I'm not sure he left to play fullback. He could have stayed with us and contended for a fullback or wing place.

Certainly at this stage, all he has to do is just play the appropriate football during the Super 14 and I'll certainly back him to have a very good (competition).

It's up to us to go out and play 60 minutes of the kind of football that I think this football team is capable of playing. . . . They've got some great players, but I think we've got some great players, too.

We'll see how he goes on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, but he's on track to be on the bench.

I have no problem with Matthew taking that deal, from the figures that I understand the ballpark to be. He's a young man who can set himself up for the rest of his life, so that's a sound decision on his behalf. You can't knock back that sort of money, but we're very sorry to see him go.

You score three times inside the first 30 (minutes) and the bonus point is there for the grab. We just didn't play particularly smart.