Quote phibes="phibes"Agree with the match summary. We had the same discussion in the car on the way back re: team selection. It seems Tompkins wasn't played because Riddell was fit, which meant that Tommy was in the halves the whole game. No disrespect to Leulai but he's not an organiser, so once Smith's game broke down in the second half, we were totally bereft of ideas in attack. If we'd have had ten sets on their line, we probably wouldn't have scored. We had players standing deep and taking the ball flat-footed. Feka finally getting the ball on the last play and doing a kick and chase (!). Our play in good attacking position was a shambles and Sam Tompkins was badly missed in that respect.
Staying with the team selection, McIorum had another cracking game (it was his bell-ringer on Dobson close to the line), and looked much better than Riddell. Whilst it was a bad night for wingers (they barely saw the ball), Roberts single-handedly gave them their second try. Food for thought the next time someone points out Ainscough's defensive weaknesses...'"
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