Super Rugby Round 3, 2018 - Sharks vs Waratahs @ Durban

[Derpus]

Tahs side

1. Tom Robertson

2. Damien Fitzpatrick

3. Paddy Ryan

How have we been left with such a shite front row at the start of a season? Okay, Kepu is gone. But man, Paddy Ryan has been average for an eternity and Robertson for at least a full season now.

You can't compete for a Super Rugby title with that front row. Even as a bench front row. Simples.

Edit: also, fuck Kellaway off. Newsome to start, Naiyaravoro on the bench for impact.

 

[wamberal]

Kepu and Tolu Latu, old chap. That is a very big hole.

 

[Jets]

How have we been left with such a shite front row at the start of a season? Okay, Kepu is gone. But man, Paddy Ryan has been average for an eternity and Robertson for at least a full season now.

You can't compete for a Super Rugby title with that front row. Even as a bench front row. Simples.

Edit: also, fuck Kellaway off. Newsome to start, Naiyaravoro on the bench for impact.

Sounds like you miss Angus Ta'avao?

 

[Derpus]

Kepu and Tolu Latu, old chap. That is a very big hole.

Latu is fit supposedly.

But my concerns are primarily in the prop region not hooker so much.

 

[wamberal]

Your concerns, like mine, could probably be solved by putting Ryan on a slow train to Oodnadatta.

 

[Ulrich]

I can't fathom this paper discussion either. Sharks in Round 1 were dealing with the new rules and had the same problems as everyone else. Their front row match everything in SA in the Currie Cup and the main criticism was too much focus in the forwards.

The problem is not the Sharks pack as a whole. The only problem is Thomas du Toit at TH. He was disastrous there but he's being shoved there at the behest of the Boks so he is learning on the job.

Replace him with a real TH and things get better for the Sharks immediately.

 

[Lindommer]

Your concerns, like mine, could probably be solved by putting Ryan at LHP, permanently.

fixed

 

[TOCC]

Tahs could struggle at set-piece.. should have some fantastic mobility around the ground though

 

[JT0406]

Surely signing the old bull TPN for one season would have helped the current dilemma in the front row... but no super rugby team wanted a bar of him apparently!

 

[kiap]

but no super rugby team wanted a bar of him apparently!

Salary cap?

 

[JT0406]

Salary cap?

Coach/management control salary cap, again, but no super rugby team wanted a bar off him!

 

[fatprop]

Latu is fit supposedly.

But my concerns are primarily in the prop region not hooker so much.

Latu isn't fit enough supposedly

 

[Lindommer]

Coach/management control salary cap, again, but no super rugby team wanted a bar off him!

Possibly because the other Oz sides had already signed their hookers and there wasn't a slot available.

 

[Derpus]

Surely signing the old bull TPN for one season would have helped the current dilemma in the front row. but no super rugby team wanted a bar of him apparently!

He didn't want to stay at the Tahs anyway. He's stated repeatedly that he wished he left earlier to give other hookers the chance to develop.

Plus he's earning well deserved cashola in Europe.

 

[Braveheart81]

Surely signing the old bull TPN for one season would have helped the current dilemma in the front row. but no super rugby team wanted a bar of him apparently!

No team had the space particularly for someone requiring a higher salary than the hookers they already had signed.

Suggesting he was unwanted is pretty inaccurate.

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[Zero_Cool]

So are we expecting anything unexpected?
Or will the Warratahs be put to the sword?

 

[Derpus]

Meh, nothings changed. 14 was surrounded by 4 tahs and he still managed to nearly beat all of them and make about 5 metres.

Still can't tackle.

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[Micheal]

Meh, nothings changed. 14 was surrounded by 4 tahs and he still managed to nearly beat all of them and make about 5 metres.

Still can't tackle.

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Kurtley can! He just made two superb tackles on the line to hold them out, and that was after two great cover tackles in the passage before.

Was impressed last week with his defence as well.

Kurtley Mk II.

 

[Derpus]

We have a mobile (small) pack of forwards that can't forward. Can't run the ball, can't secure the ball, can't scrum.

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[southsider]

For such a lightweight pack we aren’t getting to the breakdown quick enough either, sharks are popping the ball off the deck to support runners left right and centre