The CAS selections... I do think we need to remember that for each position in the Firsts there are likely to be at least three players with realistic claims. That means that there will often be a kid who narrowly misses CAS 1sts who ends up on the bench for the 2nds. There are often fine margins involved. That's especially true for positions that aren't interchangeable, like scrum-half or hooker. If you have a great fullback who misses out, you can put him on the wing, but if you're edged out of tight-head prop you may end up benched, like Ah Colt.
And look, Ah Colt is plainly a terrific player. Cranbrook had a dominant scrum against Trinity yesterday, and he presumably had a lot to do with that. But if you want him in the CAS 1sts, you also need to say why he deserves it more than Goddard. I haven't seen Goddard this year but he anchors the scrum for the side that's 2-0 (and beat Joeys) and he was in CAS 1sts last year. I'm in no position to say that it's a mistake to select him.
On Ah Colt, I'm not knocking the kid for a second, he's great. And he got through a ton of work yesterday, and barged over for the try that put Cranbrook back in the game. But in all his carries (and there were plenty), he didn't break the defensive line once. Trinity's 3, whose name I don't recall but is, I gather, in Year 10, made four line breaks. So Ah Colt wasn't even the most effective running prop on the day.
For what it's worth, I'd be amazed if Ah Colt doesn't get a run in CAS 1sts at some point.
