My point about the winning is from fans. As players you go into every game wanting and believing you can win and I hope radford reminds them too. That's why you have a game plan to beat the opposition, but us fans know how difficult it is to win in France and many of us do think we won't/expect to win, it doesn't mean we don't think we can as I certainly think we can. It will be our acid test and will set a marker down and that alone is motivation, but if sika is fit then I don't see it important enough not to give ellis another couple of weeks especially when our forwards performed as well as they did. It is a great situation to be in, and if we do pull of a great win what a massive boost of confidence going into cas at home.

Pritchard was on 60 mins ish and made 3 tackles I've just seen. That's some stat. 9 in total including last week. 1 20ish mins and 9tackles for a 2nd row is a stat I don't think I've seen. Is he been avoided by the opposition? Hope it continues.
Also Talanoa stats thus far this year are ridiculous top or very near in tries,metres, breaks, busts, carries and average metres!

As some else commented would you want to run at the tank lol

No. But it's an unexpected advantage not having our strike edge having to work in D

He made 468 tackles in 32 games last year. Mini made 745.

It's a pity our stats don't show games and, in particular, minutes played.

I've never understood why - it's an important element to a players overall contribution.

thats why you see teams moving the ball quickly to our right edge and throwing the long cut out pass for the winger to go in at the corner.
Radford needs to work on this as both Pryce and Jack Logan have jumped the line and helped the opposition create the space.
Fonua against Salford and Michaels at Catalan both left exposed.