Either that or he’s fed up of being marked to death and flattened every play. We are easy to coach against, shut down the Austin show and it’s up to Clark to do it all himself.

Clark is having to do the work of a front row on his own and we then have no Clark to do Clark’s job. The rest of the team are playing behind that.

Our pack force and team structures seem to be the problem, not really the individuals.

He did take q lot of contact tonight, and thats common, itd be nice if we actually worked on a plan b to open things up for our centres.

Missing Ratchford something terrible. He takes a lot of the interest in Austin away..

Austin’s wife has put yet more social media posts about missing home so maybe he is unsettled

Was so obvious last night, we are over reliant on Blake without Ratch.

Wonder who will go home first, Austin or Holbrook?

Holbrook is gone at the end of the season for sure

He isn't married.

How would you know that?

His partner then mr pedantic

I'm pretty sure they got married. I read they were married in Vagas
They've 3 children.

If Austin wanted a route out that could provide an opportunity to bring in George Burgess - with Widdop lined up to slot in to 6 next year anyway. That already sounds like a stronger team.

With Patton at #7

Not biting.

Good grief, hopefully not another early departure. Sandow, Hiku, Roberts, Austin?. Crikey I hope not

To be fair, it’s the chance you take with Aussies. Some settle and some don’t. We went through it with the alecan wife beater Barba.

It's always the backs that feel homesick. Pitty Asotasi never felt homesick.

Patton or Ratchford

I don't think Austin is the type to just walk away, so what if his missus posts about missing home. If i lived in Australia i'd miss home it's only Natural, doesn't necessarily mean they want to just go back home. Would be gutted if Austin did leave though as him and Widdop next year is potentially dynamite. Just need a good forward pack for a change now. Hill isn't Quite as good as he used to be and he's only getting older and the rest of our forward pack aside from Cooper aren't amazing so if we don't rectify that next year we'll still struggle.

4 children.
On social media his kids are really settled and his partner/wife does suggest she misses home a lot. To me looks like it's just comments reacting to family gatherings on other side of the world, for their benefit.

He's just been named in the England squad...

Who's been named in the england squad

No, Hu's been named in the Chinese squad. Watt's the guys name in the Scotland Squad

Austin in the England Performance Squad

Can't wait for the fume. Totally deserved place, if he's eligible he should be playing as he's brilliant.

Biggest suprise if Mike Cooper not getting in. Unbelievable.