Friday Knight Lights wrote:That's why I said they didn't trust Thompson but when it came to the crunch they did pick him. Playing Dobie a 19 year old in a close game with a 10 playing his first game with a 12 from the 7s who has barely played is stupid.
the Weegies also had Horne Snr missing, concussion. But I agree with your point about Dobie. Not just the relatively inexperienced 12, but a kid on the wing. Then they had eventually to put another debutant kid on the wing. Glasgow wanted to win that, Thomson did well enough but they kept on the experienced player who really ran the show. Price. No way was yet another kid getting on short of an injury to Price or a big lead, and the latter never looked likely. This was also why they didn't change either prop, which must be a first for years in pro rugby.
Dobie in any case isn't 20 yet and has had loads of game time - almost half as many minutes of pro rugby as Sheil, who is 24.