Quote: Mini Rogue "If you want a defending hooker then fine, but that isn't good enough on the International stage. You need more than that which Sinfield has proven to be more effective than Roby in attack.'"
You want a defending hooker when you have great big aggressive blokes pounding at your line. Not only that but Roby's passes were 100% better last night than the previous week. I watched the match a second time and looked out for him. He didn't fire a bad pass at any time he was on the pitch and he made yards every time he ran. In fact, I don't think the Kiwis quite knew what hit them with all these scampering 'skinny' guys coming at them!
Oh, and Roby plays an impact hooker at Saints. His presence on the pitch always raises the pace, which is what he is supposed to do. He may want to play the full 80 but he needs to develop his game to do that. He was far, far more effective last night when playing from the bench.
Sinfield at hooker has quite possibly been more about him being given a position from which he can organise the team around the park, a clear role rather than his previous position which is not quite so clear-cut. I don't see why Sinfield's performance should somehow negate Roby's? Roby has always had his own role, which he performed very well last night because he was allowed to play it (as was Sinfield).