“I was on the phone to chief executive David Davies all the time to get Raphael involved in the club. I am delighted to get someone of his experience in that front five.”
“This weekend's game is the biggest challenge you can have as a club, and we want to do ourselves justice following two previous poor performances on the road in the Heineken Cup. This is about playing for pride and measuring ourselves against the best in the northern hemisphere.”
“I'm sure the team drew some confidence from the two wins in the summer. Obviously, we still need results under our belt because we haven't had results for the last 18 months or so, but looking realistically at the fixtures, there's the chance for two wins. The knack to success is getting a few victories and then building from there.”
“He's part of a new generation of players and we thought that in Lawrence's absence it was important that the leadership of the team stayed within the forwards,”
“He's part of a new generation of players and we thought that in Lawrence's absence it was important that the leadership of the team stayed within the forwards.”
