Elliot Stooke in commentary today called it best.....'I am speechless'.
A comedy of errors
So much good and so much bad.
Where and how in the world do you start to dissect that. There was some really lovely stuff today, we were getting over the gain line, Tom Willis was absolutely immense. Barbeary worked hard, Cruise was solid, MacDonald and Launchers look great in the second row. Crossdale was an absolute threat with ball in hand.
But 18 handling errors! 18!!!.....I will say it once more.......
18!!!
It would be laughable, but this has cost us massively, 0 points.
Rugby is based upon small margins, but sometimes a litany of small margins cause big consequences.
Fair play to Bristol, under the pump. But did their homework and hit us hard. 2 first phase tries going through the 12-15 channels exposed the lack of unity and understanding in the back line. The backs look better, but they have a long long way to travel if we are hoping to get into the Champions cup next year. Big question marks also exist over our wide defence, it is porous and needs fixing.
Flats puts it best at the end of the game. "Wasps were miles off in terms of accuracy, concentration and execution".
2 games, 1 point. And to be fair none of us can say we deserve anything more.
If these 2 rounds do not serve as a rocket to our lads then nothing will.
Chris
Once a Wasp ALWAYS a Wasp!