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Topic: The scrum half issue
Posted By: Sarnian scarlet
Subject: The scrum half issue
Date Posted: 05 May 2018 at 11:02pm
After today it surely is time for a change at scrum half as Cawdor is really struggling. His game management and decision making is really poor at the moment and we looked a far more dangerous team with Jonny at SH. Whether GD is trying too hard not sure but he blew 2 or 3 try scoring opportunities today and isn’t the player he was back in January.



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Posted By: SA14
Date Posted: 05 May 2018 at 11:25pm
I think he reckons he irreplaceable. Rude awakening next season.


Posted By: Legendinmybathroom
Date Posted: 05 May 2018 at 11:28pm
SHD played well for Edinburgh until he was taken off too. Should be really interesting for next season. I would probably start with Jonny against Glasgow and have Cawdor on the bench.


Posted By: thommo
Date Posted: 06 May 2018 at 12:09am
Cawdor was not that bad tonight. He has a bit of white line fever but hey he has a bit of X factor and for that he fits into pivacs style.


Posted By: saundersfootscarlets
Date Posted: 06 May 2018 at 12:30am
Thought he played OK , good in a high tempo game but then perhaps there is more chance of some mistakes but also can be very effective in such a fast game.

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Posted By: Dafen Boy
Date Posted: 06 May 2018 at 3:18am
His pass is better than Evans, but his kicking is not top drawer..


Posted By: knutsfordlion
Date Posted: 06 May 2018 at 8:01am
Originally posted by thommo thommo wrote:

Cawdor was not that bad tonight. He has a bit of white line fever but hey he has a bit of X factor and for that he fits into pivacs style.
 
He was dreadful .
Indecisive, slow, taking wrong options, and his kicking was terrible.
 
He needs a break and Jonathan Evans to start for me in the semi.
 
I wonder if Bernard will write a piece on how bad Cawdor was last night Wink


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Posted By: Mr Ian
Date Posted: 06 May 2018 at 8:05am
He was touched hard in different situations at the begin of the match...maybe his performance was influenced or he had sub before...


Posted By: Bryn A! Wel!
Date Posted: 06 May 2018 at 8:24am
Originally posted by Mr Ian Mr Ian wrote:

He was touched hard in different situations at the begin of the match...maybe his performance was influenced or he had sub before...
His 'white line fever' was a little irritating, and cost us possibly two further scores.


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Posted By: Maple
Date Posted: 06 May 2018 at 9:58am
You must have watched a different game to me. He was very poor in all aspects.

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Posted By: greypower1
Date Posted: 06 May 2018 at 10:53am
Originally posted by Maple Maple wrote:

You must have watched a different game to me. He was very poor in all aspects.

Have a look at the game again. He wasn't at his best but he was fully committed and abrasive in attack and even more so in defence. He is an extra back rower and in the first half when the opposition is fresh his workrate cannot be faulted. There is no point in having two identical scrum halves in the same match day squad. One size does not fit all and by having contrasting scrum halves the opposition has bigger problems to solve. The only scrum half approaching perfection is Connor Murray and he makes the odd mistake in every game he plays. Let's be grateful for what we've got.

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Posted By: thommo
Date Posted: 06 May 2018 at 11:09am
Originally posted by greypower1 greypower1 wrote:

Originally posted by Maple Maple wrote:

You must have watched a different game to me. He was very poor in all aspects.

Have a look at the game again. He wasn't at his best but he was fully committed and abrasive in attack and even more so in defence. He is an extra back rower and in the first half when the opposition is fresh his workrate cannot be faulted. There is no point in having two identical scrum halves in the same match day squad. One size does not fit all and by having contrasting scrum halves the opposition has bigger problems to solve. The only scrum half approaching perfection is Connor Murray and he makes the odd mistake in every game he plays. Let's be grateful for what we've got.

Murray tends to overuse the box kick, he is a great 9, he does not possess the speed and running threat of Cawdor. Lets leave cawdors decision making to him. If in the blink of an eye he sees an opportunity then lets reward him. Would hate to see the situation where a player is frightened to make a decision and take the safe option.


Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 06 May 2018 at 11:22am
Looked to me like he was trying too hard. Looked like he was trying to force things. Just a little patience needed. Let the pack do it’s job and those half chances that he is a master at exploiting will be a little more forthcoming.


