Premiership Rugby 21/22 - Rd 22

[TRF_Olyy]

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[Reiser99]

Some big games.

Sale need to beat Sarries to keep their play off chances alive.
Gloucester and Wasps could both still qualify.
Worcester vs Falcons key for who might finish bottom
Irish vs Quins also a key play off battle.

Saints and Exeter also both need wins, so interesting to see if Bath or Bristol can cause an upset.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Few injury returnees, which is nice - still having to have a hooker cover backrow though, with JL du Preez added to the injury list (along with Langdon - and Beaumont/Dugdale confirmed out until next season now)

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Few injury returnees, which is nice - still having to have a hooker cover backrow though, with JL du Preez added to the injury list (along with Langdon - and Beaumont/Dugdale confirmed out until next season now)

Would Akker not be more likely than Taylor to end up in the back row really?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Would Akker not be more likely than Taylor to end up in the back row really?

A sane person would've thought so but I can't recall him ever being put there - whereas Ashman/Langdon/Taylor have all played 7
Mad, really, as Akker is the worst hooker we've got but would be a bloody good openside

 

[BPM]

Some big games.

Sale need to beat Sarries to keep their play off chances alive.
Gloucester and Wasps could both still qualify.
Worcester vs Falcons key for who might finish bottom
Irish vs Quins also a key play off battle.

Saints and Exeter also both need wins, so interesting to see if Bath or Bristol can cause an upset.

Yep. Sale only have 4 games left including this one, which makes it an absolute 'must win' for them. Looking at the lineups, I don't see that happening though.

Sunday is a massive game for Quins and Irish. If we win, I think the play-offs should be secured, but Irish will want to bounce back from a couple of big defeats on the road.

 

[Reiser99]

Faz ruled out with concussion.

 

[Geordie]

Falcons for Wuss...

15 Tom Penny,
14 Adam Radwan,
13 George Wacokecoke,
12 Luther Burrell,
11 Mateo Carreras,
10 Brett Connon,
9 Louis Schreuder;

1 Adam Brocklebank,
2 George McGuigan,
3 Trevor Davison,
4 Greg Peterson,
5 Sean Robinson,
6 Josh Basham,
7 Will Welch (captain),
8 Freddie Lockwood.

Replacements: 16 Jamie Blamire, 17 Kyle Cooper, 18 Mark Tampin, 19 Marco Fuser, 20 Rob Farrar, 21 Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti, 22 Will Haydon-Wood, 23 Ben Stevenson

 

[Which Tyler]

Exeter v Bath - PRTV
Ref: Wayne Barnes
TJs: Simon Harding & Gareth Holsgrove
TMO: Tom Foley


Exeter
15 Stuart Hogg
14 Olly Woodburn
13 Ian Whitten
12 Tom Hendrickson
11 Tom O'Flaherty
10 Joe Simmonds
09 Sam Maunder

1 Alec Hepburn
2 Jack Yeandle ©
3 Patrick Schickerling
4 Jannes Kirsten
5 Jonny Gray
6 Dave Ewers
7 Sam Skinner
8 Jacques Vermeulen

16 Jack Innard, 17 Billy Keast, 18 Marcus Street, 19 Richard Capstick, 20 Santiago Grondona
21 Jack Maunder, 22 Harvey Skinner, 23 Josh Hodge

Bath
15. Tom De Glanville
14. Semesa Rokoduguni
13. Jonathan Joseph
12. Max Clark
11. Joe Cokanasiga
10. Orlando Bailey
09. Ben Spencer

1 Valeriy Morozov
2 Jacques du Toit
3 Will Stuart
4 Will Spencer
5 Charlie Ewels ©
6 Josh Bayliss
7 Sam Underhill
8 Nathan Hughes

16 Tom Dunn, 17 Arthur Cordwell, 18 D'Arcy Rae, 19 Mike Williams, 20 Ewan Richards
21 Joe Simpson, 22 Danny Cipriani, 23 Will Muir

Bath actually starting to look a little stronger on paper - pity about the form. 12 of the starters who would be in the first choice 23(though arguable for Hughes and Spencer).
Even the bench doesn't fill me with fear - for possibly the first time this season.
I'm suddenly ot sure this isn't just a really cruel April Fools prank.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

on paper

 

[Which Tyler]

There's a reason I used that phrase
But 4 first starting quality players coming in for 4 4th choice... at best (and 2 lucky to have any contract) is a hell of an improvement

 

[TRF_Olyy]

It's a shame there's no Tigers game this weekend, enjoy watching them play and cheering them on from afar

 

[Which Tyler]

It's a shame there's no Tigers game this weekend, enjoy watching them play and cheering them on from afar

Glory hunter

 

[Reiser99]

Glory hunter

Well who else is going to cheer for to win the ***le? Sale? Bath?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Olyy 2 - 0 TRF

 

[Scotty]

Rugby incident for me, given koch is there, maybe pen for reckless but no more as nothing he can do given koch pins him in.

 

[die_mole]

I'm amazed that's penalty only

maybe mitigation for getting shoved in but regardless neither of them wrapped

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Reds too lenient, they should hang him at half time

 

[die_mole]

I just wanted a red so we could see de haas

 

[Reiser99]

That was easily a yellow for me. Clumsy and late regardless of Koch. Would have been a penalty just for being late, but then also shoulder charges him too.