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General Category => Wasps Rugby Discussion => Topic started by: Heathen on November 08, 2021, 12:03:18 PM

Title: Wasps' costly gamble erodes 'miracle' effort vs Harlequins
Post by: Heathen on November 08, 2021, 12:03:18 PM
https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/rugby/wasps-v-harlequins-analysis-22098541
Title: Re: Wasps' costly gamble erodes 'miracle' effort vs Harlequins
Post by: NellyWellyWaspy on November 08, 2021, 12:10:08 PM
Most importantly, where do we go from here? Next weekend we potentially have no loosehead props.
Title: Re: Wasps' costly gamble erodes 'miracle' effort vs Harlequins
Post by: Shugs on November 08, 2021, 07:49:33 PM
Part of the article is who would fit in from Quins - they go for Green. For me it would have to be Esterhuizen.
Title: Re: Wasps' costly gamble erodes 'miracle' effort vs Harlequins
Post by: Neils on November 08, 2021, 08:06:01 PM
Part of the article is who would fit in from Quins - they go for Green. For me it would have to be Esterhuizen.

+1  kind of player we are missing.
Title: Re: Wasps' costly gamble erodes 'miracle' effort vs Harlequins
Post by: Hymenoptera on November 08, 2021, 08:29:26 PM
Miracle is a bit strong. Whilst the bench was weak and we had a loanee at 13, the starting 15 weren't far off a starting 15 on any given Sunday, injuries or not.

Quins did was Quins do, Wasps did what Wasps do.
Title: Re: Wasps' costly gamble erodes 'miracle' effort vs Harlequins
Post by: HDAWG on November 08, 2021, 08:45:17 PM
Miracle is a bit strong. Whilst the bench was weak and we had a loanee at 13, the starting 15 weren't far off a starting 15 on any given Sunday, injuries or not.

Quins did was Quins do, Wasps did what Wasps do.

Respectfully disagree. Tom West, Jack Willis, Launchbury, Fekitoa, Dan Robson and Mills would all have been starting in my book. And that's a lot of important players.

Simultaneously the bench lacking that experience definitely affected the outcome. Noticeable drop off around 50 minutes in.

Injuries played a massive part in the performance and outcome of this game.
Title: Re: Wasps' costly gamble erodes 'miracle' effort vs Harlequins
Post by: Shugs on November 08, 2021, 08:45:31 PM
Yes, but crucially we had an academy product at LH for over half the game, teaming up with an on loan hooker for some of the game and a TH who’s played far too many minutes. We then got penned off the pitch at scrum time. Agreed, miracle isn’t how I’d have described it but there were mitigating factors.