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What would Earl and Pearson have to do to convince you they are both 7s?Just moved this from the Prem thread.
Yes and no in terms of our strength at 7. We've got some great options, but…..
Underhill previously and now especially T Curry have suffered badly from injuries. Will either make old bones in rugby terms?
Is Earl an out and out 7 or a utility? Same question for Pearson to a degree.
B Curry is very good domestically and arguably should have been given more chances over time, but he's not really convinced when he has.
W Evans has perhaps been unlucky to have never really been in the conversation, but he hasn't and probably won't now.
I'm not putting Pepper in a white shirt just yet but I'm liking what I'm seeing.
You can argue that the best of the lot on current form is J Willis. Obviously unavailable, but hopefully that will change one day.
Also wonder if we're heading away from the days of any 2 of T Curry, Underhill and Earl (& J Willis) back towards specialists.
At 8 T Willis must now be on the radar and he, Barbeary and even Mercer don't really play anywhere else. If you want a big guy in the back row none of CCS, Chessum or Martin are anything other than 6 (maybe CCS will go to 8 in time, but not yet).
Plenty of options for SB and whoever's on his coaching staff this week to chew over……
They both play 7s on top premiership teams, often outplaying the 7 they are up against. Also they have both performed in Europe.
So why don't you think they are out and out 7s?