Quote: NickyKiss "Yeah, saw it on social media from Peets press conference. He said he'll be a few weeks at least. He's not looked like he's being playing flat out so far this season (but he did on Saturday funnily enough and has maybe paid for that) so as long as we're not talking a really long term thing, I think him having a good few weeks off won't do any harm.
The replacement is the interesting part. I think French should be put at fullback regardless of it being Hampshire or Farrimond. French is turning in to an outstanding stand off but I still think there is a fair case for saying he's a better fullback.'"
Seen it in a few places now NK. Cheers for the reply.
I think French will do a good job wherever he plays. He's that type of player. However, should we be disrupting the likely team for the business end of the season? If Field plays, French is at 6 and that relationship with Smith is really starting to work superbly now. French at fullback if it's the odd game but I think I'd like to see a more permanent and less disruptive solution if Field is out for a protracted time. Eckersley has played fullback and maybe he would be worth a shot once AK is back.
If we go French at fullback who do we play in the halves? Farrimond is the one we all want to see given game time but is he the best fit for Smith? Hampshire is a more 'running 6' type and hasn't let us down when playing in the halves. Thoughts?