Quote: jonh "It’s interesting that the halves you mention all compliment each other in regards Edwards v Gregory, Dodd v Lomax and Drinkwater v Williams.
All have an organiser and a runner.
The game these days is currently seeing a trend of to use the Australian terms 5/8th (strike) and half back (organisers) for me both Smith are Farrimond are half backs naturally.
Can 2 half backs work? Probably but you need to find some considerable ball playing strike elsewhere like Tomkins for example with Deacon and Leuleui.
It’s the same reason Williams came in for Lewis in the Tongan test series last year.
Big call from fans for Williams and Lewis to partner given Lewis’ form in the first 2 games, but both are natural 5/8ths. Smith was always going to play as the halfback in that team.'"
Like French/Field with Smith and Farrimond for example?
With regards to Dodd/Lomax you're about 2 years too late. Neither takes the line on successfully any more. They are both ineffectual runners and are both more organizing halves now. Drinkwater is often criticized for having a terrible kicking game and not being a good enough organizing half (although I'd concede that's probably his intended role) so in both instances your appraisal falls short. I think you also forget that Edwards spent as much time as a 7 during his career as he did a 6.