I have noticed that teams do get a bit of a roll on and fast play the ball.Barney841 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 8:42 pmI think it’s the offload and line speed that getting us at the momentnathan_rugby wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 8:38 pmIt’s not as simple as that.
Maybe the reason we are conceding outwide is because opposition forwards are making a lot of ground up the middle, it’s sucking our defence in and creating space outwide?
People often criticise our line speed and pin point mago in particular. But that isn’t the whole story and you need to understand if we are winning the floor.
Winning the floor for those that don’t know is basically who dominates the tackle. If you’re an attacker and get tackled and land on your front, then you have won the floor as you’ll get up quick and play the ball.
If you get held up, smothered, end up on your back etc then you haven’t won the floor and your defence have.
Saints are unreal at winning the floor in attack and defence. The ability to win the floor in attack enables the quick POTB and half breaks and penalties for offside / not square. The line speed they are famous for is only possibly when you win the floor in defence.