Really, what happened?
England weren't THAT good up til now and we weren't THAT bad.
Before Ross went off we were creaking but, just about, hanging on.
Is that all it was? Is Court really that bad?
Was it the 4 games on the bounce?
What? What? What? What? What?
What happened to our scrum?
posted on 19/3/12
Ye could be a mixture of everything,
Declan Kidney reported after the game that Ross picked up a neck injury in the very first scrum but continued to play on regardless.
Court has never been a tight-head, and only a passable loose-head. And thats it, we have no other options.
The 4 week turn around could have been a factor but i doubt it. The game was won and lost in the scrum and as soon as Ross went off the game was over as a contest.
England to their credit, picked up on the weakness in the scrum and hammered home their advantage. As all teams should do. But around the pitch their were handling errors, due to the conditions, and they led to scrums and we got mashed.
posted on 19/3/12
So, note to IRFU.
Begin a prop training bootcamp. NOW
posted on 19/3/12
Long way down the road mate. I have to say that George Hook has been saying this for donkeys years, and its one of the few thing i cant disagree with him on.
But you know we have lads coming through! But the provinces with the exception of leinster, keep buy south African prop forwards! So our own get no experience what so ever!
Mike ross came across to us from the English premiership
posted on 19/3/12
England's scrum got dicked on by Wales too.