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haydn_davies
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Posted: 24 September 2017 at 10:26am |
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I think there will be a mixture of enforced absences and resting a few players.
Can see a XV along the lines of: 15 Halfpenny 14 McNicholl 13 Foxy 12 Scott 11 Steff 10 R Jones 9 Aled 8 Macleod 7 Boyde 6 Rawlins 5 Bulbring 4 Ball 3 Kruger 2 Elias 1 Wyn 16 Owens 17 Dylan 18 Thomas 19 Price 20 Shingler 21 Evans 22 Patchell 23 Asquith |
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With the ospreys and two big European games on the horizon rotation is key. I appreciate that Connacht are no mugs but we surely have to back the strength of our squad for games like this. Had it been away from Home I’d be concerned about slipping up but at the Parc we can afford a few changes.
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Ffidel Bennett
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Isn't Nicky Thomas out on loan to Bristol. It will have to be Gardiner on the bench then, although I like the look of your selection.
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Couldn't agree more with multinational about the upcoming games in Europe and the ospreys, we really do need to rotate the squad for next week. I would definatly rest halfpenny as patchell has 100% goal kicking accuracy this season and 1/2p is surely restricted by his nbc. I would also rest beirne, Cawdor and Barclay ( although the latter 2 could be unavailable for selection anyway) along with either Parkes or Foxy. I would certainly use this game to see whether some of our current bench players can step up from the start and to look at some of the fringe players off the bench.
But I am also concerned about underestimating the opposition as they have been one of our bogie sides. McNcholl Stef Parkes/ Foxy Scott Prydie/Morgan R Jones Aled Wynn Elias Kruger Ball Bullbring Rawlings McCloud Boyde Replacements Samson Ken Rob Beirne (second and back row cover) Askquith Patchell Parkes/Foxy Jonny Evans |
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You're right, forgot he was on loan. Will have to be Gardiner on the bench then. |
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We have to be careful as we dont want to lose this as we rested to many players thinking this game would be the easy one. We have our internationals available for the next 4 games and after that we probably wont see them until December so IMO we go strongest team available. If anyone has a knock then fair enough rest them but dont rest them and underestimate connacht.
We dont want to lose to Connacht and then go to Ospreys and lose also as no matter how crap the Os are playing they always raise their game for us and we tend to struggle to cope with playing them at the Liberty as we did last season |
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Rawlins played for Llandovery yesterday so hopefully he's fit and has to come in to rest another. Rhys Jones has had time at the helm so I would go with him but have Patch on the bench. Cawdor should be rested even if not concussed and machine men Barclay and Parkes should be forced into resting. Jake has already sat out in Zebre so I dont know how his numbers are looking but I'd like to have him playing if at all possible. I'd also give Tadgh an extra day off during the week, he's been putting in some shifts.
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I would like to see on the bench players like Tom Phillips and Condy, watching thei level and condition this year...of course someone need a rest
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what's been wrong with Rawlins?
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I hope the selection is along those lines - rest those who collected a knock yesterday (whether compulsory or not - Barclay, Cawdor and Parkes), but keep a core of first choice players. In all honesty, even though that's our second choice front row, it's barely weaker than the one which started yesterday. Bulbring looks in good nick... is Rawlins OK? He was superb at the end of last season... has he been injured? Other than that, Jones at 10 hasn't had much chance to show what he can do one way or the other. I do rate Dan Jones... is he another coming back from injury? The team should be close to that shown, I hope.
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It seems that the management no longer rate Dan Jones after his poor performances last season against Leinster and the Dragons.
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Really? Everyone can have off days... Dan was pretty solid most times he played. We'll see.
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15,Halfpenny 14,McNicholl 13,Foxy 12,Scott 11,Steff 10,Dan 9,Evans 1,Wyn 2,Ryan 3,Werner 4,Bulbring 5,Beirne 6,Aaron 8,Boyd 7,Macleod 16,Asquith 17,Patch 18,Aled 19,Rob 20,Ken 21,Gardiner 22,Ball 23,Rawlins |
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If you wanted to play kicking for position more often instead of running almost everything and off-loading then Dan would be a very useful player to have playing, but this seems to run (no pun intended) against our current philosophy. Personally I would like to see a little more tactical kicking, as opposition sides now tend to be up very fast against our line and can easily nullify passing moves where the ball is transferred mechanically along the line. This didn't used to happen when Sanjay was around as it wasn't all that easy to predict what direction he would hit the line and what he would he would do with the ball. In the last couple of matches I've been shouting for deft kicks or chips (not Wil) to turn the opposition and real pace to reclaim or harass Of course the best answer would be for the decision makers to ignore any starting instructions and choose the best option for each particular situation ie more flexibility - trust the players more.
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What a ridicullous statement Dan was an integeral part of the squad last year and contributed massively to winning the title. If Dan is performing well he will be given chance. The Scarlets are picking on form not reputation if someone is not performing even in training they will not be picked compare that to the mess at your beloved Ospreys where they are slowly ruining playing careers of some of the best young Welsh talent like Sam Davies Cracknell Allen and Beard. |
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She asks why i still can't answer. I guess its in the blood.
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Dafen Boy
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The back row needs a bit of rotation, and we are a bit thin already.
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