Adam's Q&A last night broached Bale's injury and I believe there is a 3 week protocol for concussion recovery.Some good stuff from the Q's and well covered in the A's. Don't take it from me listen to the playback soon!
Currently out of the country so didn’t make the game. Followed it on Twitter and it sounded like a real battle. So sorry for Tom Benjamin - can anyone please add some match details.
Post by kingsheathlad on Jan 29, 2022 19:36:54 GMT
The score was 0-0 after 30 minutes which looked good as we were playing up the the slope, then we had two yellow cards in the forwards, one was given after we conceded a penalty try, so half time 0-14. Second half they scored a converted try so looked game over. We then scored and the conversion looked good to our section in the stand and the those down on touch butf flags stayed down. Can't remember a game with so many scrums, our line out was misfiring. The referee was inconsistent imo, when Cambridge committed offences in the red zone eg fouling down a maul he did not produce a yellow. Ashley Johnson had a second yellow which lead to a red. We had some good periods of possession in second half but just could not get another try to perhaps get a losing bonus point. Not a great game to watch. I will leave Dag to do a more comprehensive report Tom Benjamin looked to have had a serious injury with a lengthy delay before stretchered off, two others went off injured I think. All the best Tom. Come on Mose........
Last Edit: Jan 29, 2022 20:13:40 GMT by kingsheathlad
Thanks Richard. I gather we had early injuries to Kailus and Isaac. With Elliott out with concussion, Tom possibly out following his injury and Ashley presumably banned after his red card we could be really thin on the ground for next week.
Very much a game of two halves I thought. First half we seemed quite docile. Cambridge showed they had a powerful maul, especially after line out, as well as the ability to spread it wide to some lively backs. We matched them for most of the first half before their tries. After their try near the beginning of the second half we seemed to spring to life and showed much more energy up front but also some exciting play in the back line, spreading it wide across the field and making in roads. If only those two conversions had gone over, we would have been in bonus point territory. Could we have won it? I suppose so, on our day - and certainly without the injuries we're now dealing with, though Cambridge were disciplined and organised throughout. We must hold onto the fighting spirit we showed for most of the second half - I'm sure we can - especially with the substantial injury list we're now facing. With Ashley presumably out it makes the case for a Morgan Dawes reappearance even more pressing. Rams next week, who put a lot of points onto Taunton yesterday. We need to dig deep and call on all the support we can. BTW - I thought crowd support seemed rather muted yesterday, which was a shame. Come on you Mose..................!!
Tom is out of hospital. After having scans happy to report not as serious as feared. Physios will be monitoring. He has bruising but hopeful will see him back soon.
Very much a game of two halves I thought. First half we seemed quite docile. Cambridge showed they had a powerful maul, especially after line out, as well as the ability to spread it wide to some lively backs. We matched them for most of the first half before their tries. After their try near the beginning of the second half we seemed to spring to life and showed much more energy up front but also some exciting play in the back line, spreading it wide across the field and making in roads. If only those two conversions had gone over, we would have been in bonus point territory. Could we have won it? I suppose so, on our day - and certainly without the injuries we're now dealing with, though Cambridge were disciplined and organised throughout. We must hold onto the fighting spirit we showed for most of the second half - I'm sure we can - especially with the substantial injury list we're now facing. With Ashley presumably out it makes the case for a Morgan Dawes reappearance even more pressing. Rams next week, who put a lot of points onto Taunton yesterday. We need to dig deep and call on all the support we can. BTW - I thought crowd support seemed rather muted yesterday, which was a shame. Come on you Mose..................!!
As I understand it, the rules around movement of loan players mean that the chances of Morgan Dawes appearing again are virtually nil.
I feel sorry for Adam as the injury list keeps mounting, and less accessibility to loan players certainly doesn’t help him in a time of need, clearly the days of loan agreements, such as the one we had with Gloucester has disappeared as clubs seem to be less willing to release players for long periods of time. It’s a conundrum, which I’m sure Adam will solve, but it isn’t going to be easy and with teams below us with games in hand, we could be dragged very quickly into the red zone.
