Premiership Rugby 19/20 - Rd 22

[TRF_Olyy]

Bath got to be due a yellow soon

Feel like refs have been wwaayy more lenient on cards for repeated infringements recently

 

[Which Tyler]

Ruaridh surely has to be wearing white this autumn

(And I don't mean at his wedding)

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Ruaridh surely has to be wearing white this autumn

(And I don't mean at his wedding)

Brilliant form but who misses out? May, Nowell, Watson (if not 15)? At the moment I'd say May is in the worst form of the 3 but it would be horrible to drop him considering his recent England form has been outstanding.

 

[Which Tyler]

Watson.
For me, that's relatively easy - they play for the same team, so their form is easiest to compare, and Ruaridh is way ahead.
Quite honestly though, his form demands selection, and there's a time when that has to be acknowledged, otherwise you can only break into the team by someone else playing badly.

Alternatively, play to his strengths and put him at FB. Daly's in the poorest form of the 4 incumbents

 

[Every Time Ref]

Is Daly untouchable though?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

For EJ? Pretty much
He's been ever present throughout his whole tenure, even when playing badly at 15

 

[Reiser99]

Wasps secured 2nd barring a huge turnaround.

 

[Which Tyler]

That wind looks vicious. Rain's supposed to go downards isn't it?

 

[Reiser99]

So with the Wasps BP win, (again barring a huge upset), Bath can't get a home semi, therefore they just need to win. Bristol still really need a BP to put pressure on Sale. However if they do get the BP win, Bath need to BP win as their points difference is the lowest and a Sale BP win would see them 4th. Interesting 30 mins coming up.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

I reckon Daly is the most venerable of all the backs.

 

[Which Tyler]

So with the Wasps BP win, (again barring a huge upset), Bath can't get a home semi, therefore they just need to win. Bristol still really need a BP to put pressure on Sale. However if they do get the BP win, Bath need to BP win as their points difference is the lowest and a Sale BP win would see them 4th. Interesting 30 mins coming up.

Nope. Number of wins is the first separator for teams. If Bath win, they're 3rd

 

[Which Tyler]

I reckon Daly is the most venerable of all the backs.

Especially if he's trying to start fights with props

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Lockdown break has not had the same effect on Binny as it did on Mako

 

[Reiser99]

Nope. Number of wins is the first separator for teams. If Bath win, they're 3rd

Ah ok then, fair enough.

On another note, Marchant with two tries. I'd like to see him in the EPS at least.

 

[Which Tyler]

Big JC!

 

[Every Time Ref]

"We'll miss you next season, come back soon"

Alex Sanderson looked ******* unamused by that...

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Didn't realise the EPS is named tomorrow

 

[Reiser99]

Bristol hunting one more try, Saracens closing back on Bath...

 

[Reiser99]

Didn't realise the EPS is named tomorrow

Did you say it would be an extended squad due to Covid and the the number of games coming up or was that just pondering?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I thought penalty tries had a yellow attached to them these days?

Did you say it would be an extended squad due to Covid and the the number of games coming up or was that just pondering?

Nah, I don't think I said anything like that - my musings were over whether EJ would stick to his pre-COVID declaration that he was going to rest his WC players over the summer/autumn internationals