Having watched Fridays game again on Premier Sports the commentary team stated we conceded twenty seven points as a direct result of being destroyed at set piece versus Racing 92.
A further ten points against Dragons.....
On Friday night Dragons picked up their first penalty points as a direct result of our own scrum going backwards, Shanners snagged off a reeling scrum. Pinged for holding.
Their try came a phase after they had destroyed a scrum about the 22 mark, got the nudge on, defensive line on the back foot and they had a perfect attacking platform.
When is this going to be addressed? Resolved?
Appreciate this has been discussed elsewhere on various threads but it really needs brought together under one umbrella due to its magnitude.
Are we missing a top class scrummaging lock who is a top class lineout operator? some massively underrated FVdM, berating his ball carrying...... what I wouldn't give for him right now.
We've tried various props and hookers, 2nd row has been the same three guys.... is it personnel?
Is are technique all wrong?
I could maybe have some empathy if it were the scrum or the lineout but it's both!
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It needs to stop. Stop I tell ya!