Aviva Premiership - Round 12

[TRF_Olyy]

Round 12 Fixtures

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[TRF_Olyy]

Bit of rotation in the Sale side:

Mike Haley, Will Addison, Jonny Leota, Sammy Tuitupou, Tom Arscott, Joe Ford, Will Cliff, Alberto de Marchi, Shalva Mamukashvili, Vadim Cobilas, Nathan Hines, Andrei Ostrikov, Magnus Lund, David Seymour (c), Mark Easter

Replacements: Marc Jones, Eifion Lewis Roberts, Ross Harrison, Jonathan Mills, Josh Beaumont, Chris Cusiter, Danny Cipriani, Mark Cueto


Looking forward to seeing Cliff get some more time, he's been our best 9 so far this season. Also Ford getting a start, be interested to see how the two of those get on.
Real test of whether Di Marchi was worth signing - most of his game time has been playing with either Eifion or Harrison at tighthead, so hard to say whether he's scrummaging well - he's not getting a chance alongside a fit/fresh/on form Cobilas.
Great to see Arscott back, Jennings is unlucky to drop out of the 23 entirely, think he offers more from the bench than Cueto.


Four Sale old boys in the Wasps 23:

15. Rob Miller
14. Christian Wade
13. Elliot Daly
12. Ben Jacobs
11. Tom Varndell
10. Andy Goode
9. Joe Simpson
1. Simon McIntyre
2. Carlo Festuccia
3. Lorenzo Cittadini
4. Bradley Davies
5. James Gaskell
6. Ashley Johnson
7. James Haskell (C)
8. Nathan Hughes

Replacements

16. Tom Lindsay
17. Matt Mullan
18. Phil Swainston
19. Kearnan Myall
20. Sam Jones
21. Charlie Davies
22. Alex Lozowski
23. Alapati Leiua

 

[Irishkid]

Team for Irish
1 Court
2 Allen
3 Court
4 Skivington
5 Rouse
6 Low
7 Gilsenan
8 Treviranus
9 Steele
10 Geraghty
11 Lewington
12 Sheridan
13 Mulchrone
14 Ojo
15 Homer

16 Palframan
17 Halavatau
18 Aulika
19 Cox
20 Guest
21 O'Leary
22 Dorrian
23 Fenby

We really are down to the bare bones are at hooker with 4 injured ( Allen only been with us for 2 weeks and Palframan is only 19) and also a lot of injuries in the back-row. Also Ojo starting over Fenby and Short continuos to bemuse Irish fans.

 

[Peat]

Team for Irish
1 Court
2 Allen
3 Court

Long day for Court.

 

[TheSaffycen]

Saracens team to face London Irish:

15. Ben Ransom; 14. Chris Wyles, 13. Nick Tompkins, 12. Duncan Taylor, 11. David Strettle; 10. Owen Farrell, 9. Neil de Kock; 1. Mako Vunipola, 2. Jamie George, 3. Petrus Du Plessis; 4. George Kruis, 5. Alistair Hargreaves ©; 6. Jackson Wray, 7. Jacques Burger, 8. Billy Vunipola.

Replacements: 16. Brett Sharman, 17. Richard Barrington, 18. James Johnston, 19. Maro Itoje, 20. Kelly Brown, 21. Ben Spencer, 22. Nils Mordt, 23. Tim Streather.

Hope Itoje and Spencer get 30 mins each, really want 5 points from this but last week was poor and we have been awful this year.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Most likely another thrashing on the cards for LW. This can't be doing their self confidence much good.

 

[Every Time Ref]

Bath team Vs Leicester

15. Anthony Watson
14. Horacio Agulla
13. Sam Burgess
12. Kyle Eastmond
11. Matt Banahan
10. George Ford
9. Chris Cook
1. Paul James
2. Rob Webber
3. David Wilson
4. Stuart Hooper ( c )
5. Dave Attwood
6. Matt Garvey
7. Francois Louw
8. Carl Fearns
Replacements
16. Ross Batty
17. Nick Auterac
18. Henry Thomas
19. Dominic Day
20. Leroy Houston
21. Micky Young
22. Ollie Devoto
23. Jonathan Joseph

I really think Burgess at thirteen is ill-advised, and I don't think he's ready to start a big game in any position. This is Welford Road, not a disinterested Montpellier second team. Have some damn patience, he isn't going to make the 6N so let's focus on his long-term future...in the back row. I really am starting to worry that his continued selection could compromise the team, and picking him in a new position to start is potentially suicidal. It feels like the marketing department are making these decisions ahead of the coaches.

 

[Wendigo7]

Think Burgess might be forced.

I reckon Joseph has a bit of a knock if you ask me. He limped off quite badly against Exeter.

 

[Every Time Ref]

I'm sure, but either of Devoto or Eastmond playing out of position would be a better temporary patch than Burgess, I mean you've got two proven Premiership class centres sitting on the bench (granted, one probablyt carrying a knock) while someone who hasn't played thirteen before and isn't even thought of as a centre by the club is starting. Against a good side who will be out for revenge. Even Banahan would be a better call, he's at least played there a bit before.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Think Burgess might be forced.

I reckon Joseph has a bit of a knock if you ask me. He limped off quite badly against Exeter.

Then why not pick Devoto? or Henson? or Agulla?

 

[Tony Manx]

Saints v Newcastle free on BT Sports (413 on Sky)! Seems to be the regular Friday night gift..................

 

[goodNumber10]

Tigers:
Tait; Scully, Goneva, Allen, Benjamin; Williams, B. Youngs (c); Ayerza, T Youngs, Balmain; Kitchener, Parling; Gibson, Salvi, Crane.
Replacements: Ghiraldini, Rizzo, Pasquali, De Chaves, Barbieri, Harrison, Burns, Bai.

Bath:
Watson; Agulla, Burgess, Eastmond, Banahan; Ford, Cook; James, Webber, Wilson; Hooper (c), Attwood; Garvey, Louw, Fearns
Replacements: Batty, Auterac, Thomas, Day, Houston, Young, Devoto, Joseph

So Burgess is facing Goneva

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Saints getting away with murder at the breakdown compared to Falcons getting whistled off the park for the most marginal calls.







Man, that was some try from Falcons!
They've really got some great players coming through - Welsh getting promoted this season has been a blessing for them, they can try out a lot of youth and try out a new playing style with no danger of relegation if it doesn't work out.
Exciting future ahead for them!

 

[McTallshort]

Ball in hand falcons look very hard to stop they just are not getting the ball enough

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Shoddy defending for that Saints try.

 

[McTallshort]

Yeah basics not there from falcons shame they could have really had a go at saints

 

[SteffiSaints]

Can't believe how Falcons are playing this second half - dreadful defence! They must be able to see how dangerous Saints are with the ball, especially after the Tigers game in December.

 

[goodNumber10]

They are just exhausted. Pace of the game is too much for them.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Welcome to the forum Steffi.

Dafuq is going on this game!? This is crazy.

 

[goodNumber10]

Burrell got smoked there... Great try.