twitchy wrote:Sure but I'm just saying he has to be above kvesic (who has looked pretty poor). We are missing our entire first choice back row and half the bench options plus people like ewers who could have come in.
I'm a fan of Kvesic, but this season has been a write-off for him and I'm not sure he justifies consideration right now - even with the injuries. He started poorly, got injured and now can't dislodge Rowan from the Gloucester side. Some of that will be down to his move to Exeter, but Rowan's also performed well enough to justify keeping his place too.
If Clifford and Haskell are out, we need cover for 6/7 and 8. Personally, I'd go for Morgan and Wilson.
Morgan is a proven test player and I find it a little bizarre that he's not really been given a shot. OK he's not shooting the lights out from a club form point of view, but arguably he never has and even then he's performed better than Beaumont.
If everyone's fit, Wilson's probably not in the frame, but personally I rate him ahead of Timmy and Williams. Sure he's not going to make a highlight reel, but I think he could do an excellent job of deputising for Robshaw and he had been a key part of Newcastle's success this season. It's a shame he's overlooked IMO.