If last week’s tight win was down to the ‘Genge effect’ then this weekend’s historic away victory at Wasps was definitely the ‘Sheedy Show’. The likeable stand-off bagged the perfect scoring full house, including a rare collector’s item of a drop goal, thus cementing an excellent start to the season for the Bears generally, and for Callum individually.
He has emerged with a spring in his step (quite literally against Bath when his ‘antipodean hop’ opened up space for the Luke Morahan try) after a disappointing last season when his form dipped and he withdrew from social media to preserve his mental health.
AJ MaGinty’s arrival has contributed, not just in the competition that he provides, but in the advice he imparts in training and it is great to see Callum happy in his rugby skin again, but lets make no bones about it, the former Sale playmaker is not here to play second fiddle. He’ll want to have his slice of controlling the orchestra too and if that drives success then bring it on.
