Premiership Rugby 23/24 Semi finals

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Kinda crazy that McFarland can't get into the starting Sarries team.

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

Kinda crazy that McFarland can't get into the starting Sarries team.

Especially with useless Billy V taking up a spot in the back row. He looks more like a level 7 out of shape prop than a professional athlete these days.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Kinda crazy that McFarland can't get into the starting Sarries team.

Aye, He and Willis would walk onto a lot of sides

 

[AngloScotsHybrid]

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Sarries team, as expected as well really.

Any team that can leave Theo McFarland on the bench must be very good!

 

[Which Tyler]

Bath v Sale
KO: Saturday 1st, 3.30pm
Ref: Luke Pearce
TJs: Tom Foley & Sara Cox
TMO: Stuart Terheege

I hope I'm wrong, but I think this might be as far as we go. I think we're better than Sale, but we're also the least experienced SF team at knock-out rugby, which counts for a lot at this level.

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

I think we'll see a Bath v Sarries final. Would love for Saints to get the win though.

 

[Saintjay]

None of the Bath, Saints or Sale fans seem overly confident. If Saracens had any fans i do wonder if they'd feel the same.

 

[Which Tyler]

I've got a semi!

Bath:
1 Beno Obano
2 Tom Dunn
3 Thomas du Toit
4 Quinn Roux
5 Charlie Ewels
6 Ted Hill
7 Sam Underhill
8 Alfie Barbeary

09 Ben Spencer ©
10 Finn Russell
11 Will Muir
12 Cameron Redpath
13 Ollie Lawrence
14 Joe Cokanasiga
15 Matt Gallagher

16 Niall Annett, 17 Juan Schoeman, 18 Will Stuart, 19 Elliott Stooke, 20 Josh Bayliss, 23 Miles Reid
21 Louis Schreuder, 22 Orlando Bailey

Sale:
1 Bevan Rodd
2 Tommy Taylor
3 James Harper
4 Cobus Wiese
5 Hyron Andrews
6 Ben Curry ©
7 Sam Dugdale
8 JL du Preez.

09 Gus Warr
10 George Ford
11 Tom O'Flaherty
12 Rob du Preez
13 Sam James
14 Tom Roebuck
15 Joe Carpenter


16. Agustin Creevy, 17. Si McIntyre, 18. WillGriff John, 19. Ben Bamber, 20. Ernst van Rhyn23. Tom Curry
21. Raffi Quirke, 22. Luke James

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Ring rust aside I'm very happy to see Luke back, and obviously TC too

As strong a side as we can put out so no arguments there for me

Really looking forward to this

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

Started on a few pre match drinks already. So excited and nervous but most of all just that desire to see saints smash their old haggard foe.

Come on you saints!

 

[Jimbo]

I love the attitude in Sarries that they are accepting NH have been considerably better all season but the reality is if Sarries win here the other two losses to NH mean nothing.

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Never write off Sarries, but Saints should be very disappointed to lose this. We'll have to see how they cope with the favourites tag but while Sarries have expanded their game, their defence has been porous. If Saints forget it's a semi and just do what they've done all year they should have enough.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Gonzalez and Earl is such a lethal combo together.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Pearson is way too fired up, is that 2? 3? penalties in the first 4 minutes, that no arms shin breaker, considering the field position, could've easily been a yellow

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Sarries have played a lot more big match games and won in their recent history.
Never under estimate big game mentality. SA have won 2 RWC despite having poor form running up to it.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Langdon so good in contact

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Freeman would be the perfect England 15.

 

[AngloScotsHybrid]

Freeman would be the perfect England 15.

But not the perfect Northampton 15?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Tompkins taken so far beyond the ball there, haha
Don't think he was even really part of the ruck, was just an assist tackler

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

But not the perfect Northampton 15?

I think Slightholme, Freeman and Furbank works really well for them
Personally not entirely sold on Furbank at international level.

11. IFW
14. Slightholme, Roebuck, OHC, Murley, Radwan, etc
15. Freeman

For me feels better at test level.

Like Earl is perfect at 8 for England but for Sarries he is more needed at 7.