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<blockquote data-quote="Tony Manx" data-source="post: 589357" data-attributes="member: 50236"><p>OK in order</p><p></p><p>Yoe.....Biarritz have not underperformed as too many people have said over the last few years and do not look good on paper......Traille, Harinordouquy, Barcella, Balshaw and Ngwenya and, of course, Yachvilli are probably the stand out players or "stars" but the first two seem to have regressed siince their international days where they were, as they were for Biarritz, brilliant. They are not now and they are into their 30's without the lure of international caps to motivate them. They are, in a nutshell, past it! Barcella has not been the same player since his injuries where he missed the best part of two seasons and it is doubtful that he will ever be again. Balshaw has been super but again is ageing and will be interested to see how he fits in when he comes back from surgery in May. Zee and Yach retain their ability but they are like beacons standing out from the medicrity about them........the squad has suffered from poor recruitment and I am not sure too many people have been let go rather than the good ones leaving such as Dusatoir, Cronje, Lauret etc. They are in for a very tough season and must rely on team spirit and comaraderie, discpline, organisation and determination to overcome their lack of quality and stave off relegation for another season.</p><p></p><p>Irish Rugby Man - Sexton has been awful in comparison to his days at Leinster in the two matches to date BUT as many have said, there a huge number of new players and two new coaches at Racing which will all take time to bed down....it took Toulon best part of three years and a change to Laporte to really bring out the best of their individuals and make them a team. Sexton and Lydiate and Roberts (probably) will make it in the Top 14 but they need the people around them to understand what they are doing, to play as a team and actually secure some decent and long period of ball!! His kicking has been average but then confidence is needed for that and you do not get it if you are playing catch up. Mind you, it was mixed at Lenister anyway and he has Ronan now to show him how to do it!! </p><p></p><p>Basquetebete......I can understand Noves telling the LNR to butt out when they are telling clubs to manage their players and not to allow players to play all three games in 9 days that the LNR itself scheduled. It is ridiculous and unfair on those, like Barritz, with wafer thin squads, and those, like ST, who have to play three top teams (ASM, Racing and Montpellier). They should address the matter of when games are played and whether there are too many with better scheduling than telling managers what to do as they fail to act responsibly themselves. I think they will give up on the ASM fixture as an away one against a team with the unbeaten home record of ASM and concentrate on Racing and MHR...............</p><p></p><p>Castro and Ghezal both suspended until 11th September for their fight at Toulon last Friday............</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tony Manx, post: 589357, member: 50236"] OK in order Yoe.....Biarritz have not underperformed as too many people have said over the last few years and do not look good on paper......Traille, Harinordouquy, Barcella, Balshaw and Ngwenya and, of course, Yachvilli are probably the stand out players or "stars" but the first two seem to have regressed siince their international days where they were, as they were for Biarritz, brilliant. They are not now and they are into their 30's without the lure of international caps to motivate them. They are, in a nutshell, past it! Barcella has not been the same player since his injuries where he missed the best part of two seasons and it is doubtful that he will ever be again. Balshaw has been super but again is ageing and will be interested to see how he fits in when he comes back from surgery in May. Zee and Yach retain their ability but they are like beacons standing out from the medicrity about them........the squad has suffered from poor recruitment and I am not sure too many people have been let go rather than the good ones leaving such as Dusatoir, Cronje, Lauret etc. They are in for a very tough season and must rely on team spirit and comaraderie, discpline, organisation and determination to overcome their lack of quality and stave off relegation for another season. Irish Rugby Man - Sexton has been awful in comparison to his days at Leinster in the two matches to date BUT as many have said, there a huge number of new players and two new coaches at Racing which will all take time to bed down....it took Toulon best part of three years and a change to Laporte to really bring out the best of their individuals and make them a team. Sexton and Lydiate and Roberts (probably) will make it in the Top 14 but they need the people around them to understand what they are doing, to play as a team and actually secure some decent and long period of ball!! His kicking has been average but then confidence is needed for that and you do not get it if you are playing catch up. Mind you, it was mixed at Lenister anyway and he has Ronan now to show him how to do it!! Basquetebete......I can understand Noves telling the LNR to butt out when they are telling clubs to manage their players and not to allow players to play all three games in 9 days that the LNR itself scheduled. It is ridiculous and unfair on those, like Barritz, with wafer thin squads, and those, like ST, who have to play three top teams (ASM, Racing and Montpellier). They should address the matter of when games are played and whether there are too many with better scheduling than telling managers what to do as they fail to act responsibly themselves. I think they will give up on the ASM fixture as an away one against a team with the unbeaten home record of ASM and concentrate on Racing and MHR............... Castro and Ghezal both suspended until 11th September for their fight at Toulon last Friday............ [/QUOTE]
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