Things do not get any easier for the Ospreys as they begin preparations for their trip to Dublin to face Leinster. After a tough loss against the Bulls last Saturday, the Ospreys now face the challenge of going to the home of Irish powerhouses Leinster as they continue their fight to make the Top 8.
Hopefully Jac Morgan will be fit to play some part in this match. I am not aware of any knocks or injuries we picked up on Saturday so I think we will go as strong as possible for this match. No idea if Boshoff has returned with the Squad.
Potential Squad
N Smith G Thomas S Parry D Lake T Botha R Henry H Sutton J Ratti J Morgan J Tipuric M Morris M Morse/H Deaves AN Other (Lock)
RMW L Davies D Edwards/O Williams K Giles O Watkin K Williams L Morgan M Nagy J Walsh E Boshoff
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*Edited to show that Beard is now unavailable for the rest of the season. Not sure if Sekekete is still around so I have left the 3rd lock space vacant for now.
Showmaster you have exactly got my point.
You can't compare football to rugby, the nearest to the issue I'm trying to make is in the main american sports with their draft system, it keeps refreshing the franchises and no team dominates the sport for a long time i.e it maintains a neutral support interest in the sport.
I am not advocating a draft system in rugby but we must have a some kind of equalising method or the rich will always outperform the not so well off.
Surely nobody in our sport wants to see the same teams slugging it out year on year without anyone else having the chance to compete, it gets boring.
There must be more to our sport than having the ability to outspend one another.
Having been to Kingsholm and other english grounds and having favourable chats with supporters who in the main would welcome welsh teams into an anglo welsh league but that is at a supporter level and leadership from another direction is needed to make that happen.
If the URC maintains its stance of not having equalising standards, the interest in Wales will continue to diminish due to competative viability and unfortunately in my view threaten the future of our sport.