Well folks. After the performance at Chinnor last week I backed the lads to give a good account of themselves on Saturday and under the circumstances I thought they did. Mind you as others have commented I felt the performance was in two halves with the first half lacking urgency which scuppered the Moseley effort, particularly in the last 10 minutes or so when Cambridge had a purple patch. The Cambridge side had some lofty jumpers up front and once Moseley lost a key jumper to a shoulder injury within the first 10 minutes or so the Moseley line-out struggled. And when the Cambridge pack marched Moseley back at one point with a 50 yards or so maul I thought crikey that looks ominous. Fortunately it was a one off because the Moseley pack, although still lacking some urgency were more than holding their own in the tight and the loose and thereby held Cambridge out for nigh on 30 minutes. Unfortunately they just didn't have enough height to limit the Cambridge line-out options and a catch and drive finally resulted in a penalty try.
As expected, that got the Cambridge tails up and with some good suppport play they scored two more tries before half time. One lovely try near the post followed a half break and a pop up pass, whilst the other a tap and go following a penalty caught Moseley napping. So there they were 0-0 after half an hour or so and then 0 - 21 before half time. Not a true reflection on the game so far.
Moseley came out in the second half playing down the field with a proper mixed bag of a scrum - they had a hooker playing flanker - and although they still struggled in the line-out they managed to save the day there when it mattered. What was more noticeable though was the Moseley pack were playing with much more urgency and began to gain the upper hand. Indeed the scrum ball became so reliable that Moseley opted for the scrum at a couple of penalties which really pleased us supporters. Both the Moseley second half tries came from forward line pressure. Indeed it was from one rock solid Moseley scrum that Gregg Fisilau peeled of the back of the scrum and scored a peach of a try. Sadly, much to the disapproval of the supporters the referee felt that both conversions were missed.
Did Cambridge deserve to win? Well, although the final score was 10 - 21 in their favour I feel they were lucky to have had a 10 minute purple patch in the first half after Moseley were down to 14 players and, on balance, perhaps so. But Did Moseley derserve to lose? That is questionable because Moseley are nursing a high injury count and had Moseley not lost their line-out jumper early in the game, and had they played with the same urgency as they did in the second half, then I feel sure the outcome would have been in their favour.
But the end result, howsoever it is created is what counts and therefore Cambridge take the spoils.
However, Moseley should not be too down hearted. They played well, particularly in the second half which they won 10 - 0 and are progressing steadily in the right direction week on week. I feel the sustained wins are just round the corner and provided the bulk of this squad stay with Moseley next season - I wish I could win the lottery and make sure that happened - then the future looks rosie. As ever, come on Mooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooose.......ley
Tom is out of hospital. After having scans happy to report not as serious as feared. Physios will be monitoring. He has bruising but hopeful will see him back soon.
This is really good news as Tom has had an outstanding season so far. Assuming that he will need a few weeks to totally recover will Dan Lewis be available? What is the update on injuries to Kailus and Isaac? Will we be able to get Reketi back from Bournville? Where is Ben Palmer in his return to full fitness?
Tom is out of hospital. After having scans happy to report not as serious as feared. Physios will be monitoring. He has bruising but hopeful will see him back soon.
This is really good news as Tom has had an outstanding season so far. Assuming that he will need a few weeks to totally recover will Dan Lewis be available? What is the update on injuries to Kailus and Isaac? Will we be able to get Reketi back from Bournville? Where is Ben Palmer in his return to full fitness?
At the Q&A last week we were told Ben Palmer was training but no date given when he will play if memory serves me right.
If there are no Cup games, then the Championship could end on last Saturday of March. If that is the case, I wonder if there would then be a flood of players from that division playing for teams in the Nat 1 & 2?
As promised some months ago Lee E now gets a "Treatment Room" update by James in match day programmes I don't think it would be wise for the Club to give return date committments, as those predictions can quite often go wrong. Cambs. programme notes mention Ryan, Will, Jacques, Ben, Dan,Elliot. No doubt James will be further updating in the Rams programme on what is beginning look like a "handy squad" currently on the physio's repair list!
If there are no Cup games, then the Championship could end on last Saturday of March. If that is the case, I wonder if there would then be a flood of players from that division playing for teams in the Nat 1 & 2?
Is there a cut off date in season when you cannot sign or get a player on loan.
