a less himiliating way to announce it surely, even if it was just to send him home without some announcement on social media!</p><p></p><p>Ah well, I'm still happy enough with the loosehead pool we have, far from our biggest problem position...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dullonien, post: 1131464, member: 13739"] Agree with this. We already have a couple of ultra-fit looseheads in the squad in Gareth Thomas and Nicky Smith - both will put in tremendous shifts. Young Mathias appears similar. Carre offers a point of difference though with his carrying able to punch holes in the defense. So what if he's a few kilos overweight, there's still a few months to go till the WC to shed a few. I'd argue that Carre performs better carrying a little more anyway, his scrummaging always appears slightly more solid, which is his big issue for me, not how many rucks he's hitting. We'll go nowhere at the WC without players who can get us over the gainline, rugby can be very simple in that regard, and Gat's has jettisonned one of the best in the squad in order to make a point as far as I can see! The way it's been done stinks as well. If his weight was affecting his regional form then he shouldn't have been selected in the squad to begin with. Except Carre had been putting in some great cameos of late. Granted the impressive Domachowski had been starting fot Cardiff, but that was a scrummaging thing, rather than a fitness one. I don't like the way he's been singled-out, there was a less himiliating way to announce it surely, even if it was just to send him home without some announcement on social media! Ah well, I'm still happy enough with the loosehead pool we have, far from our biggest problem position... [/QUOTE]
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