Comments on: Wallabies training a prop to play hooker at the World Cup https://therugbyblog.com/wallabies-training-a-prop-to-play-hooker-at-the-world-cup Rugby Union opinion and discussion, for the fans, by the fans. Sun, 26 Jun 2016 11:45:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: Pablitohttps://therugbyblog.com/wallabies-training-a-prop-to-play-hooker-at-the-world-cup#comment-379158 Wed, 26 Aug 2015 17:32:38 +0000 https://therugbyblog.com/?p=38693#comment-379158 Absolutely nobody Gerry. If we go back even further than the no lifting at the lineout it used to be the winger who threw in

Perhaps the Aussies are training up Folau to throw?!? That would confuse the opposition!

]]> By: Benjithttps://therugbyblog.com/wallabies-training-a-prop-to-play-hooker-at-the-world-cup#comment-379157 Wed, 26 Aug 2015 17:00:19 +0000 https://therugbyblog.com/?p=38693#comment-379157 Gotta love campo’s response to the Haka. amazing how unfussy the scrum was back then.

]]> By: Blubhttps://therugbyblog.com/wallabies-training-a-prop-to-play-hooker-at-the-world-cup#comment-379156 Wed, 26 Aug 2015 16:27:19 +0000 https://therugbyblog.com/?p=38693#comment-379156 That is a shame. I coach kids, and have done since the mid/late 90’s and all of the Hookers hook.

The simple fact that scrums cannot be pushed more than 1.5m necessitates the Hooker to hook.

Of course, there is a huge difference between junior rugby and the Elite, but they all start somewhere.

]]> By: Jacobhttps://therugbyblog.com/wallabies-training-a-prop-to-play-hooker-at-the-world-cup#comment-379155 Wed, 26 Aug 2015 16:16:17 +0000 https://therugbyblog.com/?p=38693#comment-379155 You say that, I’ve played 9 most my life and players coming through at my age (similar age to George), don’t really ever hook.

]]> By: Gerryhttps://therugbyblog.com/wallabies-training-a-prop-to-play-hooker-at-the-world-cup#comment-379154 Wed, 26 Aug 2015 16:10:49 +0000 https://therugbyblog.com/?p=38693#comment-379154 who says Hooker has to throw?

]]> By: Pablitohttps://therugbyblog.com/wallabies-training-a-prop-to-play-hooker-at-the-world-cup#comment-379152 Wed, 26 Aug 2015 15:03:05 +0000 https://therugbyblog.com/?p=38693#comment-379152 Here you go Jacob

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nubSVdwCPRA

2 fantastic tries from Campese and Lynagh

]]> By: Blubhttps://therugbyblog.com/wallabies-training-a-prop-to-play-hooker-at-the-world-cup#comment-379147 Wed, 26 Aug 2015 14:18:12 +0000 https://therugbyblog.com/?p=38693#comment-379147 Unlike Youngs and Cown-Dickie, George grew up as a Hooker, so I would be surprised if he has never learned to hook.

]]> By: Jacobhttps://therugbyblog.com/wallabies-training-a-prop-to-play-hooker-at-the-world-cup#comment-379137 Wed, 26 Aug 2015 12:47:14 +0000 https://therugbyblog.com/?p=38693#comment-379137 I agree with that to a certain extent.

One thing I would say is that it isn’t like with England. Every 12 we play looks pretty average at best; they are debating between which two between Cooper, Gitaeu, Toomua and Beale start…

]]> By: Jacobhttps://therugbyblog.com/wallabies-training-a-prop-to-play-hooker-at-the-world-cup#comment-379136 Wed, 26 Aug 2015 12:45:53 +0000 https://therugbyblog.com/?p=38693#comment-379136 No idea – but I very much doubt he was ever taught!

Well I was born that year – so I can’t remember too much of watching that game live…

]]> By: Pablitohttps://therugbyblog.com/wallabies-training-a-prop-to-play-hooker-at-the-world-cup#comment-379135 Wed, 26 Aug 2015 12:16:57 +0000 https://therugbyblog.com/?p=38693#comment-379135 I would think Kuridrani is pretty much nailed on

]]> By: Pablitohttps://therugbyblog.com/wallabies-training-a-prop-to-play-hooker-at-the-world-cup#comment-379134 Wed, 26 Aug 2015 12:15:33 +0000 https://therugbyblog.com/?p=38693#comment-379134 A good point about the hooking. Out of interest, can George hook? Webber, Youngs and Cowan-Dickie certainly can’t

On the throwing thing – was watching some lighlights from the Aus v NZ match at the 1991 world cup – fantastic to see no lifting at the line-out

Those were the days, lovely and simple. Perhaps we should go back to it

]]> By: Blubhttps://therugbyblog.com/wallabies-training-a-prop-to-play-hooker-at-the-world-cup#comment-379133 Wed, 26 Aug 2015 12:05:46 +0000 https://therugbyblog.com/?p=38693#comment-379133 Taking just two Hookers and two Scrum-Halves, in order to free up spaces elsewhere really suggests to me that they don’t know their best team.

Apart from Folau and Ashley-Cooper, do they have anyone “nailed on” in the backs?

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