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Exploring the Emergence of Light-Loose Forwards in Rugby: The Henry Pollock Story

10mo ago· 5 min readenNews

Summary

The article discusses the rise of light-loose forwards in rugby, focusing on Henry Pollock and his impact on the British and Irish Lions squad. Ardie Savea praises Pollock's skills and challenges the traditional notion of loose forwards needing to be big.

Key quotes

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"The main thing I got out of it was how good Henry Pollock is,"
"Shout out to my brother because he represents the light loose forwards man."
"For so long and still now, there is that connotation of loose forwards having to be big, and he is proving it wrong once again"
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Henry Pollock, Josh van der Flier and Ben Earl represent a modern back-row trend. Will Andy Farrell follow it or instead counter an old-school threat from Australia?

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