Just moved this from the Prem thread.
Yes and no in terms of our strength at 7. We've got some great options, but…..
Underhill previously and now especially T Curry have suffered badly from injuries. Will either make old bones in rugby terms?
Is Earl an out and out 7 or a utility? Same question for Pearson to a degree.
B Curry is very good domestically and arguably should have been given more chances over time, but he's not really convinced when he has.
W Evans has perhaps been unlucky to have never really been in the conversation, but he hasn't and probably won't now.
I'm not putting Pepper in a white shirt just yet but I'm liking what I'm seeing.
You can argue that the best of the lot on current form is J Willis. Obviously unavailable, but hopefully that will change one day.
Also wonder if we're heading away from the days of any 2 of T Curry, Underhill and Earl (& J Willis) back towards specialists.
At 8 T Willis must now be on the radar and he, Barbeary and even Mercer don't really play anywhere else. If you want a big guy in the back row none of CCS, Chessum or Martin are anything other than 6 (maybe CCS will go to 8 in time, but not yet).
Plenty of options for SB and whoever's on his coaching staff this week to chew over……
