PRC - 24/25

[Geordie]

Another round with the only televised game being all prem

Sale Sharks: 15 Will Addison, 14 Obi Ene, 13 Luke James, 12 Sam Bedlow, 11 Alex Wills, 10 Tom Curtis (captain), 9 Raffi Quirke; 1 Bevan Rodd, 2 Tadgh McElroy, 3 Nick Schonert, 4 Ernst van Rhyn, 5 Ben Bamber, 6 JL du Preez, 7 Sam Dugdale, 8 Dan du Preez.

Replacements: 16 Harry Thompson, 17 Tumy Onasanya, 18 James Harper, 19 Rouban Birch, 20 Tom Burrow, 21 Tristan Woodman, 22 Nye Thomas, 23 Joe Bedlow.

Lots of injury returnees in there, which is good to see - still a good smattering of academy players but definitely feels like we're using it to try and get some form before the prem starts again

And we put out a full strength side lol. Its embarrassing. Although we'll probably get beat anyway

 

[Which Tyler]

BEDFORD:
15. Louis James
14. Alfie Garside
13. Lucas Titherington
12. Joel Matavesi
11. Dean Adamson
10. Will Maisey
09. Alex Day ©

1. Joey Conway
2. Tommy Herman
3. Beltus Nonleh
4. Rory Ward
5. George Smith
6. Fyn Brown
7. Joe Howard
8. Fred Tuilagi

16. Nathan Langdon, 17. Jamie Jack, 18. Oisin Heffernan, 19. Shay Kerry, 20. Luke Frost
21. Jac Arthur, 22. Jonny Weimann, 23. Matt Worley



BATH:
1 Arthur Cordwell
2 Jasper Spandler
3 Kieran Verden
4 Mackenzie Graham
5 Ewan Richards ©
6 Ethan Staddon
7 Thompson Cowan
8 Alfie Barbeary

09 Tom Carr-Smith
10 Orlando Bailey
11 Ruaridh McConnochie
12 Max Ojomoh
13 Louie Hennessey
14 Regan Grace
15 Austin Emens

16 Kepu Tuipulotu, 17 Archie Stanley, 18 Mikey Summerfield, 19 Arthur Green, 20 Jaco Coetzee
21 Neil Le Roux, 22 Ciaran Donoghue, 23 Will Parry


No problem with that Bath team - only Barbeary would be a first choice player; and he's been in pretty dire form this season, and playing all the PRC games - presumably hoping that he can play himself into some form (obviously, I'd still rather someone like Green starting with Treacy on the bench, but c'est la vie. OTherwise everyone is 2nd choice at best, with only really 3 contenders for the bench (2 of whom are getting their first rugby of the season)
Of course, I'd rather someone like Linegar at FH, but A] it's not like Bailey is getting game time for the firsts; B] Linegar is still at school, and C] Harris is injured, whilst these matches always raise the question (for me) for loaned players playing for their big boys club, or their borrowed one.

ETA: Hadn't spotted Coetzee on the bench, that's definitely unnecessary - getting plenty of game time, and in good form.