Comments on: Autumn Internationals 2018: England v South Africa Head to Head
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Tue, 25 Jun 2019 21:46:28 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.10By: acee
http://www.therugbyblog.com/autumn-internationals-2018-england-v-south-africa-head-to-head/#comment-406832
Fri, 02 Nov 2018 19:31:16 +0000http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=49054#comment-406832No way shields is heavier than Vermeulen either!
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]]>By: Hutch
http://www.therugbyblog.com/autumn-internationals-2018-england-v-south-africa-head-to-head/#comment-406822
Fri, 02 Nov 2018 12:54:31 +0000http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=49054#comment-406822Thanks, good spot. They were only showing 1 decimal place, rather than two. Boks are 3cm taller on average.
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]]>By: Leon
http://www.therugbyblog.com/autumn-internationals-2018-england-v-south-africa-head-to-head/#comment-406821
Fri, 02 Nov 2018 12:49:48 +0000http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=49054#comment-406821Yep no way both teams forwards average the same based on the fact that SA forwards are taller in all positons
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]]>By: Don P
http://www.therugbyblog.com/autumn-internationals-2018-england-v-south-africa-head-to-head/#comment-406820
Fri, 02 Nov 2018 12:31:43 +0000http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=49054#comment-406820Ok, thanks. Seems like they’re @ 6’s & 7’s. Can only be good for England.
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]]>By: Mike L
http://www.therugbyblog.com/autumn-internationals-2018-england-v-south-africa-head-to-head/#comment-406818
Fri, 02 Nov 2018 12:06:29 +0000http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=49054#comment-406818Pretty sure the average heights of forwards are incorrect. At least for SA. Please can you check.
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]]>By: Egg Chaser
http://www.therugbyblog.com/autumn-internationals-2018-england-v-south-africa-head-to-head/#comment-406817
Fri, 02 Nov 2018 12:05:03 +0000http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=49054#comment-406817Tuilagi now out injured. The guy has no luck.
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]]>By: Armandus
http://www.therugbyblog.com/autumn-internationals-2018-england-v-south-africa-head-to-head/#comment-406814
Fri, 02 Nov 2018 11:22:44 +0000http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=49054#comment-406814Looks like either Vermeulen/Whiteley wil play about 60′ with Snyman/De Jaeger comming in at second row and Du Toit moving to openside. Imo England’s forwards lack the experience (Mercer, Hepburn, Williams, Ewels, …) to really counter it.
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]]>By: Blub
http://www.therugbyblog.com/autumn-internationals-2018-england-v-south-africa-head-to-head/#comment-406813
Fri, 02 Nov 2018 11:11:12 +0000http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=49054#comment-406813I don’t recall South Africa’s Championship form in the lineouts, but I would expect England to gain parity at least in the Lineouts.
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]]>By: Hutch
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Fri, 02 Nov 2018 10:42:57 +0000http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=49054#comment-406811Sorry, I meant to add in the article. SA label their 6s and 7s the other way around – Vermeulen will play blindside, but wear No 7.
I switched them over here for better comparison.
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]]>By: Don P
http://www.therugbyblog.com/autumn-internationals-2018-england-v-south-africa-head-to-head/#comment-406810
Fri, 02 Nov 2018 10:41:24 +0000http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=49054#comment-406810Vermeulen’s @ 7, not 6. He may be better suited to 8, or maybe 6, however.
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]]>By: Don P
http://www.therugbyblog.com/autumn-internationals-2018-england-v-south-africa-head-to-head/#comment-406807
Fri, 02 Nov 2018 10:08:13 +0000http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=49054#comment-406807PS As Armandus has already alluded to.
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]]>By: Don P
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Fri, 02 Nov 2018 10:06:03 +0000http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=49054#comment-406806Good pt EC. Maybe. However, the Boks also have a heavy bench to call on later on, but we’ll see.