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Sosban89
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Posted: 21 December 2016 at 11:30am |
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Surely he can't be worse than Cuthbert ;)
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Mogwen
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Totally agree
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turkishrebel
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i was really worried about the 2nd row position this season, with jake ball really being the only top class player there. but bullbring has improved massively from last year and has settled in.
whilst price and beirne have been really impressive, especially tadh in the last few games. was so so impressed by him on sunday. he was up against massive men and didnt give an inch tom price too has a great future if he keeps developing and increasing his weight and could be a future 2nd row for wales. well done the scouting system and the coaches!
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GPR - Rochester
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Could not agree more Aber-fan regarding Anscombe. To use NDC money on him was outrageous. Of course I forgot to include in my list Beirne - shame on me - his performances in the last month have propelled him into our starting 23 even with Bulbring fit. Our recruitment policy over the past couple of seasons has shown a good understanding of where we are. We cannot afford the rock stars leave that to the French, Saracens & Wasps. However we seem to have targeted good club academy grown players who are having difficulty breaking in to first teams - I think of Tom Price at Leicester an under 20's England international who is also qualified for Wales; Tadh Beirne Leinster academy & Ireland under 20's. Both have developed in our environment and once given the chance have thrived.
Pivac knew & trusted Hadleigh & he has been an absolute gem of a signing. If Pivac gets it right again with McNichol then we can all be very happy. His performances in Super Rugby suggest we have a quality player on our hands.
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reesytheexile
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aber-fan
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Referring to McNichol? But it's certainly true than not all super rugby players make the grade in the NH - most SF posters probably agree by now that the WRU cash spent on Anscombe was wasted - he's flattered to deceive.
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“You cannot reason a man out of what he never reasoned himself into.” (Jonathan Swift)
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reesytheexile
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Love Parkes for his reliability and versatility. Clever, hard working player.Good defence and strong runner - he made Scotts try on Sunday. Played really well together. He passes a lot better than Foxy! Pivac rates him as an international level player - I agree
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reesytheexile
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The fact he was top player in Super rugby clearly moves him right up as a significant signing. He is hardly a development punt!
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aber-fan
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I think you're right - and Beirne can be added to that list. It's a real credit to our scouts and coaches that they have identified and signed these players. I wonder how many can be regarded as time servers? Obviously not Barclay, DTH or Kruger... has McNichol been capped? The one getting close to being WQ is Parkes according to one post - is that right? I thought he'd have quite a while left... Parkes is certainly as effective a back-up to the current Wales centres as any... I guess Beck would be rated higher except (maybe) for his injury issues.
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“You cannot reason a man out of what he never reasoned himself into.” (Jonathan Swift)
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scarletnut
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I still wake up late at night and think of what might have been when tim stimpson hit that jammy penalty1
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Dafen Boy
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The logical replacement for Liam
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SA14
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He's playing northern hemisphere rugby alongside different players and with different coaches. |
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ladram
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lets hope they start with new Zealand.
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SospanMawr
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Wasp
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Notice the thread title?
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We're still still here, but I wish we were in an Anglo-Welsh
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EJPT
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I'm not sure parkes is the right 'fit' for the Wales set-up, but who knows... he's of a higher calibre than some that get/have been selected.
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