Aviva Premiership 16/17 - Round 10

[TRF_Olyy]

Round 10 Fixtures

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[brokenoses]

CHIEFS SIDE TO FACE SALE SHARKS

15 Lachie Turner
14 Olly Woodburn
13 Ollie Devoto
12 Sam Hill
11 James Short
10 Gareth Steenson (capt)
9 Will Chudley
1 Carl Rimmer
2 Jack Yeandle
3 Greg Holmes
4 Mitch Lees
5 Geoff Parling
6 Don Armand
7 Kai Horstmann
8 Thomas Waldrom

16 Shaun Malton
17 Ben Moon
18 Harry Williams
19 Jonny Hill
20 Dave Ewers
21 Jack Maunder
22 Joe Simmonds
23 Michele Campagnaro

 

[TheSaffycen]

Saracens Team to face Bath Rugby 15 Alex Goode (217) 14 Sean Maitland (6) 13 Nick Tompkins (46) 12 Brad Barritt (c) (181) 11 Chris Wyles (217) 10 Alex Lozowski (11) 9 Ben Spencer (84) 1 ***i Lamositele (25) 2 Schalk Brits (181) 3 Juan Figallo (45) 4 Maro Itoje (60) 5 Jim Hamilton (59) 6 Mike Rhodes (38) 7 Schalk Burger (10) 8 Jackson Wray (154) Replacements 16 Jared Saunders (39) 17 Richard Barrington (94) 18 Vincent Koch (1) 19 Mark Flanagan (4) 20 Kelly Brown (139) 21 Richard Wigglesworth (166) 22 Marcelo Bosch (78) 23 Nathan Earle (7)
Itoje is back, Earle on the bench and Ellery isn't in the squad. Great news all round

 

[Which Tyler]

Bath:
1. Nathan Catt
2. Tom Dunn
3. Max Lahiff
4. Luke Charteris
5. Dave Attwood
6. Matt Garvey (c)
7. Tom Ellis
8. Taulupe Faletau

9. Kahn Fotuali'i
10. Dan Bowden
11. Aled Brew
12. Ben Tapuai
13. Max Clark
14. Semesa Rokoduguni
15. Tom Homer

16. Ross Batty; 17. Beno Obano; 18. Kane Palma-Newport; 19. Paul Grant; 20. Zach Mercer
21. Darren Allinson; 22. Adam Hastings; 23. Jack Wilson

 

[Every Time Ref]

Bowden at 10 ... Christ ...

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Leicester Tigers (v Northampton Saints, Welford Road, Saturday 5.00pm)
15 George Worth
14 Adam Thompstone
13 Peter Betham
12 Owen Williams
11 Tom Brady
10 Freddie Burns
9 Jono Kitto
1 Logovi'i Mulipola
2 Tom Youngs (c)
3 Greg Bateman
4 Ed Slater
5 Graham Kitchener
6 Mike Fitzgerald
7 Brendon O'Connor
8 Luke Hamilton

Replacements
16 Harry Thacker
17 Ellis Genge
18 Pat Cilliers
19 Lachlan McCaffrey
20 Will Evans
21 Sam Harrison
22 Manu Tuilagi
23 JP Pietersen

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

Leicester Tigers (v Northampton Saints, Welford Road, Saturday 5.00pm)
15 George Worth
14 Adam Thompstone
13 Peter Betham
12 Owen Williams
11 Tom Brady
10 Freddie Burns
9 Jono Kitto
1 Logovi'i Mulipola
2 Tom Youngs (c)
3 Greg Bateman
4 Ed Slater
5 Graham Kitchener
6 Mike Fitzgerald
7 Brendon O'Connor
8 Luke Hamilton

Replacements
16 Harry Thacker
17 Ellis Genge
18 Pat Cilliers
19 Lachlan McCaffrey
20 Will Evans
21 Sam Harrison
22 Manu Tuilagi
23 JP Pietersen

Please smash us, then we can finally be rid of the terrible duo of coaching that is Jim M and West.

Long in need of change.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Olyy what has happened to Sale?

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Hope Saints keep Jim and West combo, really really like how they gave King the boot aswell.

 

[ratsapprentice]

Dire stuff from Sale... feels to me like a half-back issue - not entirely sure what they are trying to do.

Looks like Tigers are going for a big impact bench.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Dire stuff from Sale... feels to me like a half-back issue - not entirely sure what they are trying to do.

Looks like Tigers are going for a big impact bench.

Seems like it, all but Cilliers are attack minded players.

Phillips was a waste of money IMO.

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Can't see why ford would want to go Sale currently other than the £££££££££££££££

Mind i reckon there is a chance he might still head to France.

 

[ratsapprentice]

I could see why - he'd make a huge difference to that team.
Phillips was always a novelty 9, his basics are poor - a bit like Matawalu.

A couple of good quality tight 5 players (namely a good quality TH lock) a technically strong 9 and 10 and Sale are a pretty good side.

