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Wallabies great Toutai Kefu isnt a fan of Australias back-row setup, but the former Test No. 8 believes Michael Cheika has little choice but to play Michael Hooper and David Pocock together such is the dearth of talent at the back of the scrum.As the Pooper combination continues to dominate the build-up to the Wallabies clash with the Springboks in Brisbane on Saturday, Australian rugby fans are left with strong memories of a free-running Kefu such has been the continuing search for a player of the same mould.Wycliff Palu, Richard Brown, Rocky Elsom, Scott Higginbotham, Ben McCalman and now Pocock are just some of the names to have pulled on the No. 8 jersey since Kefus departure, though no man has been able to match the all-round skill-set of the Queenslander.And the situation has perhaps never been grimmer, with Pocock doing his best to fill two roles despite his natural fit at No. 7.I was just having that conversation the other day while I was watching Wallabies training; there hasnt been a real No. 8 [for quite a while] or we cant see any in the foreseeable future, Kefu told ESPN.[Ben] McCalman does some good things; are there some kids coming through? I dont know. Look I just dont know to tell you the truth.When I played, I think players were definitely more skilful then. But the game has changed so much and especially the way the Wallabies play, it is so collision based; whereas back then, we probably played a bit more in terms of passing and offloading.But it just depends on what type of No. 8 youre looking for. In terms of a ball-playing No. 8, I just dont see many around these days.While the Pooper combination helped to fire the Wallabies to the 2015 Rugby World Cup final, a dysfunctional lineout and an inability to breach the gainline in close -- particularly in twin Bledisloe Cup defeats -- have raised questions over the combinations viability.Kefu has a temporary solution.Im not that big of a fan of it, but I can see where Michael Cheika is coming from, he said of the dual-fetcher setup.Hes picking two of our better players in the back-row instead of picking the best for the position. Its probably his last chance [to field the combination] this game, and they probably need to have some success and get a good result.Id probably swap the two around; Id probably play Pocock at No. 7 and move Hooper back to No. 8 or maybe even blindside.But No .8 is a really specific role where you need to have a good feel for it and, like I said before, its a position where you can pick and choose when you go in and out of the tight stuff.When he was out of the tight stuff, Kefu was one of the worlds most damaging ball-runners.Responsible for one of Australias iconic Bledisloe moments -- the Inspector Gadget try that sent John Eales into retirement a winner -- Kefu told ESPN of the roaming licence he was given by then-Wallabies coach Eddie Jones, explaining how that role allowed him to be so effective.Look I think Scotty Higginbotham was our last kind of ball-playing No. 8, and even with him a lot of people criticised him for being too loose, Kefu said.But if you look at the way I played, at times, I was loose. 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Every sport has officials and they also have stories about hard work and sacrifice but their accomplishments are seldom recognized by anyone outside their inner circle. OXFORD, Miss. - For the ninth time in the last 10 seasons, head coach Craig Skinner picked up his 20th win as the No. 24 Kentucky volleyball team defeated Ole Miss, 3-1 (26-28, 25-15, 25-22, 25-15) at The Pavilion.The victory improves UK to 20-6 overall and 13-2 in Southeastern Conference play. Ole Miss drops to 15-12 this season and 4-10 in league action.I really liked our focus and work during rallies to keep putting pressure on Ole Miss, Skinner said. Our balance is a great example of how we need to play. We dont need to rely on one aspect of the game and we were effective in everything today. Its good to see that type of play in November as we head down the stretch.Kentucky shut down the Rebels offense, holding Ole Miss to a .099 attacking clip. UK tied a season best with 18.0 total team blocks. Junior Emily Franklin tied her career high with 10 blocks. Sophomore Olivia Dailey also tied her career best with six blocks, including one solo block. Junior Kaz Brown added six blocks with two block solos during the four-set win. Three other Wildcats - freshman Leah Edmond, sophomore Brooke Morgan and junior Darian Mack - all recorded three or more blocks.We felt like we had a good gameplan and our blocking could made a difference today, Skinner said. Emily and Olivia were great with their career highs. They were very disciplined with her hands and made a lot great moves.Along with her five blocks, Dailey helped the offense earn 59 kills with 53 assists. The match was her fourth this season with 50 or more helpers.Junior libero Ashley Dusek was all over the floor on the defensive end, earning a season-best 31 digs. Dusek is just one of two UK players to produce 30-or-more digs in the 25 point rally scoring era, and this was the fifth in her career. The East Bernard, Texas native also helped out on the offensive end with a season-best three aces. One other Wildcat, McKenzie Watson, earned a service ace during the contest.On the attack, Edmond paced the Wildcats with 18 kills on 37 swings. Brown also delivered a double-digit kill total during the match with 12 hammers on just 23 swings, good enough for a team-best .435 attacking clip. Along with her career day at the net, Franklin was one kill shy of a double-double with nine kills.ddddddddddddSET 1 Ole Miss started the match strong and earned an early 5-1 lead. After going down 8-2, UK called its first timeout of the match. UK responded out of the timeout with a kill from Brown and was able to cut the Rebel advantage to 13-11. Kentucky tied the set at 17-17 with a kill from Mack. Neither team could gain more than a one-point lead until Ole Miss won the first set 28-26. Edmond led the way with four kills in the set.SET 2 Kentucky began the set with a kill from Edmond and UK controlled the set the entire way. The Wildcats jumped out to a 9-4 lead on a hammer from Mack and Ole Miss was unable to push within five for the rest of the set. The Wildcats biggest advantage was at 20-12 after a rejection from Mack and Edmond. UK won the set on an attack error, 25-16.SET 3 The Rebels got the third set started with three-straight points, but UK responded to tie the set after a service error made the frame 3-3. The set rocked back-and-forth until a Brown solo block and attack error gave UK a five point advantage at 16-11. The Rebels fought back with a 7-2 run to go up 19-18. UK tied the frame with a Franklin kill, and three-straight kills from Edmond helped UK gain a 23-20 lead. Edmond finished Ole Miss off in the third set with a kill and UK took the frame 25-22.SET 4 Ole Miss earned the first point of the final set and led at 2-1, but was unable to take back the lead the rest of the set. UK went up 3-2 with a kill from Edmond and never looked back. Senior Anni Thomasson doubled up the Rebels at 14-7 with a hammer. Ole Miss cut the advantage to five with an ace, but Kentucky would allow just five more points in the contest and win on a kill from Franklin, 25-15.BY THE NUMBERS 31 - Number of digs for Ashley Dusek, a season high 18.0 - Total blocks for Kentucky today, tying a season high as a team 10 - Number of blocks for Emily Franklin, tying a career best 4 - Career 50+ assist matches for Olivia Dailey (53 today) ' ' '