Aviva Premiership 15/16 - Round 12

[TRF_Olyy]

Round 12 Fixtures

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[Stumpy]

Sarries line up:

15 Marcelo Bosch (55*)
14 Mike Ellery (15)
13 Nick Tompkins (28)
12 Brad Barritt (158)
11 Chris Wyles (193)
10 Charlie Hodgson (122)
9 Ben Spencer (64)
1 Richard Barrington (68)
2 Schalk Brits (159)
3 Petrus Du Plessis (117)
4 Jim Hamilton (36)
5 Alistair Hargreaves (c) (74)
6 Michael Rhodes (13)
7 Jacques Burger (108)
8 Samu Vunisa (4)

Replacements
16 Jared Saunders (26)
17 Rhys Gill (153)
18 ***i Lamositele (10)
19 Hayden Smith (56)
20 Will Fraser (69)
21 Richard Wigglesworth (142)
22 Nils Mordt (54)
23 Ben Ransom (57)

 

[Mumbles119]

Sarries line up:

15 Marcelo Bosch (55*)
14 Mike Ellery (15)
13 Nick Tompkins (28)
12 Brad Barritt (158)
11 Chris Wyles (193)
10 Charlie Hodgson (122)
9 Ben Spencer (64)
1 Richard Barrington (68)
2 Schalk Brits (159)
3 Petrus Du Plessis (117)
4 Jim Hamilton (36)
5 Alistair Hargreaves (c) (74)
6 Michael Rhodes (13)
7 Jacques Burger (108)
8 Samu Vunisa (4)

Replacements
16 Jared Saunders (26)
17 Rhys Gill (153)
18 ***i Lamositele (10)
19 Hayden Smith (56)
20 Will Fraser (69)
21 Richard Wigglesworth (142)
22 Nils Mordt (54)
23 Ben Ransom (57)

Good to see Will Frasers name there again. Has he been injured? And interesting to see Bosch at 15, has he experience at full-back?

Plus, here is the Wasps line-up to counter:
Wasps team to play Saracens at Allianz Park on Sunday 14 February, 4pm Kick Off.

15. Charles Piutau
14. Christian Wade
13. Elliot Daly
12. Siale Piutau
11. Josh Bassett
10. Ruaridh Jackson
9. Dan Robson

1. Simon McIntyre
2. Ashley Johnson
3. Jake Cooper-Woolley
4. James Cannon
5. Kearnan Myall
6. Thomas Young
7. George Smith ©
8. Nathan Hughes

Replacements
16. Carlo Festuccia
17. Matt Mullan
18. Phil Swainston
19. Will Rowlands
20. Alex Rieder
21. Jamie Stevenson
22. Jimmy Gopperth
23. Rob Miller

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Wasps are managing to field 2 decent open sides - will the England 7 be able to get back in the team?? Seriously though, it's an interesting balance in the back row - 2 open sides either side of a monster carrier.

 

[Which Tyler]

Saturday: 3.00
TV: N/A
Ref: JP Doyle
TJs: Ross Campbell, Andy Pearce
TMO: Stuart Terheege

Worcester:
15 Chris Pennell
14 Bryce Heem
13 Wynand Olivier
12 Andy Symons
11 Cooper Vuna
10 Tom Heathcote
09 Luke Baldwin

1 Val Rapava Ruskin
2 Niall Annett
3 Nick Schonert
4 Donncha O'Callaghan
5 Darren Barry
6 Phil Dowson
7 Carl Kirwan
8 GJ van Velze (c)

16 Jaba Bregvadze; 17 Na'ama Leleimalefaga; 18 James Johnston; 19 Dan Sanderson; 20 Dewald Potgieter
21 Charlie Mulchrone; 22 Ryan Lamb; 23 Ryan Mills

Bath:
15 Tom Homer
14 Semesa Rokoduguni
13 Max Clark
12 Matt Banahan
11 Horacio Agulla
10 Adam Hastings
09 Niko Matawalu

1 Nick Auterac
2 Rob Webber
3 Henry Thomas
4 Stuart Hooper (c)
5 Tom Ellis
6 Leroy Houston
7 Guy Mercer
8 Amanaki Mafi

16 Ross Batty; 17 Beno Obano; 18 David Wilson; 19 Charlie Ewels; 20 Dominic Day; 21 Matt Garvey
22 Jonathan Evans; 23 Jeff Williams

Team announcement came with an injury update:
Dave Attwood, Dan Bowden, Chris Cook, Kyle Eastmond, Max Lahiff, Francois Louw, Kane Palma-Newport (Senior Team)
Darren Atkins, Rory Jennings, Brett Herron, Max Northcote-Green, Tom Woolstencroft (Academy)

 

[Stumpy]

Good to see Will Frasers name there again. Has he been injured? And interesting to see Bosch at 15, has he experience at full-back?

