Aviva Premiership 16/17 - Round 17

[TRF_Olyy]

Round 17 Fixtures

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[SWAGGER]

Tigers team: surprised genge & Williams are finishers not starters but still a strong team.
15 Telusa Veainu
14 Adam Thompstone
13 Matt Smith
12 Maxime Mermoz
11 JP Pietersen
10 Owen Williams
9 Jono Kitto
1 Michele Rizzo
2 Tom Youngs (c)
3 Greg Bateman
4 Mike Fitzgerald
5 Dom Barrow
6 Tom Croft
7 Brendon O'Connor
8 Luke Hamilton

Replacements
16 George McGuigan
17 Ellis Genge
18 Pat Cilliers
19 Mike Williams
20 Lachlan McCaffrey
21 Sam Harrison
22 Freddie Burns
23 Peter Betham

Exeter Chiefs: 15 Phil Dollman, 14 Olly Woodburn, 13 Ian Whitten, 12 Ollie Devoto, 11 James Short, 10 Henry Slade, 9 Stuart Townsend; 1 Carl Rimmer, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 3 Harry Williams, 4 Mitch Lees, 5 Geoff Parling, 6 Don Armand (c), 7 Kai Horstmann, 8 Thomas Waldrom
Replacements: 16 Jack Yeandle, 17 Ben Moon, 18 Tomas Francis, 19 Jonny Hill, 20 Sam Simmonds, 21 Jack Maunder, 22 Joe Simmonds, 23 Sam Hill

 

[SelimNiai]

Just a monumentally, universally big game on Sunday. We go in with the confidence last week brought and with no injury news that I've heard of we go in at pretty much full strength.

 

[JJFlash]

Tigers team: surprised genge & Williams are finishers not starters but still a strong team.
15 Telusa Veainu
14 Adam Thompstone
13 Matt Smith
12 Maxime Mermoz
11 JP Pietersen
10 Owen Williams
9 Jono Kitto
1 Michele Rizzo
2 Tom Youngs (c)
3 Greg Bateman
4 Mike Fitzgerald
5 Dom Barrow
6 Tom Croft
7 Brendon O'Connor
8 Luke Hamilton

Replacements
16 George McGuigan
17 Ellis Genge
18 Pat Cilliers
19 Mike Williams
20 Lachlan McCaffrey
21 Sam Harrison
22 Freddie Burns
23 Peter Betham

Exeter Chiefs: 15 Phil Dollman, 14 Olly Woodburn, 13 Ian Whitten, 12 Ollie Devoto, 11 James Short, 10 Henry Slade, 9 Stuart Townsend; 1 Carl Rimmer, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 3 Harry Williams, 4 Mitch Lees, 5 Geoff Parling, 6 Don Armand (c), 7 Kai Horstmann, 8 Thomas Waldrom
Replacements: 16 Jack Yeandle, 17 Ben Moon, 18 Tomas Francis, 19 Jonny Hill, 20 Sam Simmonds, 21 Jack Maunder, 22 Joe Simmonds, 23 Sam Hill

I like the look of Tigers' back row but I'd be surprised (pleasantly, of course!) if Tigers win.

 

[Which Tyler]

Bath v Wasps

TV: Saturday; 3.00 (KO) BTSport 1
Referee: JP Doyle (127th Premiership game).
TJs: Ross Campbell & Simon McConnell.
TMO: David Sainsbury.

Bath:
15. Tom Homer
14. Semesa Rokoduguni
13. Max Clark
12. Ben Tapuai
11. Anthony Watson
10. Adam Hastings
9. Chris Cook

1. Nathan Catt
2. Ross Batty
3. Max Lahiff
4. Luke Charteris
5. Charlie Ewels (c)
6. Tom Ellis
7. David Denton
8. Taulupe Faletau

16. Michael van Vuuren; 17. Beno Obano; 18. Kane Palma-Newport; 19. Elliott Stooke; 20. Zach Mercer
21. Will Homer; 22. Rory Jennings; 23. Kristian Phillips


Wasps:
15. Kurtley Beale
14. Christian Wade
13. Alapati Leiua
12. Jimmy Gopperth
11. Willie Le Roux
10. Danny Cipriani
9. Joe Simpson

1. Matt Mullan (c)
2. Tommy Taylor
3. Jake Cooper-Woolley
4. Matt Symons
5. James Gaskell
6. Ashley Johnson
7. Thomas Young
8. Alex Rieder

16. Carlo Festuccia; 17. Simon McIntyre; 18. Marty Moore; 19. Will Rowlands; 20. Jack Willis
21. Dan Robson; 22. Guy Armitage; 23. Josh Bassett



Bath's unavailable for selection: Nick Auterac, Tom Dunn, Jack Walker, Henry Thomas, Dave Attwood, Matt Garvey, Francois Louw, Kahn Fotuali'i, George Ford, Rhys Priestland, Robbie Fruean, Jonathan Joseph, Matt Banahan, Aled Brew, Jeff Williams, Jack Wilson.

