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Get excited, Rugby is back - Guinness Pro 14 2109/20: Round 1
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<blockquote data-quote="Groundhog" data-source="post: 960638" data-attributes="member: 50079"><p>We've not really signed heavily this year. A squad player at best in Nick McCarthy and a stopgap two month signing. We've let 8 go and promoted 4 from the academy. Van Graan has, I hope succeeded in trimming the squad to where there is good opportunity for academy products to break through. I'm very excited to see how deep we are in the first few games. Youth is one thing, but it's a chance for the likes of Cronin to revive his career too. Arnold and Goggin are banged up right now which should test the depth a bit further.</p><p>I'm hoping our year three academy players; Knox, O'Sullivan, McHenry , Coombes and Tynan feature a lot. Not sure what will happen with Stafford as he's had Casey parachuted ahead of him.</p><p>On the coaching side it's sad to see Fla and Jones go in a sense because I have no doubt they're both hugely dedicated, intelligent and gave their all, but experience elsewhere will stand to them and rugby is a trophy winning business. Two serious operators in Rowntree and Larkham are what a squad this good need. We should seriously target this competition this year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Groundhog, post: 960638, member: 50079"] We've not really signed heavily this year. A squad player at best in Nick McCarthy and a stopgap two month signing. We've let 8 go and promoted 4 from the academy. Van Graan has, I hope succeeded in trimming the squad to where there is good opportunity for academy products to break through. I'm very excited to see how deep we are in the first few games. Youth is one thing, but it's a chance for the likes of Cronin to revive his career too. Arnold and Goggin are banged up right now which should test the depth a bit further. I'm hoping our year three academy players; Knox, O'Sullivan, McHenry , Coombes and Tynan feature a lot. Not sure what will happen with Stafford as he's had Casey parachuted ahead of him. On the coaching side it's sad to see Fla and Jones go in a sense because I have no doubt they're both hugely dedicated, intelligent and gave their all, but experience elsewhere will stand to them and rugby is a trophy winning business. Two serious operators in Rowntree and Larkham are what a squad this good need. We should seriously target this competition this year. [/QUOTE]
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