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Dynamic duos can swing Six Nations title | Jeremy Guscott

Jeremy Guscott looks at the significance of the 9-10 combination and each team’s form heading into the Six Nations
Antoine Dupont

THE 9 and 10 in most teams are the be-alland- end-all in terms of playing smart, wellexecuted rugby, and it applies to every team in the 2021 Six Nations. Your halfback pairing have to understand each other, and the sooner they get that telepathic understanding the more effective they are.
Ireland’s Conor Murray and Johnny Sexton are the best example of that brains trust in the tournament, because they have played together for so long. In the past the passing has been 9 to 10, and the fly-half would usually then link with the forwards or move the ball wide, but now that has changed with t...

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