by Tichtheid on Wed Aug 30, 2017 12:09 pm
When you think that it's really Edinburgh and The South, there is a rich seam of rugby history to tap into, going back to the very first days of the sport itself. The Borders started the first competitive league, how many Lions came through those Districts? How many Scottish internationals?
The names would mean nothing to the young lads, but the sense of a lineage would, I'm sure.
I don't expect Cockerill to turn this ship around by Christmas, but if we see a team full of players who leave absolutely everything out there on the park, week in week out, it will come eventually.
I feel we are still lacking real depth of quality in the backs, but they should at the very least be given good quick front foot ball, there are no excuses from the pack - with the caveat that we don't suffer at the hands of the injury gods any more than the others sides.