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Re: QUINS v SALE 19:45
DIR By: Mayor West
Date: March 30, 2022, 2:19 am
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Did anybody else wonder what happened with the time of the
double yellow they got just before half time. They were both
back on at the start of the second half. Hope Chis is ok and
they were only taking precautions. We’ve got some exciting
players coming through . Sale capitalised on three basic
mistakes by us which was the difference as both sides ran the
ball around making it an entertaining game. WEv looking good
too.
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Re: QUINS v SALE 19:45
DIR By: championes
Date: March 30, 2022, 2:25 am
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Yellows were both for side entry or offside after repeated
offences I think.
Either way should have said above - the stand out of the match
was the ref, with among the worst performances I’ve ever seen.
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Re: QUINS v SALE 19:45
DIR By: dinsdale
Date: March 30, 2022, 2:30 am
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--- Quote from: championes link ---
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> Yellows were both for side entry or offside after repeated
offences I think.
>
> Either way should have said above - the stand out of the match
was the ref, with among the worst performances I’ve ever seen.
>
--- End Quote ---
Don't underestimate the linesman on the east side in the first
half who was struggling badly without his guide dog.
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Re: QUINS v SALE 19:45
DIR By: Adrian
Date: March 30, 2022, 2:37 am
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First yellow was for pulling a player back when he was chasing a
chip over the top. The second was the player hadn't retreated
10 at a quick pen and tackled Anyanwu just short of the try
line.
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Re: QUINS v SALE 19:45
DIR By: never sleep
Date: March 30, 2022, 2:50 am
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I am pleased that I didn't specifically buy a ticket for the
game. I think I would have been grumpy had I physically paid out
money to go.
I know that there is a fine balance between being competitive
and actually giving some of our young guns a bit of a run out.
But, Steele should have come on sooner. Stafford was really
struggling.
Also, the pack that finished the game was pretty dominant.
The low points for me.
1. The Chis pass at the end of the 1st half.
2. The obvious knock-on that the ref missed and then compensated
by just awarding us a penalty for no apparent reason.
3. The injuries to David and Chis
4. The attempted drop kick conversion that would have taken the
score to within 3 points with a few minutes to go. I know that
we didn't have a fly-half - but, they could have at least tried
to kick it between the sticks.
I thought that CSW did okay. He doesn't seem to have much pace
though.
Cleaves looked electric.
I was pleased to see that Evans did 70 minutes and still had
energy to jog off when he was subbed.
But, we we now have a problem at full-back for Sunday.
David and Chis are almost certainly unavailable.
I guess that Louis will slot in there.
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Re: QUINS v SALE 19:45
DIR By: Quinten Poulsen
Date: March 30, 2022, 2:53 am
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Oscar Beard deserves much credit. He had a decent game anyway,
first in the centre and then on the wing when David went off.
For the last 15 minutes he slotted pretty seamlessly into fly
half and was fizzing out some lovely passes. He actually looked
pretty comfortable I thought. What a talent he is.
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Re: QUINS v SALE 19:45
DIR By: championes
Date: March 30, 2022, 4:58 am
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--- Quote from: dinsdale link ---
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> Don't underestimate the linesman on the east side in the first
half who was struggling badly without his guide dog.
>
--- End Quote ---
Apologies, you're quite right. He was outstanding.
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Re: QUINS v SALE 19:45
DIR By: poorfour
Date: March 30, 2022, 5:00 am
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Very exciting to have that kind of talent coming through.
It looks to me as if Quins had a "who can we keep and still stay
under the cap" between Tiz and Hammond, and decided that Hammond
was the better long term prospect. He's not as experienced,
obviously, but everything I have seen of him suggests he could
be just as good if not better. He seems to be similarly good in
the setpiece but with more heft carrying and anyone that size
who can put in a kick like he did last week is likely to be
welcome in the Quins squad.
Beard just looks better and better and his versatility is a huge
asset that will no doubt see him get a lot of game time even if
it's initially as bench cover.
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Re: QUINS v SALE 19:45
DIR By: TomBuckQuin
Date: March 30, 2022, 5:31 am
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Have just watched the first half back on the full match replay.
I'm not recognising most of the negatives that have been bandied
around on here (aside from the defence - which was, as you might
expect with a bit of a rag-tag group, a bit "every man for
himself"). Maybe the second half, when I watch it later, will
explain some of the downers people came away with but it would
have to be a dreadful second half to cancel out some pretty
golden positives I've seen so far...
Okay, so firstly, not at all worried that Gray and Chisholm were
the two standout not-good-enoughs. They just won't play in games
that matter unless we have an absolutely dire injury outbreak.
Considering they were playing, I felt almost everyone around
them really held their hands up. I'll work my way through the
rest of the team...
Els and Litterick - dominance in the scrum, lovely to see. Seems
we're building some really nice depth in the props now and
Bomb's coaching seems to be blessing us with a handful of props
who can all do the bread and butter that the Quins packs of the
past so often neglected. Litterick has come out of nowhere, who
is he? I like the look of him. Els' best half of rugby I've seen
- scrummaged well and absolutely chucked himself around in the
loose and made some good tackles.
