I don’t see the need for O’Connor to make the comment as it seemed he was just picking fault in what was a brilliant run from TJ. Would they have done the same had it been Ryan Hall, I doubt it.

However I do hope Chris Chester is looking at the footage and taking up these points with TJ as there is some merit in them. I just hope TJ makes a break at Wigan, puts the ball in the correct hand and fends Tomkins into next year... that will shut up the pundits.

That's why I asked the question as it's not often Hampshire gets the opportunity to show his pace, difficult to assess I suppose, with two different running styles with TJ and BJB, as against MCB and Rocky.

It’s an old timers like myself phrase

I thought Chester had said that mcb was fastest over the first 30 and Johnstone was fastest over the 100?



That’s as I remember it anyway

Near the end of the game, Finn ended a set with a kick to touch which bounced off a few cats players and ended with a scramble on the floor for possession.

Anyway, TJ came up with it surrounded by broken play, shrugged off 5 defenders over 20yds who all laid hands on him and got to the 10.

There was never 20yds in that play, there was being pushed in to touch, there was a go to ground to save going in to touch and there was a risky pass, there was no 20yd gain from that I don't think.

Unluckily somebody had a hold of him or he would have been in.

Fast is good but there was no fast in that...

Great shout Vasty, a few years ago I would have agreed with FT but I read an article by Offiah (in a Yawnion rag) about the subject. He said "wearing rugby boots and on grass the difference is negligible but on a running track and in spikes it would be very noticeable." I suppose the lighter modern ball would come into it and not all wingers tuck it under their arm and some carry it in one hand. Having watched TJ's try again I concede he wasn't flat out all the way and was looking back at Mead, much like Offiah used to do.