Champions Cup 2019/2020: Pool 3

[TRF_Olyy]

Been some mmeennttaall tries in Clermont vs Quins

 

[Groundhog]

Cost of win for Ulster. Jack McGrath and Sam Carter are gonna need surgery. McGraths is a thumb but Carter is the shoulder. That's a few months. Lyttle and Rey also injured, albeit Rey in the AIL

 

[Pom in Exile]

Whoops

Are you making a late run for drunkest poster?

 

[Pom in Exile]

Whoops

Are you making a late run for drunkest poster?

 

[collace]

Ulster

15. Will Addison
14. Louis Ludik
13. Luke Marshall
12. Stuart McCloskey
11. Jacob Stockdale
10 Billy Burns
9. John Cooney
1. Eric O'Sullivan
2. Rob Herring
3. Marty Moore
4. Alan O'Connor
5. Iain Henderson (captain)
6. Sean Reidy
7. Jordi Murphy
8. Marcell Coetzee

Replacements:
16. Adam McBurney
17. Kyle McCall
18. Tom O'Toole
19. Kieran Treadwell
20. Nick Timoney
21. David Shanahan
22. Bill Johnston
23. Craig Gilroy

Clermont

15. Nick Abendanon
14. Peter Betham
13. Isaiah Toeava
12. George Moala
11. Alivereti Raka
10. Jake McIntyre
9. Greig Laidlaw
1. Etienne Falgoux
2. John Ulugia
3. Rabah Slimani
4. Paul Jedrasiak
5. Sitaleki Timani
6. Peceli Yato
7. Arthur Iturria
8. Fritz Lee (captain)
Replacements:
16. Mike Tadjer
17. Loni Uhila
18. Davit Zirakashvili
19. Thibault Lanen
20. Lucas Dessaigne
21. Morgan Parra
22. Camille Lopez
23. Apisai Naqalevu

 

[Which Tyler]

Saturday 5.30, BTSport2
Ref: Frank Murphy (Ireland)
TJs: Stuart Gaffikin, Eddie Hogan O'Connell (Ireland & Ireland)
TMO: Olly Hodges (Ireland)


Harlequins:
1 Joe Marler
2 Elia Elia
3 Will Collier
4 Stephan Lewies
5 Matt Symons (VC)
6 Chris Robshaw (Captain)
7 Will Evans
8 Tom Lawday

9 Danny Care (VC)
10 Marcus Smith
11 Cadan Murley
12 James Lang
13 Michele Campagnaro
14 Ross Chisholm
15 Mike Brown

Game Changers:
16 George Head, 17 Santiago Garcia Botta, 18 Simon Kerrod, 19 Tevita Cavubati, 20 Semi Kunatani
21 Niall Saunders, 22 Paul Lasike, 23 Gabriel Ibitoye


Bath:
1. Lewis Boyce
2. Jack Walker
3. Christian Judge
4. Josh McNally
5. Charlie Ewels (c)
6. Elliott Stooke
7. Josh Bayliss
8. Francois Louw

9. Chris Cook
10. Freddie Burns
11. Ruaridh McConnochie
12. Max Wright
13. Jonathan Joseph
14. Semesa Rokoduguni
15. Anthony Watson

Replacements
16. Tom Dunn, 17. Beno Obano, 18. Will Stuart, 19. Matt Garvey, 20. Rhys Davies
21. Will Chudley, 22. Rhys Priestland, 23. Jamie Roberts


Points of (my) interest:
Some real squad rotation there from Bath - hopefully with an eye on R&R, rather than a sign of giving up after last week's loss.
Louw and Watson back from RWC duty, allows a specialist FB.
Mind you, Louw at #8... and Stooke on the flank... Hope Zach's knee is okay!
Still no Cokanasiga lends credence to the theory that he was injured during RWC training (but not sent home, despite 4 other wings in the squad!)
WTF Quins? "Game Changers"?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

French teams on the road...

 

[TRF_Olyy]

In rugby league that's a try

Addison looks like he's lost two yards of pace, injuries must be catching up with him

 

[munstermuffin]

Cooney showing that he should have went to Japan

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Clermont are a joke,
Ulster tearing them apart without even really trying


Edit: God knows why they played, or even signed, Laidlaw. Difference between him and Parra was night and day.

 

[Leinster Fan]

Harlequins:
1 Joe Marler
2 Elia Elia
3 Will Collier
4 Stephan Lewies
5 Matt Symons (VC)
6 Chris Robshaw (Captain)
7 Will Evans
8 Tom Lawday

9 Danny Care (VC)
10 Marcus Smith
11 Cadan Murley
12 James Lang
13 Michele Campagnaro
14 Ross Chisholm
15 Mike Brown

Game Changers:
16 George Head, 17 Santiago Garcia Botta, 18 Simon Kerrod, 19 Tevita Cavubati, 20 Semi Kunatani
21 Niall Saunders, 22 Paul Lasike, 23 Gabriel Ibitoye

Naming the vice captains is pretty bad, I didn't like it when Ireland started doing it in squad announcements but actually putting in on the teamsheet is the kind of nonsense that could only be overshadowed it they called their subs "game changers" or something cringy like that.

 

[Every Time Ref]

2 scrum pens against Bath's backup front row already. Bath look a bit disinterested. Could be a long night

 

[Which Tyler]

Ref really struggling with the difference between a rip and a knock-on.

What a play by Rocco though! Especially for a reputed poor defender

 

[Every Time Ref]

Ref really struggling with the difference between a rip and a knock-on.

Yeah that Watson one was ludicrous, literally punched out his arms with a massive windup.

I really hope Bath have given up on Europe. Otherwise everything I'm seeing is terrifying

Edit: apart from Roko making ***** soup out of Mike "lovely guy" Brown obviously

 

[Which Tyler]

That doesn't look pretty for Ewells

 

[Which Tyler]

Ridiculous

 

[Every Time Ref]

Watson's knee looks bad.

That's not a yellow though

 

[Which Tyler]

Watson's knee looks bad.

That's not a yellow though

It did, but he's walking, which is positive - though he should still be off for Rhys.

Agreed, no card there.

You just know that COML will be full of complaints about Louw not caring because he laughed at Marler's conning the ref.

The overall lesson from today though, is that our 4th choice THP isnt as good as Marler...

 

[Which Tyler]

Every post keeps getting likes from TAB...

 

[Which Tyler]

I wonder how long that will last for?
How long it can be milked?