Wasps v Saracens Sun 3pm

[p/d]

Shields is literal team glue

He has impressed me time and time again. For all my dissatisfaction of having been gifted England caps I now have nothing but respect for him as a leader and player

[Oakboy]

Shields is literal team glue

He has impressed me time and time again. For all my dissatisfaction of having been gifted England caps I now have nothing but respect for him as a leader and player

Agreed. It is strange looking back that NZ did not consider him international material. Jones thought differently and was wrong in terms of when he was fast-tracked with no club background preparation. Who knows if his introduction had waited for a year with Wasps, though.

[Banquo]

Shields is literal team glue

He has impressed me time and time again. For all my dissatisfaction of having been gifted England caps I now have nothing but respect for him as a leader and player

Agreed. It is strange looking back that NZ did not consider him international material. Jones thought differently and was wrong in terms of when he was fast-tracked with no club background preparation. Who knows if his introduction had waited for a year with Wasps, though.

..because NZ is stuffed full of smart committed back row players like Shields?

[Mr Mwenda]

Yeah, I seem to recall that Morepork and others said that if NZ hadn't been so flush with backrowers then Shields would've been an All Black.

[Peej]

He very nearly was, but turned down the call as he knew he was moving to England. I still think he's better than Sam Cane.

[Banquo]

He very nearly was, but turned down the call as he knew he was moving to England. I still think he's better than Sam Cane.

Cane is a very different player, and plays much more like an old skool openside. For all Shields is very good, they just don't do the same things.

[Peej]

Aye that's true, they were never competing for the same shirt in the trio I suppose