Premiership 24/25 - Round 2

[TRF_Olyy]

Losing Dupreez and Ford so early on for a while could really derail Sales season.
@TRF_Olyy what 10 options does that leave you with?

Tom Curtis, on loan at Caldy

Bedlow played there at Bristol when they had an injury crisis but he's emergency cover realistically

That's it, I think - would have to go dipping into the age grades after that

 

[Jimbo]

Bedlow really deserved a try there, he's been excellent

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Too many little innacuracies, both on attack and offsides in defence, compounding with the disruption from the HIAs and injuries,

Trying not to be too annoyed - played some decent rugby in parts, but felt like an uphill battle from the moment Ford went off

 

[Jimbo]

Too many little innacuracies, both on attack and offsides in defence, compounding with the disruption from the HIAs and injuries,

Trying not to be too annoyed - played some decent rugby in parts, but felt like an uphill battle from the moment Ford went off

Yep, with those injuries you got so early on and the various Hia juggling, paired with the YC it's easy to understand how the game got so far away, 19 points difference wasn't a fair reflection of Sales performance in all honesty.

 

[Scotty]

Very poor first half, hofully the second is better.

 

[Scotty]

Nice to see us take something from that but a pretty poor performance.

I know some of the injuries but where is Fisilau?

We do have some strong players to come back but we arnt up to it yet.

 

[The Seeker]

Alright Cherry & White!

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

Very nervy end at the gardens yesterday. We seemed to lose a lot of shape and go forward with our bench which appears to be driven partly by injuries right now.

Pearson had a great game but seemed gassed after 60m, glad to see him playing well. Our scrum held up really well against Exeter, so no worries with our props.

A wins a win but we should have got 5 points and stopped their losing bonus point if we had a proper bench to close the game out.

 

[West Country Wail]

Had a great day out but another poor performance by Chiefs. However, the fight back was on when the bench came on and the Saints fans around us were nervous for the last 5 minutes. The charge down try killed us really. I expect Baxter is going to unpack the hair dryer again on Monday.

Maunders time is over. I think I've seen enough of Hawkins.

Saints play brilliant rugby and it's slightly easier to take when it is England stars doing so well. On that, when is Augustus eligible?

 

[Geordie]

Did see anyone the falcons game but heard mixed reviews.

Need to start Redshaw and the young 9 for the next few games...and just continue workingon the tactics. Our lineout is a concern though.

If the reviews are correct we improved on last week so progress. The win will come soon.

 

[AngloScotsHybrid]

Cassius Cleaves is a great name.

 

[BPM]

Lozowski looking a good bet to replace Slade for AI.

Pretty sure he's decided he's Italian now. I don't blame him given that England have shown no interest for years, but I don't see him dislodging Menoncello or Brex.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Definitely feel like there should be rules around signing players to your academy that have X amount of senior caps

Should be able to stay in an academy until you're 22 or whatever it is, but if you leave and already have 26 senior appearances you shouldn't be able to go to another academy

(Yes I'm talking about Pepper starting for Bath)

 

[TommiG88]

Definitely feel like there should be rules around signing players to your academy that have X amount of senior caps

Should be able to stay in an academy until you're 22 or whatever it is, but if you leave and already have 26 senior appearances you shouldn't be able to go to another academy

(Yes I'm talking about Pepper starting for Bath)

Pepper was signed to Bath's academy? Sorry I'm slow and dumb

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Pepper was signed to Bath's academy? Sorry I'm slow and dumb

Yep

 

[TommiG88]

Yep

Oh, I'm confused about that. My only guess is that's a get around on salary cap?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

The law change for putting players onside is the best one they've done in a while

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Oh, I'm confused about that. My only guess is that's a get around on salary cap?

Yep,
Academy players done come out of the main cap

 

[TommiG88]

What's the record for number of sin bins in a row? Perese's doing a good job so far

 

[Which Tyler]

Yep

Didn't know that* - ridiculous!



* Or if I did, I'd forgotten