Aviva Premiership - Round 3

[TRF_Olyy]

Round 3 Fixtures

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[ratsapprentice]

CHIEFS SIDE TO FACE GLOUCESTER
15 Chrysander Botha
14 Ian Whitten
13 Henry Slade
12 Sam Hill
11 Matt Jess
10 Gareth Steenson
9 Haydn Thomas
1 Ben Moon
2 Jack Yeandle (capt)
3 Tomas Francis
4 Mitch Lees
5 Damian Welch
6 Dave Ewers
7 Ben White
8 Thomas Waldrom

16 Elvis Taione
17 Carl Rimmer
18 Moray Low
19 Ryan Caldwell
20 Kai Horstmann
21 Will Chudley
22 Phil Dollman
23 Jack Nowell

Gloucester Rugby:
Rob Cook; Charlie Sharples, Henry Purdy, Billy Twelvetrees (capt), Jonny May; James Hook, Greig Laidlaw; Dan Murphy, Richard Hibbard, Sila Puafisi; Tom Savage, Tom Palmer; Sione Kalamafoni, Ross Moriarty, Ben
Morgan

Replacements:
Aleki Lutui, Yann Thomas, John Afoa, Elliott Stooke, Matt Kvesic, Dan Robson, Mark Atkinson, Bill Meakes

 

[Maverick1987]

CHIEFS SIDE TO FACE GLOUCESTER
15 Chrysander Botha
14 Ian Whitten
13 Henry Slade
12 Sam Hill
11 Matt Jess
10 Gareth Steenson
9 Haydn Thomas
1 Ben Moon
2 Jack Yeandle (capt)
3 Tomas Francis
4 Mitch Lees
5 Damian Welch
6 Dave Ewers
7 Ben White
8 Thomas Waldrom

16 Elvis Taione
17 Carl Rimmer
18 Moray Low
19 Ryan Caldwell
20 Kai Horstmann
21 Will Chudley
22 Phil Dollman
23 Jack Nowell

Gloucester Rugby:
Rob Cook; Charlie Sharples, Henry Purdy, Billy Twelvetrees (capt), Jonny May; James Hook, Greig Laidlaw; Dan Murphy, Richard Hibbard, Sila Puafisi; Tom Savage, Tom Palmer; Sione Kalamafoni, Ross Moriarty, Ben
Morgan

Replacements:
Aleki Lutui, Yann Thomas, John Afoa, Elliott Stooke, Matt Kvesic, Dan Robson, Mark Atkinson, Bill Meakes

Great to see Moriarty get a start ! And Stooke being in the squad shame Robson is behind Laidlaw he has so much more potential ! Not a great deal between them now if you ask me

 

[ratsapprentice]

I'm a really big fan of Moriarty - I don't know how good he'll end up, but I think he'll be a very good club player at the very least.

 

[Patchey]

Quins team for the weekend:


Marler, Ward, Sinckler, Matthews, Robson, Wallace, Robshaw, Easter; Care, Botica, Tikoirotuma, JTH, Sloan, Yarde, Brown.

Buchanan, Lambert, Collier, Merrick, Clifford, Dickson, Grimoldby, Lindsay-Hague.


Tasty.

 

[TheSaffycen]

Ashtons 50 apperance for us, Farrell starts his first game and has a lot to do after Cips, Ford and Burns first rounds. Spencer not in the match day 23 is a mistake, Fraser and Kruis taken out is stupid as they have been our top performers.

15. Alex Goode; 14. Chris Ashton, 13. Tim Streather, 12. Brad Barritt, 11. Chris Wyles; 10. Owen Farrell, 9. Richard Wigglesworth; 1. Rhys Gill, 2. Jamie George, 3. Kieran Longbottom, 4. Jim Hamilton, 5. Alistair Hargreaves ©, 6. Ernst Joubert, 7. Jacques Burger, 8. Billy Vunipola.

Replacements; 16. Scott Spurling, 17. Richard Barrington, 18. James Johnston, 19. Mouritz Botha, 20. Jackson Wray, 21. Neil de Kock, 22. Charlie Hodgson, 23. Duncan Taylor.

 

[Patchey]

But the future of England scrummaging is in! Hurray!

Jackson Wray in the 23 but no Fraiser? Owch.

 

[ratsapprentice]

Bath Rugby side to face Leicester Tigers
15 Luke Arscott
14 Semesa Rokoduguni
13 Jonathan Joseph
12 Kyle Eastmond
11 Matt Banahan
10 George Ford
9 Chris Cook
1 Paul James
2 Rob Webber
3 David Wilson
4 Stuart Hooper (c)
5 Dave Attwood
6 Carl Fearns
7 Guy Mercer
8 Leroy Houston
Replacements
16 Tom Dunn
17 Nick Auterac
18 Henry Thomas
19 Dominic Day
20 Alafoti Fa'osiliva
21 Peter Stringer
22 Ollie Devoto
23 Olly Woodburn

 

[TheSaffycen]

But the future of England scrummaging is in! Hurray!

