Waerea-Hargreaves

[Matabele]

Positive attitude I thought but a few times his body height into the ruck and maul was pretty poor.

Looked a bit scared to clean out well, so it remains to be seen how he will cope with the physicality of League.

 

[willstyles]

Bit of a worry that he's on the reserve bench behind a backrow of plodders. I wonder if this is about ability or malice that he's leaving rugby?

I think you've hit the nail on the head there. He was starting before he signed with Manly, the week after the announcement he was back to the bench. The coach said it had nothing to do with leaving rugby, but if not...it was a giant bloody coincidence.

 

[DSM5]

Could he play 5/8th?

 

[Matabele]

No.