Re: Today’s match v Catalan : Sat May 08, 2021 11:07 am  

rubber duckie wrote:

I like a backrower to have decent hands. Philbin falls down in that area a little. I’m happy to see him in the role he is in, it was good enough to get him a GB call up.

Me too really, wish we had 2 2nd rows who promote the ball at the minute, I appreciate he has done well to get the gb call up, I'm not convinced though that he has the size or impact to be a starting prop. I suppose the overall size doesn't matter if the running lines are good, his work rate can't be questioned for sure. Maybe I'm being harsh i can't remember back to when he got the call up to compare if he was any better then.

Re: Today’s match v Catalan : Sat May 08, 2021 12:15 pm  

rubber duckie wrote:

I like a backrower to have decent hands. Philbin falls down in that area a little. I’m happy to see him in the role he is in, it was good enough to get him a GB call up.

I can'r wait to see Ben Currie in a Darryl Powell coached team. At the moment Currie is little more than a battering ram, but I think he'll be better than ever in a more expansive role.

Re: Today’s match v Catalan : Sat May 08, 2021 2:04 pm  

It wasn't pretty, but we never looked like being beaten. Our defence was excellent, and maybe throwing the ball about could have shot ourselves in the foot. I'm all for entertaining rugby, but were 80 minutes away from Wembley, which was the number one objective.

Re: Today’s match v Catalan : Sat May 08, 2021 5:46 pm  

morrisseyisawire wrote:

I can'r wait to see Ben Currie in a Darryl Powell coached team. At the moment Currie is little more than a battering ram, but I think he'll be better than ever in a more expansive role.

I can see him being encouraged to utilise his full skill set, and I think he’ll feature in Sheridan’s set play and fancy trick stuff.