Posted By: reesytheexile
Date Posted: 06 May 2018 at 11:40am
Originally posted by Bryn A! Wel! Bryn A! Wel! wrote:

Originally posted by Mr Ian Mr Ian wrote:

He was touched hard in different situations at the begin of the match...maybe his performance was influenced or he had sub before...

His 'white line fever' was a little irritating, and cost us possibly two further scores.
Have to agree but thankfully it made no difference in the end.


Posted By: Sosban bach
Date Posted: 06 May 2018 at 12:07pm
Think he was trying a bit too much probably to not give the media ammo after last weeks comments lol


Posted By: ChrisX
Date Posted: 06 May 2018 at 12:50pm
There is something about Jonny Evans though, once he came he did look sharp, some nice touches and nice try. 


Posted By: Llanelliman
Date Posted: 06 May 2018 at 1:47pm
In support of Gareth, I think that his 'charging' at the opposition in attack was a tactic that Pivac wanted him to deploy from the start. The Cheetah's knew how much of a threat Gareth was going to be and was frequently challenged by more than one of the Cheetah's defenders, sucking in the opposition defence very effectively. Had we scored 3 tries before the half hour mark ??? As soon as Gareth went off the opposition defence relented their suffocating defence of the number 9 challenge/position, maximised to great effect by Jonathan Evans who took full advantage of the freedom this relinquished defence created. Entirely tactical by our very astute Coaching Staff. And you can be sure that Glasgow were watching this match; if they weren't already focussing on Gareth Davies as a 'bloody nuisance in attack', they most certainly will be after that match. Creating openings elsewhere. Bring on the Semi Final. As someone else as stated, cranking up and getting momentum at just the right time  . . .
 

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Posted By: supertaf
Date Posted: 06 May 2018 at 8:32pm
Originally posted by Legendinmybathroom Legendinmybathroom wrote:

SHD played well for Edinburgh until he was taken off too. Should be really interesting for next season. I would probably start with Jonny against Glasgow and have Cawdor on the bench.

Although he did get caught in possession on a couple of occasions and had the ball knocked out. Needs to be aware of that.

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Posted By: Wil Chips
Date Posted: 06 May 2018 at 8:46pm
3 quality scrum halves in a squad is rare, great for the coaches, and creates a competitive arena. However there is a flip side, as seen with academy products like Rhodri Williams and now Aled Davies, both moving on in search of more regular game time. Being 3rd choice in a 2 berth playing squad is always a challenge.

Cawdor gets some odd commentary at times, I find some of it difficult to comprehend.
I just see a guy who is the highest scoring scrum half in our region’s history (and he is in some top company with that statement). More than 40 tries for the club, he’s also often at the top end or topping the leagues try scoring table..incredible stat for a scrum half.
However a poor kick or an error of any sort and all that is smothered by ridicule, embellished by layers of anecdotal nonsense spouted by armchair exponents of the dark arts of world class scrum half play.





Posted By: 157cb
Date Posted: 06 May 2018 at 9:12pm

Agree with your comments with regards Cawdor Wil a cracking scrum half who overall been brilliant for us, as you said any wrong option or error on his part he gets harsh critcism on here


Posted By: diego6754
Date Posted: 06 May 2018 at 10:01pm
Originally posted by Wil Chips Wil Chips wrote:

3 quality scrum halves in a squad is rare, great for the coaches, and creates a competitive arena. However there is a flip side, as seen with academy products like Rhodri Williams and now Aled Davies, both moving on in search of more regular game time. Being 3rd choice in a 2 berth playing squad is always a challenge.

Cawdor gets some odd commentary at times, I find some of it difficult to comprehend.
I just see a guy who is the highest scoring scrum half in our region’s history (and he is in some top company with that statement). More than 40 tries for the club, he’s also often at the top end or topping the leagues try scoring table..incredible stat for a scrum half.
However a poor kick or an error of any sort and all that is smothered by ridicule, embellished by layers of anecdotal nonsense spouted by armchair exponents of the dark arts of world class scrum half play.




Well at least someone is speaking some sense on this subject.


