I have to say I was mightily impressed with Andy Goode and Joe Simpson. I thought at the start of the season that Carlisle should be the guy to start and he'd get the back line moving well. But today I think Andy Goode proved me wrong.
Also I was really impressed with Mullan and Cooper Wooley! But still don't know why Festuccia is getting picked over Lindsay.
Also think Chris bell and Jacobs should be the centre partnership from now on.
COYW!!
Agree about Goode and Simpson being the difference between the sides, and also Cooper_woolley who I think has been the signing of the summer at tight-head. As somebody pointed out on another thread, the irony of Cardiff Blues bemoaning the lack of tight-heads there at present - well clearly they weren't smart enough to notice Cooper-Woolley who was plying his trade in the same city for Cardiff!
Don't agree with you about Festuccia - in my opinion he's been a great signing, he's a far more rounded package than Lindsay with his throwing, scrummaging, tackling and carrying. For his size, Lindsay does not frequently enough make the expected impact and he's also an average scrummager and I would say, poor thrower.
Chris Bell played a blinder - back to his gainline-breaking best and playing with the distributive skills a bosh-centre also needs. Top awareness and pass for Wade's try.
Daly also played a blinder - I think that longer term he's the only one with the potential to challenge Manu Tuilagi, and possibly our most talented 15. I remember Peat describing him as England's Halfpenny but with potential to be better - that's the way I like to think of it!
As for this game and our prospects this season, I'm grateful for the win, and it shows that as can play some slick and intelligent rugby rather than simply relying on our wingers' pace - but in my opinion we are still not ready to win away games and for that reason I do feel pretty certain we're looking at 7th or below.
