joe soap wrote:The Nudger wrote:BigD163 wrote:A minor annoyance that became more annoying as the game went on is Hastings getting players names wrong on comms. He is woeful anyway but "ball is passed to Van der Merwe.... he made good yardage there". Aye Van der Merwe that bug Fijian guy with 8 on his back.
A guy I know who played with both the Hastings brothers at 'Sonians once told me that Gav would be the stupidest man on the planet...if it weren't for Scott!
I've heard similar. I've also met both. Gavin is a gentleman,
Scott is a big headed A hole
...who wasn't beyond the odd racist dig during the 90s, apparently.
(It was to Jeremy Guscott at a ruck. Probably why he doesn't like us.)
Trophyhunter wrote:Forwards overpowered by outstanding pack and backs at a different level . Heroic Hoyland did well , midfield looked like schoolboys by comparison to their magnificent opponents. Important to stay positive and all take on and work on learnings from experience.
Glad you mentioned this. Hoyland always puts in a shift on the paddock. Today was no exception - Duhan looks like he can't wait to be shot of us, but Damo looks very keen to stick around.