Posted By: Ffidel Bennett
Date Posted: 06 May 2018 at 10:10pm
Wil. It's not just a poor kick,but when we are under pressure such as against Leinster in the semi-final, or at home to Bath, a whole succession of poor kicks meant that we were almost permanently under pressure, All his critics are saying is that we should be able to expect an international scrum-half to improve this aspect of his game but so far we have seen no sign of this.


Posted By: aber-fan
Date Posted: 07 May 2018 at 2:33pm
It wasn't his best game, but I doubt this thread would have started if he'd scored instead of being an inch or two short after one dart... Dan Jones also got knocked back a couple of times when trying for the line, but no-one seems to mention that. Jon Evans did very well indeed when he came on, but Cawdor is such a threat that I don't see the sense in dropping him - really!

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Posted By: ScarletBear
Date Posted: 07 May 2018 at 2:53pm
A bit over the top reaction in my opinion, but everyone has the right to give their thoughts. Cawdor is a fine SH and will continue to improve. I am happy he is with us. I do believe SHC will put pressure on him though which is a good thing. Strangely, these past 12 months, whie Gareth has improved, it is due to enhancing what he was already good at - the breaks, the aggression, the speed etc. His pass and box kicking for a SH is pretty poor and I can't fathom why it has not improved.

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Posted By: GPR - Rochester
Date Posted: 08 May 2018 at 8:55am
To play our normal full on attacking style there is no SH in Europe that I would prefer to see than Cawdor. His threat around the fringes with both pace & aggression, his wonderful running support lines. The addition of SHC will add another dimension to our half back play so that we can play a tighter more conservative way when conditions dictate. An inspired signing in my opinion. The awarding of a NDC to Cawdor makes it imperative that we have depth and SHC and Hardy give us that. 


Posted By: thommo
Date Posted: 08 May 2018 at 9:25am
Hidalgo clyne can cover 10 and has a sound kicking game. Has good pace over the first 10 and offers a different option to dan as a back up 10. Could overtake dan at 10 next season if we are picking horses for courses.


Posted By: s.pimpernel
Date Posted: 08 May 2018 at 11:18am
Originally posted by Llanelliman Llanelliman wrote:


The Cheetah's knew how much of a threat Gareth was going to be and was frequently challenged by more than one of the Cheetah's defenders, sucking in the opposition defence very effectively. 
 

In soccer terms, Gareth has been "man-marked" in the last 3 games. Is he in form, I`d suggest no but I don`t think any of our players look at their best at the moment. And as far as leaving tries on the pitch goes, Prydie, Dan Jones and Scott all blew try scoring chances.

I`d like to think Pivac has seen the man marking aspect and will come up with a plan that gives him some room or gives the opposition back row something else to think about. Defences are terrified of him and rightly so. He`s had an outstanding season and a couple of mediocre games won`t change that.


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Posted By: GPR - Rochester
Date Posted: 08 May 2018 at 11:24am
Originally posted by thommo thommo wrote:

Hidalgo clyne can cover 10 and has a sound kicking game. Has good pace over the first 10 and offers a different option to dan as a back up 10. Could overtake dan at 10 next season if we are picking horses for courses.

SHC has indeed featured at 10 but I don't know how many times/how effective he has been. Much will depend on where he sees himself playing - not many are happy to be considered as utility players apart from Asquith who is well pleased with getting into our top 23. However if he is happy to play 10 all the better. Wherever he features he will improve our kicking game which is nowhere near Champion standard. 


Posted By: GPR - Rochester
Date Posted: 08 May 2018 at 11:34am
Originally posted by s.pimpernel s.pimpernel wrote:

Originally posted by Llanelliman Llanelliman wrote:


The Cheetah's knew how much of a threat Gareth was going to be and was frequently challenged by more than one of the Cheetah's defenders, sucking in the opposition defence very effectively. 
 

In soccer terms, Gareth has been "man-marked" in the last 3 games. Is he in form, I`d suggest no but I don`t think any of our players look at their best at the moment. And as far as leaving tries on the pitch goes, Prydie, Dan Jones and Scott all blew try scoring chances.

I`d like to think Pivac has seen the man marking aspect and will come up with a plan that gives him some room or gives the opposition back row something else to think about. Defences are terrified of him and rightly so. He`s had an outstanding season and a couple of mediocre games won`t change that.

