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Sure, but he had a broken arm. For a dominant style of prop that must be a debilitating injury.

If it is right (and I'm not disputing it is) then why are our Kiwi coach and his Argentinian coach used the technique for the three years they've been in charge? Somehow I think it is not so simple. Our scrum was strong a year ago, and the article glides right past that inconvenient fact...

It is sounding like we have many technical problems in the scrum. It is sounding like we need a technical scrum coach.

I thought this was the greatest All Black side of the current geological era? :fishing

I think the reason Davies isn't playing already is that he has a lot to learn in defence. The current back three aren't exactly poor, that they need to be replaced.

Farva, I'm really getting a hard-on for the idea of AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) and Ioane in the centres.

Recovery from a serious injury has several elements. One is fitness, another is form. We have several forwards who are notorious for taking longer than most to recover their form after an injury, e.g. Palu and Horwill. A third element of recovery is confidence.

Ioane has never played better for the Wallabies than the current back three have. Test form outweighs Super Rugby form. He has to earn his place.

FingerS is the common thread in our scrummaging failures this year.

Perhaps, on schoolboy form. But Charles has easily produced the better Super rugby.

Well, Robinson is recovering, Alexander is recovering, Nau is injured, Horwill is injured, Palu is injured. And last night, Moore was injured too. That is what has happened to our scrum. It is last year's scrum in the same way as an axe that has had three new handles and two new heads, is the...

That's why I was ragging you back, dwats. :)

Last spring tour the scrum was highly effective against all comers.

It would be unfortunate to revert to Ma'food when Slipper does so well. Alexander can play both sides. He should go on the bench for Slipper, if anything.

That was completely Slipper. Slipper has stabilised every scrum I've seen him join. Edmonds the reverse.

I hope this indicates he is recovered. It must indicate he is recovered. One hopes.

Yes. After England we can't ask this young team to back up against Italy, then France. We absolutely have to play the A team against Italy.

3 - Beale 2 - Pocock 1 - JOC (James O'Connor)

I agree. With the current back three, that would be an outstanding backline for Cooper to direct.

This is true. Rocky is failing on three counts here: He isn't moaning. He isn't pushing. He isn't cheating. There is no point having a loose forward as captain unless he moans, pushes and cheats.