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But the work put in by Neemia Tialata and John Afoa clearly had impressed Cron.
"He [Tialata] had been crook all week [flu] and I thought he was world-class at tighthead," Cron said. "He has played before on both sides of the scrum but with Hayman and Somerville not here he has had big shoes to fill. John Afoa is also coming to his game and showing what a great sub he is."
Cron though is hard to please.
It is not just aspects of the scrum that concern him, but aspects such as the scrum halves delivery into the scrum as well as the shove.
The shove itself has needed to evolve with the “crouch, touch, pause, engage” call.
The guru regards the scrum as being an essential template that operates with the purpose of supplying strong possession. Under the Experimental Law Variations, this is even more important, considering that free kick penalties allow the scrum to be used as a far more applicable attacking weapon.
A look at scrum coaching with Mike Cron
The aim of the scrum: To deliver the ball so attacking options are maximised
The principles of binding
All players: Bind as a unit so that the arms are not extended to their maximum so that strength can be used to tighten up.
Front Row: Loose head binds on the hooker first. The hooker then binds on the tighthead. Head in the neutral position.
Feet position
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