I hadn’t forgotten Reidy and I agree he is consistent. I really like him as a player.rocky wrote: ↑Wed Oct 30, 2019 1:37 pm Think you're forgetting about Reidy - one of our best and most consistent back-rowers. Also think Hendy isn't quick enough to play six. Don't know if Carter has ever played in the back row. Arguably Treadwell is the quickest of all our locks. But for me, our primary back row would be Reidy, Murphy and Coetzee. The jury's still out on Mattie Rea, I think.
However if we’re really talking about competing at the top level, how many top European sides would have him in their starting 23? He is a great player at Pro14 level and can hold his own in European competition, but the post I was responding to was about a pack that put fear into others. Despite his work rate and tackle count, Reidy doesn’t really do that.
As for Henderson, I don’t agree he’s too slow to play in the back row, depending on the balance of the rest of the back row.