I’d agree on Canterbury they were very strong last year. We needed a scrummaging performance for the ages to beat them, two penalty tries in the last 10 minutes. Irish has lost their whole 1sts backline expect a winger and a 9 from last year. Apparently theres a few new lads who look handy so will be interesting to see how we go this year.
So. Blacktown stomped Canterbury AT Canterbury. And here's what the scuttlebutt tells me:
Blacktown's First Grade has a distinctly Fijian flavour, and they don't train (this backs up what I heard previously).
As a result, there are a lot of longstanding Blacktown clubmen who are unhappy with the situation. To the point of departure.
Not a good look. They might win a title, but lose a club