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| Petri Gets Go-Forward Chance |
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It’s not that Petri isn’t worthy; more it’s that Head Coach Eddie O’Sullivan has been picking Tim Usasz, for the most part, in test matches.
“I wanted to give Mike a shot, to be fair,” O’Sullivan told RUGBYMag.com. “If you look at the last few games Mike had started, they were against Saracens, Scotland A, and the Saxons. He hadn’t been behind a pack that was going forward and giving him good possession. So I wanted to see him when he wasn’t getting harassed, and I thought he did well.” |
One of the choices for the USA lineup that raised an eyebrow or two was that of Mike Petri at scrumhalf.
