Ian Madigan
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On that though, when you talk about the set piece, to give the guys credit, the line-out was immaculate and the scrum really held up well.
Full credit to Jeremy and Clarkson.
I thought they did both.
And the guys who came off the bench, Milner did really well and so did Finlay when he came on.
And that was everyone's big concern.
I actually...
I wasn't actually overly concerned about the scrum.
The French scrum isn't amazing.
It's good.
But also, there was enough stock there that the guys who were picked had performed against the top French opposition already and done well.
But you still lose a bit around the pitch, like what Porter gives you in his carry, what Ty gives you in his ball playing and his carry.
We did miss a bit of that.
Yeah, look, and I've no doubt that the coaching team and the players are working their socks off.
But what I would say about rugby, it's a great game because you've got a decision to make.
And a lot of the time you're under serious pressure
the risk of getting absolutely smashed or you're dealing with serious lactic in your legs.
But there's always a decision to make.
Do you want to push a little bit harder or do you want to take it a little bit easier?
And the kick chase is the easiest thing to measure there.
And if you have a coach that sporadically...