Quote: bonaire "I was replying to a poster who said our discipline was better
Four penalties in a row plus a six again is hardly better discipline.
With our pack in good form, yesterday was an ideal game to to play Hookem yet once again the coach plays Johnstone who in reality is a championship quality player and yesterday did nothing.If Hookem had played and turned in a performance like Johnstone then most of us would have been disappointed as he has a lot more to his play than catch and pass.
Toulouse were poor and could hardly raise a team in the second half yet you are high on the fact it was their biggest defeat of the season instead of looking at the game and where we can be better.
Our pack is leading the way at the moment with Taylor and Evans getting more game time and fitness so for me the Saints game will be important just to see how we compete with a virtually first choice pack and Gale and Reynolds back.
What you can say is is if we continue with the indiscipline Saints will win comfortably'"
I felt BH got everything right yesterday from the selection to his use of interchanges. Yes I wasn't too thrilled with Johnstone at 7 put he put in a decent performance and did more than our experienced 6+7 have done recently. Toulouse have been competive in nearly all the games they have played so we should be happy with the performance and result. I do believe if Reynolds or gale had played then hookem could have a got a game but to put him with lovaduo I think would have been a mistake