The pack gets beat every week, therefore we lose games. They’re so weak. Losing Chris Hill, Muroch-Masilla and Akuala and not replacing them was poor retention:recruitment.
Next season will see a pack including: Sam Kasiano, Gil Dudson, Paul Vaughan, Josh Maguire, Thomas Mikaele, Oliver Holmes and Joe Philbin (who was potential international standard at one point but has fallen off a cliff) next season… with Magiulias, Cooper (our only good prop at present), Mulhearn, Bullock, Jason Clark, Jack Hughes, Matt Davis and probably Ben Currie (who’s just not kicked on after his early career potential) all leaving.
That’s such a big difference in pack quality!
I’ve been saying we need big signings in the pack for five years. The only decent signing we’d made in that time was Murdoch-Masilla. Finally, we look to have addressed it for next season where we’ll be able to compete in games up front.
This season will just have to be a write-off.