Commentators said that we have 28 fit players to chose the team from. That is awful new, I hope some players come back soon as with Crumpton we are down to 27 now!
really pleasing to see us finally competing at a lineout
I've been saying for ages that I don't understand why we never seem to compete at the lineout. Last night it was one of the things that saved us at the end.
Commentators said that we have 28 fit players to chose the team from. That is awful new, I hope some players come back soon as with Crumpton we are down to 27 now!
Im pretty sure that it that was a league game, a few of those "injured" players listed would have played
I've been saying for ages that I don't understand why we never seem to compete at the lineout. Last night it was one of the things that saved us at the end.
Youngs was the man (if my eyes were working). Seemed to cause a bit of hassle in their line out (even if he did not win it)
Also forgot Saunders who i thought played better than Care. He surely must develop well having Care and Landajo around with his youth and pace. I hope he continues to improve to succeed Care as first choice.
I don't think that Saunders will ever be our first choice. I understand that his play time needs to be managed due to health reasons. Therefore, I think he will be a bench player and 3rd choice.
I understand that his play time needs to be managed due to health reasons.
Can you explain that a bit more, NS? (Or anyone else)
Harlequins scrumhalf has not let a debilitating medical condition derail his chosen career
“From two years old I have had a blood disorder called ITP (Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, sometimes referred to as immune thrombocytopenia) where my antibodies believe that my platelets are a virus, attack them and rid them from my body.
Never knew that about him, got to admire him for it. Also if he’s happy to be 2nd/3rd choice and still keeps improving not a bad backup clubman to have.
To be fair, reading through the whole of that Saunders piece, it appears he's now got the condition under control & his platelet count into the "normal" range, so I'd guess it's more a case of monitoring his condition & adjusting his workload in the same way that Slade has to manage his diabetes. There's no reason that while Saunders' platelet count stays at a nominally typical number that he can't play a typical workload of rugby games for a Scrum Half.
Thought baby Chis played well upfront, couple good penalties won at the breakdown and strong carries- surely based on current form it's a Chis- kunatani- dombrandt back row?
Id go with that backrow. Lawday sub if he was not injured. I would like to see an Evans, Semi, Dombrandt back row also. God knows what happens when Clifford is back