Saddened! wrote:
Could be truth in it. He's 'solid' but unspectacular so far. He's looked more lively recently but has never made an impact with the ball, but has always looked strong defensively.
It's a strange one, when he has struggled for game time he has looked decent. But earlier in the year when we had some 2nd row places up for grabs and regular appearances for our academy 2nd rowers, the ease of getting a spot seamed to reduce the performance level.
I'm not making this up either, I think Ashurst put a piece on the Saints website saying how he needed to up his game.
So a pitty if he does not make it at Saints but on current form, not a huge loss.