Afolabi joined Gloucester alongside former London Irish teammates Ben Donnell, Caolan Englefield, Michael Dykes and Rory Taylor in the summer of 2023.
Having only started rugby at Under 14 level, Afo was quickly picked up by the Irish academy at Under 15s level, and has represented England at Under 18s and Under 20s.
Made his Gloucester Rugby debut on opening day of the 2023/24 season at home to Nottingham Rugby.
Post by kingsheathlad on Feb 17, 2024 20:49:38 GMT
A good win, despite a high penalty count against us. I thought at the time taking those penalty kicks in the second half was not a good idea particularly as we were still to get our fourth try, but in retrospect it turned out the right decision in a close game. Come on Mose.....
Odd match, both sides poor in a close first half, Mose going ahead and opening up the gap in the second half with the wind behind and downhill, then letting DMP back in late on. Overall probably a fair result.
But the win delivered again to consolidate third in the table. Keep it going!
Post by notanotherjohn on Feb 18, 2024 9:48:48 GMT
Agree a scrappy first half but Mose largely dominated the second and could have really opened up but for a couple of poor line outs near their corner. Perhaps that led to going for the posts with penalties despite the gusting conditions.
Both sides had a few issues with tackle height, thought the yellow was fair and "Sir" had a good day.
I was heading to the car park when DMP got their late BP try, needed to get home to warm up. Very Billesley conditions!
Plenty of seats available on the supporters coach to Sale next week, get in touch if you’d like to go. We even have some special guests joining us on the way back 😉
Post by Westcountry Mose on Feb 18, 2024 12:46:51 GMT
Great result. If correct, we have equalled last seasons points total with seven games to go. I was rather sceptical about where we could be heading towards the end of last year but the coaches and players have certainly overcome my fears and have made big strides this season. Keep it going and maybe, just maybe next season….
Where is Brough from who played at 15, his first half performance was sublime, 2nd half a tad quiet?
He was at Cambridge last season.
He was registered with Cambridge last season but spent most of it on loan to Newport in National 2. But he's been a regular for us this season apart from a couple of short gaps due to injury.
Yes, I thought Dan Brough was superb at fullback, in tricky conditions. So much so, I wonder if we can find another slot in team for Sam Pointon when fit. Although, great to have a strong squad. Cum on U Mose!
Yes, I thought Dan Brough was superb at fullback, in tricky conditions. So much so, I wonder if we can find another slot in team for Sam Pointon when fit. Although, great to have a strong squad. Cum on U Mose!
Looking back, Dan Brough missed the first game of the season after being sent off in the pre-season fixture with Coventry. He played the next game on the wing, then switched to full-back for 4 games with Sam Pointon on the wing. Dan then missed a game (injury ?), Sam went back to full-back and so it stayed until Sam was injured last week. On balance the coaches seem to prefer Sam at full-back.
(Over)heard a conversation with Dan on Saturday - he's not played at Full Back since Junior Rugby apart from the Cov game (where his red was later overturned). I think I'd prefer Sam at Full Back as well, some of the tries he scored from Full Back last year were amazing.
