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Alan Cameron (40)
IMHO, this is one of the strangest (of a long line of strange) decisions this year. Pyle was benched the minute he announced he was leaving so, unless Neville has an injury, why start him now?
Lions V Rebels, 5 July @ Ellis Park
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IMHO, this is one of the strangest (of a long line of strange) decisions this year. Pyle was benched the minute he announced he was leaving so, unless Neville has an injury, why start him now?
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Steve Williams (59)
It was obviously going to happen. Rising wouldn't take him because he'll not be here next year, and it's hard to see any other team willing to pick him up either.
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Steve Williams (59)
One of the best Daz
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Dick Tooth (41)
Debreczeni was dreadful last week. Completely out of his depth, does have a cannon of a leg though. Surprised he's getting another go.
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Dick Tooth (41)
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Ward Prentice (10)
Agree Dumbledore...cant believe TT thinks Debreczni is a stronger option against the Lions than Woody!! Woody is being put in the naughty corner like Pyle for leaving the fold!
Woody was atrocious last week and looked completely disinterested.
I agree that Debreczeni wasn't good but I wouldn't have selected Woodward again either.
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Thanks mate. Thank goodness the season is nearly over; I'm running out of ideas!
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Dick Tooth (41)
It was one of those times where you had to be at the ground to see how badly out of position he was and how poor his option taking was. Woodward wasn't good, but he was also having to do an obscene amount of work off the ball to cover. Telling that as soon as Debreczeni went off we started to look vaguely functional. He might be talented, and he might be a decent flyhalf, but he's miles off the pace for an acceptable Soup fullback at the moment.
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Peter Sullivan (51)
i agree DD some of Woodies positional problems came from trying to cover Debreczenis cover. its a bit harsh to drop a bloke when you play him out of position and against a team full of running.
ps have we thought who might actually take the goal kicks (if we assume we get anywhere near enough to have a shot)
ps have we thought who might actually take the goal kicks (if we assume we get anywhere near enough to have a shot)
Jack's played at five-eighth his whole junior and senior rugby career, and that's where and why the Rebels chose him. Considering his size and kicking ability even I'd be tempted to try him out at fullback but maybe he's still finding his feet in the 15 jumper. He deserves to be cut some slack ATM.
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Peter Sullivan (51)
i agree. i am not criticising him just the fact that the young bloke was selected out of position and as a result stuffed up two players. he has only played 5/8 previously at lower levels so to select him for his run on debut at fullback seems a bit of a hard ask imo.
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That's not completely true swingpass. I've in fact seen him play fullback. Against uni specifically in the dewar shield. Not super rugby, but he has played there at lower levels.
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In all fairness, fullback is an easier introduction that flyhalf though.
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But i agree with your comments about it affecting Woodward.
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Steve Williams (59)
Depending on whether he or Hegarty stick with us in the NRC, He'll potentially get all 8 starts in the Fly Half Jersey, setting up a good platform for next year.
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