Last night I was pleased to see Souths lining up 4 v 4 on the non-feed side of centre field scrums. Then this happened:
I was concerned with this try given my push for this defensive setup. So was this a strategic fail or execution fail?
I’m going to argue for the latter (self-interest anyone?) so if you disagree please leave comments below.
The image below shows Cody shifting across nicely to protect Marsters inside shoulder – but what it also shows is Sironen, Allan & Burgess all meandering across (where is the urgency?)
In my view I put this try down to a distinct lack of enthusiasm of defenders to get across and help their team mate – guys you are 10m out and defending your line!
The commentators criticised Marsters at the time but I expected more from Sironen – at no time does he change his slow jog across the field.
If the 2 v 2 defence is to work on the feed side then the defence needs to be switched on.
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