Retiring, not shy
Leeds are also parting with a loyal player and Stuart Hooper will get a good send off after sticking with the club when they were relegated two years ago. Other than that the Leeds faithful will have little to shout about. The club will end the season in the same position as it was two years ago, relegated and leaderless. It is a case of ashes to ashes as the club's dreams are buried whilst its DoR takes the RFU's coin and abandons his five year plan along with his wise words about loyalty and sticking together.
Fortunately the similarity ends there. The Carnegies are retaining the bulk of this season's GP squad with two additions already announced. The Academy has once again been fruitful with Greendale, Burrell and Armstrong already blooded in the GP. I expect to see others coming through next season. Whoever comes in as DoR will sort out the abysmal defence and hopefully improve the conditioning of the squad.
And so back to Saturday's match. I expect a high scoring game, not because of the fabulous weather forecast but because the home side has leaked tries all season and bonus points have been scattered at HC like confetti. Last week at the Madjedski Leeds mustered twenty points. It is quite possible that they will repeat that feat on Saturday but will not get anywhere near the Wasps total. The players will give their all, as they have done all season, but the gulf in class and the inability to eliminate simple errors from their game will see them end the day empty-handed as they have done for most of the season.
Next season the highflying Wasps are off to Europe. The Carnegies? Well we're all off to Rotherham!
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