LaRochelle v Wasps

[Banquo]

Dai Young...and junior - Thomas.

It's been Dai's nickname since his playing days so 20 odd years.


In terms of daly - bassett is listed as injured at present so it seems to remove any debate. de jongh is running the midfield defence well and you'd rather have a Bok 13 and Lions wing than a Lions 13 and marcus watson wing - good but not your best players. When bassett is fit it may force the issue, and we may start to see whether or not Bassett really is moving on at the end of the season (or indeed if he continues to be benched then maybe it'll make his mind up).

for me, all things being equal, our best starting line up sees bassett wing and daly 13. But you pretty much have to start with the principle that daly, cipriani and wade must start, and then fill the rest of the back line in from there.

On that note I tjhought eastmomd was terrific again yesterday and losing gopperth to injury may not hurt as much as it would have done previously.

Me too on Eastmond; I think your midfield is more secure when Daly is on the wing though, and he's a better wing than Bertie.

[Digby]

As a winger Daly reminds me, perhaps incorrectly, of Healey out on the wing. Which in my mind is good thing

[Banquo]

As a winger Daly reminds me, perhaps incorrectly, of Healey out on the wing. Which in my mind is good thing

In the sense that he roams about, yes. Different sort of threat with the ball, and Daly's kicking game is better and is a better auxiliary 15. One thing under-rated about Healey's game was his cover tackling, though that was more with the 9 shirt on.