Champions Cup 15/16 - QF1 (Saracens vs Northampton Saints)

[TRF_Olyy]

09/04/2016, 17:45
Sky Sports/beIn Sports​

 

[Stumpy]

Saracens team to face Northampton

15 Alex Goode (201)

14 Chris Ashton (91)

13 Duncan Taylor (86)

12 Brad Barritt (c) (165)

11 Chris Wyles (200)

10 Owen Farrell (129)

9 Richard Wigglesworth (147)

1 Mako Vunipola (93)

2 Schalk Brits (164)

3 Petrus Du Plessis (124)

4 Maro Itoje (46)

5 George Kruis (117)

6 Jackson Wray (135)

7 Will Fraser (74)

8 Billy Vunipola (54)

Replacements

16 Jared Saunders (32)

17 Richard Barrington (75)

18 ***i Lamositele (17)

19 Alistair Hargreaves (79)

20 Michael Rhodes (20)

21 Neil De Kock (251)

22 Marcelo Bosch (60)

23 Ben Ransom (64)

vs

15 Ben Foden (capt)
14 Ken Pisi
13 George Pisi
12 Luther Burrell
11 Jamie Elliott
10 Stephen Myler
9 Kahn Fotuali'i
1 Alex Waller
2 Mikey Haywood
3 Paul Hill
4 James Craig
5 Christian Day
6 Courtney Lawes
7 Ben Nutley
8 Teimana Harrison

16 Reece Marshall
17 Campese Ma'afu
18 Gareth Denman
19 Victor Matfield
20 Michael Paterson
21 Tom Kessell
22 JJ Hanrahan
23 Harry Mallinder

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

What does Jim Mallinder have against playing a proper back row???

I'm not sure I can cope with this again

 

[Muse_Cubed]

What does Jim Mallinder have against playing a proper back row???

I'm not sure I can cope with this again

Everyone seems to be crocked. E Waller, Brookes, Hartley, Gibson, Wood, (Clark), Dickinson, Fisher are all out in the forwards, as well as Dickson, North (not sure if injured?), Tuala, Wilson, Stephenson in the backs. That said, even a full strength Saints side would struggle to pull this one out tbh as about half the team seems to be off form. Fully expecting it to be a bit of a snoozefest.

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

Everyone seems to be crocked. E Waller, Brookes, Hartley, Gibson, Wood, (Clark), Dickinson, Fisher are all out in the forwards, as well as Dickson, North (not sure if injured?), Tuala, Wilson, Stephenson in the backs. That said, even a full strength Saints side would struggle to pull this one out tbh as about half the team seems to be off form. Fully expecting it to be a bit of a snoozefest.

I understand we have a load of injuries but Nutley is a 6, lawes is a lock, Harrison is a 7 and Patterson on the bench had loads of experience playing 8.

Jim seems to love moving the players around, he must have been taught be Lancaster.

The team should be

4 lawes
5 day
6 Nutley
7 Harrison
8 Patterson

Each player playing in their correct position.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Hoping saints pack stays the same next week

 

[Muse_Cubed]

I understand we have a load of injuries but Nutley is a 6, lawes is a lock, Harrison is a 7 and Patterson on the bench had loads of experience playing 8.

Jim seems to love moving the players around, he must have been taught be Lancaster.

The team should be

4 lawes
5 day
6 Nutley
7 Harrison
8 Patterson

Each player playing in their correct position.

Yep. That said, Patterson's been out since the end of Jan or something, so I'm guessing he's not 100 % fit yet.

I wonder if Lewis Ludlam can sneak in any game time in the next few weeks considering there are so many players out. I'm guessing Mallinder/West would play Matfield at 7 before giving him a chance though.

 

[johnmac99]

Everyone seems to be crocked. E Waller, Brookes, Hartley, Gibson, Wood, (Clark), Dickinson, Fisher are all out in the forwards, as well as Dickson, North (not sure if injured?), Tuala, Wilson, Stephenson in the backs. That said, even a full strength Saints side would struggle to pull this one out tbh as about half the team seems to be off form. Fully expecting it to be a bit of a tryfest.

Fixed it for you

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Finally, I can watch this match, as it's on Sky. Looking forward to this one!!!

Will be interested to see how the England contenders fair in this game. Have not seen much of Will Fraser, so will looking forward to see how he goes at 7.

 

[ratsapprentice]

Just to remind everyone that Paul Hill is 21.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

I think Fraser unlucky to get yellow there. Norts fail to score pen.

 

[Tony Manx]

What has Fraser got stuck behind his left ear! Looks like some kind of receiver!!!

He can get a new battery in the next 10 Minutes!!

 

[TRF_Olyy]

What has Fraser got stuck behind his left ear! Looks like some kind of receiver!!!

He can get a new battery in the next 10 Minutes!!

They analyse concussion/head trauma in colisions
All the sarries players wear them, have done for a year or more

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Looked like a sticker.

What a howler from Norts 11.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Almost scoring can win you games right?

 

[ratsapprentice]

They analyse concussion/head trauma in colisions
All the sarries players wear them, have done for a year or more

It's basically an accelerometer afair... taped to the head for more accurate readouts than ones simply worn around the chest.

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Harrison continues to be outstanding in everything he does.

Should go on the Saxons tour this summer IMO.

 

[Tony Manx]

It's basically an accelerometer afair... taped to the head for more accurate readouts than ones simply worn around the chest.

Thanks for that and makes sense......thought it was so Wray could tell them how
Much money extra he will pay them when they do something right!!

If only Saints had a kicker!!

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Almost scoring can win you games right?

Shut up you stupid mug!

 

[Tony Manx]

Surely no one can have a go at ford after Farrell's tackling display today!!

 

[Aristodemus]

Sarries have been very poor, the fact that Northampton haven't scored as many points as they should have could and probably will cost them.