EPCR Challenge Cup

[The Seeker]

Bath over Gloucester...although I hope Gloucester wins.

 

[Tooting Carmen]

Ospreys: Jack Walsh; Dan Kasende, Evardi Boshoff, Keiran Williams, Keelan Giles; Dan Edwards, Kieran Hardy; Gareth Thomas, Dewi Lake, Tom Botha, Rhys Davies, Adam Beard, Jac Morgan (capt), Justin Tipuric, Morgan Morris.

Replacements: George McGuigan, Garyn Phillips, Ben Warren, James Fender, Morgan Morse, Reuben Morgan-Williams, Owen Williams, Iestyn Hopkins.

Lyon: Alexandre Tchaptchet; Vincent Rattez, Josiah Maraku, Theo Millet, Ethan Dumortier; Leo Berdeu, Charlie Cassang; Wayan De Benedittis, Sam Matavesi, Hamza Kaabeche, Felix Lambey (capt), Alban Roussel, Steeve Blanc-Mappaz, Beka Shvangiradze, Maxime Gouzou.

Replacements: Guillaume Marchand, Sebastien Taofifenua, Valentin Simutoga, Mickael Guillard, Theo William, Dylan Cretin, Baptiste Couilloud, Alfred Parisien.

Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

Assistant referees: Peter Martin & Andrew Cole (IRFU)

TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)

 

[IT157]

Sunday tea-time

Bath

1. Beno Obano, 2 Tom Dunn, 3 Archie Griffin, 4 Quinn Roux, 5 Ross Molony, 6 Ted Hill, 7 Ethan Staddon, 8 Alfie Barbeary
9 Ben Spencer ©, 10 Finn Russell, 11 Will Muir, 12 Will Butt, 13 Cameron Redpath, 14 Tom de Glanville, 15 Ciaran Donoghue

16 Niall Annett, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Thomas du Toit, 19 Josh Bayliss, 20 Miles Reid, 21 Tom Carr-Smith, 22 Max Ojomoh, 23 Jaco Coetzee

Gloucester

1 Ciaran Knight, 2 Jack Singleton, 3 Kirill Gotovtsev, 4 Freddie Clarke, 5 Cam Jordan, 6 Deian Gwynne, 7 Harry Taylor, 8 Ruan Ackermann
9 Caolan Englefield, 10 Gareth Anscombe, 11 Jake Morris, 12 Will Butler, 13 Chris Harris (C), 14 Christian Wade, 15 Santi Carreras

16 Seb Blake, 17 Val Rapava Ruskin, 18 Afo Fasogbon, 19 Freddie Clarke, 20 Lewis Ludlow, 21 Jack Clement, 22 Tomos Williams, 23 Charlie Atkinson

Looks like a pretty strong Bath team. With them pretty much guaranteed to make the final 4 in the premiership they can go for it in this competition as well. Less so for Gloucester who are still jostling to make the top 4.

 

[Gavin]

Connacht looking tasty.

Red card for Racing winger.

 

[Tooting Carmen]

One missed conversion! Has there been such an anti-climatic ending to any match as the Ospreys v Lyon one? I enjoyed attending it, even so.

 

[dullonien]

One missed conversion! Has there been such an anti-climatic ending to any match as the Ospreys v Lyon one? I enjoyed attending it, even so.

The missed conversion wasn't the issue. They should have kicked 3 points when they were awarded a pen right in front of the sticks, 7 points down, 5 or so min beforehand. They went for a tap instead, and couldn't score.

 

[Which Tyler]

Worried about this afternoon.
Think there might be a touch of complacency, an eye on avoiding injuries, and focusing on a different competition...
Against Glos, you only have to take your eye off the ball for 10 minutes and you'll have lost the match.

It just feels like a banana skin that can be seen a mile off, but get slips on anyway for comedic value.