Considering we fielded 8 youngsters from our 20's last year I thought it was a good points tally. Big well done to them.

Very impressed with the young lads today, thought Tyson looks exciting!! Raw but exciting! Fair play to Gloucester they gave it a go and can hold there heads high. Really enjoyed watching the young lads, who will not doubt benefit imensely from that run out. Only down point was the KNOB sat in the bar shouting and swearing first half. Fortunately I think the stweards got hold of him at half time, really embarrassing for the club as there were little kids everywhere and his language was terrible. Thought Gloucester have a really good little set up there and hopefully the continue to develop as they have some good young lads there and a really good set up for away fans as well. Would love to get a championship club next and play the youngsters again. MOM Sneyd. Foran was horrendous though, he was blowing after 20 mins and looks like he could rival Corvo and Cabbage as one of the worst Aussies we have signed!

I quite like Foran and think he's a good player, although I wasn't there today so can't comment on his performance today.

In regards to our worst Aussie import, I nominate Junior Langi!

You obviously missed out on Paul Carige.

I like Foran too, think he might just need a bit more time. I'm not sure if he'll be able to take us to the heights the Doctor wants though, but we'll just have to wait and see.

As for worst Aussie import, Langi was pretty bad, but Carige was something else.

Foran has already shown more than enough to suggest he is nowhere near Carige, Corvo or Langi. He's still no better than what we had already in Sneyd, Fages and Evalds though.

Let's not split hairs, but Foran is a Kiwi. I always try to give the benefit of the doubt to new players coming in and it was clear Horan and Mauro arrived a long way from fitness. They should now be up to speed, but I fear, herein lies the problem with Foran. He has absolutely no pace, and as a half back that is always going to be a problem. I just can not see how he is going to get in the team. As for playing him at Loose Forward, forget it, his defence is not good enough.

I agree
If,or when, the current club relationships end,it may be beneficial for both clubs to retain a friendly relationship
for the development of young players.
Wigan apear to have made efforts to have links with North and South Wales,but the south west of England may be a future fertile area for talent.

That's not a bad shout actually, especially if the likes of Kieran Dixon are being developed daaan saaaarf.

The south-west is a rugby area, sadly RU not RL, but therefore capable of development. They tend to produce big forwards. Why not link?

All Golds already have links with Leeds I believe.

Unfair to write off Foran & Mauro yet IMO.
It's not as if they arrived , had a good pre season in a settled side , then failed to perform , they were yanked off a 24hrs flight , given shirts & thrown onto the pitch 36 hrs later .
2 days after the coach that signed them was gone.

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I agree completely, but the flight and the coaches departure are a while ago now so can only be used as an excuse for a short time now.
I think they'll both be ok but they do need to step up and quickly

On reading your post I checked and it seems to have been a 'coaching of coaches' type of rlLinkrl

Brian Noble had been down there rlEarlierrl and rlSincerl


Leeds are pushing the boundaries;linking with Hunslet in south Leeds and making strides in North Yorkshire.
They have got into rlSchools down in Gloucestershirerl and Hetherington is doing his bit since government cuts rlSourcerl
They also have links in Cumbria.

At least there has been some groundwork done in Gloucestershire before the club has been entered into Championship 1.