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Late Tackle: Pulling a captain from the game
By RugbyPass
Making substitutions has become a key component in ensuring a late surge to win a game but there seems to be a trend of replacing a team’s captain early in the second half.
Fast forward to 26:44 for the discussion.
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The discussion came about with a reference to Siya Kolisi being substituted early against the Lions in Round 15 of Super Rugby, something which regularly happens to Argentina’s Agustin Creevy as well as Dylan Hartley – who played alongside Nic Groom for Northampton Saints.
Groom made some interesting comments from a current player’s perspective.
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No, bugger off Schmidt, stop interfering in Australian rugby to keep us down
Your selections are rubbish and your game plan is unAustralian. Go back to NZ. Oh wait, you're actually still there ......
Go to commentsWhich is why more depth needs development. There are are several players waiting in the mix who will be good to great ABs. Our bench replacements this year were not always up to the mark
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