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"The main difference between playing League and Union is that now I get my hangovers on Monday instead of Sunday - Tom David
The West reporting Rodda is unlikley to play.
I suspect Faifua will slip in to the starting team, and an additional back like Bayley Kuenzel to the bench, reverting to a traditional 5/3 split bench
Simon Cron: “People talk about winning and losing all the time and they are critical, but there’s a process to get into and it’s the ability to stay present, do your job and execute skills under pressure.”
I was getting a little worried about the front-row stock, but we aren't looking too lean:
1 Charlie Hancock
1 Santiago Medrano
1 or 3 Atu Moli
3 Marley Pearce - subject to tribunal
3 Tiaan Tauakipulu
2 Tom Horton
2 Ben Funnell
I wonder if the issue at scrum time is just time training together?
Gareth Chilcott after his last game for Bath in 1993
“I thought I would have a quiet pint… and about 17 noisy ones.”
The issue is at loose head prop.
1) Marley at his age he should really only be playing the last 15 minutes of each match while learning his trade, yet he is putting in close on sixty minutes every week starting from last year already. Not only is the tribunal an issue but he may have stand down HIA protocols to implemnent as well.
2) Charlie Hancock, does not yet appear to to at a level for Super rugby, got monstered last year in his one appearance and same again on Saturday.
Hopefully Moli is fit enough to play and start and play most of the game otherwise our scrum will get monstered again.
Tighthead with Medrano and Tauakipulu should be okay, Reggie Churchwood not a bad option if we need him.
Simon Cron: “People talk about winning and losing all the time and they are critical, but there’s a process to get into and it’s the ability to stay present, do your job and execute skills under pressure.”
so Marley has been cited for using his nose as an assault weapon?
just a cultural greeting,bro
Gotta feel for Hancock. He came on against Tyrel Lomax, a likely All Black this year. Didn't he have Tim Anstee in behind him at that point? Anstee is 20kg too light to be a lock. He was always going to get pulped. It didn't help that the tight head side also wasn't strong.
Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast.
Have we heard anything about the citing? I thought the hearing was today.
What about bringing Rebolo in. Did did well in his only opportunity.