Quote Juan Cornetto="Juan Cornetto"Are you are referring to the two times when faced with a NZ breakthough in numbers where Golding was praised on tv for not committing to the tackle and holding off till help arrived. On each occasion his mature action put the ball carrier in two minds and prevented a try making pass. Hardaker has recently been praised for doing the same.'"
I haven't seen Hardaker often turn his back on the attacker. He has usually backed off while facing him but trying to push him in one direction, either away from the support runner or toward a support runner who is covered by another defender.
Turning his back isn't ideal. He's quick is Golding but he's not that quick that that tactic will always work.
This isn't a criticism of him. He's a young lad still learning the game and crucially learning the huge differences in the game between academy and first team RL.
