June Internationals : South Africa A vs. England Saxons [1st Match] (10/06/2016)

[WaterboySA]

Bar Groom that's an exciting backline. Whether they'll get much opportunity is the question.

You don't want the guy on the bench....he can make any 10 look bad.

 

[TRF_heineken]

Both teams have been announced and added to the OP

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

England Saxons match-day 23 for first game against South Africa ‘A’

15. Mike Haley (Sale Sharks)

14. Alex Lewington (London Irish)

13. Nick Tompkins (Saracens)

12. Ollie Devoto (Bath Rugby, 1 senior England cap)

11. Semesa Rokoduguni (Bath Rugby, 1 senior England cap)

10. Danny Cipriani (Wasps, 14 senior England caps)

9. Dan Robson (Wasps)

1. Alec Hepburn (Exeter Chiefs)

2. Tommy Taylor (Wasps, 1 senior England cap)

3. Kieran Brookes (Northampton Saints, 16 senior England caps)

4. Dave Attwood (Bath Rugby, 23 senior England caps) (C)

5. Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby)

6. Donovan Armand (Exeter Chiefs)

7. Matt Kvesic (Gloucester, 3 senior England caps)

8. Sam Jones (Wasps)

Replacements:

16. George McGuigan (Newcastle Falcons)

17. Ross Harrison (Sale Sharks)

18. Jake Cooper-Woolley (Wasps)

19. Mitch Lees (Exeter Chiefs)

20. Dave Ewers (Exeter Chiefs)

21. Micky Young (Newcastle Falcons)

22. Sam James (Sale Sharks)

23. Christian Wade (Wasps, 1 senior England cap)

Ewers not starting and Hill not in the team?! Wow. Maybe it's the chief in me but that just seems wrong

 

[Raggs]

We'll see a Hill + James pairing next game I suspect.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Nearly game time.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

More excited for this than the game tomorrow, even if I only recognise a couple of the South Africa players' names.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Wingers couldn't catch a cold.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Who gave our wingers butter popcorn?

Although poor pass by cips to Roko

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Why are our centres trying to grubber there?
Especially Tompkins "Literal wall of guys in front of me, i'll just drop the ball and run into them"

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Not the best of starts.

Only Robson putting his hands up.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Sam Jones subscribing to the James Haskell school of breakdown play: Just throw yourself on top, offside lines be damned.


Edit:
Dumb kicks in decent positions seems to be the order of the day.
Two from England and two from SA so far.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Must be a Wasps thing?

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Robson passing is orgasmic.

 

[Which Tyler]

Cips won't be thanking Thomkins for that nice sympathetic pass - not even an offload

Robson passing is orgasmic.

Calm down dear; it's not THAT good - just so much better than a tigers' fan is used to seeing

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Mulletboy!



Starting to click a bit now!




Fun fact:
Sam James and Mike Haley both played in the u21 Curry Cup (for Border Bulldogs, I think).

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Haley has gorgeous movement.

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Calm down dear; it's not THAT good - just so much better than a tigers' fan is used to seeing

How have Bath 9's been passing this season?

 

[Which Tyler]

this season? mostly with the boot

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Kvesic kind of proving why Eddie didn't pick him ATM.

SA Loose forwards are powerful carriers.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Kvesic kind of proving why Eddie didn't pick him ATM.

Roko, too.

I'm starting to question everything I thought I knew about rugby.



"Cipriati"



Surely that's a yellow?
No arms and off the ball.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

I prefer Cipriati.

Roko hasn't gotten to much ball so i'm waiting for that, But Kvesic has missed like 5 tackles so far, and isn't getting round the pitch like he does in England.

Damn grass tackling our players now.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

No, Robson, please don't do this.
That was a great bit of play, hope he's not crocked.