Haha!LeRouxIsPHat wrote: ↑December 9th, 2021, 4:47 pmHugo I have huge respect for your opinions but I think you’ve forgotten a fairly obvious factor in terms of trying to replace him.hugonaut wrote: ↑December 9th, 2021, 3:50 pmI think he's the best tighthead scrummager in the world. He's not as good a player as Tadhg, but he is an absolutely awesome scrummager. Saracens won't be able to replace him.outcast eddie wrote: ↑December 9th, 2021, 1:52 pm Vincent Koch to leave Saracens
To my mind they last beat us mostly because we didn't have Tadhg and they had Koch
This looks like a big loss for them and his presence at Wasps will be diluted by the mediocrity elsewhere in their squad.
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It's not the money, it's the availability.
Unless they go in for Malherbe [who is up there with Koch and Tadhg as a tighthead scrummager] then it's a step down. Tupou is very good as a ball carrier but not in the same rank as the above three as a scrummager. Same for Sinckler, who's on huge money at Bristol and isn't likely to leave anyway.