Lots of players still missing, feels like another season started with at least 7 players not available.
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Lots of players still missing, feels like another season started with at least 7 players not available.
Good to see Hendy fit and starting.
Bristol team for Leicester game:
15. T.Jordan (Prem debut)
14. L. Rees-Zammit (Club Prem Debut)
13 J. Jenkins
12. B JV Rensburg
11. G. Ibitoye
10. AJ Macginty
9. H. Randall
1. J. Woolmore
2. G. Oghre
3. G. Kloska
4. J.Dun
5. J. Batley
6., S. Luatua
7. F. Harding (c) (100th Club Appearance)
8. B. Grondona
Subs: 16. H. Thacker, 17. S. Grahamslaw, 18. L. Chawatama, 19. J. Owen, 20. V. Mata, 21. K Marmion, 22. K Ravouvou, 23. J. Carrington (Prem Debut)
15. T.Jordan (Prem debut)
14. L. Rees-Zammit (Club Prem Debut)
13 J. Jenkins
12. B JV Rensburg
11. G. Ibitoye
10. AJ Macginty
9. H. Randall
1. J. Woolmore
2. G. Oghre
3. G. Kloska
4. J.Dun
5. J. Batley
6., S. Luatua
7. F. Harding (c) (100th Club Appearance)
8. B. Grondona
Subs: 16. H. Thacker, 17. S. Grahamslaw, 18. L. Chawatama, 19. J. Owen, 20. V. Mata, 21. K Marmion, 22. K Ravouvou, 23. J. Carrington (Prem Debut)
Tuipulotu ahead of Frost is interesting, as is Sela ahead of Griffin.
Stuart and Russell are resting post-Lions
Du Toit and Carreras are playing in the SH
Donoghue is having "exploratory surgery" on a knee injury and Sam Harris still long-term injured from last season (and the season before that - both ankle, I think the same one).
So yeah, that left Ojomoh vs DeGlanville for the starting FH shirt (both had a go at 10 against Worcester last weekend), and an outside chance for Linegar.
Muir injured, so Arundell was the obvious choice at wing (and possibly forced the decision on Ojomoh vs TdG).
I'd have been happier with JL on the bench than Harris though - but he may simply not be up to the physicality of adult rugby yet - he's still 18, after all. I just feel that 4 centres is more than needed in a match-day 23
Beyond the above, Barbeary's got a back injury, Green is recovering from concussion, Coetzee and the new scrum half both picked up injuries in re-season.
Apart from that ...all tickety boo!
A] It's nothing like the Hooper-years injury crisesApart from that ...all tickety boo!
B] JvG's luck with injuries was never going to last forever
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And you are playing a Quins team that have looked woeful in preseason …
Having Baxter, CCS, Dombrandt, Porter and Murley back will help, but I think that’s a scoreboard difference rather result changing.
Having Baxter, CCS, Dombrandt, Porter and Murley back will help, but I think that’s a scoreboard difference rather result changing.
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Hang on - isn't Farrell a Lion - and therefore not allowed to play until the 4th week?
Or is it that the rules simply don't apply to Saracens?
He barely played last year so ok to play
I remember seeing mention of it over the summer - think the late callup combined with not meeting the minutes threshold meant he had a similar stand down to the England players
Vaguely remember talk about how little he played for racing playing a part in it too
Tomas Williams playing for Gloucester with a similar minutes-not-met-threshold too
Vaguely remember talk about how little he played for racing playing a part in it too
Tomas Williams playing for Gloucester with a similar minutes-not-met-threshold too
Fair enough.
Williams has had his 10 weeks "rest" regardless though
Williams has had his 10 weeks "rest" regardless though
Yikes that feels a pretty big injury list although I’ve not seen or looked at others so maybes it’s not.
Professional sport, supposedly
Shameful from Loader getting outworked and outpaced by his tighthead lock on a kick chase
They're gonna beast him in training on Monday
They're gonna beast him in training on Monday
Gloucester ruining potential internationals smh
Battle of the breakdown is very good
Really liked Gloucester's counterruck earlier where they essentially made a three man scrum and charged over the top
Really liked Gloucester's counterruck earlier where they essentially made a three man scrum and charged over the top
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I've listened to the explanation as to why the Sale try wasn't a knock on, but that seems like utter tosh to me. You see those given as knock-ons all the time.
Also, didn't they change the batteries in the ref coms before the start of the season?
Also, didn't they change the batteries in the ref coms before the start of the season?
Yeah, I don't get it either
Obviously not gonna complain but...that's a knock on
Pretty typical Sale first half, lots of huffing and puffing and not a lot to show for it
Obviously not gonna complain but...that's a knock on
Pretty typical Sale first half, lots of huffing and puffing and not a lot to show for it
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TJ thought it was a knock on, all the Sale players thought it was a knock on, Ridley saw it differently.
Is there a prize for the first referee-bashing of the season..?
Is there a prize for the first referee-bashing of the season..?