Fair summation that - however if he is attracting defenders because he is so explosive & dangerous then it must open up opportunities elsewhere. We have not looked ourselves in recent games but Saturday was a big step in the right direction. A lot is being said about how poor the Cheetahs were but to be fair we didn't let them play. Our best performances in the past 18 months have been when we enter the field of play with a plan to take our game quickly to the opposition and not allow them into the game - Connaght, Ospreys, Leinster & Munster last season & Bath, La Rochelle & Cheetahs this. All these games were almost over by half time with bursts of devastating interplay which our opponents couldn't handle. 

Key to this is getting quick phase ball, spreading it wide to the 15 metre channels & using the footballing abilities of players like Steff, Foxy, Scott, McNichol, Asquith & now hopefully Prydie to create go forward/half breaks relying on inside support runners like the back row, FB & Cawdor. 


Posted By: reesytheexile
Date Posted: 08 May 2018 at 11:34am
Gareth is a fine scrum half. If I had to ask for one more thing he could possibly work on, it is the height and length of his box kicks which sometimes seem to me to go to far with not enough height rendering any chase futile, but that is being picky as he has other valuable skills and a killer try scoring instinct. As posters have said no-one is perfect and its good to have him in our team.


Posted By: NobbySosban
Date Posted: 08 May 2018 at 11:39am
Sam H-C has just been named in the Scotland squad for their summer tour to the Americas - this time they didn't even wait for him to play his way back into form at the Scarlets, they just knew to pick him.Wink

(Barclay not named in the squad - presumably a summer rest was part of the deal before going to Edinburgh.)





Posted By: Fscarlet
Date Posted: 08 May 2018 at 11:39am
As an aside SHC (& the other Edinburgh scrum half) made the Sky Sports team of the weekend for their displays against Munster...


Posted By: Rob o'r Bont
Date Posted: 08 May 2018 at 11:56am
Our 'scrum half issue' is an issue that comes with success, i.e. this season we have three if not four very good scrum halves. Apologies for not remembering the name of the youngster that came on  a few times (no not MIke Phillips) but he was also a class act and looking forward to seeing more of him in the future. 

If our scrum half stock was the same as other clubs then there would be no 'issue' as Cawdor would stand out head and shoulders above the rest, as will Aled next season at the Ospreys.  The only real issue is keeping them all happy by  giving them enough game time between them all  to satisfy their personal ambitions, and that's probably impossible.


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Posted By: aber-fan
Date Posted: 08 May 2018 at 12:46pm
Originally posted by GPR - Rochester GPR - Rochester wrote:

Originally posted by thommo thommo wrote:

Hidalgo clyne can cover 10 and has a sound kicking game. Has good pace over the first 10 and offers a different option to dan as a back up 10. Could overtake dan at 10 next season if we are picking horses for courses.

SHC has indeed featured at 10 but I don't know how many times/how effective he has been. Much will depend on where he sees himself playing - not many are happy to be considered as utility players apart from Asquith who is well pleased with getting into our top 23. However if he is happy to play 10 all the better. Wherever he features he will improve our kicking game which is nowhere near Champion standard. 

I'm sure I read somewhere that SHC played all his early (schools?) rugby at 10, and only moved to 9 as a senior - so he'll have plenty of experience, even if at a much lower level... it won't be completely strange, anyway, if he has to play there. Well have to see how good a fist he makes of it, when the time comes.

I'm not convinced by your point about utility players - as for 9/10, very many French players can operate in both positions, as can Laidlaw of Scotland - so no reason SHC can't... and as for the Scarlets, we seem to have a plethora of 'utility' players ATM, which adds immensely to the flexibility of the squad, and provides valuable cover in cases of injuries:

Halfpenny, Prydie, Mcnicholl, Steff Evans: 15 or wing
Scott and Hadleigh: 12 or 13 (H can also do an impersonation of a 10!)
Asquith: 10, centre, wing
SHC: 9 or 10
Patch and Dan J: 10 or 15

Beirne, Shingler, Rawlins: second row or 6
Barclay, Boyde, Macleod: anywhere in back row
Cubby: 7 or wing Wink

So - it seems to me that the coaches have deliberately targeted players who can cover more than one position, which makes sense given that we're not amongst the richest club around.




