Aviva Premiership 2017/18 Semi-Finals

[BenJeffrey]

Gary Graham packs some serious power, sending Hepburn backwards at full tilt and taking around 3 players to move him off the ruck

 

[ratsapprentice]

Lovely pass from Slade to Lees a while back.

 

[ratsapprentice]

That's a very impressive set of phases.

 

[Every Time Ref]

Anyone else think a team warning for 3 harmless seatbelt tackles is a bit stupid?

 

[ratsapprentice]

Anyone else think a team warning for 3 harmless seatbelt tackles is a bit stupid?

Think of the children!

Really sorry for Scott Wilson, plagued by injury since the u20's.

 

[TommiG88]

Think of the children!

Really sorry for Scott Wilson, plagued by injury since the u20's.

Didn't see what happened to him.

 

[Every Time Ref]

Think of the children!

Really sorry for Scott Wilson, plagued by injury since the u20's.

I don't really have a major problem with them being a penalty, but cards are for cynical or dangerous play, and they're neither

 

[ratsapprentice]

I don't really have a major problem with them being a penalty, but cards are for cynical or dangerous play, and they're neither

Surely that goes for penalties too?

Exe have made 9 tackles this half according to the stats.

 

[TommiG88]

The commentators are talking about Armand having a good game. Exeter's best back rower has been Ewers

 

[Every Time Ref]

Surely that goes for penalties too?

Exe have made 9 tackles this half according to the stats.

Repeatedly slowing the ball down is cynical, repeated seatbelt tackles aren't IMO - they don't even slow down the carrier's momentum any more than a legal tackle.

That was such a nice long pass from Simmonds. Gorgeous it was

 

[ratsapprentice]

That line and offload from Big Dave!

 

[ratsapprentice]

Repeatedly slowing the ball down is cynical, repeated seatbelt tackles aren't IMO - they don't even slow down the carrier's momentum any more than a legal tackle.

Well, exactly, as you say... they aren't cynical or dangerous... so why even a penalty?

 

[Every Time Ref]

Well, exactly, as you say... they aren't cynical or dangerous... so why even a penalty?

Well yeah. I guess I've made my peace with the fact they're a penalty even though I disagree

 

[ratsapprentice]

Well yeah. I guess I've made my peace with the fact they're a penalty even though I disagree

Fair enough.

Agree with Kay there... that's harsh.

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Yeandle just got cleared out via reverse-cupping

 

[ratsapprentice]

Pretty comprehensive.

Dave Ewers the most impressive back rower on the field IMO.

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Pretty comprehensive.

Dave Ewers the most impressive back rower on the field IMO.

Every time he goes to ground it's on his terms. Makes it so easy for him to offload.

 

[curtbob7]

Feel a bit miffed at the two away sides tbh. Both games were one-sided. Exeter and Sarries several classes above Wasps and Falcons today.

Time for Chiefs to step up in Europe next year.

 

[Scotty]

Sarries and chiefs never really looked like losing and deserving finalists. If we switched the losing teams i think the final line up would have been the same deserving top 2 teams. Come final im not sure who will win but think sarries are the favorites as im sure most will agree.

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

After today I can't see Chiefs beating Sarries. Chiefs attack never really looked particularly threatening and when we had to defend we were actually pretty poor. We just had all of the possession. We won't be able to dominate possession like that versus Saracens, who's intensity in every aspect of the game was simply incredible.