Good win but at a cost

Quote: Paul T - HKR "It was a very disciplined display by Rovers with Dobbo and Hall bossing the park. The loss of Ben Galea so early in the game called for a reshuffle and I thought Murrell stepped up to the mark at loose. What pleased me most was how we didn't panic and lose our shape when FC had a purple patch after Beaumont was carried off.

My MOTM was shared between Paea and Lovegrove; I thought they upped their games and revelled in their roles.

Undoubtedly, Dobbo made a big difference (his 40/20 was more than timely) but the experiment with Hally at 6 came as a surprise (even though I mentioned it as a possiblity the other day) and showed great promise.

I felt so sorry for Rich Beaumont; he was running the ball in hard and putting himself in the frame for the Leeds game. Fingers crossed he will be back.

There was a suspicious incident in the game involving what looked like Moa whacking Dobbo off the ball. I want to see the play back on that incident. It was noticeable how Rovers forwards, Clinton in particular, aimed their runs at Moa after that.

On FCs performance, I think 'undercooked' sums it up. I thought Houghton was their top performer with Seymour the most disappointing.'"

Agree with that. Although i think that our forwards were targeting Moa purely on the grounds that he is a big pudding. Talking of puddings, i saw Mark O'Meley down at Wests on saturday and couldnt believe the timber he had put on. He didnt look in a state to play a game of rugby and so it proved. Gentle is obviously not impressed by him judging by his decision to bench him.