Aviva Premiership - Round 14

[Teh Mite]

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Friday 8th January

Live of ESPN



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Saturday 9th January

Live on Sky Sports

Live on ESPN​

 

[Teh Mite]

Oh,

Exe,
Glos,
Barf
Sarries
Tigs
Quins

 

[Draggs]

Gloucester are in good form, but I am not sure if they have enough for the Saints at home.
Then again, I'd take your word for the Saints.

Sale must target matches like this if they want to stay up. LW will be lucky to get an LBP, and I can't see LI winning.

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

thank f***. I get bored of the LV, and now a fab weekend of viewing, should I decide that going out is overrated (which I already have )

Fri: Sale Vs Eeter
Sat: Scotland Vs Italy
Sat: France Vs Wales
Sat: Quins Vs Wasps
Sun: Ireland Vs England

Pretty happy with that. However, Wasps don't stand a chance at quins especially if Ash is out

 

[TRF_Olyy]

We've never beaten Exeter since they came up to the premiership, and their probably the team you'd least like to play during the 6N as they're barely hit by it.

Will be a good test of where we are/whether we can carry the form/confidence over from the LV= games.

 

[psychic duck]

Interesting to see how Sale go against their bogey team Exeter (43-6 first game of the season). Exeter's win over Northampton in the LV Cup, was their first win after 6 straight winless matches by the way.

 

[Teh Mite]

Gloucester are in good form, but I am not sure if they have enough for the Saints at home.
Then again, I'd take your word for the Saints.

Do not underestimate just how pants Saints are this season. Combine that with Hartley not playing (instead being wasted on a bench for England) and there's a recipe for disaster.

I'll see any more wins this season as nothing more then a bonus. HEC qualification under current momentum could be a tall order.

 

[Draggs]

What is the issue with the Saints? Coaching, injuries, callups?
They were quite the team two years ago.

 

[r0cky flanker]

It will be interesting to see how teams cope during the Six Nations period.

I'll go for:
Sale
Gloucester
Bath
Sarries
Leicester
Quins

 

[psychic duck]

What is the issue with the Saints? Coaching, injuries, callups?
They were quite the team two years ago.

Mallender was a major contender for England job at one point after the RWC I remember.

I think they never sorted out their fly half issues properly, and also their pack which was so good a couple of years ago has faded in force a little. They will be set for a rebuilding period next season though, with several of their team that was together for that Heineken Cup final run in 2011 moving on at the end of the season.

 

[Teh Mite]

It's way deeper then that.

Rumours have it there's major fallouts throughout the camp among senior staff and up to boardroom level. Apathy from the playing staff is a result... Let's put it this way, the fans weren't as ****** off with the apparent attitude when Saints went down in 2007, as at least they went down fighting. This year they don't appear to give a toss.

 

[j_remos]

Oh,

Exe,
Glos,
Barf
Sarries
Tigs
Quins

This.



Although recently its only when i expect to loose Saints have won.

 

[Tony Manx]

thank f***. I get bored of the LV, and now a fab weekend of viewing, should I decide that going out is overrated (which I already have )

Fri: Sale Vs Eeter
Sat: Scotland Vs Italy
Sat: France Vs Wales
Sat: Quins Vs Wasps
Sun: Ireland Vs England

Pretty happy with that. However, Wasps don't stand a chance at quins especially if Ash is out

Ah come on there is French Top 14 in there as well.......................TV for one and lap top streaming......it is called multi tasking!!

Friday Racing v ASM 19.50 UK Time - Saturday your choice at 14.00 UK time and then Montpellier v Biarritz 19.40 UK time

 

[Teh Mite]

Wilson starts at fullback for Saints because the RFU have requested Foden get a week off. Even though there's no place for him in their matchday squad.

Once again, just as I was starting to forget the problems of the past, the communist regime of the RFU reminds me why I utterly detest test rugby.

 

[j'nuh]

Gloucester are in good form, but I am not sure if they have enough for the Saints at home.

Sadly not anymore. Late December/early January saw a big drop off in form, then there were some small positives in Europe but then embarrassment in the LV cup vs Bath.

It'll be exciting to see Jonny May in the Premiership again though, and it's been a while since we've had Wood/Dawidiuk/Harden out.

Could be a tight game.

 

[Tony Manx]

Wilson starts at fullback for Saints because the RFU have requested Foden get a week off. Even though there's no place for him in their matchday squad.

Once again, just as I was starting to forget the problems of the past, the communist regime of the RFU reminds me why I utterly detest test rugby.

When was the lst time he played.......14 days ago? Ridiculous bloody RFU

 

[Teh Mite]

He played at Sandy park last week, although apparently according to those who went that's a very loose term.

OT: Cracking win for Sale tonight, full of drama at the end. Cueto finally hit 76 trys and Cipriani even made a tackle!

 

[Draggs]

That Sale win puts an interesting spin on the rest of the season, certainly upping the pressure on the Not Nots and the Not Nots.

 

[Tony Manx]

When does a decoy runner become a blocker and demand a penalty for crossing......watch the Tom May try against Saints where Tindall clearly targeted the Saints centre to create the hole which May took brilliantly! Saints handling is ridiculous and has cost them a try when alll he had to do was pick up and fall over the line for equaliser!


Edit later.......Another try from May and, at 6-24, looks like Saints in for beating as losing scrums, too many (but even so not enough curtesy of ref) penalties amd handling errors. Does a loss today cement the rumours of Mallender's exit for Sale.............

 

[Peat]

Genuinely have to question how many of the Saints players actually care.