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<blockquote data-quote="Which Tyler" data-source="post: 1096686" data-attributes="member: 73592"><p>TBF, the whole squad was trash last year, but not in terms of actual talent of player.</p><p>Of those 4, Jaco Coetzee and Tian Schoeman spent the vast majority of their time injured, Jonker was... a bit **** really, and Juan Schoeman was about what you'd expect for a 3rd choice LHP.</p><p>This season, we're still not recruiting for the first XV, they're all depth cover, with Attwood (bumped up due to Ewels injury), Francis and Cloete making bids for the bench. Only Annett will really fancy his chances of starting with a full squad to select from.</p><p>Any turn around this season is coming from the coaches and the mindset, not the players - which, quite frankly, sounds right to me.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Whilst joking about this, I've just had a look at our squad breakdown:</p><p>32 Englishmen</p><p>1 Irishman</p><p>1 Namibian</p><p>7 South Africans</p><p>3 Scotsmen</p><p></p><p>It's still 73% English, and at least 2 of them are EQP (so 78%), with another 6 uncapped (ETA: Oops, I was taking it from a source that had forgotten that Bayliss is Scottish now)</p><p>Instinctively, that probably still puts us at the high end of EQP ratio for the Premiership.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Annett </strong>should be able to push Dunn on merit, and be well ahead based on last season's form.</p><p><strong>ACoetzee </strong>is realistically 3rd choice THP (unless Jonker starts living up to his hype), but Stuart and Rae will be missing the start of the season.</p><p><strong>Attwood </strong>would have been coming in to rotate in and out of the starting XV, as we would have to manage his game time well (same goes for Spencer) - ideally he'd have been rotating with McNally, but Ewels injury already puts paid to that idea.</p><p><strong>Tonks</strong>, <strong>Cloete</strong>, <strong>Van Velze </strong>and <strong>White </strong>would likely be fighting for a bench spot, whilst Underhill, Reid, Bayliss and JCoetzee are available. Cloete is probably the favourite, and most likely to fight his way into the starting XV.</p><p><strong>Schreuder </strong>is behind Spencer</p><p><strong>Francis </strong>is the FH cover from the bench, probably behind both Redpath and Ojomo for starting IC. Assuming Bailey doesn't suffer Second Season Syndrome, of course.</p><p><strong>Gallagher </strong>may or may not make the bench for versatility - if he's ahead of De Glanville then we've got a much better signing than I expect.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Which Tyler, post: 1096686, member: 73592"] TBF, the whole squad was trash last year, but not in terms of actual talent of player. Of those 4, Jaco Coetzee and Tian Schoeman spent the vast majority of their time injured, Jonker was... a bit **** really, and Juan Schoeman was about what you'd expect for a 3rd choice LHP. This season, we're still not recruiting for the first XV, they're all depth cover, with Attwood (bumped up due to Ewels injury), Francis and Cloete making bids for the bench. Only Annett will really fancy his chances of starting with a full squad to select from. Any turn around this season is coming from the coaches and the mindset, not the players - which, quite frankly, sounds right to me. Whilst joking about this, I've just had a look at our squad breakdown: 32 Englishmen 1 Irishman 1 Namibian 7 South Africans 3 Scotsmen It's still 73% English, and at least 2 of them are EQP (so 78%), with another 6 uncapped (ETA: Oops, I was taking it from a source that had forgotten that Bayliss is Scottish now) Instinctively, that probably still puts us at the high end of EQP ratio for the Premiership. [B]Annett [/B]should be able to push Dunn on merit, and be well ahead based on last season's form. [B]ACoetzee [/B]is realistically 3rd choice THP (unless Jonker starts living up to his hype), but Stuart and Rae will be missing the start of the season. [B]Attwood [/B]would have been coming in to rotate in and out of the starting XV, as we would have to manage his game time well (same goes for Spencer) - ideally he'd have been rotating with McNally, but Ewels injury already puts paid to that idea. [B]Tonks[/B], [B]Cloete[/B], [B]Van Velze [/B]and [B]White [/B]would likely be fighting for a bench spot, whilst Underhill, Reid, Bayliss and JCoetzee are available. Cloete is probably the favourite, and most likely to fight his way into the starting XV. [B]Schreuder [/B]is behind Spencer [B]Francis [/B]is the FH cover from the bench, probably behind both Redpath and Ojomo for starting IC. Assuming Bailey doesn't suffer Second Season Syndrome, of course. [B]Gallagher [/B]may or may not make the bench for versatility - if he's ahead of De Glanville then we've got a much better signing than I expect. [/QUOTE]
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