Bath sign 132kg Lions prop as replacement for Obano

Is it to squeeze kickable penalties for Pollard and keep the score board ticking.

Or is it to bomb kicks into the corner and maul or scrum centrally and get their electric wingers into the game?

That’s fair on Libbok, but he also got hooked after 30 mins of the semi-final. Which did seem a bit harsh.

I was the opposite of sober when watching it but I’m certain! Or it’s an urban myth.

Were the All Blacks the number 1 team back then? YES.

Did everybody fear playing the All Blacks? YES

Please tell me what happened to the ALL BLACKS when SA left Super Rugby?

Point is - there is a MAJOR diff in quality between “Super Rugby Pasific” & URC.

I suspect your refusal to engage with the material simply represents what it is - a lazy and uninformed mind.

If you look at a parallel situation in the NFL, on both offence and defence teams are free to vary their formations with subs - four wide receivers or three tight-ends, stacked front lines on D or seven DBs for pass coverage. It creates interest in the game and more tactical options.

Why does the same not apply to rugby?

As for Arendse’s little nudge, well the new rules are already creating far more of these loose situations under the high ball, with ball knocked back rather than caught. It favours the small, quicker man.