There was absolutely no control exerted by the halfbacks in that game, bizarrely enough, for a game that was dominated by ping-pong; Sale didn't kick enough.
I think they probably made the same number of dinks over the top as they did kicks to the corner.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

I could see why - he'd make a huge difference to that team.
Phillips was always a novelty 9, his basics are poor - a bit like Matawalu.

A couple of good quality tight 5 players (namely a good quality TH lock) a technically strong 9 and 10 and Sale are a pretty good side.

There was absolutely no control exerted by the halfbacks in that game, bizarrely enough, for a game that was dominated by ping-pong; Sale didn't kick enough.
I think they probably made the same number of dinks over the top as they did kicks to the corner.

Sale Forwards (And TBH other than the back row they need to invest every pack position) will never consistently give him a platform though and he isn't a running threat 10 like cips.

Stringer ford would be good but how long has Stringer got.
Philips and Ford is a waste of Ford.

 

[ratsapprentice]

What I found funny was Doyle's suggestion that Macginty just isn't used to the style in the premiership... :lol:

It's rugby! Since when do you not kick for territory?!

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Taylor, Cobilas and Cipriani losses are being felt massively.
We've needed to recruit in the 2nd row for a few seasons, Kruger would be a welcome addition but turns out he's a ****!
Philips was a poor choice to sign at 9. We've already got a vastly experienced 9 in the last year or two of his career, we don't need another one who also happens to be vastly inferior.

Didn't see the game because I was at work and have no desire to either.
I wouldn't be surprised if Charnley goes back to league at the end of the season, Diamond has been in the press saying contracts mean sweet F A when it's a cross code switch (wrt Solomona) so he should have no qualms with Josh cutting his losses after a season.

 

[tsof]

First time I've had a chance to see Sale this season, other points have been covered already, but I really thought Ben Curry looked technically excellent. Obviously needs to bulk up but he looked a very intelligent player.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Both Curry brothers have looked excellent so far, going to have big futures ahead of them.


On another note: I don't rate Beaumont's captaincy. I can't think of any other option, though

 

[ratsapprentice]

Don't think the Curry boys really need to bulk up... they're pretty jacked. If anything it's 1-2kg, nothing massive.
Apparently Ben made 22 tackles last week.

Think Charnley's doing it for cash mainly (obviously) - just about to have a kid - so unless this is the quality Sale play at for the rest of the season I can't see that happening.
He looked good though. You've got a good pair of dynamic wingers with him and Paolo.

 

[Raggs]

Wasps to face Wuss:

15. Rob Miller
14. Frank Halai
13. Brendan Macken
12. Alapati Leiua
11. Josh Bassett
10. Danny Cipriani
9. Dan Robson
1. Matt Mullan (c)
2. Tommy Taylor
3. Marty Moore
4. James Gaskell
5. Kearnan Myall
6. Ashley Johnson
7. Thomas Young
8. Alex Rieder

Replacements
16. Jack Willis
17. Ben Harris
18. Phil Swainston
19. Will Rowlands
20. Guy Thompson
21. Joe Simpson
22. Guy Armitage
23. Piers O'Conor

Unavailable for selection:
· Nathan Hughes, Elliot Daly, Joe Launchbury

Injuries: Forwards:
· Jake Cooper-Woolley (knee, Jake is back in training)
· James Haskell (toe - expected back in full training towards the end of December)
· Tom Cruse (has undergone an operation on his ankle and is expected to be out for around 12 weeks)
· Matt Symons (foot, is expected to be out for 3-4 weeks)
· Simon McIntyre (is progressing well following an ankle operation and is expected to return to training in the New Year)
· Sam Jones (broken leg & damaged ankle ligaments – expected to return to training towards end of February)
· Alex Lundberg (unfortunately suffered a new injury as he returned to training, breaking his leg.)

Backs:
· Christian Wade (foot, hoping to return to training next week)
· Jimmy Gopperth (knee, expected to return to training next week)
· Kyle Eastmond (chest – hoping to return in a couple of weeks)
· Nick De Luca (following concussion protocols)
· Kurtley Beale (knee, is back in training)

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Really beginning to test squad depth now with multiple injuries/missing players in the same positions.

 

[BPM]

Raggs is Jack Willis covering hooker? I've liked what I've seen of him as a flanker but he doesn't look like an obvious choice as a hooker ...

 

[SelimNiai]

Bristol side to face Gloucester

15. Jason Woodward; 14. Ryan Edwards, 13. Jack Tovey, 12. Will Hurrell, 11. Jack Wallace; 10. Adrian Jarvis, 9. Rhodri Williams; 1. Kyle Traynor, 2. Rob Hawkins, 3. Gaston Cortes, 4. Jon Fisher, 5. Mark Sorenson, 6. Mitch Eadie, 7. Olly Robinson, 8. Jordan Crane (c).
Replacements: 16. Marc Jones, 17. Ryan Bevington, 18. Jamal Ford-Robinson, 19. James Phillips, 20. Nick Fenton-Wells, 21. Will Cliff, 22. Billy Searle, 23. Luke Arscott.