Premiership Rugby 23/24 - Round 11

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Would be 30 honestly if he keeps his form and we are struggling for 12's I'll take him

If none of Kelly, Ojomoh, Atkinson or Hartley have proven themselves by 2026 then I might just stop watching rugby

 

[TRF_Olyy]

We've just got no plan B when plan A doesn't work and don't have the depth to play plan A every game

Going into Europe without McIntyre, Rodd, Wiese, Curry and both Du Preez twins, possibly no Bamber, everyone else running on bare fumes, and without any idea what to do without steam rolling sides

 

[Rinkadink]

Well, never predicted that. I'll definitely take it.

 

[Geordie]

We've just got no plan B when plan A doesn't work and don't have the depth to play plan A every game

Going into Europe without McIntyre, Rodd, Wiese, Curry and both Du Preez twins, possibly no Bamber, everyone else running on bare fumes, and without any idea what to do without steam rolling sides

At least you have a plan
We are an embarrassment to the league...deserve to be in the championship and we won't be coming back up ....

 

[Which Tyler]

At least you have a plan
We are an embarrassment to the league...deserve to be in the championship and we won't be coming back up ....

TBF, isn't Newcastle's plan "not go bankrupt this year"

 

[Which Tyler]

Assuming it goes ahead...
I gather the pitch is "dry" but the entry ways may be a H&S hazard

Ref: Christophe Ridley
TJs: Dan Jones & Gareth Holsgrove
TMO: Rowan Kitt

Bath:
1 Beno Obano
2 Tom Dunn
3 Will Stuart
4 Elliott Stooke
5 Charlie Ewels
6 GJ van Velze
7 Miles Reid
8 Jaco Coetzee

09 Ben Spencer ©
10 Finn Russell
11 Will Muir
12 Cameron Redpath
13 Ollie Lawrence
14 Joe Cokanasiga
15 Tom de Glanville

16 Niall Annett, 17 Thomas du Toit, 18 Archie Griffin, 19 Quinn Roux, 20 Alfie Barbeary, 23 Sam Underhill
21 Tom Carr-Smith, 22 Sam Harris, 23 Sam Underhill

Gloucester:
1 Mayco Vivas
2 George McGuigan
3 Fraser Balmain
4 Freddie Clarke
5 Matias Alemanno
6 Ruan Ackermann
7 Lewis Ludlow (c)
8 Zach Mercer

09 Caolan Englefield
10 Adam Hastings
11 Ollie Thorley
12 Seb Atkinson
13 Chris Harris
14 Jonny May
15 Santi Carreras

16 Seb Blake, 17 Jamal Ford-Robinson, 18 Kirill Gotovtsev, 19 Cam Jordan, 20 Jack Clement
21 Stephen Varney, 22 Max Llewellyn, 23 Louis Rees-Zammit



Pretty sure that having du Toit, Sam Underhill and Alfie Barbeary all sat on the bench is called "psychological warfare"
Otherwise, delighted to see TdG back at FB, and TCS and Sam Harris trusted on the bench, still disliking the 6:2 split though. I felt MOjo did enough against Leicester to deserve keeping a starting shirt as well, but I'm not complaining about the Redpath, Lawrence partnership.
It's going to hurt seeing Mercer back on the Rec, in the wrong shirt

 

[Which Tyler]

 

[AngloScotsHybrid]

Iwan Stephens looks quick. I see he is a rugby league convert.

 

[Scotty]

Yes Chiefs is on TNT sport! Thought it wasnt?

 

[Crash Hamster]

Yes Chiefs is on TNT sport! Thought it wasnt?

Watching this on red button in preference to Tigers-S'sins.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Saints not supporting their body weight or even getting close to it in that turnover.

 

[Scotty]

What a lil out the back by Sladey but what a finish!

 

[West Country Wail]

Whoa Slade doing some globetrotters stuff right there

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Racing with Farrell's contract

 

[Scotty]

Did not expect this! 26 - 0 in 24 min...BP against table toppers.

Worst thing for Saints is that this physocal defending will take more out of the Saints than Chiefs.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

They just said, during the Tigers game, that Chiefs average 16pts in the first 20mins of games

That's insane, I don't think we average 16pts per game this season

 

[Crash Hamster]

Being onside completely optional in the Chiefs-Saints game...

ANd now we have a head on head...

 

[Scotty]

Being onside completely optional in the Chiefs-Saints game...

ANd now we have a head on head...

What are you actually moaning aboutchiefs or Saints?

 

[Crash Hamster]

What are you actually moaning aboutchiefs or Saints?

Referee, probably touch judges. Not *actually* moaning though, just glad I'm watching this not the other game...

 

[Scotty]

Ffs, this is how quickly it can turn.