Tichtheid wrote:I'm not overly bothered, tbh, obviously he is a classy player, but his style means he is gong to get hurt and 13 league games plus 5 cup outings over the two seasons for us isn't a great return and we have a bit of depth in the back row (famous last words, eh?).
On the other hand, I can't imagine he is one of the ones strutting about thinking he's some sort of star, he strikes me as someone who would be as full on on the training paddock as he is on the field of play, so we would miss him if he were to move on.
If he does go I hope we spend the money on a quality midfield player, such as an injury-free Fruean.
We don't have depth at 7 - we would probably need to sign a replacement openside to back up Watson unless Cockers sees Ritchie as a 7.
You were right about training, Hardie seems like a great guy to have around and he is still one of our best players - probably top 4 with Nel/Dicko/Watson tbh - last season Hardie was a brute.
You can't predict injuries and we'd be foolish to let a class act go.