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Big D wrote:If that's a bad one then it might be all over. 3 serious knee injuries is a lot to deal with physically and mentally.OptimisticJock wrote:Looks that way.
Can’t work out if that’s a nice comment or a nasty one! Anyway, I like him and hope it’s ok. Having just lost Taylor probably for the season, we don’t need to lose Bennett.Tobylerone wrote:
Beeb Sport suggesting hamstring injury.
Hopefully, Knee Fairy has sprinkled enough dust his way..
He does but I think he is looking better and better. Good over the ball amd nice hands and even ball carrying for his sizeBig D wrote:Ritchie needs to work.on his discipline that's 3 or 4 pens this half.
Agree on the Kennedy one. Ref made it really clear. Last pen was perhaps a bit harsh as they earlier got away with stripping Brown when it was a lot clearer that the tackle was made.hugh_woatmeigh wrote:Why was the Ulster try given when they took the man out? I saw it go to TMO, saw one replay and it was as clear as day. Came back and the try was awarded?! Thought the ref was really poor but don't blame him for the Kennedy call at all - Kennedy was given clear warnings to use the ball and ignored them all. The fact the maul goes forward after your last warning is irrelevant. What a muppet. - can you not get Charlie Shiel on the bench?
Anyway, Edinburgh are in a tough conference that should have been a 4 way battle for top spots - games like this and last week are the ones they need to win to be in the mix come the tail end of the season. If Edinburgh are a single result off qualifying then I suspect these last two games will be the ones people point to.
Ulster are incredibly lucky to have these their two results IMO.
Agreed.Cameo wrote:He does but I think he is looking better and better. Good over the ball amd nice hands and even ball carrying for his sizeBig D wrote:Ritchie needs to work.on his discipline that's 3 or 4 pens this half.
Mark Bennett is likely to miss Scotland's autumn Tests as he faces "months" on the sidelines, says Edinburgh head coach Richard Cockerill.
The centre, 25, suffered a suspected ruptured hamstring in Edinburgh's late loss at Ulster last week.
The former Glasgow Warrior, who has 22 caps, is awaiting the results of a scan but Cockerill expects a long lay-off.
"Clearly it is something quite significant. If it is completely ruptured it's serious," Cockerill said.
"If it is what we think it is, it will be months."
Bennett was sidelined for almost a year, including the first four months of last season - his debut campaign at Edinburgh - with a knee ligament injury sustained on Scotland duty in March 2017.
"Thankfully it's nothing to do with his knees," Cockerill added of his latest issue.
"People recover from hamstring issues and, as severe as this one is, he will hopefully be fit for the New Year, give or take - we'll see."
Cockerill is also likely to be without back-row Viliame Mata for Friday's Pro14 match with Connacht at Murrayfield.
The Fijian number eight injured a shoulder against Ulster, but Scotland flanker Hamish Watson is available again after missing the Ulster game to attend the birth of his daughter.
Solid injury cover replacement for me, just too slow getting the ball away, too reminiscent of Laidlaw.Mikey Brown wrote:Interesting to see Pyrgos playing quite well again. Has his time completely passed with Scotland? I never thought he was quite international quality but it's not like the other options don't have slight question marks over them.
I think if Cipriani had done this people would be jizzing themselves.
I think it is mainly a systems thing. The focus is on cutting out the mistakes and keeping the ball. In the forwards that means pods close to the ruck and slower ball. The backs have potential but at the moment are only really sparking every now and then.Mikey Brown wrote:I’ve not been able to watch much of them. Any idea if that’s more the systems or the personnel. I like the wings, but they can both be a bit like headless chickens at times. All the chopping and changing at 13 can’t help too much either.