Interesting hearing Benji say Luke has been ready since preseason, just age that didn’t allow him to play. I’m sure being ready to play doesn’t mean he would have had we not have so many injuries.
I think we are in a good spot with the outside backs. I mean Bula, Doueihi, Olam, Turuva and potentially Luke next year puts us in a decent stead. Not to mention Makasini who was all but confirmed to make his debut within the next year; Navren Willet is another really good kid who didn’t look out of place in the trials albeit had a poor game recently in cup. We also have Onitoni Large who to me is worth all the hype given to him, I’m not one to usually buy into hype but this kid is the real deal. He and Makasini from all reports are priorities. When Olam retires (2026) Makasini will probably be taking that spot as he is an out and out centre and as for Onitoni it’s very hard to see where he goes. He wants to be a 5/8 but he also plays centre in Union I believe so it’s gonna be hard to fit him in. Unless Doueihi moves to a utility spot but then again we have Latu. Oh my what a problem to have, at least with Richo and Benji we can guarantee that we’ll get the best outcome unlike the last two muppets.