Jackson Wray in the 23 but no Fraiser? Owch.

We are lucky our saviour is in for sure. Wray is normally in the 20 shirt as he can cover the whole back row.

 

[ratsapprentice]

Wasps team to play Harlequins
15. Andrea Masi
14. Christian Wade
13. Elliot Daly
12. Chris Bell
11. Tom Varndell
10. Andy Goode
9. Joe Simpson
1. Matt Mullan
2. Tom Lindsay
3. Lorenzo Cittadini
4. Joe Launchbury
5. Kearnan Myall
6. James Haskell (c)
7. Guy Thompson
8. Nathan Hughes

16. Ashley Johnson
17. John Yapp
18. Jake Cooper-Woolley
19. James Gaskell
20. Thomas Young
21. Charlie Davies
22. Rob Miller
23. Alapati Leiua

Ashley Johnson is their replacement hooker.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Leicester Tigers (v Bath Rugby, Recreation Ground, Saturday 3.15pm)
15 Mathew Tait
14 Niall Morris
13 Manusamoa Tuilagi
12 Anthony Allen
11 Vereniki Goneva
10 Freddie Burns
9 Ben Youngs (c)
1 Logovi'i Mulipola
2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
3 Fraser Balmain
4 Graham Kitchener
5 Geoff Parling
6 Tom Croft
7 Julian Salvi
8 Jordan Crane

Replacements
16 Tom Youngs
17 Riccardo Brugnara
18 Tiziano Pasquali
19 Sebastian De Chaves
20 Robert Barbieri
21 David Mele
22 Owen Williams
23 Matt Smith

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Bath should win the scrums, Leicester should win the lineouts, would say Salvi is the best at the breakdown there, reckon a bath win.

I other news Thorn should be fit to play for the London Irish fixture, considering with Slater and Deacon out he could be huge.

 

[TheSaffycen]

I'm going for Glos, Sale, Wasps, Sarries, Tigers, Saints

 

[TRF_Olyy]

That is a bull**** card - barely a penalty, he was bullied into that from the 6 fingered wonders in the shed.


Duty of care should only be considered if the player has any possible way of showing it - if two players are jumping towards each other, they should show duty of care.
If a player is jumping and then someone comes from behind, the first player has no way of knowing someone is behind him. If anything Sharples is in the wrong as he's putting himself at risk jumping over a player, potentially injuring himself and also putting the knees into the back of the other player.

Whitten got a yellow card for not having eyes in the back of his head, essentially.



Edit:
Sam Hill having another stormer. Would definitely definitely consider him when the EPS is announced on Oct 22.
Slade, too, is continuing his excellent form. Exeter using him as a centre is interesting - he's taken to it well, and if Lancaster wants a distributor/playmaker at 12, you could do much worse (i.e. 36, who has continued to be "average at best", but also added "giving away dumb ruck penalties" to his repertoire).



Edit numero dos:
Despite Gloucester having two tries, I think Exeter look relatively in control/the better side out there. Starting to get some dominance in the forwards (scrum and ruck) - be interesting to see the next maul. Gloucester waltzed over the line in the last one, no idea whether Chiefs had terrible defence or Gloucester were that good.

 

[ratsapprentice]

Exeter are a ridiculously likeable club.

 

[TheSaffycen]

Right at half time Glos 12- Exeter 22
Glos were up 12-3 at one point with a man advantage, the card was ridiculous(Olly put it brilliantly) on the best players for England, Ewers is having a stormer, Slade has such a cultured left boot might be the English Hook ? Haven't really noticed Hill but then I dont always notice great performances when it's live. May is also putting his hand up for a spot in the squad after a great try.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Exeter are a ridiculously likeable club.

Completely agree.
They've got some fantastic players (as Saffycen mentions above) and play good rugby.


Looking forward to seeing Nowell coming on later.

 

[SelimNiai]

Completely agree.
They've got some fantastic players (as Saffycen mentions above) and play good rugby.


Looking forward to seeing Nowell coming on later.

Plus their coach looks like Rhod Gilbert

 

[TheSaffycen]

How's that a yellow for Kvesic !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I think that's a harsh yellow, as well.

Was he above horizontal? He'd land in that same position if it was a chop tackle, he just landed on his arms/torso.




Edit:
Nowelly boy on at 50mins.


Cook has f***ed that up! Picked it up about 15m in pitch but managed to run into touch while kicking! Was a bit of a nothing kick from Chiefs as well, with only Waldrom chasing.