New No6 Desperately Needed : Sun Jun 03, 2012 4:15 pm  

Absolutely shocking game from Horne today, can't fault what he has done for the club over the years but sentiment doesn't win rugby games.

I don't think I have ever seen a No6 get caught in possession and look so clueless with ball in hand. The sooner he is moved to full-back and a pacey stand-off recruited the better.

Re: New No6 Desperately Needed : Sun Jun 03, 2012 4:17 pm  

We are close to signing some-one from the NRL by all accounts

Re: New No6 Desperately Needed : Sun Jun 03, 2012 4:18 pm  

Is anybody running good lines for him?

Re: New No6 Desperately Needed : Sun Jun 03, 2012 4:19 pm  

Sheldon wrote:

Is anybody running good lines for him?

I accept he isn't the sole blame for his poor performance, but top quality stand-offs don't catch the ball, look around like a rabbit caught in headlights...before easily being tackled, you have to have some idea of what you are going to do before you catch the pass.

Re: New No6 Desperately Needed : Sun Jun 03, 2012 4:21 pm  

Horne was poor today , to slow with ball in hand . His passing and quick thinking is not good enough for a top 4 team . Efforts there but sometimes that's not enough . Be happy to have him as back up next season .

Re: New No6 Desperately Needed : Sun Jun 03, 2012 4:22 pm  

UllFC wrote:

I accept he isn't the sole blame for his poor performance, but top quality stand-offs don't catch the ball, look around like a rabbit caught in headlights...before easily being tackled, you have to have some idea of what you are going to do before you catch the pass.

Obviously I haven't see the performance today but if I were expecting a runner and I caught the ball went to pass and he wasn't their the rest could easily be what happened.

Re: New No6 Desperately Needed : Sun Jun 03, 2012 4:22 pm  

UllFC wrote:

Absolutely shocking game from Horne today, can't fault what he has done for the club over the years but sentiment doesn't win rugby games.

I don't think I have ever seen a No6 get caught in possession and look so clueless with ball in hand. The sooner he is moved to full-back and a pacey stand-off recruited the better.

I'm in full agreement. Have loved watching Richard play for us but IMO we need to move on and a new no.6 is needed. I'm happy to have Horney as part of the squad but his days of a starting place in the team should becoming to an end.

Re: New No6 Desperately Needed : Sun Jun 03, 2012 4:24 pm  

Think everyone knows this including Peter Gentle.

I very much doubt that Horne will be at 6 next season.

Re: New No6 Desperately Needed : Sun Jun 03, 2012 4:25 pm  

Agree with this. Seymour does OK for me but needs a decent foil and I don't think R Horne is it.

Someone in our block was moaning that Seymour is the worst scrum half we've had since some bloke I'd never heard of (ie 20 + years ago). Is he really worse than Thorman?

Re: New No6 Desperately Needed : Sun Jun 03, 2012 4:27 pm  

Horne was poor today and basically confirmed what plenty of people have thought for a long time, he is done as a HB.