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Wasps Rugby Discussion / Cheslin Kolbe makes me wonder what could have been ...
« on: October 16, 2019, 01:03:27 PM »
Watching Cheslin Kolbe, and listening to commentators and pundits pouring admiration and praise on him - and rightly so in my opinion, does anyone else wonder what a certain Mr Wade would have been capable of if given a chance?
Both the same height, similar skills and both speedsters over 40m - though I don't know who is the fastest, I've not seen Kolbe play live but I have seen Wadey score tries that I have not seen before or since. We'll never know whether he could have translated that to the international stage but every time I see Kolbe I can't help wondering ...
Both the same height, similar skills and both speedsters over 40m - though I don't know who is the fastest, I've not seen Kolbe play live but I have seen Wadey score tries that I have not seen before or since. We'll never know whether he could have translated that to the international stage but every time I see Kolbe I can't help wondering ...
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Wasps Rugby Discussion / Is Dan Robson still injured?
« on: August 12, 2019, 01:07:12 PM »
Didn't see anything particularly special from Heinz yesterday to suggest he should leapfrog Dan. Can only assume he must still be injured ...?
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Wasps Rugby Discussion / 'The other place'
« on: May 02, 2019, 10:25:33 AM »
I'm not asking for it to be brought back, it is actually nice being able to read rugby chat without being drowned out by other matters relating to S*r*c*ns or Si*u.
Just wanted to remark that the comments on the Saracens board are a sad reflection of how we are now perceived, thanks mainly I think to the tone of the discussions over there.
Just wanted to remark that the comments on the Saracens board are a sad reflection of how we are now perceived, thanks mainly I think to the tone of the discussions over there.
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Wasps Rugby Discussion / The Wuss game - was it all that bad?
« on: February 04, 2019, 02:00:17 PM »
I know we lost by a fair margin in the end but it was basically a dead rubber for us, and Wuss had something to play for. The game was close for quite a long time before they eventually pulled away.
I thought our defence has looked much improved recently, but I think we have a good defence for 60-65 minutes per match and that clearly still isn't good enough. Even yesterday, I though for the most part our structures and organisation were pretty good throughout but some individual mistakes allowed them in.
Also, a few of our players were coming back from injury, or it was their first match for a while so it was understandable there was an element of rustiness.
Lima is a bit of a paradox - I think we were expecting him to take a leadership position but to date it doesn't look like he is that sort of player. The fact that he has had other 'non-leaders' play alongside him hasn't helped so I think he would improve with Robson at 9 and/or Gopps at 12. You usually need some kind of leadership from the half-backs.
Other players are being judged unfairly against some of the worlds best, e.g. Miller is no WLR, but who is? Miller had a decent game overall, and I would want to give him the chance to claim the 15 shirt next year. He was good for us and can be again.
Charlie Matthews has been a bit of a revelation to be honest - his signing was queried but he looks like he could be a good player for us.
All in all, I quite enjoyed the game, and didn't think that Wasps were quite as bad as some would have you believe, and I don't really drink so I wasn't drunk!
I thought our defence has looked much improved recently, but I think we have a good defence for 60-65 minutes per match and that clearly still isn't good enough. Even yesterday, I though for the most part our structures and organisation were pretty good throughout but some individual mistakes allowed them in.
Also, a few of our players were coming back from injury, or it was their first match for a while so it was understandable there was an element of rustiness.
Lima is a bit of a paradox - I think we were expecting him to take a leadership position but to date it doesn't look like he is that sort of player. The fact that he has had other 'non-leaders' play alongside him hasn't helped so I think he would improve with Robson at 9 and/or Gopps at 12. You usually need some kind of leadership from the half-backs.
Other players are being judged unfairly against some of the worlds best, e.g. Miller is no WLR, but who is? Miller had a decent game overall, and I would want to give him the chance to claim the 15 shirt next year. He was good for us and can be again.
Charlie Matthews has been a bit of a revelation to be honest - his signing was queried but he looks like he could be a good player for us.
All in all, I quite enjoyed the game, and didn't think that Wasps were quite as bad as some would have you believe, and I don't really drink so I wasn't drunk!
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