New Posts For Thread: Tom Young's will never be an international level hooker.https://community.betfair.com/rugby/go/thread/view/94158/30191911/tom-youngs-will-never-be-an-international-level-hookerHe's a decent athlete for his bulked up size but he is a man without a position really because he can neither hook nor more importantly throw in at the lineout.England need to jettison those who haven't got it because they have the nucleus of a veryPoor fellas got the yips.https://community.betfair.com/rugby/go/thread/view/94158/30191911/tom-youngs-will-never-be-an-international-level-hooker?post_id=537886159#537886159Poor fellas got the yips.Sun, 09 Feb 2014 07:56:52 -0600Yes hooking is certainly back on the agenda these days as Scotland comically found out at the weekend when there was that scrum when the camera angle happened to be down the tunnel and the ball just sat there for what seemed and age before the Irishhttps://community.betfair.com/rugby/go/thread/view/94158/30191911/tom-youngs-will-never-be-an-international-level-hooker?post_id=537787071#537787071Yes hooking is certainly back on the agenda these days as Scotland comically found out at the weekend when there was that scrum when the camera angle happened to be down the tunnel and the ball just sat there for what seemed and age before the IrishMon, 03 Feb 2014 06:19:08 -0600He's a (very late) converted centre, so obviously hadn't had to do it at age grade. Probably why it looks like he's struggling a bit now they have to try hooking againhttps://community.betfair.com/rugby/go/thread/view/94158/30191911/tom-youngs-will-never-be-an-international-level-hooker?post_id=537779327#537779327He's a (very late) converted centre, so obviously hadn't had to do it at age grade. Probably why it looks like he's struggling a bit now they have to try hooking againSun, 02 Feb 2014 16:42:57 -0600I was shocked to hear that when he arrived for the lions tour he admitted never having hooked a ball in his life..is this art of the game finished ?https://community.betfair.com/rugby/go/thread/view/94158/30191911/tom-youngs-will-never-be-an-international-level-hooker?post_id=537779195#537779195I was shocked to hear that when he arrived for the lions tour he admitted never having hooked a ball in his life..is this art of the game finished ?Sun, 02 Feb 2014 16:38:13 -0600I don't agree with playing players out of position at international level, for me it makes no sense at all. If you are playing 12 all season and then play 13 in an international game its asking for trouble. In a high pressure situation you will reverhttps://community.betfair.com/rugby/go/thread/view/94158/30191911/tom-youngs-will-never-be-an-international-level-hooker?post_id=537778341#537778341I don't agree with playing players out of position at international level, for me it makes no sense at all. If you are playing 12 all season and then play 13 in an international game its asking for trouble. In a high pressure situation you will reverSun, 02 Feb 2014 15:57:01 -0600harsh on Youngs I feel-agree with other commentsAs others have said Goode is OK at full back but unlike 1/2P to name one he cant play full back and wing12trees is altogether different he is decidedly dodgy at times and is probably no more than 5th/6thttps://community.betfair.com/rugby/go/thread/view/94158/30191911/tom-youngs-will-never-be-an-international-level-hooker?post_id=537777665#537777665harsh on Youngs I feel-agree with other commentsAs others have said Goode is OK at full back but unlike 1/2P to name one he cant play full back and wing12trees is altogether different he is decidedly dodgy at times and is probably no more than 5th/6tSun, 02 Feb 2014 15:31:42 -0600He got around the park well down under on good pitches against the weakest southern hemisphere pack with the choice of the home unions tight five alongside him. I hope time proves me wrong but I don't want to think about us being six points down in ahttps://community.betfair.com/rugby/go/thread/view/94158/30191911/tom-youngs-will-never-be-an-international-level-hooker?post_id=537773619#537773619He got around the park well down under on good pitches against the weakest southern hemisphere pack with the choice of the home unions tight five alongside him. I hope time proves me wrong but I don't want to think about us being six points down in aSun, 02 Feb 2014 12:20:03 -0600I thought Tom Youngs was exceptional on the Lions Tour, big fan.https://community.betfair.com/rugby/go/thread/view/94158/30191911/tom-youngs-will-never-be-an-international-level-hooker?post_id=537769033#537769033I thought Tom Youngs was exceptional on the Lions Tour, big fan.Sun, 02 Feb 2014 08:13:23 -0600Though I would much prefer to see only wingers playing on the wing, i.e. not Brown or Goode, it doesn't help when 3 lightning fast wingers all get injured. Sometimes you have to make do.https://community.betfair.com/rugby/go/thread/view/94158/30191911/tom-youngs-will-never-be-an-international-level-hooker?post_id=537768705#537768705Though I would much prefer to see only wingers playing on the wing, i.e. not Brown or Goode, it doesn't help when 3 lightning fast wingers all get injured. Sometimes you have to make do.Sun, 02 Feb 2014 07:54:44 -0600Yes, I thought Youngs was surprisingly good in the summer. If you were to drop a hooker as soon as he has a few off days in the line-out Rory Best would have had to retire last year and Wales would have a nationwide shortage.Not at all convinced thathttps://community.betfair.com/rugby/go/thread/view/94158/30191911/tom-youngs-will-never-be-an-international-level-hooker?post_id=537768659#537768659Yes, I thought Youngs was surprisingly good in the summer. If you were to drop a hooker as soon as he has a few off days in the line-out Rory Best would have had to retire last year and Wales would have a nationwide shortage.Not at all convinced thatSun, 02 Feb 2014 07:53:25 -0600