New Gunner wrote:One of the strange things about Kinghorn is that he is deceptively quick and his running style is almost 'under the radar'.
Hogg's style is all explosive, high-energy steps and bursts of acceelration which he can then maintain in a sprint. It's thrilling to watch.
Kinghorn doesn't look like he accelerates that quickly, but he outpaces the opposition and kind of lopes across the ground with a huge gait. Also, he sort of ghosts past defenders and glides though spaces.
I suspect an opponent done by Hogg knocks exactly how he was tricked / run past - with Kinghorn I get the feeling they're scratching their heads, wondering what the hell just happened.
Great to have these contrasting styles available, and I agree the time is coming where Kinghorn is likely to be tried on the wing with Hogg at 15, and first choice. I'd pay money to watch that.
EDIT: great minds think alike, Disco
Agree NG, it's very difficult to compare Hogg and Kinghorn, they are very different types of player. Hogg is comparatively small at this level, 5'11 (if that) and 13 stone, but that facilitates his fantastic acceleration and from day one he has augmented that with great instinctive running lines, makes him a smashing attacking player. Kinghorn is a big lad, 6'4", 15 stone, but he picks up speed rapidly and has a very good step and eye for a gap and pretty good hands too. The former reminds of a whizzy Toonie or Alan Tait, the latter a big Gav Hastings with a better step. Both have a very good boot on them as well. But still two very different styles of player.
Kinghorn is coming on very well this season and I think JS is right, get him in the 6N squad, he would learn a lot training with Maitland, Jackson, Tommy S etc under GT's experienced eye. Far too soon for an international cap IMO, being eased in on a summer tour would be spot-on while he develops his defensive positioning etc.
However, while we may have our best set of international back threes for many a season, as we know, a couple of injuries or cards in any position and we are really struggling for depth. Kinghorn may have to step up sooner than perhaps ideal, so the sooner he gets the call-up to the national squad and gets in the groove, the better.