My teammates were great today. I'm especially proud of C.J. Knowland. I think he scored a big upset out there. I've spent a lot of time with him in the wrestling room, and to see him do this well in a big meet is great. |
Nick Kennedy is an exceptional talent whose recent selection for England A indicates his potential at the top level. James Hudson is a young man that I have worked with before. He is a true professional and a good 'team' player. |
Now that we have reached the business end of the season managing our playing resources becomes even more important. |
Once he commits to something, there's no turning back for him. He dug deep today. |
Our field-goal percentage wasn't good and our free throws weren't good; 14 of 23 (at the line) wasn't good. |
Our first match in the group could not be more difficult, |
Our guys know the court's the same size we have here. |
Our lines really did a good job of establishing the line of scrimmage. |
Reid just had a great tournament. Pinning the No. 1 see and the No. 3 seed - just great. |
Ryan Strudwick is an exceptional rugby player and person. I knew of him long before I came to London Irish and was aware of the high regard with which he is held throughout the professional rugby playing community in this country and abroad. He has been a remarkable servant of London Irish over the past eight years and ranks among the great ambassadors of the club and the game. While there will be an opportunity to say a proper farewell before he leaves at the end of the season I want to take this opportunity to express publicly the gratitude of the directors, management, players and supporters for all he has done. |
Saturday is a big day for all of us and we are looking forward to our first competitive match, |
Some of our guys even contemplated getting his autograph or pictures taken with him. |
That got us out of a hole. We had some good blocks by Devin Hudson, Brandon Casteel and T.J. Casteel to spring him. All of our running backs ran hard. Our lead blockers, linemen and tight ends did a great job of blocking at the point of contact. |
That was one of the best first quarters we've had, one of the best first halves we've had, and definitely one of the bets defensive (efforts) we've had. The defense was really good for us tonight; obviously, they only got 31 points against us. |
That's a tough one because there just isn't much scent left out there in flowers. |