{"id":17839,"date":"2017-02-24T13:14:29","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T13:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=17839"},"modified":"2017-02-24T13:14:29","modified_gmt":"2017-02-24T13:14:29","slug":"elgans-angle-best-form-defence-lament-james-hook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/02\/24\/elgans-angle-best-form-defence-lament-james-hook\/","title":{"rendered":"Elgan&#039;s Angle: The best form of defence, and a lament for James Hook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our rugby correspondent ELGAN ALDERMAN looks at Wales&#8217;\u00a0new-found belief that attack trumps defence.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cYOU don\u2019t select someone because of their defence &#8212; generally it\u2019s the attack you select them by. It\u2019s over to the defensive coach to help them to improve with the defence.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wales defence coach Shaun Edwards uttered those words at Tuesday\u2019s press conference. It was music to the ears of many a rugby purist. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The remark should be welcomed by all fans, and in particular Welsh fans who are keen for their side to rediscover their attacking nous. <\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17697\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17697\" style=\"width: 337px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-17697\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-21-at-16.40.54-1024x766.png\" alt=\"Shaun Edwards addressed the media at the Vale Hotel ahead of Saturday's match away to Scotland\" width=\"337\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-21-at-16.40.54-1024x766.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-21-at-16.40.54-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-21-at-16.40.54-770x576.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-21-at-16.40.54-500x374.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-21-at-16.40.54-293x219.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-21-at-16.40.54.png 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17697\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-17697\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-21-at-16.40.54-1024x766.png\" alt=\"Shaun Edwards addressed the media at the Vale Hotel ahead of Saturday's match away to Scotland\" width=\"337\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-21-at-16.40.54-1024x766.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-21-at-16.40.54-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-21-at-16.40.54-770x576.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-21-at-16.40.54-500x374.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-21-at-16.40.54-293x219.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-21-at-16.40.54.png 1027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/noscript> Shaun Edwards addressed the media at the Vale Hotel ahead of Saturday&#8217;s match away to Scotland<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wales\u2019s \u201cnew attacking style of play\u201d has been mentioned so often this past year that it is at risk of becoming as repetitive as the Conservative Party\u2019s \u201clong-term economic plan\u201d.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But when considering Edwards\u2019 remark, spare a thought for the likes of James Hook, or Matthew Morgan, or Christian Wade from across the Severn. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite possessing perhaps the best overall skill-set of Welsh backs this millennium, Hook\u2019s Wales career was almost completely ruined by Warren Gatland &#8211; his penchant for steering away from a game-plan and perceived defensive frailties among the reasons why he did not find favour.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Time and again in his formative years, Hook would be given his chance in the No 10 jersey and would shine. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a 21-year-old, he came off the bench against Australia to score a full-house and give Wales a 29-29 draw with a man-of-the-match performance. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The following Six Nations, he was moved from 12 to 10 for Wales\u2019 final match against England, scoring 22 points in a 27-18 win &#8211; Wales\u2019 only victory of the campaign. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hook continued to oscillate between 10, 12 and the replacements\u2019 bench, even during the 2008 Grand Slam when he started three of the games at stand-off.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17848\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17848\" style=\"width: 343px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-17848\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Hook-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"Hook spends his days running the show for Gloucester, rather than wearing the red of Wales\" width=\"343\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Hook-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Hook-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Hook-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Hook-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Hook-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Hook.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17848\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-17848\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Hook-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"Hook spends his days running the show for Gloucester, rather than wearing the red of Wales\" width=\"343\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Hook-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Hook-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Hook-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Hook-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Hook-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Hook.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/><\/noscript> Hook spends his days running the show for Gloucester, rather than wearing the red of Wales (Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/deed.en\">Cl\u00e9ment Bucco-Lechat<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But on the 2008 tour of South Africa, Gatland changed Hook\u2019s career forever. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Up until that point, Hook\u2019s versatility had seen him wear the 10 and 12 jerseys for region and country, but in the aftermath of a first-Test 43-17 defeat, Gatland opted to move Hook from 12 to 15 for the first time in his career, with Jamie Roberts moving the other way.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A much-improved Wales performance meant that Roberts kept hold of the 12 jersey for eight years, almost to the point that it\u2019s now unthinkable that he could ever have played in the back-three.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meanwhile, Hook became the nomad of the Welsh squad. One minute, persevered with at 15. The next, back on the bench. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whenever Wales fell behind and needed a late attacking surge, Gatland would summon Hook from the bench and tell him to dive into his bag of tricks and do something &#8212; anything &#8212; often in a lost cause. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He was a late call-up for the 2009 Lions after Leigh Halfpenny was injured, but played so well that many thought he deserved a place on the bench ahead of Ronan O\u2019Gara, if not a place in the starting line-up in his favoured 10 jersey.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sadly, a concussion put paid to his chances in the first two Tests, and when he was finally called up to the bench for the final dead rubber, he was the only unused substitute.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Perhaps if the Wales management had held such a cavalier approach to attacking play in the last few years, Hook might have become one of the greats.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When Wales won the Six Nations in 2013, there were only 37 tries scored in the five rounds of matches. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last year, there were 71 tries &#8212; a tally that looks as if it will be matched this year. The number of tries in international rugby is going up, so Wales will need to register more five-pointers to beat the best sides, with attack the main emphasis.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Long may this attitude continue. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our rugby correspondent ELGAN ALDERMAN looks at Wales&#8217;\u00a0new-found belief that attack trumps defence.\u00a0 \u201cYOU don\u2019t select someone because of their defence &#8212; generally it\u2019s the attack you select them by. It\u2019s over to the defensive coach to help them to improve with the defence.\u201d Wales defence coach Shaun Edwards uttered those words at Tuesday\u2019s press conference. It was music to the ears of many a rugby purist. 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