The curtain-raiser. The starter before the Main Course. The week before the Challenge Cup knockout QF.
With both teams pushing for a URC top 8 slot, it might be difficult for either team to rest some of their big hitters but there could still be some rotation. There is also the potential to extend our lead over the Scarlets to 10 points with a BP win and solidify our Top 8 place. However, we are sweating on the injuries to several key players from the Connacht match but Mark has said that only Fender and possibly RMW will miss out on possible selection.
The potential Squad could look like this
G Phillips G Thomas/S Thomas/C Jones (Depending on Garyn's knock)
S Parry G MuGuigan/D Lake
T Botha/B Warren M Iorwert-Scott (Depending on Botha's knock)
J Ratti W Spencer A Beard
J Morgan J Tipuric/H Deaves M Morris M Morse (Depending on Tip's back spasm)
RMW/L Davies K Hardy (Depending on RMW's shoulder)
D Edwards
K Giles
E Boshoff P Cokanasiga T Florence/K Williams (Depending on Keith's knee
D Kasende
J Walsh
I Hopkins
Discuss.
Edited after Presser.
As much as I admire Mark he made a bad call, but we all make mistakes and hopefully learn from them
His comments Wanting second string experience for later game wins doesn’t stack up, not sure how we will fare in South Africa , better to bank the points now
Would love to win the challenge cup , but unrealistic and if we are not in top 8 we will not be in the competition next year
Understand his after game comments Not wanting to throw the new boys under the bus , but he must have been really disappointed with infringements and in particular Nagy and Luke Davies
( good to see Rhys back )