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Subject: Pooler v Bonymaen Author: Dave M [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 10:40:04 08/31/02 Sat Author Host/IP: host213-1-146-115.in-addr.btopenworld.com/213.1.146.115 I hope that is the worst we play this season because let's face it we were awful today. How we won that match I'll never know. I think Bonymaen threw it away in the last few minutes, rather than us wining it. We got out of jail. I know we had a makeshift centre partnership, but that wasn't the main problem. We were too slow in clearing out the ball from rucks, mauls and scrums and moving it, and quite a few of our scrums were disrupted, and our dicipline was poor. There is a lot of work to do before we can talk of winning this league. If we hadn't been playing at home today we would have lost. Hope that Dave Smith's injury is not too bad because we really miss him when he doesn't play. Those Pooler supporters laughing at Newport's performance last night should have that smile wiped of their faces today. There were only two pluses to come out of todays match,---- * we won. * if we were complacent before we certainly shouldn't be now. The big negative is that we are very vulnerable to injury in the front row, our cover is very thin, if we do not do something about it we could live to regret it. Why sign a player who is not going to be available for weeks? [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: Pooler v Bonymaen Author: The Sage [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 04:17:27 09/01/02 Sun Author Host/IP: ACB6CD06.ipt.aol.com/172.182.205.6 Totally agree. Our front row looked week against an average opposition front row. We need Alun Phillips in there and Jonny Hawker in the centre to calm things down. There were a lot of unforced errors in midfield. Dell Cross had a fine game ,tackled well (unlike some others who lost concentration at vital times)and worked hard for the entire game. Lennie was lucky not to be sent off, I've seen players go for less. Yesterday's results confirmed that Carmarthen Quins are potentially our main rivals as well as Aberavon. Still, winning is the game. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Tackling was also very poor. It's amazing how different it was to the Neath game. Also, over elaporated things and luck a real cutting edge. Judging by the results there may well be 5 or 6 teams in with shout ! Author: Dave [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08:12:00 09/01/02 Sun Author Host/IP: host62-7-47-164.in-addr.btopenworld.com/62.7.47.164 > [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: Pooler v Bonymaen Author: Andrew [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 05:03:23 09/02/02 Mon Author Host/IP: pc16.plls.co.uk/212.158.34.148 A couple of points on the game. Yes, it is important that you win when you are not playing well but we cannot afford to turn in too many performances like that, especially at home. Hopefully, that has served as a reminder that we cannot win this league just by turning up. We have a great squad but we still have to do the business on the field 34 times this season. We started the game as if we needed the try count. Yes, I know that we eventually scored a try from an awarded penalty but we spurned 3 very kickable goals in the opening ten mins that would have given us 9 points, not seven. Let's make sure we have the match won before we start going for the tries. Also, at the end of the game with a scrum in our own 22 we picked up the ball from the base of the scrum and run with it. Why? There are so many things that can go wrong from doing that ( knock on, being pushed back from the gain line, failure to recycle ball following the tackle). Why take such risks? Surely a safe kick to touch was the better option? Again loads of subs being made and only one injury enforced. Let's not fall into teh trap of changing too many players unnecessarily uwhen we are winning the game. We know where that got us last year...! Still, a win is a win and we can only get better from here. Let's put it right against Whitland. And we supporters can do our bit by getting more vocal and turning up in our masses. The louder we are the better the lads will play. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]