LV= Cup 14/15 General Thread

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Also Cole was brilliant took apart the sale scrum on his own almost, look brilliant.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Yeah, Cole was very impressive off the bench.
All our scrum penalties/dominance was coming through Lewis-Roberts side, but Cole just dismantled him completely.

Hopefully Tigers don't burn him out, due to their injuries, because if we can get a fully fit/firing Cole (something we've not really seen in years) into the England side then it'll be a big boost.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

I feel that Balmains performances has given cockers the trust that he can come on with 20/25 mins to go and be able to handle it.

 

[psychic duck]

Yeah, Cole was very impressive off the bench.
All our scrum penalties/dominance was coming through Lewis-Roberts side, but Cole just dismantled him completely.

Hopefully Tigers don't burn him out, due to their injuries, because if we can get a fully fit/firing Cole (something we've not really seen in years) into the England side then it'll be a big boost.

That was really the problem. In Castro's last season when he went downhill, and then the season after when they failed to bring in a decent replacement meant Cole was playing 70+ minutes very often, whereas earlier in his career he was kept fresh as Castro and Cole would rotate and play more 50/30. I think up until his injury he had only missed 1 England game as well, I think Wilson showing he is an international standard tighthead could help take some work off his shoulders, but I can't see Leicester wanting to play Balmain too much more unless they have to.

 

[ratsapprentice]

Bath Rugby team to face Harlequins*
15 Horacio Agulla
14 Olly Woodburn
13 Max Clark
12 Matt Banahan
11 Richard Lane
10 Rory Jennings
9 Will Homer
1 Nick Auterac
2 Tom Dunn
3 Kane Palma-Newport
4 Dom Day
5 Charlie Ewels
6 Alafoti Fa'osiliva
7 Guy Mercer (c)
8 David Sisi
Replacements

16 Tom Woolstencroft
17 Beno Obano
18 Max Lahiff
19 Tom Ellis
20 Max Northcote-Green
21 Micky Young
22 Peter Stringer
23 George Wacokecoke

Harlequins Team
15. Ross Chisholm
14. Tom Williams
13. Tom Casson
12. Harry Sloan
11. Charlie Walker
10. Nick Evans
9. Karl Dickson

1. Darryl Marfo
2. Rob Buchanan
3. Mark Lambert©
4. George Merrick
5. Sam Twomey
6. Joe Trayfoot
7. Jack Clifford
8. James Chisholm

16. Joe Gray
17. Seb Adeniran-Olule
18. Matt Shields
19. Kieran Treadwell
20. Henry Cheeseman
21. Jordan Burns
22. Ben Botica
23. Ollie Lindsay-Hague

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Lahiff covering tighthead?
Both sides putting out a lot of big guns.


Sales rag tag mob:

Luke McLean, Tom Brady, Andy Forsyth, Sam Bedlow, Phil Mackenzie, Joe Ford, Nathan Fowles, Alberto de Marchi, Tommy Taylor, Ciaran Parker, Andrei Ostrikov, George Nott, Mark Easter, TJ Ioane, Viliami Fihaki

Replacements: Shalva Mamukashvili, Maxim Cobilas, James Flynn, Nathan Hines, Andy Hughes, Will Cliff, Nick Macleod, Sam James

 

[psychic duck]

Lahiff covering tighthead?
Both sides putting out a lot of big guns.


Sales rag tag mob:

Luke McLean, Tom Brady, Andy Forsyth, Sam Bedlow, Phil Mackenzie, Joe Ford, Nathan Fowles, Alberto de Marchi, Tommy Taylor, Ciaran Parker, Andrei Ostrikov, George Nott, Mark Easter, TJ Ioane, Viliami Fihaki

Replacements: Shalva Mamukashvili, Maxim Cobilas, James Flynn, Nathan Hines, Andy Hughes, Will Cliff, Nick Macleod, Sam James

Hopefully they can bring back some pride after those second stringers were an embarrassment in that second half last week.

 

[Every Time Ref]

I'm a big fan of our new arrogant attitude this season, but starting with 14 players might be taking it a bit far, Rats...

 

[ratsapprentice]

I'm a big fan of our new arrogant attitude this season, but starting with 14 players might be taking it a bit far, Rats...

Eh? You've lost me!

Lahiff covering tighthead?

I guess so... we don't have 4 TH's, and both Thomas and Wilson are with England.

 

[Irishkid]

We've got a guy still at school on the bench he's 17 and is our back up fly half a one to watch his name Theo Brophy Clews.

 

[Every Time Ref]

Eh? You've lost me!

Your squad list is only 14, you missed off Fa'ausoliva at 6

 

[ratsapprentice]

I think you need to put the crack pipe down, mate.

:lol:

 

[yaboyjj]

Should be a good battle between the young backrows in the Bath/Quins game. Expecting Auterac to dominate the scrums today

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Banahan's ability to slide over the tryline but not get the ball down, get back up and go under the sticks, is pretty impressive.

I imagine it'll backfire one day and he'll touch the deadball line, or someone will dive on him and hold him up, but it's working out pretty well for him so far.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Leicester Tigers sell out 24K (A record for the LV cup) for their LV Cup game against Saints:

Leicester Tigers (v Northampton Saints, Welford Road, Saturday 3pm)
15 Tommy Bell
14 Niall Morris
13 George Catchpole
12 Jack Roberts
11 Adam Thompstone
10 Owen Williams
9 Sam Harrison (c)
1 Michele Rizzo
2 Harry Thacker
3 Fraser Balmain
4 Greg Peterson
5 Sebastian De Chaves
6 Jamie Gibson
7 Robert Barbieri
8 Laurence Pearce

Replacements
16 Neil Briggs
17 Riccardo Brugnara
18 Logovi'i Mulipola
19 Jack Whetton
20 Charlie Beckett
21 David Mele
22 Matt Smith
23 Terrence Hepetema

Northampton Saints: 15 Tom Collins, 14 Jamie Elliott, 13 Dom Waldouck, 12 Tom Stephenson, 11 Howard Packman, 10 Will Hooley, 9 Joel Hodgson; 1 Ethan Waller, 2 Matti Williams, 3 Gareth Denman, 4 Tom Ryder, 5 Alex Woolford, 6 Phil Dowson (c), 7 Teimana Harrison, 8 Cam Dolan. Replacements: 16 Reece Marshall, 17 Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi, 18 Adam Parkins, 19 Jordan Onojaife, 20 Ben Nutley, 21 Alex Day, 22 Sam Olver, 23 Rory Hutchinson

 

[yaboyjj]

As expected Auterac has Lambert on toast in the scrum.
Quins bounce back from poor start 5 - 10

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Isn't lambert usually a loose head? Or am I thinking of someone else?

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

7 - 0 Tigers 5 mins in. De Cheves try, Pearce looking good.

 

[yaboyjj]

Yes I think you're right, both Sinkler and Collier are injured right now, so it's an enforced move. Although I think he has had some game time at tighthead before?
anyway it's all even at 10 - 10.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Pearce try 14 -3