Originally Posted by clever3000:
“Woodward is out of his depth here. To my knowledge he hasn't done much co-commentary before and he only played 7s for a short spell when he was playing. It always was a strange appointment, especially since he has only worked for ITV and Sky in the last year. I still would have picked Brian Moore to go along instead, while i know that he is not everyone's cup of tea, for me he is a good commentator as he tells you how it is and isn't afraid to be critical. If anything i do find Moore very similar to Geoffrey Boycott for those exact reasons. But Moore is a proven co-commentator and he works well with Eddie Butler, who i feel has improved as the tournament has gone on.”
Was it not something to do with Woodward already being in Rio, he said the other day he was working for the IOC and so saving some travel/hotel costs?
I would have gone for Andy Nicol myself, I like Brian Moore but not sure he played much 7s either did he?