Premiership Rugby 22/23 - Rd 14

[TRF_Olyy]

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[Scotty]

Big one this us finding some form in Europe(and SA) vs Sarries coming off their first loss of the season. Should be a great game.

 

[Al Bangor]

Gloucester over London Irish

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

JVP vice captain again

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Sale Sharks Starting XV:
15. Luke James, 14. Arron Reed, 13. Sam James, 12. Manu Tuilagi, 11. Tom O'Flaherty, 10. Rob Du Preez ©, 9. Gus Warr; 1. Simon McIntyre, 2. Akker Van Der Merwe, 3. Nick Schonert, 4. Cobus Wiese, 5. Jonny Hill, 6. Tom Curry, 7. Ben Curry, 8. Jean-luc du Preez

Replacements:
16. Ewan Ashman, 17. Ross Harrison, 18. James Harper, 19. Josh Beaumont, 20. Jono Ross, 21. Joe Simpson, 22. Tom Curtis, 23. Byron McGuigan


Surprised that RdP is captaining - I thought B.Curry was first choice,
Happy with the side, especially with SiMac back - would prefer Tommy Taylor somewhere in there cause our lineout has been shocking recently, but I'm guessing he's injured as he was in every 23 until...he wasn't


Edit: Apparently Ben Curry IS captain, and Sale are just continuing their fine form of putting out different team sheets on different platforms

 

[Scotty]

Did Ben Earl get a ban for his red card?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Did Ben Earl get a ban for his red card?

 

[Which Tyler]

Ref: Jack Makepeace
TJs: Anthony Woodthorpe & Jonathan Healy
TMO: David Rose

Bath Rugby:
15 Matt Gallagher
14 Joe Cokanasiga
13 Ollie Lawrence
12 Max Ojomoh
11 Ruaridh McConnochie
10 Orlando Bailey
9 Ben Spencer ©

1 Lewis Boyce
2 Niall Annett
3 D'Arcy Rae
4 Dave Attwood
5 Fergus Lee-Warner
6 Ted Hill
7 Sam Underhill
8 Josh Bayliss

16 John Stewart, 17 Valeriy Morozov, 18 Johannes Jonker, 19 Will Spencer, 20 Miles Reid, 23 Chris Cloete
21 Louis Schreuder, 22 Jonathan Joseph

Stewart's on debut, Cloete returning from injury


Newcastle Falcons:
15 Elliott Obatoyinbo
14 Ben Stevenson
13 Matias Orlando
12 Tom Penny (c)
11 Mateo Carreras
10 Brett Connon
9 Sam Stuart

1 Adam Brocklebank
2 Jamie Blamire
3 Trevor Davison
4 Greg Peterson
5 Sebastian de Chaves
6 Gary Graham
7 Callum Chick
8 Carl Fearns

16 Ollie Fletcher, 17 Logovi'i Mulipola, 18 Richard Palframan, 19 Matthew Dalton, 20 Tom Marshall
21 Michael Young, 22 Matias Moroni, 23 Adam Radwan

Davison wins his 100th cap

 

[Scotty]

Not the strongest pack we have tbh, missing LCD, Ewers, Simmonds ect but interested to see Fisilau and Dan Frost get gametime.

 

[Scotty]

From a Chiefs point of view was hoping to not see him this weekend.

But its the correct outcome, it was straight to the head with force. But it was the direction change then quick fall that caused it.

Its hard to judge a tackle, a player makes a tiny movement toward you and you have to react quickly or your on the back foot and then he drops when there isnt alot you can do. All this in a very short space of time.

I dont like the argument he should of just not gone in for the tackle. Its so hard in a split second.

 

[Geordie]

Ref: Jack Makepeace
TJs: Anthony Woodthorpe & Jonathan Healy
TMO: David Rose

Bath Rugby:
15 Matt Gallagher
14 Joe Cokanasiga
13 Ollie Lawrence
12 Max Ojomoh
11 Ruaridh McConnochie
10 Orlando Bailey
9 Ben Spencer ©

1 Lewis Boyce
2 Niall Annett
3 D'Arcy Rae
4 Dave Attwood
5 Fergus Lee-Warner
6 Ted Hill
7 Sam Underhill
8 Josh Bayliss

16 John Stewart, 17 Valeriy Morozov, 18 Johannes Jonker, 19 Will Spencer, 20 Miles Reid, 23 Chris Cloete
21 Louis Schreuder, 22 Jonathan Joseph

Stewart's on debut, Cloete returning from injury


Newcastle Falcons:
15 Elliott Obatoyinbo
14 Ben Stevenson
13 Matias Orlando
12 Tom Penny (c)
11 Mateo Carreras
10 Brett Connon
9 Sam Stuart

1 Adam Brocklebank
2 Jamie Blamire
3 Trevor Davison
4 Greg Peterson
5 Sebastian de Chaves
6 Gary Graham
7 Callum Chick
8 Carl Fearns

16 Ollie Fletcher, 17 Logovi'i Mulipola, 18 Richard Palframan, 19 Matthew Dalton, 20 Tom Marshall
21 Michael Young, 22 Matias Moroni, 23 Adam Radwan

Davison wins his 100th cap

Bath has a nice physical flank pairing and a cracking centre partnership....

Looking forward to this game....

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Don't know how tf we're favourites for this after last week

 

[Geordie]

Anyone else bored with the over celebrating every feckin turnover these days....

Needs stopped

 

[TRF_Olyy]

SiMac playing so well this season,
If we're looking for an old school set piece type loosehead for the run up to the RWC, especially if Marler has gotten himself out of contention, then he should definitely be in the conversation

Ahead of Rodd, for Sale, for me

 

[Geordie]

Ah...is losing Marler really an issue? Excellent scrummaging but I'm not sure he offers much round the park these days...

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Excellent scrummaging but I'm not sure he offers much round the park these days...

I only care about scrummaging in our props, tbh
Sick of the media losing their minds over Mako/Sinckler throwing offloads and ignoring us having statistically the worst scrum in Tier 1

 

[Geordie]

I understand what your saying but I like a prop that scrums well but is very prominent in areas around the park.

 

[Geordie]

Ps I have not hid my dislike for Mako or Sinkler starting

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I understand what your saying but I like a prop that scrums well but is very prominent in areas around the park.

In an ideal world, sure, but they're pretty rare - I mean look at the Boks with Frans Malherbe, they basically wheel him from scrum to scrum in a wheel barrow

I don't think we've got an all rounder whose open field play is strong enough to make up for their deficit in the tight vs Marler - Genge on a good day, but his scrummaging is inconsistent (and realistically he's in the 23 already anyway)

 

[TRF_Olyy]

lol @ JvP talking to Hill after the penalty
"Well done Jonny, good one"

Hill is so dumb sometimes (verging on: most times)