Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Aled Brew's huge hit on Perpignan's David Mele
Last weekend Newport Gwent Dragons were comfortably beaten by Perpignan in the Amlin Challenge Cup. There was a big tackle from Aled Brew that stood out though, and has since been requested on more than one occasion.
While on Saturday the Dragons won convincingly, a week ago Perpignan were too good for them despite wing Aled Brew scoring just after half time to bring them back into the game.
The Dragons are reportedly hopeful that Brew will stick around and sign a new deal to stay at Rodney Parade. The thinking is that his Wales ambitions will keep him there when his contract runs out, despite apparent interest from France, and Perpignan in particular.
Brew wasn't included in Warren Gatland's Wales squad for the Six Nations however, leading to further speculation that he might look elsewhere. Dragons coach Darren Edwards quashed those fears though, stating that he believes Brew won't give up that easily.
"Aled has got a fighting attitude and he will keep on going. He was an outsider for the World Cup but didn’t accept it, kept going and got his reward. I know he won’t take this rolling down and hopefully it will be his performances with the Dragons that get him back into the Wales squad.
"Aled is so valuable to our attacking game and now that Shane Williams is gone I just wish he was given a proper run. Only then would we be able to see if he can make the same impact on the international stage as he does for us," he said.
With hits like this one on David Mele, you'd think Brew will continue knocking on the door.
Posted at 9:30 am | 14 comments
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Ref January 24, 2012 1:25 pm
Stefan January 24, 2012 1:41 pm
Owen January 24, 2012 2:41 pm
bnations January 24, 2012 3:46 pm
donkeyballs4000 January 24, 2012 4:37 pm
mndpsp1 January 24, 2012 4:43 pm
And, just going to point out, but the RD at the end looks a lot like BF3 haha
Canadian content January 25, 2012 12:05 am
Full Back January 28, 2012 12:14 pm
BigBenji January 29, 2012 7:15 pm
They pick the same group of players almost every single time. It's never based on form! Lets be honest Henson is only in there because of his past. I honestly don't think he was ever that good anyway, all he did was kick a penalty from halfway and suddenly he is some outstanding player?
In terms of comparing Brew to other wingers only, he can also play Centre and plays it very well. But They pick Harry Robinson? Who? Not one person I spoke to knew who he was either. Just goes to show that someone is certainly not right in the Welsh selection process.
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