St George Illawarra coach Anthony Griffin may be forced to turn to rookie backs Mat Feagai, Shaun Sauni-Esau and Tyrell Sloan after injuries to Zac Lomax and Cody Ramsey in Sunday’s 16-8 loss to Wests Tigers at WIN Stadium.
With wingers Mikaele Ravalawa and Jordan Pereira suspended, Max Feagai was called up for just his second NRL appearances against the Tigers and his twin Mat will come under consideration by Griffin as he runs low on backline options for next Sunday’s clash with Canterbury.
Lomax is expected to face about a month on the sidelines after being forced from the field midway through the first half with a thumb injury, while Ramsey suffered a rib injury late in the match.
); You don’t move on from this quickly. It was a chance to be in a European final
Dan McFarland felt Ulster’s kicking game in the third quarter cost them in Leicester. By Richard Mulligan Saturday 1 May 2021, 8:34 AM 3 hours ago 10,918 Views 15 Comments
Ulster captain Iain Henderson after last night s defeat.
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HEAD COACH DAN McFarland admitted Ulster are not going to recover quickly from a disappointing 33-24 European Challenge Cup semi-final exit to Leicester Tigers at Welford Road Stadium last night.
Bidding to make their third-ever appearance in a European Final – having reached the Champions Cup versions in 1999 and 2012 – Ulster had put themselves in a good place by the interval, leading 17-6 after tries from captain Iain Henderson and out-half Billy Burn
Leinster look to Ross Byrne for European spark
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Ross Byrne is a rugby enigma. When he replaces Johnny Sexton for European heavyweights Leinster he is sublime but he is struggling to make his mark for Ireland.
Leinster coaching duo Leo Cullen and Stuart Lancaster had enough confidence in the 26-year-old to give him the nod ahead of Sexton in the Pro14 final victory over Munster in March.
That means there will no alarm bells as the fly-half pulls the strings from the start in Sunday s Champions Cup semi-final against French side La Rochelle.