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Scarlets announce signing of former Australian 7s star
By Ian Cameron
The Scarlets have announced the signing today of former Australian Sevens star Paul Asquith.
The versatile Asquith can play across the backine and also at flyhalf and joins the Pro12 champions from National Rugby Championship side the Western Sydney Rams.
According to the Scarlets website, the 23-year-old will join up with his new side in July. Having captained the Rams in 2017 Asquith was leading point scorer during the 2016 regular season.
In a statement on the website the fleet footed utility back said: "I'm really looking forward to linking up with the Scarlets in a few weeks time. I believe that their style of play will suit my game and it will be beneficial for me to be able to develop my game alongside experienced players like British & Irish Lion Jonathan Davies and Scott Williams.
"I've heard great things about the club, the environment and West Wales from former Scarlet Jack (Payne) at the Rams and I can't wait to get started with pre-season training in the coming weeks."
Hailing from Wollongong, NSW, Asquith grew up playing for Kiama Rugby Club, alongside his father as three bothers – making the 90-kilometre drive each way from Jamberoo on the South coast to his training ground in Southern Districts several times a week.
The fullback collect a number of honours in 2015 including best back at the Western Sydney Rams in the National Rugby Championship and selection in the 2015 Australian Barbarians team.
Asquith was released from his Australian Rugby Sevens contract in 2015 to pursue Rugby opportunities after earning nine World Series caps and scoring 76 points following his 7’s debut in Tokyo in March 2013.
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Agreed. Borthwick will have to write a new excuse book soon .
I have looked at the two world cup final teams from 2003 and 2020.
2003 team scored 187 tries between them in 389 caps
2020 team scored 113 tries between them in 473 caps. As you can see a huge disparity in scoring rate. Only Johnny May with 36 tries in 78 caps scored a higher amount of tries. Elliot Daly comes close but the rest are frankly very poor.
Farrell and Ford scored a pathetic 20 tries between them in a combined 210 caps.
There again , the 2003 team did have Wilko and Greenwood etc whereas 2020 team had Ford and Farrell .
So much people saying that Fords strength is of bringing others into the game .
Really. The figures totally disprove that notion .
It has been mentioned elsewhere that we have accepted mediocrity far too often and the figures would indicate that players are or have been picked far too often without performing .
Go to commentsNot disputing that NZ are ahead of Eng. Also not saying Eng are unlucky (though clearly the tone of the article is not that the ABs were unlucky but that they 'should have' won). Your team are looking great and are on the up. I just felt that Pundits have argued Eng 'should have' won the first test against the ABs, when it's more nuanced than that, and very fine margins determine results that Eng didn't get right. Same applies, therefore, to NZ and other nations. Ben Smith though doesn't seem to see it that way. To be clear: I'm not saying I agree with the 'should haves', but more that I take issue with the phrasing.
Good to see your respect for other nations is so strong! Proper rugby fan you are!!!
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