By LIZ MOORE

On the back of yet another close loss, this time to table leaders Easts, Wests prop Youri Petit said he found it more difficult to watch the 22-15 game from the sidelines than he would playing.

Out with a torn calf muscle, the French physio who generally comes off the bench for Premier Grade said it’s the suspense that’s the hard part.

“Every weekend we have close games, there’s not much difference between each team, so the suspense is very high every weekend. So if you’re not playing it’s even harder to watch,” the injured Frenchman said.

“Losing is never a good sensation.”