John O'Sullivan

So for him, I think his wish list would be just...

to get some ball that he can use and bring his talents to bear on the game in terms of being given a decent opportunity and a decent platform to play.

I think worst case scenario is you're playing off the back foot against, you know, and your back isn't going as well as you like and you're doing a lot of defending.

So,

There are aspects of his game, it's well documented where he needs to improve.

And also then there's the added onus of place kicking.

So he's got to be accurate in that aspect of the game as well.

So yeah, there's a lot.

I say there's a lot at stake for him.

There's a lot at stake for a lot of players, but certainly given his lack of game time recently, he will want to have a conspicuously good game on Friday night.

Yeah, I spoke to Jack Crowley yesterday and he was pointing out that they'd had a very open and frank discussion after their exit from the Challenge Cup to Exeter, that they had a productive training week last week and that there were a few home truths told.

I asked him about how much of this is a responsibility of the players rather than the coaches per se.

And he was very much, yes, the players need to take responsibility for

The coaches are giving them a game plan that's suitable and adaptable and flexible and everything that they want.

And it's down to the players that haven't been able to execute.

So when you crystallize that, you say, right, well, why haven't the players been able to do it?

Some of the basics that they've done, concentration, focus, precision in what they're trying to do, lots of elements, line out, scrum, you know, that need to get better and they need to get better in a hurry.

So you would ask, well, where will they be challenged by Benetton?

Well, they'll be challenged in set piece.

Benetton, if they decide, have plenty of quality as well behind the scrum.