LV= Cup: Gloucester Rugby - Sale Sharks (15-10-2011, 15:00)

[TRF_Olyy]

Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester (15-10-2011, 15:00)

​

[TABLE="class: grid"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD] Gloucester Rugby [/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD] Sale Sharks [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Jonny May[/TD]
[TD] 15[/TD]
[TD]Rob Miller[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Charlie Sharples[/TD]
[TD] 14[/TD]
[TD]Tom Brady[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Henry Trinder[/TD]
[TD] 13[/TD]
[TD]Andrew Higgins[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Lesley Vainikolo[/TD]
[TD] 12[/TD]
[TD]Luther Burrell[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]James Simpson-Daniel[/TD]
[TD] 11[/TD]
[TD]Charlie Amesbury[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Freddie Burns[/TD]
[TD] 10[/TD]
[TD]Nick MacLeod[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dave Lewis[/TD]
[TD] 9[/TD]
[TD]Scott Mathie[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Luke Narraway (C)[/TD]
[TD] 8[/TD]
[TD]Mark Easter[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Matt Cox[/TD]
[TD] 7[/TD]
[TD]David Seymour (C)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Brett Deacon[/TD]
[TD] 6[/TD]
[TD]Richie Vernon[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Will James[/TD]
[TD] 5[/TD]
[TD]James Gaskell[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Tom Savage[/TD]
[TD] 4[/TD]
[TD]Fraser McKenzie[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dario Chistolini[/TD]
[TD] 3[/TD]
[TD]Vadim Cobilas[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Matias Cortese[/TD]
[TD] 2[/TD]
[TD]Joe Ward[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dan Murphy[/TD]
[TD] 1[/TD]
[TD]Alasdair Dickinson[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Scott Lawson[/TD]
[TD] 16[/TD]
[TD]Tommy Taylor[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Yann Thomas[/TD]
[TD] 17[/TD]
[TD]Lee Imiolek[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Shaun Knight[/TD]
[TD] 18[/TD]
[TD]Tony Buckley[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Jim Hamilton[/TD]
[TD] 19[/TD]
[TD]Tom Holmes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Alasdair Strokosch[/TD]
[TD] 20[/TD]
[TD]Kearnan Myall[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Rory Lawson[/TD]
[TD] 21[/TD]
[TD]Will Cliff[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Tim Taylor[/TD]
[TD] 22[/TD]
[TD]Johnny Leota[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Tom Voyce[/TD]
[TD]23[/TD]
[TD]Will Addison[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

 

[TRF_Olyy]

That is a very strong Gloucester team, compared to a very rotated Sale team

Will be happy if we can keep it close

 

[Peat]

I wasn't aware Jonny May could play full-back. That would make him capable of playing from 11-15. That's quite handy.

 

[psychic duck]

Seriously what was Diamond thinking signing Dickinson and Buckley, he hasn't signed just one but two big non scrummaging props

Sale will need to hope Thomas or Cobalas turns out to be good

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Cobilas is actually a decent enough scrummager - not amazing but a premiership standard scrummager
However whenever we play him we either f*** it up by playing a weak loosehead (Lee Imiolek or Al Dickinson) or a weak lock behind him (Gaskell) - and then he gets the blame and disappears. I fully expect him to not be involved for a while now - Buckley will probably start with Thomas on the bench
Our strongest scrummaging partnership is Croall and Cobilas - neither of whom would be anything more than squad members in any self-respecting prem. side
Says a lot about our scrum really.


Buckley was predictably sh** - didn't even make an impact in the loose

Last 20 killed us, competed well up until then, matching them in tries and penalties, then they just ran away with it
Need to improve next week, and big time.