Gloucester vs Northampton

[Duckdee]

Towel = thrown

15 Bruce Reihana
14 Paul Diggin
13 Joe Ansbro
12 Greig Tonks
11 Scott Armstrong
10 Shane Geraghty
9 Stuart Commins
1 Alex Waller
2 Brett Sharman
3 Tom Mercey
4 Adam Eustace
5 Mark Sorenson
6 Calum Clark (capt)
7 Tom Wood
8 Mark Easter

Replacements
16 Dylan Hartley
17 Soane Tonga'uiha
18 Brian Mujati
19 Courtney Lawes
20 Phil Dowson
21 Lee Dickson
22 Stephen Myler
23 Ben Foden

 

[TRF_Olyy]

That's a ridiculous bench from the Saints


Gloucesters team isn't looking too shabby:


Freddie Burns; Charlie Sharples, Tim Molenaar, Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu, Jonny May; Nicky Robinson, Rory Lawson; Nick Wood, Olivier Azam, Paul Doran-Jones; Dave Attwood, Alex Brown; Alasdair Strokosch, Akapusi Qera, Luke Narraway (capt)

Replacements:

Scott Lawson, Alasdair Dickinson, Rupert Harden, Will James, Brett Deacon, Dave Lewis, Henry Trinder, Tom Voyce





Not sure who'll win this, reckon it'll be fairly close
Looking forward to seeing Geraghty starting at 10

 

[Duckdee]

Unless the bench gets used after 10 minutes, this game is Gloucester's. (Or I've just done a Bullitt and doomed them. )

 

[Teh Mite]

I'm inclined to agree with Duckdee. I'm hardly shocked however at the lineup.

Subs won't make an appearance until late on if there's a small margin in it.

Gloucester by a billion.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Molenaar is going to have a field day running at Tonks all evening

 

[Teh Mite]

I suspect that's why Reihana has been put behind him.

 

[@buck_mitchell]

Are Saints practically assured a top 4 spot ? This is their game in hand isn't it ? I'm not surprised they're resting the first XV bar 1 (possibly 2) for the H Cup they're gonna need everything they've got to take on USAP's monsters.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I <3 Charlie Sharples - Should be in the England squad over Bananaman and/or Strettle without a doubt

Narraway having a good match too


Aaaalllsssoooo Geraghty is much better ball in hand than Myler

 

[Duckdee]

Monumental defence from Gloucester. Was it just Geraghty and Reihana that kept them in it for the first 60?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Agree, that defence was qqquuuaaaalllliiiitttyyy

Thought Clarke was good too, early on for Saints

 

[Teh Mite]

Good grief, Tonks is shite.

Expected result really, debatable whether or not Tinys try was or wasn't, improvement needed before Saturday.

Nothing much more can be said.