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I do sometimes think that if we play JL Du Preez at lock, a rangier blindside could be a good move. However conversely I think JL Du Preez at 6 with Beaumont or JPDP partnering Lood would work effectively. Feel that top teams tend to have three 6’5”+ forwards in a pack who can all be lifted effectivelyBeardedshark wrote: ↑Sat Jan 01, 2022 3:57 pmBiggest concern for me was the way the line out fell apart in the second half. Apart from that pretty good
When we bring off our heavier carrying twelves and bring on / move a playmaker at 12, we do tend to still try to utilise them on the crash ball. That’s either a coaching issue or a lack of on field nous to change the picture somewhat.
Roebuck was on the bench, according to the pre-match graphic - guessing Covid related (AJ mentioned post-game that it's disrupting preparations as they don't even know who'll be at training each day with guys dropping out)
Agree that it’s an issue that RDP is playing better than Sam James at 13, but think we need to have a playmaker there because we don’t have one at 12 or 15.
He wasn't to happy that a Wasps player (or two) were trying to seperate his head from his body.
This was really tough to watch. Other teams would have thrown it out wide but without Faff who would do that we ended up passing the ball to AJ who was stood still and just surrounded by forwards who again were all stood still.....no runners at all- we lost all momentum - not the first this that's happened this season - another work-on!ShawSharkRedemption wrote: ↑Sun Jan 02, 2022 7:05 am
There was one glorious opportunity in the second half to score that summed it all up
for me. We had the ball under their posts and passed it out wide only for
it to peter(?) out by being smothered by their covering defence as we were too slow to
make any progress.
Agreed, there was a chance where Van Rensburg made a break and another where AJ chipped one over. I was convinced both of these would end with a try but they fizzled out. My only real issue about the game reallySurbiton_Shark wrote: ↑Sun Jan 02, 2022 6:48 pmThis was really tough to watch. Other teams would have thrown it out wide but without Faff who would do that we ended up passing the ball to AJ who was stood still and just surrounded by forwards who again were all stood still.....no runners at all- we lost all momentum - not the first this that's happened this season - another work-on!ShawSharkRedemption wrote: ↑Sun Jan 02, 2022 7:05 am
There was one glorious opportunity in the second half to score that summed it all up
for me. We had the ball under their posts and passed it out wide only for
it to peter(?) out by being smothered by their covering defence as we were too slow to
make any progress.