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dolf_lundgren wrote:Seems nuts how unbalanced the 2 squads have become, with us having potentially 3 front rows who could compete with Glasgow first choice.
Bhattie, Rae and Turner were poor tonight (although good in the loose). If all of our players were fit I would give them Berghan, Cochrane and Dell. I would want Pyrgos, Horne and Jackson in return though! Seems a fair trade.
Seriously worried for the AIs if we go in with just Marfo and Bhatti at LH, it could get very messy. Fagerson and Nel are hardly on fire either, but cant see GT going for Berghan, just not his type of player at all.
gowrie wrote:Tuned into the game at 30 minutes, saw Glasgow had 31 already and thought I'd see some rugby. Instead got 50 minutes of awful, brainless play from them that Leinster were too poor and inexperienced to properly punish.
Their pack got battered all game, at the setpiece and in the loose, there was one period where Leinster went from their 22 to over Glasgow's 10m just through one out runs then won a penalty and kicked into the 22. The big concern is that of that pack, Bhatti, Turner, Swinson, Cummings and Harley are all going to be around Scotland squads for the next few years, potentially even the World Cup squad, but they look physically underpowered for European rugby, let alone tests.
The backs had so little to do in what I saw that I haven't got anything to say there. Still don't think Horne looked like a proper 10 though.
biffer wrote:Don't think Swinson and Harley will be as they're nearing the end of their time as pros, and the others will only be near a Scotland 23 when there are injuries. Cummings may well be an exception, but he won't learn how to lock properly behind the current Glasgow front row.
Crichton Gunner wrote:I only saw the second half, during which Leinster battered them. It's hard to draw conclusions from these games, but Glasgow's squad is clearly a bit thin in the key areas. Teams are working out how to play Glasgow, and I suspect the remainder of the season is going to be a bit tougher for them.
doedin wrote: Bhatti (24, first pro season), Rae (22) and Nicol (20, still academy) are inexperienced at this level and need game time. Alongside Cummings (20) , Fagerson (19, still academy), Wynne (20) and Smith (21)
gowrie wrote:biffer wrote:Don't think Swinson and Harley will be as they're nearing the end of their time as pros, and the others will only be near a Scotland 23 when there are injuries. Cummings may well be an exception, but he won't learn how to lock properly behind the current Glasgow front row.
Swinson's 30 and Harley's 27, I'd think Swinson has another 2-3 years at least and Harley 5 or so. And it's hard to dismiss injuries, because of them Bhatti and Turner will almost certainly be in the 23 against New Zealand.
gowrie wrote:Ulster down 22-10 to the Kings at HT. Dare we dream?
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