PREM 25/26 - Round 16

[PremRugbyScorigami]

Bath 69-12 Newcastle

SCORIGAMI!

This is the first instance of this score in @premrugby history

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Bath 69-12 Newcastle

SCORIGAMI!

This is the first instance of this score in @premrugby history

 

[TRF_Olyy]

IFW literally crawled into that turnover

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Mad final 10 seconds

 

[PremRugbyScorigami]

Harlequins 41-24 Exeter

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This was the 6th instance of this score

First Game: 5/3/17 Worcester 41-24 Bristol
Last Game: 2/12/23 Bath 41-24 Exeter

 

[Scotty]

Well that was disappointing. No complaints(not at the ref or opposition anyway)

 

[Scotty]

So annoying actually that would have took us 9 points clear of 5th with 10 points remaining, now we have Tigers and Sarries with Bristol vs Bath and Sale.

What is the criteria for order in the table if you are on the same points?

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

BP in the bag at 32 min. Happy with that.

Guess Exeter was also happy with that

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

So annoying actually that would have took us 9 points clear of 5th with 10 points remaining, now we have Tigers and Sarries with Bristol vs Bath and Sale.

What is the criteria for order in the table if you are on the same points?

Wins then PD I think

 

[Scotty]

Guess Exeter was also happy with that

I stand by my message, at the time was happy with that...but yet not quite the second half I wanted

 

[Scotty]

Wins then PD I think

That hurts 1 less win than Bristol (as we got the draw) but better PD going into the last 2.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Lovely try, that, just simple hands

Malins is so slow though

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Seb Blake having a nightmare of a game so far

 

[Scotty]

God that table with Sarries getting a BP win shows how much Chiefs losing hurt us, both Bristol and Sarries within 5 points of us with 2 tough games to go.

 

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Saracens 30-14 Gloucester

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This was the 4th instance of this score

First Game: 27/12/00 Saracens 30-14 Harlequins
Last Game: 9/10/16 Saracens 30-14 Wasps

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Scoreline kinda flatters Gloucester

Itoje a well deserved MOTM, his first half was as good as he's looked in years
Earl also excellent

 

[Reiser99]

God that table with Sarries getting a BP win shows how much Chiefs losing hurt us, both Bristol and Sarries within 5 points of us with 2 tough games to go.

Bristol showing just how important BPs are. One more win than both Exeter and Sarries, yet behind them both.

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

Scoreline kinda flatters Gloucester

Itoje a well deserved MOTM, his first half was as good as he's looked in years
Earl also excellent

I only watched the first 10 minutes or so before having to sort life admin.

Earl looking good for englands 8 or 7 role? I struggle when people say he’s not a 7 when he plays there week in week out but how does he compare to other 7s or we keep him at 8.

Great player either way.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I imagine he'll probably stay at 8, because who else is there?
CCS has had a middling season and mostly played 4 or 6, Pollock is definitely more of a flanker too

I think if Chessum plays 6 there's no issue with Earl at 8 - it's when we end up with a triple openside backrow you start feeling the mismatch.
Maybe we put Chessum at 8

That said I have a feeling Tom Curry starting at 8 today has the RFUs fingerprints on it

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Earl has been great at 8 for England.
Like we have a **** ton of 7's so why put a player who can actually play 8 at the international level (And look at times world class in those games) anywhere else.

I can understand the argument if we didn't have Pepper, Underhill, Pollock, Curry, Curry, Pearson, Kenningham, Ilione as potential options

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

8 years was the last time tigers beat sale away in the league

 

[TRF_Olyy]

8 years was the last time tigers beat sale away in the league

That's a crazy stat!

Gonna put 8yrs worth of beatdowns into today, I fear

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

That's a crazy stat!

Gonna put 8yrs worth of beatdowns into today, I fear

Nah Sale are prob the only away team we have consistently struggled with, Sale and then Sarries

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Players blasting smelling salts in the changing rooms is so silly, the effect lasts for seconds

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Stewards passing is so underrated

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Will wand for England 13 when?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Will wand for England 13 when?

A travesty he's not paired up with Harry Potter in that backline

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

Sale really aren’t a team I fear unless it’s a cold wet Friday night. Coaching stuck in 2004.

 

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Leicester 47-33 Sale

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This is the 2nd instance of this score

First Game: 16/2/19 Harlequins 47-33 Worcester

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Last try wins, better luck next time Loser Tigers