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To be fair it shows in stark terms how far UR has fallen, it’s a damning indictment.
Fair play McCloskey for calling it out. It’ll be a tough few yrs to rebuild. We were a long way behind in the power stakes. We are yrs away for being genuine contenders against any good power sides.

A very strange game. That said any kind of win in France is a v good result - I certainly wasn’t expecting one. This season is a right off for me. It’s all an investment into pup development for next season when for me they drive that pack forward. Wilson McCann Sheridan have been so impressive for ...

I’d like to think it was B. Ultimately at LH he isn’t going to dramatically change UR fortunes on the pitch and he’s on big money. Absolutely no point keeping an unsettled player. No way should UR be financially subsidising any return to SA. Will the saved contract money be reinvested? I think a lot...

Can we save ourselves some serious cash and leave SK in Cape Town? Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk https://www.sarugbymag.co.za/kitshoff-set-early-stormers-return Your request may have been answered. Well….if that did occur, that’d open the door for exposure at LH for TOT, and SW getting more t...

I think it’ll be fascinating how the coaching dynamic will work. Murphy has already thrown his hat in the ring for the job permanently, and mentioned looking for houses in Belfast….not just a diplomatic “let’s see where we are end of the season” and lots of stakeholders involved in the process stuff...

I think he could become a bit of a cult hero With the crowd. Player wise he’s very combative, great aggressive attitude to boot. He’s a good un for me.
Frankly does anyone have a definitive squad for next season? WK has that utility side to him, which is likely needed with our injury profile.

Nice and aggressive. 100% makes most of the talent he’s got, which I think will be good for training standards. He’s a good signing for me, as long as he can stay fit.

Could understand on paper with Ewers playing profile could be beneficial BUT ultimately his legs have gone those 200+ prem games have added up, and he wasn’t the fastest anyway to start with.

It’ll be interesting what Murphy does with them til end of season.

16pts…..the same as 4 non bp wins. With the away fixtures to fr/eng, this is the trickier of the 2 fixture routes. Eng/ire can ultimately be traced back to set piece, breakdown, and power. Ire had an unstable slow platform that stopped/disrupted their strike moves, and badly effected their fast mult...

WK whenever I’ve seen him gives 100%, plays with real intensity, and has an edge to him. Might be a v decent signing if the finances work, and push standards off the pitch. SMcC would be turning his back on Ire selection, although he may be 4th choice, he is featuring fairly regularly for ire the la...

[quote=HammerTime post_id=735497 time=<a href="tel:1708543586">1708543586</a> user_id=1886] Gilroy must have had a heads up that Dan was on thin ice. As we hadn't heard anything from him before last weekend. Aye, he was smirks and innuendo with Anscombe. At that stage I was glad it was br...

The issue re Kitschoff and leadership for me is he’s barely got his feet under the table. Above him are a tom kite coaching and management group. There maybe things he is deeply unhappy about, but he could do a sexton at R92 and alienate a lot of people quickly. I’m not so sure I’d want the gig if I...

Some thoughts no real good order: Firstly ospreys have been on a decent run at home, not the easy result some may have anticipated. The result was no surprise whatsoever, I was actually amazed we were ahead with 2mins to go. The early injuries to Moore and Henderson definitely effected our grunt in ...

Yeah I did think re Beirne playing. Ultimately I wouldn’t be concerned either way. 3 weeks is a decent break for him if selected and his breakdown work would be very useful. Ultimately there are good replacements in Henderson/Ryan both I’d take over the welsh locks, if they benched or rested him. th...

I’d go potentially something like this: Porter Sheehan bealham McCarthy Ryan Baird Doris VdF Jgp Crowley Mccloskey henshaw Lowe Frawley Nash Loughman Kelleher TOT Henderson Conan Murray Byrne Ringrose Overall wales lack a decent pack, decent backrow but underpowered front 5, hence a 5/3 split. Lough...