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multinational
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It's not so much from the point of view of players needing a rest now, more the amount that will be required of them in the next two games and the need to get critical players into those match day squads. To lose our only option at 8 before a critical game against saints and racing would be suicide, we also need to rest some other critical players (people will have their own opinions on who these are) and use the depth of our squad. Winning in Leinster would be very good indeed but how many would back is to do that and at what cost. Pivac has already identified the need to rest DTH and Samson, I'm hoping he does the same for a few more |
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Iwlew
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I'd go for:
15. Aled Thomas 14. Tom Williams 13. Regan King 12. Hadleigh Parkes 11. Harry Robinson 10. Steven Shingler 9. Gareth Davies 1. Phil John 2. Ken Owens (C) 3. Peter Edwards 4. Jake Ball 5. Lewis Rawlins 6. Aaron Shingler 7. James Davies 8. John Barclay Replacements: 16. Emyr Phillips 17. Rob Evans 18. Will Taylor 19. Tom Price 20. Jack Condy 21. Rhodri Williams 22. Dan Jones 23. Michael Collins
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Wil Chips
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Good man. That news will lift the team all by itself. Nothing better to bring out the best in players than true supporters making the effort to go to Ireland for a Friday night game. |
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aber-fan
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I'd also pick that team, apart maybe for starting Phil John - is Rob over his ankle twist? Unlike some, I don't think this is the game to start new or inexperienced players - Collins, etc. - who haven't had the chance to fit in with the team yet. We need to go to the RDS looking for a win, with a losing BP the very least we expect.
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Sosban bach
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If we rest too many then we risk getting a stuffing like last year, which IMO would be a massive set back to what the team has thus far accomplished. Just don't want it coming back to biting us on the rear at the end of the season.
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knutsfordlion
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The other way to look at it is that if we go fully loaded and take a hiding, then that will be really devastating. Also, we have Europe starting, so I would rest up our main guns, and give the squad players a go. Would not risk our back row or centres, as if these guys get injured, then we would really suffer further down the line. Even if we get 6 from 7, and perhaps a bonus point on Friday, then that would be great. We took a hiding out there last season, so do not need that again.
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scarletabroad
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continuity though is a massive thing though, we should go there with our full squad for the following week and treat as a full run through and then push on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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A weakened team for Leinster away is madness
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New_scarlet
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Its amazing to see Regan King playing 80 mins week in, week out and still looking fresh. We're obviously managing him really well, Phil John too.
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theieuan
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I'd be tempted to rest Regan King and John Barclay for this game. Barclay especially as he's our first choice no.8 at the moment as well as being the only fit cover we have for open-side if Cubby was to get injured.
Plus it would give Jack Condy a chance to develop.
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TheKing
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Our full strength side (minus injuries) needs at least one runout together before the EC, so this has to be it.
Personally I like the way pivac rested players for a home game against weaker opposition and think that's the way to go. By resting players when we travel to the better teams we are employing a very defeatest attitude and throwing games. By resting players against weaker sides at home we are challenging our youngsters and squad players to lift their game in favourable conditions. Edited by TheKing - 03 November 2015 at 2:50pm |
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roy munster
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is Europe more important than this top of the table clash?
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ROYMOND MUNTER MBE (FOR SERVICES TO THE COMBOVER)
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Wil Chips
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Sustaining our slim resources is a difficult challenge...we failed last season and sent a much weakened and pretty knocked about team up to Leicester.
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TheKing
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No. Both equally important and both require full strength. |
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roy munster
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Our resources are not as slim as a year or 2 ago, its just this cataclysmic injury list that's holding us back
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Ffidel Bennett
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Agreed Roy- basically it's only at second row and 10 that we can't afford any more injuries,-although we could do with Pitman or Allen to recover enough to cover 8 on the bench.
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