All things considered, Jack Walsh’s latest health report is encouraging for both the player and the Ospreys.
He was last seen on a public outing when the Dragons visited the Swansea.com stadium last Saturday, being subjected to behavior that even the elderly might call rude.
First, full-back Lloyd Fairbrother rocked the opposition half badly with a powerful shot that could have resulted in a yellow card.
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Then Ross Moriarty came up with such a late success that he was sponsored by perhaps the worst railway company.
The Wales international was on the line and soon after, the Dragons’ centre, Sio Tomkinson, was shown the red for a late high tackle that ended Walsh’s part of the game.
If Tomkinson doesn’t get a birthday card from Walsh later this year, he shouldn’t be surprised. The coup was brutal and reminiscent of another era, with some describing the series of contacts at number 10 as cheap shots.
As expected, he left the field a bit dazed, but after a few days he seems to be on the mend.
Asked ahead of Sunday’s European clash with the Saracens if the Ospreys suffered any injuries last weekend, their manager Toby Booth said: “Just Jack Walsh, who obviously doesn’t have his head on his shoulders. He’s still recovering a bit because of the protocols you have to follow. But I think at game time he should be fine.”
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Dragons head coach Dai Flanagan admitted after the game that his team tried to hit certain individuals on the Ospreys team but “overstepped the line”.
Criticism came from former players, leading Flanagan to suggest that something had been lost in translation and that the plan was to shame the Ospreys’ No. 10 and force him out of the game. “Everyone who works for me knows that there are boundaries that cannot be crossed,” Flanagan said.
“We crossed those lines in some respects and I don’t support that. I understand it very clearly, and the guys know it very well.
Source: Wales Online
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