LV= Cup: Gloucester Rugby - Sale Sharks (15-10-2011, 15:00)

[TRF_Olyy]

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Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester (15-10-2011, 15:00)
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Gloucester Rugby

Sale Sharks


Jonny May
15
Rob Miller


Charlie Sharples
14
Tom Brady


Henry Trinder
13
Andrew Higgins


Lesley Vainikolo
12
Luther Burrell


James Simpson-Daniel
11
Charlie Amesbury


Freddie Burns
10
Nick MacLeod


Dave Lewis
9
Scott Mathie


Luke Narraway (C)
8
Mark Easter


Matt Cox
7
David Seymour (C)


Brett Deacon
6
Richie Vernon


Will James
5
James Gaskell


Tom Savage
4
Fraser McKenzie


Dario Chistolini
3
Vadim Cobilas


Matias Cortese
2
Joe Ward


Dan Murphy
1
Alasdair Dickinson







Scott Lawson
16
Tommy Taylor


Yann Thomas
17
Lee Imiolek


Shaun Knight
18
Tony Buckley


Jim Hamilton
19
Tom Holmes


Alasdair Strokosch
20
Kearnan Myall


Rory Lawson
21
Will Cliff


Tim Taylor
22
Johnny Leota


Tom Voyce
23
Will Addison

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[TRF_Olyy]

That is a very strong Gloucester team, compared to a very rotated Sale team

Will be happy if we can keep it close

[Peat]

I wasn't aware Jonny May could play full-back. That would make him capable of playing from 11-15. That's quite handy.

[psychic duck]

Seriously what was Diamond thinking signing Dickinson and Buckley, he hasn't signed just one but two big non scrummaging props

Sale will need to hope Thomas or Cobalas turns out to be good

[TRF_Olyy]

Cobilas is actually a decent enough scrummager - not amazing but a premiership standard scrummager
However whenever we play him we either f*** it up by playing a weak loosehead (Lee Imiolek or Al Dickinson) or a weak lock behind him (Gaskell) - and then he gets the blame and disappears. I fully expect him to not be involved for a while now - Buckley will probably start with Thomas on the bench
Our strongest scrummaging partnership is Croall and Cobilas - neither of whom would be anything more than squad members in any self-respecting prem. side
Says a lot about our scrum really.


Buckley was predictably sh** - didn't even make an impact in the loose

Last 20 killed us, competed well up until then, matching them in tries and penalties, then they just ran away with it
Need to improve next week, and big time.