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Posted By: PE SA
Date Posted: 08 May 2018 at 12:48pm
Originally posted by Rob o'r Bont Rob o'r Bont wrote:

Our 'scrum half issue' is an issue that comes with success, i.e. this season we have three if not four very good scrum halves. Apologies for not remembering the name of the youngster that came on  a few times (no not MIke Phillips) but he was also a class act and looking forward to seeing more of him in the future. 

If our scrum half stock was the same as other clubs then there would be no 'issue' as Cawdor would stand out head and shoulders above the rest, as will Aled next season at the Ospreys.  The only real issue is keeping them all happy by  giving them enough game time between them all  to satisfy their personal ambitions, and that's probably impossible.

Lets not forget Cawdor is now an NDC player and with the World Cup coming up these lads I am sure will be wrapped in as much cotton wool as possible in readiness for the World Cup.

so IMO, we will see Cawdor playing the 16 games and thats it - 6 group stage games of europe, possibly the derby fixtures, and any QFs/SFs/play offs.

The rest will be split between Jonny and SHC and if SHC is called upon by Scotland, then Hardy and Smith are battling out for that spot too.


Posted By: GPR - Rochester
Date Posted: 08 May 2018 at 1:33pm
Originally posted by aber-fan aber-fan wrote:

Originally posted by GPR - Rochester GPR - Rochester wrote:

Originally posted by thommo thommo wrote:

Hidalgo clyne can cover 10 and has a sound kicking game. Has good pace over the first 10 and offers a different option to dan as a back up 10. Could overtake dan at 10 next season if we are picking horses for courses.

SHC has indeed featured at 10 but I don't know how many times/how effective he has been. Much will depend on where he sees himself playing - not many are happy to be considered as utility players apart from Asquith who is well pleased with getting into our top 23. However if he is happy to play 10 all the better. Wherever he features he will improve our kicking game which is nowhere near Champion standard. 

I'm sure I read somewhere that SHC played all his early (schools?) rugby at 10, and only moved to 9 as a senior - so he'll have plenty of experience, even if at a much lower level... it won't be completely strange, anyway, if he has to play there. Well have to see how good a fist he makes of it, when the time comes.

I'm not convinced by your point about utility players - as for 9/10, very many French players can operate in both positions, as can Laidlaw of Scotland - so no reason SHC can't... and as for the Scarlets, we seem to have a plethora of 'utility' players ATM, which adds immensely to the flexibility of the squad, and provides valuable cover in cases of injuries:

Halfpenny, Prydie, Mcnicholl, Steff Evans: 15 or wing
Scott and Hadleigh: 12 or 13 (H can also do an impersonation of a 10!)
Asquith: 10, centre, wing
SHC: 9 or 10
Patch and Dan J: 10 or 15

Beirne, Shingler, Rawlins: second row or 6
Barclay, Boyde, Macleod: anywhere in back row
Cubby: 7 or wing Wink

So - it seems to me that the coaches have deliberately targeted players who can cover more than one position, which makes sense given that we're not amongst the richest club around.



Versatility is very much a positive but my comment relates to the preference of the player. I very much doubt whether we would have signed either Halfpenny or Patchell if we had promised them as many games at 14 or 15 as their preferred positions of 15 & 10. 

Playing in their non favoured positions for one off knock out games to cover for injury is one thing. SHC will get plenty of games at 9 or 21 with Cawdor's enforced abscences due to the NDC. I am looking forward to seeing him play at 10.


Posted By: aber-fan
Date Posted: 08 May 2018 at 4:41pm
Most of the examples I listed are of players who definitely don't mind being seen as versatile.

I suppose Patch is a bit of an exception, because at the Blues he was played at 15 when Anscombe was picked before him at 10. In the Scarlets set-up, there is no question that he is first choice at 10 - it's just that, with injuries, it has been necessary at times to move him to 15. I'm sure he understands that.

To the best of my knowledge, SHC doesn't mind being seen as a 9/10 - certainly, he is listed as being able to play 9, 10 or 15 on Wikipedia... we'll see how he sees himself when he turns up!


