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So Dai you are setting out our stall to try to stay within touch of Ireland for as long as possible & then sneek it via Jarrod? I see your logic but I don't agree with it. We are not going to win the kicking battle aerially with the Irish if what I saw last night is anything to go by. Murray will torment us with contestable box kicking which I am afraid we cannot match. Our only chance is to surprise them with our tactics and go for tempo using Tomos's pace to the breakdown & Jarrod's passing skills to get Johnny, George, Adams & LRZ over the gainline and get Halfpenny to kick everything on offer. Look Jarrod is indeed raw, he has been omitted and told to work on his game management and distance kicking game. Well lets see if he has learnt by taking it to the Irish. If we go into that game with containment on our mind we are going to be disappointed I fear. A similar fate will await the Scarlets next weekend unless we find some tempo and invention at half back.
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I completely agree. The daftest thing would be to go out there with Biggar (though he is a top quality 10) lose narrowly and learn nothing. As I’ve said before, most people are expecting us to lose to Ireland. So we should try something different. Jarrod at 10 is the only significant different thing we could try. If it’s not working, or we need some game management, bring Biggar off the bench. The Irish will have researched and understand Biggar’s game more than Evans’. Plus, Evans has that unpredictability and ability to bring the best out of those outside him. For all Biggars talents, I don’t think he does bring the best out of our outside backs. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
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Seb Davies has great skills and always has. But compare his physicality to the “best” 2nd rows around - Itoje, Lawes, Ryan, Etzebeth and you see that the 2nd row is all about physical dominance and line out excellence.
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Quite agree. Hes a got pro14 SR. Not good enough for international level. I would class Beard in thst category too. |
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Beard seems to take some heat on this site but in every game I have seen him in the past weeks including yesterday he has been very good. The Ospreys driving maul 2nd half yesterday was a real weapon with Beard at the forefront. Personally he would get the nod for me to start alongside Jake against Ireland. He is better than Rowlands inn my humble opinion.
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Reliable in the line out and useful in the maul defence. Luke Charteris-esque. Agree with some that his skills are lacking in other areas but Wales are lacking in the basics these days - line out, maul included. Deserves a place back in the team.
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