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2024 Guinness Six Nations
Where do teams stand ahead of the WC?
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<blockquote data-quote="big ginger 8" data-source="post: 938602" data-attributes="member: 53057"><p>Just wondering what you meant instead of humidity? (Or at least I presume you don't hate our teams humidity)</p><p></p><p>We used 36 players throughout the tournament which was second most behind Scotland with 37 so I'd say we did get a good look at a lot of players. I believe at least three players got some gametime at every position. The 6N is the main moneymaker for the IRFU and we were never going to be allowed go mental.</p><p></p><p>Definitely issues with aging at hooker though there isn't really any young hookers make compelling cases to be called up. We did try Cronin for one game but given how quickly he was dropped completely I'm not sure how much Schmidt wanted to really give him a go. Scannell looks like the best all rounder going forward but has had a lot of injury problems. Still in fairness he's gotten 14 caps in two years including two starts against Australia. It's also very hard to drop your captain in their last 6N. </p><p>I'd argue trying Henshaw was definitely an attempt to address our options if Kearney is out and Larmour did get a full 80 at fullback, although it was admittedly injury enforced but 13 caps at the age of 21 isn't really holding him back.</p><p>Not sure what issues you see with age at lock? The oldest one we used was 28 which isn't particularly old for the position.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="big ginger 8, post: 938602, member: 53057"] Just wondering what you meant instead of humidity? (Or at least I presume you don't hate our teams humidity) We used 36 players throughout the tournament which was second most behind Scotland with 37 so I'd say we did get a good look at a lot of players. I believe at least three players got some gametime at every position. The 6N is the main moneymaker for the IRFU and we were never going to be allowed go mental. Definitely issues with aging at hooker though there isn't really any young hookers make compelling cases to be called up. We did try Cronin for one game but given how quickly he was dropped completely I'm not sure how much Schmidt wanted to really give him a go. Scannell looks like the best all rounder going forward but has had a lot of injury problems. Still in fairness he's gotten 14 caps in two years including two starts against Australia. It's also very hard to drop your captain in their last 6N. I'd argue trying Henshaw was definitely an attempt to address our options if Kearney is out and Larmour did get a full 80 at fullback, although it was admittedly injury enforced but 13 caps at the age of 21 isn't really holding him back. Not sure what issues you see with age at lock? The oldest one we used was 28 which isn't particularly old for the position. [/QUOTE]
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