Two point, Saints were better than us and deserved the win and I agree we were naive. However they got some lucky bounces they really did, every 50/50 went their way - no complaints it was their lucky day we all have them but it warped the score a bit imho.



Also Saints had nothing to lose, not an excuse just a reality.



Watch the game on Trinity TV and I bet it looks a lot different.

I agree with this, Saints were good but the bounces of the ball did tend to go their way for at least 2 of their try's.



I thought their pack was excellent, I was especially impressed with Luke Thompson I think it was. This allowed their halves and Roby to play and I thought Richardson was very good for them.



I think we were poor 1st half and better in the 2nd half but we were almost trying too hard which lead to errors.

3 changes clearly didn't work. Two of them bombed tries (Reece And Kirmond and so did Williams as well). Grix had a poor game but clearly knew to dive low for the line for his try. Both Kirmond and Williams had same and tried to walk over.

That's a good point, they had nothing to lose and everything to gain.

We suffered from stage fright, it happens ... slightly naive but something we will hopefully

learn from.

In 2nd half I also recall a chance Fifita had that went begging.



Running onto thw ball at pace near the line. Had he have caught it dont think he would have been stopped so close to the line.

What really peed me off about that was LMS had moved forward a good metre right behind Child's back and we should've had a penalty.

I know it seems/sounds ridiculous, but I couldn't help but feel the same coming away from the game yesterday - There just seemed to be something missing yesterday.. They played a whole different game to what they have been doing this season. With all the talk of been better of finishing 4th than 3rd it was in the back of my mind, did they actually want to win it.

Those 3 points fifta straight out cost us (cas and warrington) would look good on the table right now.

We'd also look a lot worse without the other points we'd have no doubt lost if we didn't have him in the team.

Now the dust has settled.....



Yes. Sunday was disappointing but;



We finished fifth in the regular rounds.



We've played some fantastic rugby at times.



The season isn't done yet.



Most of all we have progressed.



Rome wasn't built in a day.

Again with the singling out a player in a team game - it's crackers and rarely justified. Certainly not in this instance - Fifita has added something to the side that we've been missing for ages - he's a talismanic, barnstorming front rower, who lifts the crowd and his team-mates - and I guarantee you that the opposition fear him; that's why when he is contained, it's because they assign 3 or 4 defenders to swarm him.



A ridiculous thing to say.