Prop crisis

Wee Woman · Post by **Wee Woman** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:27 pm

shamalicious wrote:Think we should be wary of criticising Fitz. He's had some awful luck and surely can't be blamed for migraines following concussion and heart palpitations.

+1

I can only imagine how worrying this is for his wife & family.

Rooster · Post by **Rooster** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:44 pm

Wee Woman wrote:
shamalicious wrote:Think we should be wary of criticising Fitz. He's had some awful luck and surely can't be blamed for migraines following concussion and heart palpitations.
+1

I can only imagine how worrying this is for his wife & family.

Well said, we take the pish out of Deccy on here quite a bit but most of it is in good humour and I wish the lad a speedy recovery with no long term problems, if he gets cleared to play again fine but his health must be his first consideration now

Leonidas · Post by **Leonidas** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 3:27 pm

Rooster wrote:
LegsLikeSausages wrote:We are now counting bodies for the rest of the season.

Will we see Kyle McCall converted back to TH?

Will the IRFU let us look for a short term signing from elsewhere?

Given that Herbst is way down the pecking order in Durban, might he be allowed to start his contract early?
Would it not be classed as rather dangerous putting McCall on against Healey?

Did McCall not prop against him as a TH when he came off the bench last year?

ruckover · Post by **ruckover** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 3:43 pm

Macklin is available and Afoa should be fit again for Leinster so that's tighthead sorted.

If Court and Black do not make it then Michael Cromie is next in line at loosehead.

breakdown · Post by **breakdown** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 3:55 pm

ruckover wrote:Macklin is available and Afoa should be fit again for Leinster so that's tighthead sorted.

If Court and Black do not make it then Michael Cromie is next in line at loosehead.

Surely Warwick is next in line?

scrum5 · Post by **scrum5** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 4:48 pm

Newsletter has Afoa possibly out for the rest of the season

Cockatrice · Post by **Cockatrice** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 5:16 pm

scrum5 wrote:Newsletter has Afoa possibly out for the rest of the season

House hunting in Gloucester then..

thecrouch · Post by **thecrouch** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 5:25 pm

Court looked in real pain and pretty distraught going off last night. His right arm was basically just hanging at his side and he was holding his shoulder.

I'll be surprised if he's back. Unfortunately we may have seen the last of him which would be a massive shame.

Hopefully I'm wrong though and there's some good news on Tuesday when I presume the scans etc happen.

eeyore · Post by **eeyore** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 5:56 pm

Accotding to Gusher today, Court had nerve problem and hopes to be back for Leinster, and also hoped that Afoa back too

rocky · Post by **rocky** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 6:44 pm

rorybestsbigbaldnoggin wrote:Is this right?

LH
Available:
Warwick
Paddy McAllister (?)
Kyle McCall(?)

Injured:
Court
Black

TH
Available:
Bronson Ross (?)
Adam Macklin (?)

Injured:
Afoa
Fitzpatrick
Lutton

The Academy also have Ricky Caulfield listed as a prop, but it's unclear which side of scrum that is.

Ross is just back from major neck surgery so forget him
Caulfield has gone back to England (a good thing).
As things stand, our front row is Warwick, Herring, Lutton. the back-ups are McCall and maybe John Murphy at hooker, dear love him, and Baggy and ATH as props. Our situation is deeply worrying.

LegsLikeSausages · Post by **LegsLikeSausages** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 6:57 pm

Is Bronson Ross out of contract at the end of the season? It would seem pretty pointless to look after him for nearly a season's worth of rehab and not offer him another short-term contract to see if he was worth signing in the first place.

scrum5 · Post by **scrum5** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 7:33 pm

Thought Bronson signed a 2 year contract from Coventry, so he would have a year left

interlooter · Post by **interlooter** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 8:15 pm

I was speaking to afoa before the Connacht game and he said he, along with a few others, was carrying his injury going into the Saracens game, burp,ayes on regardless!
He didn't say when he expected to be back, but he didn't seem overly concerned.
I sincerely hope he is back for Leinster, or I do not think we will win another game this season.

LegsLikeSausages · Post by **LegsLikeSausages** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 8:18 pm

scrum5 wrote:Thought Bronson signed a 2 year contract from Coventry, so he would have a year left

Couldn't remember if it was 1 or 2 years. Can't he cover hooker as well?

Snipe Watson · Post by **Snipe Watson** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 8:22 pm

interlooter wrote:I was speaking to afoa before the Connacht game and he said he, along with a few others, was carrying his injury going into the Saracens game, burp,ayes on regardless!
He didn't say when he expected to be back, but he didn't seem overly concerned.
I sincerely hope he is back for Leinster, or I do not think we will win another game this season.

That is my fear too. Wonder is John psychologically away to Kingsholm already?

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