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Posted By: Feverpitch
Date Posted: 08 May 2018 at 8:39pm
Originally posted by GPR - Rochester GPR - Rochester wrote:

To play our normal full on attacking style there is no SH in Europe that I would prefer to see than Cawdor. His threat around the fringes with both pace & aggression, his wonderful running support lines. The addition of SHC will add another dimension to our half back play so that we can play a tighter more conservative way when conditions dictate. An inspired signing in my opinion. The awarding of a NDC to Cawdor makes it imperative that we have depth and SHC and Hardy give us that. 


Do you not rate Johnny Evs then ?


Posted By: GPR - Rochester
Date Posted: 09 May 2018 at 8:05am
Originally posted by Feverpitch Feverpitch wrote:

Originally posted by GPR - Rochester GPR - Rochester wrote:

To play our normal full on attacking style there is no SH in Europe that I would prefer to see than Cawdor. His threat around the fringes with both pace & aggression, his wonderful running support lines. The addition of SHC will add another dimension to our half back play so that we can play a tighter more conservative way when conditions dictate. An inspired signing in my opinion. The awarding of a NDC to Cawdor makes it imperative that we have depth and SHC and Hardy give us that. 


Do you not rate Johnny Evs then ?

I certainly do rate Jonathan but with Cawdor likely to be sitting out a number of games we will need 3 strong 9's as back up. 


Posted By: Feverpitch
Date Posted: 15 May 2018 at 3:11pm
Originally posted by Llanelliman Llanelliman wrote:


In support of Gareth, I think that his 'charging' at the opposition in attack was a tactic that Pivac wanted him to deploy from the start. The Cheetah's knew how much of a threat Gareth was going to be and was frequently challenged by more than one of the Cheetah's defenders, sucking in the opposition defence very effectively. Had we scored 3 tries before the half hour mark ??? As soon as Gareth went off the opposition defence relented their suffocating defence of the number 9 challenge/position, maximised to great effect by Jonathan Evans who took full advantage of the freedom this relinquished defence created. Entirely tactical by our very astute Coaching Staff.
And you can be sure that Glasgow were watching this match; if they weren't already focussing on Gareth Davies as a 'bloody nuisance in attack', they most certainly will be after that match. Creating openings elsewhere. Bring on the Semi Final. As someone else as stated, cranking up and getting momentum at just the right time  . . .
 


Ha ha ha. Are you really saying that Wayne and Stevo came up with a great tactical plan of Cawdor being as greedy as possible. I can imagine the team talk
" Gareth, when you've got the ball don't worry about a team game. Go for it yourself, be greedy and don't worry if you blow several guilt edged scoring chances for anyone outside you. It won't matter because when you are replaced Johnny Evs will benefit from the extra space and we will run in tries later in the game "
To be honest, apart from his kicking, I have thought that Cawdors weakness has been that he slows down attacks by getting to a breakdown and waiting before deciding who to pass to. But at the start of this season he had improved in that department releasing the ball a lot quicker to supporting players to keep up the tempo and attacks flowing. However since returning from National camp he seems to have been Howleyfied and resorted to slowing things down. He has looked tired and struggling after 50 to 60 minutes and this culminated in the Cheetahs game where he has tried too hard to make things happen on his own, only to ignore the try scoring opportunities for others.
I hope the 2 week rest will have refreshed him for this week and with the extended period of coaching from Stevo he will be back to his best, and play the team game not his own.


Posted By: reesytheexile
Date Posted: 15 May 2018 at 4:41pm
Originally posted by Rob o'r Bont Rob o'r Bont wrote:

Our 'scrum half issue' is an issue that comes with success, i.e. this season we have three if not four very good scrum halves. Apologies for not remembering the name of the youngster that came on  a few times (no not MIke Phillips) but he was also a class act and looking forward to seeing more of him in the future. 

If our scrum half stock was the same as other clubs then there would be no 'issue' as Cawdor would stand out head and shoulders above the rest, as will Aled next season at the Ospreys.  The only real issue is keeping them all happy by  giving them enough game time between them all  to satisfy their personal ambitions, and that's probably impossible.

Declan Smith in the Scarlets Academy do you mean ? Been off injured but has been back with us in Llanelli RFC for a few games .



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