{"id":9954,"date":"2016-03-11T13:06:03","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T13:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=9954"},"modified":"2016-03-11T13:06:03","modified_gmt":"2016-03-11T13:06:03","slug":"mcbryde-demands-officials-crack-down-on-english-scrum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/03\/11\/mcbryde-demands-officials-crack-down-on-english-scrum\/","title":{"rendered":"McBryde demands officials crack down on English scrum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WALES forwards coach Robin McBryde has lobbed a pre-match grenade over\u00a0the legality of England\u2019s scrum.<br \/>\nAt a press conference, the former Scarlets hooker drew attention to the scrummaging technique of English loose-head prop Joe Marler, the Harlequins man said to bore\u00a0in on his opposite number.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9956\" style=\"width: 371px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Muckers.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9956\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-9956\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Muckers-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Wales forwards coach Robin McBryde in upbeat mood ahead of England clash\" width=\"371\" height=\"278\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9956\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Muckers-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Wales forwards coach Robin McBryde in upbeat mood ahead of England clash\" width=\"371\" height=\"278\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <strong>Wales forwards coach Robin McBryde in upbeat mood ahead of the England clash<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n\u201cHe definitely needs to scrummage legally otherwise we will be pointing the finger,\u201d said McBryde, in response to earlier criticism of the Welsh scrum from the England camp.<br \/>\n\u201cThere was a big focus on the loose heads\u2019 angles going into the World Cup and that was highlighted to us with regards to Gethin Jenkins and Paul James and it\u2019s something we focused on a lot.\u201d<br \/>\nDespite defeating the English at last autumn\u2019s World Cup, the Welsh management were disappointed with how the scrum was refereed.<br \/>\n\u201cIt was very disappointing, especially in that England game, where we fell on the wrong side of decisions given against us, and we felt the problem lay elsewhere.<br \/>\n\u201cThe feedback we had after that game was positive as regards to what we were trying to do, and we felt we should have had a couple more penalties in that game.\u201d<br \/>\nMcBryde\u2019s comments answered England coach Eddie Jones\u2019 claims that the Welsh props have been scrummaging illegally all championship.<br \/>\nHowever, McBryde appealed to Saturday\u2019s referee Craig Joubert to pick up on any underhand tactics in order to allow a proper contest at the scrum.<br \/>\nMcBryde said: \u201cAll we can do is build a relationship with Craig Joubert so we get a better understanding of where he\u2019s coming from, and what he\u2019s looking at.<br \/>\n\u201cI have asked the front row to try and scrummage a little bit differently, because we\u2019ve got to be legal, but we\u2019ve got to be effective and it\u2019s getting that balance right.\u201d<br \/>\nIn what is almost certainly a championship decider, McBryde is confident that his pack can stand up to an extremely physical England eight.<br \/>\n\u201cThere are a lot of things in the mix at the moment,\u201d said the 45-year-old.<br \/>\n\u201cThere\u2019s Samson Lee\u2019s current fitness, it was early days for him at the World Cup with his injury.<br \/>\n\u201cRob Evans is definitely scrummaging the best he ever has as far as I\u2019m concerned.<br \/>\n&#8220;Scott Baldwin is leading from the front as a hooker as well. Tomas Francis\u2019 scrummaging has come on leaps and bounds.<br \/>\n&#8220;We know we\u2019ve got the experience of Paul James on the bench and Ken Owens, so all round as a front row we are in a pretty good place.<br \/>\n\u201cCollectively we are in a much better place irrespective of who the opponents are.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WALES forwards coach Robin McBryde has lobbed a pre-match grenade over\u00a0the legality of England\u2019s scrum. 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