No one is sure about Will but I think the general consensus was that he was injured. Bosch has never played 15 for us to my knowledge but he has definitely played there for Biarritz

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

He would want to keep an injury quiet I guess. to try and avoid the injury prone tag.

Bath Rugby team:

15 Tom Homer
14 Semesa Rokoduguni
13 Max Clark
12 Matt Banahan
11 Horacio Agulla
10 Adam Hastings
9 Niko Matawalu
1 Nick Auterac
2 Rob Webber
3 Henry Thomas
4 Stuart Hooper (c)
5 Tom Ellis
6 Leroy Houston
7 Guy Mercer
8 Amanaki Mafi

Replacements

16 Ross Batty
17 Beno Obano
18 David Wilson
19 Charlie Ewels
20 Dominic Day
21 Matt Garvey
22 Jonathan Evans
23 Jeff Williams

Hastings and Mafi are ones to watch

 

[Every Time Ref]

What a bizarre Bath side.

Banahan at 12? Houston at 6? Two academy players in the back line as well. Worcester aren't a pushover surely, experimenting this much seems dangerous, I hope we don't live to regret it.

Good to see Mafi though, is this his debut? Was very impressed with him during the World Cup. He's Ford's kind of 8, a big barrelling ball-carrier

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Hastings and Mafi are ones to watch

I don't watch any underage rugby, is Hastings good?

 

[Which Tyler]

What a bizarre Bath side.
Banahan at 12? Houston at 6? Two academy players in the back line as well. Worcester aren't a pushover surely, experimenting this much seems dangerous, I hope we don't live to regret it.
Good to see Mafi though, is this his debut? Was very impressed with him during the World Cup. He's Ford's kind of 8, a big barrelling ball-carrier
I don't watch any underage rugby, is Hastings good?

Experimenting? last man standing more like it.
We've a 35 man squad (seniors)
7 injuries and 6 on international duty.
The only senior players available for selection but left at home are Catt and Dunn. Catt's fitness is questionable after a year out; and Dunn is 3rd choice with all 3 fit and available.

As for Hastings - yes, he's very good; and he'll need to be with the team we're putting out.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Didn't realise there were two Piutaus at Wasps. Presume they're brothers?

 

[Peat]

Didn't realise there were two Piutaus at Wasps. Presume they're brothers?

Siale is the older and recently joined Wasps until the end of the season.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Played in Japan didn't he?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Wasps doing everything they can to convince Charles to stay, then

 

[Every Time Ref]

Experimenting? last man standing more like it.
We've a 35 man squad (seniors)
7 injuries and 6 on international duty.
The only senior players available for selection but left at home are Catt and Dunn. Catt's fitness is questionable after a year out; and Dunn is 3rd choice with all 3 fit and available.

As for Hastings - yes, he's very good; and he'll need to be with the team we're putting out.

Didn't realise it was that bad. Can't we call up someone from London Irish?

 

[Peat]

Hefty looking Bath centre partnership that.

Played in Japan didn't he?

Yup - might still be under contract, this is their off season iirc.

Wasps doing everything they can to convince Charles to stay, then

Maybe if they'd signed him beyond the end of the season :lol:

 

[Mumbles119]

No one is sure about Will but I think the general consensus was that he was injured. Bosch has never played 15 for us to my knowledge but he has definitely played there for Biarritz

Cheers @Stumpy

 

[Irish boy]

Good to see Bath moanining about injuries we have 15 squad injuries and 8 of them are regular starters plus Cowan and Maitland are away with Scotland

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

We have missing
1) Rizzo, Ageuro
2) Youngs
3) Cole
4) Slater
5) Barrow
6) Williams
7) O'Conor
8) Fonua
9) youngs
10) Williams
11) Goneva,
12) JDV
13) Manu
14) Thompstone, Benjamin
15) Morris, Bell


Boo frikin hooooooo

 

[Duck a l'Orange]

20-9 to Falcons. Goode is a god!

I'm a new believer, but I now worship at the altar of the beer gut and fingerless gloves and scraggy beard.

A modern day Fagin for the bedraggled urchins that are the Newcastle Falcons.

This may be premature as its only half time...

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Wwwwwweeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyy

Tigers don't like Northerners, do they?