Highlander35
Andrew Slack (58)
> Smashed in scrums
> Paddy Ryan
> Surprised
DOES NOT COMPUTE.
> Paddy Ryan
> Surprised
DOES NOT COMPUTE.
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Mark Ella (57)
Did you watch the game? Essentially amateur scrum for the Rebels had clear ascendency over a pack containing a few professionals including at one stage the entire Tahs reserve front row. Surprising and a bit concerning really.
Ruggo
Mark Ella (57)
Would have have gone Holmes before Ryan. Longbottom has also shown potential this season.
Bairdy
Peter Fenwicke (45)
I think it just goes to show how imperative it is we keep our first and second choice forwards injury free, given our insufficient forwards depth.
So long as Kepu and Alexander stay injury free (touch wood), Ryan will not likely see game time.
How long is Scott Sio out for with his injury?
So long as Kepu and Alexander stay injury free (touch wood), Ryan will not likely see game time.
How long is Scott Sio out for with his injury?
Highlander35
Andrew Slack (58)
Looking into the future(Japan 2019 and RWC 2023), between Paul Alo-Emile, Ollie Hoskins, and Alan Allaatola you should be fine. Before then, hopefully Kepu, Alexander and Weeks stay fit enough to not have to use Ryan.
Ruggo
Mark Ella (57)
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David Wilson (68)
Rebels scrum very dominant early on. Actually, Uni's scrum improved when both Ryan and Latu came on, but went backwards after Latu went off injured.
en_force_er
Geoff Shaw (53)
He was named to the media in the first inbound tour squad of 2014.
Then, to his credit, it came out he was off to England so he was cut. It was all handled pretty well.
Yeah, Ryan got caught in early, but settled into his work
South's scrum was working very well as a unit, wereas the uni scrum was pretty disjointed
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Chilla Wilson (44)
paddy has been pretty poor at times this year, i hope that being called up to cover injuries isnt going to send the wrong message about his play.
All it's really saying is that Link sees further investment in 26 year old Paddy Ryan as his 5th choice THP is currently a better option than Greg Holmes at 31.
The idea of shifting Sio to THP is clearly an indication that Link sees this as an area that needs significant improvement.
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Train Without a Station
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Paddy will still be the 3rd choice THP though won't he? Perhaps that's why Link sees Ryan as a better squad option as it will improve him and he's still not expected to play.
Didn't Weeks overtake Ryan in June with Ryan only playing due to a late injury diagnosis?
Didn't Weeks overtake Ryan in June with Ryan only playing due to a late injury diagnosis?
Yes. He's definitely the third choice THP in the current squad behind Kepu and Alexander.
Further to that in the original squad, Link said Sio was there as a THP as well implying he was Link's 3rd choice. When Sio got injured, Weeks came in implying he was Link's 4th choice.
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Train Without a Station
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Yeah I get what you are saying, I'm just thinking if the prop brought in would be the 2nd choice of the fit THP and in the 23 perhaps Link would have brought Holmes in as he is more ready to go, where being outside the 23, Ryan can work on improving in an accelerated environment.
Once again those in charge seem to be playing musical numbers with Australian props. And one of them, Link, was a prop to boot. In all this imbroglio about Sio/Weeks/Ryan et al WTF does Alexander fit? Let's not forget it wasn't so long ago Deans played Kepu at 1 and Alexander at 3 when they were wearing reversed numbers for their Super sides. Well, Deans was a back! This was about the same time the Brumbies were trying to squeeze Alexander and Palmer into the same team.
There's no doubt Sio could/probably should move to the THP pozzie, but is the fortnight before a Bledisloe Cup encounter the time to do it? Is Link starting to pencil in his RWC2015 squad ATM? Wouldn't the sensible approach be to ask the Super coaches try blokes in another position to see how they might fare.
Young Scott played junior rugby with my son from about the under 9s (along with the two Ala'alatoas), they parted ways for a coupla years when schools rugby took precedence (Scott at Trinity, the two As at Newington and my son elsewhere) before joining up again at West Harbour Colts. There was never any doubt Scott was going to make it in senior rugby, he took on the shape of a man-boy very early on; you've only got to look at his Dad to see where it comes from. I wish him well in his Wallaby career, I'd be far more comfortable seeing him wear a 3 jumper for the Brumbies before running out as THP for the Wallabies.
There's no doubt Sio could/probably should move to the THP pozzie, but is the fortnight before a Bledisloe Cup encounter the time to do it? Is Link starting to pencil in his RWC2015 squad ATM? Wouldn't the sensible approach be to ask the Super coaches try blokes in another position to see how they might fare.
Young Scott played junior rugby with my son from about the under 9s (along with the two Ala'alatoas), they parted ways for a coupla years when schools rugby took precedence (Scott at Trinity, the two As at Newington and my son elsewhere) before joining up again at West Harbour Colts. There was never any doubt Scott was going to make it in senior rugby, he took on the shape of a man-boy very early on; you've only got to look at his Dad to see where it comes from. I wish him well in his Wallaby career, I'd be far more comfortable seeing him wear a 3 jumper for the Brumbies before running out as THP for the Wallabies.
I am assuming Alexander is still the reserve THP so every single one of these changes due to injuries has related to the third choice player.
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