BR - pleased

By Cherry Picker
January 16 2011

In the European Challenge Cup scheme of things, it might not have mattered – but it clearly mattered to coach Bryan Redpath and his players as they produced a professional performance to brush aside group whipping boys Rovigo in Italy just hours after learning that it would take a virtual miracle for them to overtake group favourites La Rochelle.

Eight tries in a 55-7 success in what was little more than a full contact training session has to be classed as a good day’s work.
But that can’t hide the fact that it was also a frustrating afternoon for all concerned.
Redpath told the BBC: "With the results last night the game was insignificant, but I'm delighted the way the boys stuck at it and got some good tries.
"We knew it would be tough and not as easy as it was at Kingsholm. But in general we acquitted ourselves well.
"We scored a few tries and it was a good atmosphere, with more Gloucester fans than Rovigo. Peter Buxton led well from the front, Freddie Burns played very well in terms of his understanding. In general I'm delighted with everyone.
"We need to redeem ourselves. I'm bitterly disappointed because I think we could have got through to the quarter-finals and we let ourselves down on that side."
Henry Trinder, Charlie Sharples and Tim Taylor each scored two tries, while Andy Hazell and Jonny May got one each, Burns and Taylor converting three each and Burns kicking a penalty.
Redpath was pleased with the reaction of senior players who were rested for the Italian job, tlleing the Citizen: "They don't want to be rested, because they want to keep it going, they want to keep the momentum up from last year.
"Senior or junior, we've got a strong squad – that difference has nothing to do with age, it's experience.
"So we've got to have guys putting their hand up to stay in contention.
"That's happened this week which is great, but now we've got to give opportunities to some of the other players."   
Agen are at Kingsholm on Thursday night for a televised game that will mean no more than this one did – time for more frustration for seniors and for the pretenders to stake a claim for more permanent places again.
As Redpath says, competition for places can be healthy: “We've got to make sure that whoever plays, we do the right things at the right times."
What a pity that didn't happen in the all-important home flop against La Rochelle in December.

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20/01/2011 18:15

-15 with the bookies? Is it worth putting on?

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Thespence_uk
20/01/2011 22:17

£60 on -15 = £50 profit.

I looked at -22 @ 13/8 but bottled it!!!!

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