Aviva Premiership Round 16/17 Round 14

[Which Tyler]

Friday, 7.45: BTSport 1

Referee: Wayne Barnes (177th Premiership game).
TJs: JP Doyle & Jack Makepeace.
TMO: Geoff Warren.

Bath:
15. Tom Homer
14. Semesa Rokoduguni 100*
13. Max Clark
12. Ben Tapuai
11. Jack Wilson
10. Rhys Priestland (c)
9. Kahn Fotuali’i

1. Nathan Catt
2. Tom Dunn
3. Max Lahiff
4. Elliott Stooke
5. Charlie Ewels
6. Tom Ellis
7. Francois Louw (c)
8. Paul Grant

16. Ross Batty; 17. Beno Obano; 18. Kane Palma-Newport; 19. David Denton; 20. Guy Mercer
21. Chris Cook; 22. Adam Hastings; 23. Harry Davies

Saints:
15 Ahsee Tuala
14 Ken Pisi
13 Nafi Tuitavake
12 Harry Mallinder
11 Ben Foden (c)
10 Stephen Myler
9 Nic Groom

1 Alex Waller
2 Mikey Haywood
3 Kieran Brookes
4 Michael Paterson
5 Christian Day
6 Jamie Gibson
7 Teimana Harrison
8 Sam Dickinson

16 Charlie Clare; 17 Ethan Waller; 18 Paul Hill; 19 Api Ratuniyarawa; 20 Calum Clark
21 Lee Dickson; 22 Rory Hutchinson; 23 James Wilson



Bath's unavailable for selection: Dave Attwood, Nick Auterac, Matt Banahan, Josh Bayliss, Dan Bowden, Aled Brew, Luke Charteris, Taulupe Faletau, George Ford, Robbie Fruean, Matt Garvey, Jonathan Joseph, Zach Mercer, Henry Thomas, Anthony Watson - back up into double figures; but <10 were it not for international call-ups

 

[Geordie]

Newcastle Falcons team to face Sale Sharks (Friday, 8.15pm, AJ Bell Stadium)

1 Rob Vickers
2 Scott Lawson
3 Jon Welsh
4 Calum Green
5 Sean Robinson
6 Mark Wilson
7 Will Welch (captain)
8 Opeti Fonua

9 Sonatane Takulua
10 Joel Hodgson
11 Vereniki Goneva
12 Juan Pablo Socino
13 Chris Harris
14 Belisario Agulla
15 Alex Tait

Replacements
16 Kyle Cooper
17 Ben Harris
18 Scott Wilson
19 Evan Olmstead
20 Nili Latu
21 Sam Egerton
22 Mike Delany
23 Dominic Waldouck

 

[BRSTLDRGN]

Bristol team to play Quins

Jason Woodward
Jack Wallace
Will Hurrell
Tusi Pisi
Tom Varndell
Billy Searle
Will Cliff;

Ryan Bevington
Rob Hawkins
Gaston Cortes
Dan Tuohy
Ben Glynn
Nick Fenton-Wells
Olly Robinson (c)
Mitch Eadie.

Replacements: Max Crumpton, Jack O’Connell, Jamal Ford-Robinson, Mark Sorenson, Jack Lam, Alby Mathewson, Thretton Palamo, David Lemi.

 

[Every Time Ref]

Friday, 7.45: BTSport 1

Referee: Wayne Barnes (177th Premiership game).
TJs: JP Doyle & Jack Makepeace.
TMO: Geoff Warren.

Bath:
15. Tom Homer
14. Semesa Rokoduguni 100*
13. Max Clark
12. Ben Tapuai
11. Jack Wilson
10. Rhys Priestland (c)
9. Kahn Fotuali’i

1. Nathan Catt
2. Tom Dunn
3. Max Lahiff
4. Elliott Stooke
5. Charlie Ewels
6. Tom Ellis
7. Francois Louw (c)
8. Paul Grant

16. Ross Batty; 17. Beno Obano; 18. Kane Palma-Newport; 19. David Denton; 20. Guy Mercer
21. Chris Cook; 22. Adam Hastings; 23. Harry Davies

Saints:
15 Ahsee Tuala
14 Ken Pisi
13 Nafi Tuitavake
12 Harry Mallinder
11 Ben Foden (c)
10 Stephen Myler
9 Nic Groom

1 Alex Waller
2 Mikey Haywood
3 Kieran Brookes
4 Michael Paterson
5 Christian Day
6 Jamie Gibson
7 Teimana Harrison
8 Sam Dickinson

16 Charlie Clare; 17 Ethan Waller; 18 Paul Hill; 19 Api Ratuniyarawa; 20 Calum Clark
21 Lee Dickson; 22 Rory Hutchinson; 23 James Wilson



Bath's unavailable for selection: Dave Attwood, Nick Auterac, Matt Banahan, Josh Bayliss, Dan Bowden, Aled Brew, Luke Charteris, Taulupe Faletau, George Ford, Robbie Fruean, Matt Garvey, Jonathan Joseph, Zach Mercer, Henry Thomas, Anthony Watson - back up into double figures; but <10 were it not for international call-ups

Pretty good side all considered I guess. Surprised Blackadder didn't call Zach back.

 

[ratsapprentice]

Great try from Cook.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

26 - 24
We bloody needed that, thought we'd ****ed it when we failed to get on a penalty that bounced off the crossbar (Newcastle did, and got the try), and gave away two intercept tries in a row
Newcastle leave with 2 BPs, which isn't a bad haul all things considered.

 

[Every Time Ref]

Great try from Cook.

Great try indeed. Not the player I'd have expected that from.

Bloody hell it was a nervy one, Cannot believe Northampton gifted it back to us TWICE. That's some terrible composure right there.

 

[Which Tyler]

Well I didn't see that one coming!
Wuss 24 - 18 Sarries

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Softest red card I've ever seen.
I question whether he even made contact with the face, one angle looked shoulder on shoulder

Game's gone mental

 

[Every Time Ref]

Red card for Jonny Hill for Exeter against Wasps. Shoulder to the face clearing out a ruck, not a bad hit by any stretch but within the current application a letter of the law red. Real shame.

Good for Bath, bad for rugby IMO

 

[ratsapprentice]

Game's gone mental

You're just a tin-foil hat luddite, concussion apologist thug, mate.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

I see both teams have decided that defence is optional.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Salty wasps fans on social media are hilarious,
Moaning about how the 6 Nations has robbed then of a win today
They've put out a back line that'd make toulon blush!