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- By Jon Geddes
- From: The Daily Telegraph
- December 01, 2009 11:23PM
Source: The Daily Telegraph
PROP Benn Robinson says that while Test rivals are suddenly starting to sit up and take notice of the revitalised Wallabies scrum, the best is yet to come.
The powerful performance of the Australian pack with Robinson as the cornerstone of the front row was one of the positives of the Spring tour.
"I think you will find the northern hemisphere sides are definitely doing a lot more analysis of our scrum," Robinson said after arriving home. "We ended the tour with a bit of confidence and we knew at crucial times if we put the heat on the opposition then we could get some results.
"I think there is plenty of improvement left in us ... there have been glimpses of off moments or moments where we can pick it up a bit. That is the beauty of the scrum, each one has its own impact, each one is going to be unique. We need to manage that, we need to adapt to every scrum and I think we are getting better at that."
Robinson said in past seasons some scrums that have been really good and there have other where they have turned the ball over. "Consistency is a big part of scrummaging and making sure that every scrum on your ball is nice clean ball so the backs can do their fancy stuff," he said.
And fullback Adam Ashley-Cooper said after a reshuffle with a lot of newcomers, the backline had gelled really well on the tour.
"Digby Ioane performed great at outside centre and Quade Cooper really stepped up at inside centre," Ashley-Cooper said. "That allowed Gits (Matt Giteau) a lot more freedom."
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