That would work if he had players around him who could support his runs and read his offloads. What is his defence like though?

On a random, left-field point... I really liked seeing Semi play at centre! I know it was an emergency situation, but could he play a whole game there and do a good enough job?

My main counter to that would be that centre feels like the one position we won't need Semi for if he is still with us next season. So much depth there now. I'd rather just see him get a decent run in the backrow post-Robshaw... Sounds like he's leaving though.

at times they used to play him on the wing

I think that was because they wouldn't have to listen to him quite as much.

Tom Guest was a player I was very sad to see go in almost exactly the same way I'll be sad to see Semi go.

Also, I'm thinking that he seems to have been a bit injury prone. Like Sailli, he's a quality player - but pragmatically, we aren't really getting great value for them.

On a random, left-field point... I really liked seeing Semi play at centre! I know it was an emergency situation, but could he play a whole game there and do a good enough job?

Tapuai played 15 Premiership games for us last season. More or less the same he was averaging in at Bath. Generally he’s been first choice when fit and playing nearly 70% of games is not a bad return. It’s only really this season where he’s been injury prone.

Personally I’d keep him, but Lasike’s emergence as a genuine option and subsequent contract extension probably means he’ll be off.

Scrum Half and Fullback are our weakest positions IMO.

Landajo has been rubbish and Saunders’ condition means he’s unlikely to ever be able to cement a place as second choice (I think he can only play a limited number of games). Not many good 9s about TBH.

As for Fullback. Brown”s injury really exposed us. I like Morris but he’s injury prone and isn’t good enough to be a first choice IMO. The less said about Ross Chisholm at 15, the better. Again, not too many obvious targets, but I’d have loved to see us go for Malins. Unfortunately, that ship has sailed.

I would quite like to see is try Lang at 15. He’s probably not likely to be first choice at 10, 12 or 13, but I think he has the ability and the skill set to be a very good option at 15 and given time I think he could be Browny’s successor.

Tapuai played 15 Premiership games for us last season. More or less the same he was averaging in at Bath. Generally he’s been first choice when fit and playing nearly 70% of games is not a bad return. It’s only really this season where he’s been injury prone.

Personally I’d keep him, but Lasike’s emergence as a genuine option and subsequent contract extension probably means he’ll be off.

Scrum Half and Fullback are our weakest positions IMO.

Landajo has been rubbish and Saunders’ condition means he’s unlikely to ever be able to cement a place as second choice (I think he can only play a limited number of games). Not many good 9s about TBH.

As for Fullback. Brown”s injury really exposed us. I like Morris but he’s injury prone and isn’t good enough to be a first choice IMO. The less said about Ross Chisholm at 15, the better. Again, not too many obvious targets, but I’d have loved to see us go for Malins. Unfortunately, that ship has sailed.

I would quite like to see is try Lang at 15. He’s probably not likely to be first choice at 10, 12 or 13, but I think he has the ability and the skill set to be a very good option at 15 and given time I think he could be Browny’s successor.

I take it back about Tapuai. I didn't realise he'd played so much last season. But as you say, we've got increasing options at centre, and I daresay they are a lot cheaper than Taps.

Scrum half and full back are a quandary. In part, we've been spoiled by having arguably the two best English players in those positions for the best part of a decade. Both seem irreplaceable... but we have to look ahead. I'd still like to see Ruan Combribnck join us! Can't we start waving the cheque book at him?

Scrum half is a tricky one - Faf would have been prefect for us. Bu maybe we need to look at a complete change in the type of player we're looking for? DC is a unique player, so are we trying too hard to find someone similar?

Reinach would be my dream choice at 9, but obviously he’s off to Montpellier and it’s unlikely he would have left Saints for us.

I also really like John Cooney but he wouldn’t leave Ulster while he’s in the mix for Ireland.

Sonatane Takulua would have been another good signing with experience of the Premiership, but he’s off to Toulon.

The low value of the Rand and relaxed selection policies mean that SA is the best hunting ground. Herschel Jantjies would be a great signing for us, or as a wildcard, I quite liked the look of Embrose Papier when he was on loan at Sale earlier in the season. At 22, he’d be an ideal guy to develop behind Care.