The UAFC

ETHEL.......STICK THE KETTLE ON. YOUR TIME HAS COME!!!!

Based on today's Telegraph:

Afoa - back for Scarlets match
Pienaar - back for Scarlets match
Wallace - out for 6-8 weeks
Payne - out for season
Terblanche - seems to be a complete lack on news on this front. Still no Visa? Its been about 3 weeks since announced

Cronin and Luke Marshall will be back playing AIL this week.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport ... 80943.html

It would seem that the return of "little" John has come just in time
as it seems that Deccie Fitz has

exacerbated a neck injury

Indo this morning - http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/f ... 49444.html

The same article also quotes JM as saying

We are at a stage were we are so scared of making mistakes that that is exactly what is happening

Mac.

Any update on Spence?

LastKnightoftheproms wrote:

Rem99 wrote:Any update on Spence?

Unfortunately, he still can't pass.

Rooster wrote:

LastKnightoftheproms wrote:

Rem99 wrote:Any update on Spence?

Unfortunately, he still can't pass.

3 is a bit strong Roaster for something so sadly true

LastKnightoftheproms wrote:Thank you very much! I'm here all week!

Why? No work on? Recession biting?

Aye and \spence is a half decent 12

LastKnightoftheproms wrote:

Snipe Watson wrote:Aye and \spence is a half decent 12

Be a decent one when he has a distribution game which involves "passing".

Possibly even good.
Wonder is he under orders to be a crash ball merchant

Oh aye, he's the new Dan Tuohy don'cha know (repeating)

PJays the new great white hope at 12 now boys.

BaggyTrousers wrote:Oh aye, he's the new Dan Tuohy don'cha know (repeating)

PJays the new great white hope at 12 now boys.

No, no, no Bagster; one trick ponies and show ponies are entirely diiferent beasts.

Spence is rarely given the ball without two defenders about 6 feet away. Humphreys runs sideways and then shovels the ball to Spence.

LastKnightoftheproms wrote:

jackthelad wrote:Spence is rarely given the ball without two defenders about 6 feet away.

Gee! Do you think that's because all other teams are waiting for a crash ball 12 who won't be passing/offloading/doing anything different than he always does? Seriously Jack? His inability to pass/create/do anything different is iHs fault?

At times. The real problem is that Spence is a 13 being shoehorned in at 12 because he can take the ball on. Mincer and Marshall will make a difference as they are creative 12s, even Whitten would be better I think but the back line crabbing across the pitch shutting down space or the ball being flung wide at every opportunity has been a constant sight all season.

Once the 12 crabs across, it is hard for the rest not to go wide to try to create room. I know this because I was that crabbing 12 much to the ire of those outside me.

Our 10 also crabs sideways