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'That is absolute class' - Stunning corner finish a lesson in poise
By RugbyPass
The final Ranfurly Shield clash of 2017 was a classic as Taranaki showed why they are the top team in the Mitre 10 Premiership, with a stunning victory over Manawatu at Yarrow Stadium.
A standout moment was a ridiculous finish in the corner by Kylem O'Donnell in the 74th minute.
Earlier in the game O'Donnell's brother Declan had been sent to the sin bin for a late shot, but Kylem more than made up for that misdemeanour with a finish for the ages.
You can watch the full highlights here. They come highly recommended.
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i think Argentina v France could be a good game too, depending on which Argentina turns up. The most difficult to call is Scotland Australia.
Go to commentsSmith is playing a different game with the rest of the backs struggling to understand. That's the problem with so called playmakers, if nobody gets what they're doing then it often just leads to a turnover. It gets worse when Borthwick changes one of them, which is why they don't score points at the end. Sometimes having a brilliant playmaker can be problematic if a team cannot be built around them. Once again Borthwick seems lacking in either coaching or selection. I can't help but think it's the latter coupled with pressure to select the big name players.
Lastly, his forward replacements are poor and exposed either lack of depth or selection pressure. Cole hemorrhages scrum penalties whenever he comes on, opponents take advantage of the England scrum and close out the game. Is that the best England can offer?
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