Premiership Rugby 2018/19 Round 7

[TRF_Olyy]

 

[Scotty]

My predictions (pre finding out the teams)
Gloucester 4 - 0 Tigers
Quins 1 - 4 Falcons
Bath 4 - 1 Worcester
Saints 0 - 4 Wasps
Sarries 0 - 4 Sale
Bristol 1 - 4 Chiefs

 

[TRF_Olyy]

STARTING XV:15.Sam James; 14.Denny Solomona, 13.James O’Connor, 12. Johnny Leota, 11.Byron McGuigan; 10.Rob Du Preez; 9.Faf De Klerk; 1.Ross Harrison, 2.Rob Webber, 3.WillGriff John, 4.Bryn Evans, 5.James Phillips, 6.Jono Ross (capt.), 7.Ben Curry, 8.Josh Beaumont.

REPLACEMENTS: 16.Curtis Langdon, 17.Tom Bristow, 18.Joe Jones, 19. Andrei Ostrikov, 20.Cameron Neild, 21.Will Cliff, 22.Luke James, 23.Arron Reed

 

[Dai Perk]

It looks like Ahsee Tuala is out for Northampton, but I can't find any news, anyone know what happened?

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

George Ford with England reminds me that Joe Ford is still somehow in a prem team starting.....

Damn you Toomua

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Some great stuff from Glaws. Thorley’s second try, brilliantly created by Morgan, was sensational.

 

[TommiG88]

Some great stuff from Glaws. Thorley’s second try, brilliantly created by Morgan, was sensational.

Unbelievably good that try. Some bloody good performances in there from Glos. One thing that surprises me, I would certainly have Vellacott over Braley.

 

[BPM]

Some great stuff from Glaws. Thorley’s second try, brilliantly created by Morgan, was sensational.

Yep. Brilliant try by Thorley, but as you say, some excellent work in the build-up by Morgan. Good footwork, good acceleration and a good example of how to draw a defender and put a player in to space with a good pass. Someone tell Eddie Jones that being a Number 8 isn’t just about heavy carrying.

 

[Reiser99]

Unfortunately Leicester's defensive frailties shown up again. Even with missing players I still can't see Leicester making top 4 and quite possibly not even top 6.

 

[duncanb]

Good win today for saints with a number stepping up from academy.
Wasps were very poor today.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Shocking first half from Sale cost us,
Lost a sin bin period 14-3

Much better 2nd half but playing catch up and then some bone headed decisions in the last 5 left us with too much to do.

Saracens defence is other worldly, especially considering they've 25 men unavailable

 

[Scotty]

Oddly nervous for Chiefs, we are missing quite a few players through internationals and injury and bristol have some quality to there team.

Missng our first choice 1-5,8,11,13 and 14, yes we have simr good replacments especially in the back 3 but still its a second pack pretty much.

 

[Scotty]

Damn my worries were well founded, controversy over the penatly try but it stands and great effort from both teams.

Good to see Lawday step up with Simmonds out and good to see Devoto returning.

Piatau returning is a big boost for bristol but even without his shift bristol performed well today and had they won would it would have been deserved.

 

[duncanb]

Early days but Exeter and Sarries will be 1 and 2 which order who knows.
Gloucester won't be relegated.
Everything else up for grabs.
Thoughts.

 

[FLOBALOB]

Early days but Exeter and Sarries will be 1 and 2 which order who knows.
Gloucester won't be relegated.
Everything else up for grabs.
Thoughts.

You couldn't call who's going to go down as you'd assume Newcastle are going to perk up, so there's going to be a lot of interesting games coming up between now and end of the season. ALL of which wouldn't matter tuppence if it was ring fenced.

Gloucester could be a good bet against exeter next week. Scrum looked under powered today.

 

[Scotty]

You couldn't call who's going to go down as you'd assume Newcastle are going to perk up, so there's going to be a lot of interesting games coming up between now and end of the season. ALL of which wouldn't matter tuppence if it was ring fenced.

Gloucester could be a good bet against exeter next week. Scrum looked under powered today.

Gloucester are a worry, and are in great form aswell and with us having our first choice 1 - 5 out the pack is under powered. Luckily Ewers played for the braves yesterday so he should be back, should add some power to the pack. Should be a good game.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Honestly i'm not sure Falcons will perk up.
I genuinely could see them going down.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

There's a whole lot of tier 1 internationals left in the Exeter squad to be complaining too much about missing first choice players.

 

[FLOBALOB]

There's a whole lot of tier 1 internationals left in the Exeter squad to be complaining too much about missing first choice players.

I dont think he was complaining , just stating things as they are.

 

[Rinkadink]

Oddly nervous for Chiefs, we are missing quite a few players through internationals and injury and bristol have some quality to there team.

Missng our first choice 1-5,8,11,13 and 14, yes we have simr good replacments especially in the back 3 but still its a second pack pretty much.

Bristol were probably more weakened by their international call ups and injuries as there is undoubtedly much less depth.

Need to watch those final minutes on TV but distinct feeling all over Ashton Gate that officials got some things horribly wrong. Guess Exe fans do too as they saw fit to give me the big one from the safety of their car whilst I was walking. If it turns out we have been badly done to yet again this season something has to be done, hopefully Pat will pursue matters again if needs be.