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I'm, errr... not feeling confident.

 

[ALJ]

Gloucester side to face Quins tomorrow:
15. Tom Marshall; 14. Charlie Sharples, 13. Matt Scott, 12. Billy Twelvetrees, 11. David Halaifonua; 10. Billy Burns, 9. Willi Heinz (capt); 1. Yann Thomas, 2. Richard Hibbard, 3. John Afoa; 4. Mariano Galarza, 5. Jeremy Thrush; 6. Lewis Ludlow, 7. Jacob Rowan, 8. Ben Morgan

Replacements:

16. Motu Matu'u, 17. Josh Hohneck, 18. Paul Doran-Jones, 19. Tom Savage, 20. Sione Kalamafoni, 21. Callum Braley, 22. James Hook, 23. Henry Trinder

No idea what's going on with Burns - he was carried off receiving oxygen two weeks ago but now he's back fit.
Looks like, barring a crisis, Kvesic has played his last game for Gloucester as he's nowhere to be seen again. What a shame if it ends this way.

 

[SelimNiai]

Bristol team

15. Jason Woodward
14. David Lemi
13. Will Hurrell
12. Siale Piutau
11. Tom Varndell
10. Gavin Henson
9. Alby Mathewson

1. Ryan Bevington
2. Marc Jones
3. Gaston Cortes
4. Ian Evans
5. Dan Tuohy
6. Mitch Eadie
7. Jack Lam
8. Jordan Crane (c).

Replacements: 16. Max Crumpton, 17. Jack O'Connell, 18. Jamal Ford-Robinson, 19. Sam Jeffries, 20. Nick Fenton-Wells, 21. Rhodri Williams, 22. Tusi Pisi, 23. Jack Wallace.

 

[ratsapprentice]

LCD stopping Genge on the gainline twice.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Charnley finally gets his first

 

[ratsapprentice]

A goodun?

Couldn't find a stream.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Reasonable finish but it was just getting to a grubber first - bread and butter to a league finisher

 

[ratsapprentice]

Defensive lapses aside, I think he's played decently when I've seen him.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Eeeehhhhhh,
He's been okay.
It's a shame he joined when he did (as in no preseason) because he does look better each game but not close to prem starting standards.
LV= Cup and some bench spots should've been how he started out

Hopefully he kicks on from here, though - he had a month off, came back last week, and looks better for it

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

I hope it works for him TBH. I like him more than Solomona.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Did Dai Young just say wasps don't have more stars than other clubs? Hahaaaa

 

[ratsapprentice]

Nice tackle by Tony.

Reckon we'll see a fair few tries today.

 

[ratsapprentice]

Denton should have finished that... needed to work harder to get infield.

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

Not too happy with Simpson at the moment. Just a bit slow with the ball and also the box kicks. Kicking without a guard, not smart.

Also about Wasps...yep, we do have a lot of stars and it's pretty ridiculous to claim otherwise. However Wasps are also one of the best sides for identifying talent and growing it and I think people don't give enough credit for that. Josh Basset from Bedford a few seasons ago, was quite poor in his first season Imo but has developed a lot and is now preferred over Frank Halai, and all black. Alex Rieder also came from the championship where I hadn't really heard of him - now just signed a new contract and an amazing prospect. Guy Thompson came from Jersey from memory and has just excelled, some people now think he should be on Englands radar. Jake Cooper-Wooley became our first choice tighthead after not having ever played a Top 12 game - he was at Cardiff FC. Thomas Young, ok the bosses son to be fair, but not a star when we signed him and may well turn out to be one. Nathan Hughes wasn't even playing super rugby when Wasps identified him and brought him over.

Funny thing about watching this game with the ruck-gate in mind, you notice how frequently actually it is that a ruck isn't technically formed. But the referree isn't looking out for it and therefore a ruck is presumed.

 

[ratsapprentice]

Lovely from Taylor.

 

[Which Tyler]

However Wasps are also one of the best sides for identifying talent and growing it and I think people don't give enough credit for that.

Which, of course, was never an excuse when Bath were busting the salary cap by aug IMG a bunch of academy kids to their first senior contract