Hammond - maturing as quickly as Tizard did, Tiz was just let
loose first. Had my doubts about Hammond but he's proving me
wrong game after game and I'm loving it. Seems to have the all
round game, great to see.
CSW - looks like he could be worth the wait. Or should I say
worth his weight - he's big isn't he! Made some very powerful
carries, got through the contact and offloaded a couple of times
giving us that go-forward. Really liked the look of what he can
bring to our attack in terms of grunt work. Worked hard in
defence too. I'm expecting some of the criticism will become
clear to me when I watch the second half but I'd expect his
fitness to need work. He didn't look "slow" at all in the first
half - he had a really good hit out.
Jurevicius - I'll keep this short and sweet. He's now pushing
Lawday and Chis for the 6 shirt. What a quality young player he
already is.
WEv - quality, looks completely unaffected by his injury. It's
like he hasn't been away at all. Starts on the weekend if he
feels up to it, because by that showing he's up to speed.
Taulani - probably the highlight for me. FINALLY he's using his
physique, picking lines, CRASHING through weak shoulders.
Controlled well at the base of the scrum too this time. Worked
hard in defence. Didn't do anything stupid. I think we all knew
he had promise but this half of rugby was what I was worried I
might never see. Now I've seen it, I'm a very happy boy. Guy's a
monster. When Dommers is back, Taulani needs to be given the 20
shirt whenever fit - off the bench in the last 20/30, playing
like that, he'll do damage. And when Dommers is away, I now
trust him to look after the 8 shirt.
Stafford - haven't seen the mare yet (aside from the intercept
pass he threw in their 22). Had a very solid first half - moved
us around really well. Box kicking a bit hit and miss. I think
the issue I have with him is he doesn't fill me with excitement.
I'm not sitting there wondering what he might do next to inject
some pace, but he definitely didn't slow us down. Gjaltema is
ahead of him for me though.
Chisholm - he's not a 10 and he's not good enough to play in
Prem or Champions Cup unless the injuries start really stacking
up. Nick David looked like he'll be okay. Did Oscar Beard fill
in at 15 when David went off? Looked like it. Maybe we've been
looking at him at 15 in training. If so, the plan might be to
see if he and Louis can fill in at 15 if David does need to jump
though more return-to-play hoops than his injury appeared to
suggest.
Cleaves - have been waiting for him to be given the chance and
had no doubt this is what he would do. He's got that magic. I
can really see him pushing his way into the starting team now,
especially if Louis needs to spend a bit of time at 15. If not,
I suspect we'll see him in the 23 shirt quite a bit now for the
rest of the season. The sky's the limit it seems.
Anyanwu - another highlight, another unsurprising classy display
from a youngster who seems ready to fulfil his potential. Looks
like he provides what we need from our centres: hard lines,
stays on his feet, offloads out of the tackle, gets us going
forward. Puts his considerable weight into tackles and it really
feels like he's got an old head on his shoulders already. He's
got more of a challenge getting onto the team sheet for Prem and
Champs Cup, but feels like he's only an injury to a front-line
centre away from being in the mix. I will debate anyone who
wants to argue that we don't have the best stable of centres in
the league.
Bradley - reinforces my point. Came on, ripped into it. Was just
an absolute handful when he got his hands on the ball and read
things beautifully in defence a couple of times. Was my first
proper look at him, but I like what I see so far - really
promising.
Beard, Hyde, David all put in good displays in that first half.
Shame David had to come off but he backed up that he is Green's
direct competitor for the 15 shirt. Took his high balls, ran
well, made his tackles. I like how tough he is - punches well
above his weight - and can't wait to see him get a run of games
while Green is out. Beard impresses me more each time he plays.
I'm just not sure where he fits in the team yet - feels like he
could easily become a jack-of-all-trades utility back, but I
actually don't mind that the way he just seems to muck in and do
his bit wherever you put the guy. Hyde looked strong and I think
it's interesting we've played him on the wing a couple of times
on the trot. Feels like we haven't had a bigger winger for a
while and he might give us a bit of that. He looks promising
too.
I realise this is just the first half and my sense is it maybe
became a bit stop-start in the second half (which I will watch
later) but I genuinely came away from that 40 mins of rugby
beaming. The squad is brimming full of talent outside of the
current 30-odd players we're used to seeing - I'm even more
hopeful than I was about the coming years...
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Re: QUINS v SALE 19:45
DIR By: raedarius
Date: March 30, 2022, 5:48 am
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Frustrating end to the game. 2 mins 44 or so on the clock,
penalty to Quins on the Sale 5m line. After deliberation we go
for a scrum, while 10 points down with no obvious kicker on the
pitch. Admittedly we do get a try from it, but at the cost of
time, and with no conversion, looks like a mistake. However,
with seconds to go we attack again and it's looking promising.
Sadly, we lose the ball forward on their 5m line, which the
replay reveals was a rip by the Sale 7, ending the match. So
close...
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