Quote: Superbowl Scott "By the sounds of it nobody can question the effort from the players but it also sounded like we bottled it when J.Tomkins got sent off.'"
Not sure we bottled it, but if anything we seemed like we were trying too hard to win it. Washy's knock on could have happened to anyone and Lauaki's offload to no one was stupid, but it was good to see a keenness from the players. At last! It just needs a bit of calming down and sensible play. You can't score off every play.
The sliding defence on the right is a big problem and this needs addressing as a matter or urgency/
On another issue, does anyone know what the penalty for the tackle on Sam Tomkins (by Briscoe, I think), down the left hand side late on, was for. Surely if the ball has bounced you can't be done for a tackle in the air just because the defender jumps to take the ball? If so, tactics for Friday must be take the ball up and as the defence close in, leap in the air. Penalty every time
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