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<blockquote data-quote="BPM" data-source="post: 1053704" data-attributes="member: 59968">I&#039;m less concerned about age and more about form and skill set. Right now, May doesn&#039;t have the form, but pretty much has the full range of skills a top class winger needs.Even if he&#039;s lost a yard of pace he was so quick to begin with he&#039;s still faster than almost every other winger we have. His ability under the high ball and his positioning in defence are also better than all but Watson IMO. We have several promising wingers, but most of them have pretty obvious areas to work on. I&#039;m 100% open to giving them the time and exposure to improve, but I don&#039;t think that necessitates canning May.Also worth noting that he&#039;s widely known as one of the most dedicated trainers and the way he&#039;s evolved his game is a great example for the younger wingers. Even if he&#039;s no longer a nailed on starter, he&#039;s worth keeping in the squad to work with the less experienced guys.Final point - NZ kept Ben Smith around until well into his 30s because he was still one of their best back three players. Same with Australia and Ashley-Cooper. If May is still one of our top two wingers in 2023, I don&#039;t particularly care if he&#039;ll be 33.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BPM, post: 1053704, member: 59968"] I’m less concerned about age and more about form and skill set. Right now, May doesn’t have the form, but pretty much has the full range of skills a top class winger needs. Even if he’s lost a yard of pace he was so quick to begin with he’s still faster than almost every other winger we have. His ability under the high ball and his positioning in defence are also better than all but Watson IMO. We have several promising wingers, but most of them have pretty obvious areas to work on. I’m 100% open to giving them the time and exposure to improve, but I don’t think that necessitates canning May. Also worth noting that he’s widely known as one of the most dedicated trainers and the way he’s evolved his game is a great example for the younger wingers. Even if he’s no longer a nailed on starter, he’s worth keeping in the squad to work with the less experienced guys. Final point - NZ kept Ben Smith around until well into his 30s because he was still one of their best back three players. Same with Australia and Ashley-Cooper. If May is still one of our top two wingers in 2023, I don’t particularly care if he’ll be 33. [/QUOTE]

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