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Friday Knight Lights wrote:JDCSR wrote:Shame to see Grahamslaw and Chamberlain unused. Again.
A win is a win though. Farndale looks to have a good all round game, been solid everytime I've see him for us.
Farndale is a great story. Unreal age grade player, career ruined by two horrendous knee injuries, becomes a good 7s player and then finds some 15s game time.
Pitfitter446 wrote:I thought the Red was harsh too, man was trying to turn away from the tackle, but they will say need to go lower to prevent mistakes?
JDCSR wrote:Shame to see Grahamslaw and Chamberlain unused. Again.
A win is a win though. Farndale looks to have a good all round game, been solid everytime I've see him for us.
JDCSR wrote:Does anyone look at Willemse and wonder why we signed him and released Fenton?
Similarly with Hodgson emerging and a prospect like Sykes poached from Glasgow, why sign Ferreira?
I've no issue with South African players but sometimes feel in the tight 5 it's become the default option rather than looking close to home.
Grahamslaw was a great prospect but doesn't get on the pitch and will be well down the pecking order when Venter rocks up. Venter looks great but some of our young players must despair.
Friday Knight Lights wrote:That's a bit too cynical Dolf - Cockers still came up with the gameplan and was in charge virtually.
I agree about Crosbie he looked good off the bench though. I think we have too many starting calibre backrows. But Mata, Watson start regardless of what happens and so Bradbury and Crosbie don't get enough consistent and regular starts so their seasons are always stop start. A good problem to have but you get patchy form from fringe players.
I've always quite liked Tagive - think he's very good in the air and a good finisher. I doubt he or Farndale get a Scotland cap mind.
liveinhope wrote:I've had a fresh look at the Taylor tackle.If you go through it frame by frame the Italian player definitely ducks very shortly before Taylor makes contact making it well nigh impossible to avoid contact with his shoulder on the Italian's head.Ok Taylor's technique wasn't great but for the Italian TMO to keep saying "no mitigating circumstances" was very unfair.I'm not doubting his impartiality but I felt he (TMO) made all the running on this.
I'd be interested to hear what Cockerill has to say but it would be ridiculous if Taylor gets 3/4 week suspension even after discount (ie the same as the Scarlets lock who nearly smashed his head off).So I hope they appeal this one.
liveinhope wrote:I've had a fresh look at the Taylor tackle.If you go through it frame by frame the Italian player definitely ducks very shortly before Taylor makes contact making it well nigh impossible to avoid contact with his shoulder on the Italian's head.Ok Taylor's technique wasn't great but for the Italian TMO to keep saying "no mitigating circumstances" was very unfair.I'm not doubting his impartiality but I felt he (TMO) made all the running on this.
I'd be interested to hear what Cockerill has to say but it would be ridiculous if Taylor gets 3/4 week suspension even after discount (ie the same as the Scarlets lock who nearly smashed his head off).So I hope they appeal this one.
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