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<blockquote data-quote="Umaga&#039;s Witness" data-source="post: 995619" data-attributes="member: 65365"><p>I agree with most of this but I think it will be hard not to play into their hands if you use billy vunipola as a starting player. Thing is, South African forwards are big and fit, and used to playing at altitude. In my view your optimal style, utilising your best players, is one that takes advantage of fitness, on top of highly efficient, organised play. As soon as you compromise too much on fitness you take away from your strengths. </p><p></p><p>In saying that, I fully agree you need go forward. So, if you don't have tuilagi in form, you will probably want to start billy. Otherwise, go with Wilson or faletau. </p><p></p><p>it will be tough to get the balance right no doubt, as the boks pack are on average are bigger, stronger, and fitter. Northern hemisphere teams excel in their organisation. You won't match them in the tight, but you can match them in the loose, and with superior organisation and smarts you can beat them there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Umaga's Witness, post: 995619, member: 65365"] I agree with most of this but I think it will be hard not to play into their hands if you use billy vunipola as a starting player. Thing is, South African forwards are big and fit, and used to playing at altitude. In my view your optimal style, utilising your best players, is one that takes advantage of fitness, on top of highly efficient, organised play. As soon as you compromise too much on fitness you take away from your strengths. In saying that, I fully agree you need go forward. So, if you don’t have tuilagi in form, you will probably want to start billy. Otherwise, go with Wilson or faletau. it will be tough to get the balance right no doubt, as the boks pack are on average are bigger, stronger, and fitter. Northern hemisphere teams excel in their organisation. You won’t match them in the tight, but you can match them in the loose, and with superior organisation and smarts you can beat them there. [/QUOTE]
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