Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Help Support The Rugby Forum :
Forums
Featured
European Champions & Challenge Cup
Teams capable of winning the 2013 Heineken Cup
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Tony Manx" data-source="post: 503697" data-attributes="member: 50236"><p>I agree with most of this apart from they desperately need a good fly half. Even the management, and I would like to see changes there, recognise the need as they have tried Traille, Bosch, Balshaw, Halyett-Petty and Barraque there this season instead of Perylongue and even bought Baby as the replacement yet none of them could do a better job than Perylongue. He is a brave and willing player who, apart from one beautiful kick in the Amlin Final, struggles for accuracy out of hand and from the tee and is not prone to make breaks. He is OK but will never set the backs going or lead them. </p><p></p><p>BO seem to be banking on Couet Lannes to come back from injury at 15 so will not buy there, Lesgourges at 9 so will not buy there, they are looking to Brew to fill the vacant wing slot and have H-P/Barraque and Traille in the centre with Berquist at 10. Hardly a back line to challenge that at Ulster or Leinster never mind in the French League!</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, Traille and Imanol are now advancing in age for rugby and, although been fantastic over the years, do not seem to me to have the same hunger for the run of the mill games but excel in the Cup competitons. There are ready made replacements for Imanol in the back row but none for Traille who organises and galvanises the backs and takes responsibility for them and the kicking game.</p><p></p><p>Consequently, they will again struggle, perhaps as you say even more so, without Marconnet and Watremez, or with any sort of injury to Yach, and a back up hooker to Heguy to throw in BUT I would never rule them out of a Cup run although could not see them winning it!</p><p></p><p>Leinster, Clermont, Leicester, Toulouse, Saffacens, Toulon, Montpellier, Ulster, Saints, Edinbugh are the guys I would go for to qualify (draw permitting) although cannot see past Leinster to win it again at the moment! They have the players (not necessarily the best in every position), but more important the confidence, organisation, spirit and hunger that are essential</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tony Manx, post: 503697, member: 50236"] I agree with most of this apart from they desperately need a good fly half. Even the management, and I would like to see changes there, recognise the need as they have tried Traille, Bosch, Balshaw, Halyett-Petty and Barraque there this season instead of Perylongue and even bought Baby as the replacement yet none of them could do a better job than Perylongue. He is a brave and willing player who, apart from one beautiful kick in the Amlin Final, struggles for accuracy out of hand and from the tee and is not prone to make breaks. He is OK but will never set the backs going or lead them. BO seem to be banking on Couet Lannes to come back from injury at 15 so will not buy there, Lesgourges at 9 so will not buy there, they are looking to Brew to fill the vacant wing slot and have H-P/Barraque and Traille in the centre with Berquist at 10. Hardly a back line to challenge that at Ulster or Leinster never mind in the French League! Unfortunately, Traille and Imanol are now advancing in age for rugby and, although been fantastic over the years, do not seem to me to have the same hunger for the run of the mill games but excel in the Cup competitons. There are ready made replacements for Imanol in the back row but none for Traille who organises and galvanises the backs and takes responsibility for them and the kicking game. Consequently, they will again struggle, perhaps as you say even more so, without Marconnet and Watremez, or with any sort of injury to Yach, and a back up hooker to Heguy to throw in BUT I would never rule them out of a Cup run although could not see them winning it! Leinster, Clermont, Leicester, Toulouse, Saffacens, Toulon, Montpellier, Ulster, Saints, Edinbugh are the guys I would go for to qualify (draw permitting) although cannot see past Leinster to win it again at the moment! They have the players (not necessarily the best in every position), but more important the confidence, organisation, spirit and hunger that are essential [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Featured
European Champions & Challenge Cup
Teams capable of winning the 2013 Heineken Cup
Top