About v2Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
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Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by SirJohnnyEnglish Sun 09 Oct 2011, 5:59 pm
Team Sheets and tactics due by COB Thur
Predictions open Fri. Results due Sun/Mon
Northampton Saints v Saracens
Sunny Intervals, 15 Degrees, 5mph Winds
Northampton Saints
Manager – Dammit Chris
16. Mikey Haywood 17. Mako Vunipola 18. Juan Pablo Orlandi 19. Joe Launcberry 20. Jake Abbott 21. Ben Nutley 22. Charlie Davies 23. Jack Wallace
Tactics Overview:
Saints will play at a high tempo with Simpson and Cipriani dictating play, looking to run the ball and play attacking rugby with ball in hand. Saints will look to encourage an open game, with lots of offloading to take advantage of both teams not having as much game experience together.
We have picked a number of combos that have played together previously to ensure a good set piece and fluid backs moves (Webber, Attwood, Clark for lineout, Simpson and Cipriani).
We will use all of our substitutes in the second half to continue to give youth a chance to develop in the first team.
Forwards – Set Piece & Breakdown
Strong setpiece ensured by picking a core of players with experience and who have played together and anchored by Sergio Parisse for his leadership and will inspire the young players around him.
Parisse will look to do a lot of carries from the base of the scrum to get over the gainline and set up new points of attack for our halfbacks to exploit. Simpson will also look to pick up and go when opportunities arise.
Lineout we will look for quick ball when possible with Attwood, Clark and Parisse alternating as jumpers.
We will be looking to target the breakdown in numbers, with Liam Gill particularly effective in this area. We will use Attwood and Clark to counterruck when possible because obtaining turnover ball and letting Simpson and Cipriani attacking at pace. Saints will put numbers in the breakdown when we feel turnovers are on.
Backs
Saints will play a high tempo game, led by Simpson and Cipriani who will look to attack at speed and with width – trying to stretch the Saracens defence and create gaps. This is particularly important due to the blitz defence Sarries play and Simpson will be on the look out for breaks whenever they are on.
Mason and Lamont will be used to straighten the line and for dummy runs, whilst Evans, Wade and Benvenutti will be used to finish moves and exploit the space. Mason’s offloading ability will be key to beating the Sarries blitz defence system and Cipriani’s passing ability will be able to put people into space.
Defence
Defensively we will look to play an aggressive game in the forwards and marshal the breakdown/ruck area in numbers and guard the fringes to stop Hodgson sniping.
We will try and push Saracens into a kicking game by using our backrow to pressurise and rush Farrell. And will look to try and hold the Sarries midfield up in the tackle area and wait for support from the pack. By stopping them going to ground we will get the scrum put in and the turnover.
Saracens
Manager – LDCPete
16. Scott Spurling 17. Max Lahiff 18. Ruaridh Murphy 19. Addison Lockley 20. James Scaysbrook 21. James Lightfoot-Brown 22. Seilala Mapusua 23. Ben Ransom
Tactics
Tactics vs. Northampton Saints
Worcester Warriors v London Wasps
White Cloud, 17 Degrees, 4mph Winds
Worcester Warriors
Manager – prop_lyd
16. Richardt Strauss 17. Yann Thomas 18. Gareth Denman 19. Sebastian Chabal 20. Julien Salvi 21. Alex Black 22. Sam Vesty 23. Michael Le Bourgeois
Tactics
-Mixing youth and experience,
-Robinson to link with Henson who has played quite a bit off the bench for us so has got a lot of game time and he will release Lamont,
-Look to dominate the scrums with a heavy 2nd row and steal lineout with Smith as main jumper,
-Release wingers as often as possible and we have speed and power on each wing,
-Paterson to look to pin them back into the corners,
-Bring on all subs by the end of the match,
-Our aim is to slow down their ball (Williams will be looking to a lot of turnovers and Morgan will carry from the 12-13 channel) and give our backs quick ball to play with,
-Defend hard and pressure them from the 10 channel,
-We are looking to give our promising youngsters experience with underage England internationals starting and they will be told if they impress they can do for a starting spot.
London Wasps
Manager – ‘Arry
16. Andy Titterell 17. Charlie Beech 18. Tom French 19. Mark Chisholm 20. John Hart 21. Martin Roberts 22. Rory Clegg 23. Nick Macleod
Tactics
Play at a high intensity, use the forwards to get us over the gain line. Get our offloading game going when we can. Quick ball, continue to change the angle of attack.
Use Downey to get us over the gain line, keep offloading to wear Worcester down. McAlister to play flat and bring in strike runners
Dragons v Bath Rugby
Sunny Intervals, 16 Degrees, 6mph Winds
Dragons
16 Rhys Buckley, 17 Nathan Williams, 18 Kieron Jenkins, 19 Lewis Evans, 20 Hugo Ellis, 21 Joe Bedford, 22 Geraint O'Driscoll, 23 Jason Tovey.
Bath Rugby
Manager – inthefastlane
16 Joe Ward 17 Cian Healy 18 Euan Murray 19 Yoann Maestri 20 Sean O’Brien 21 Richard Wigglesworth 22 Anthony Allen 23 Charlie Hodgson
Tactics
Exeter Chiefs v Ospreys
Light Rain, 17 Degrees, 5mph WInds
Exeter Chiefs
Manager – Driver
16.Ben Kayser 17.Andrew Sheridan 18.Dave Wilson 19.Peter Short 20.Dave Wallace 21.Haydn Thomas 22.Josh Matavista 23.Luke Arscott
Tactics
We are using the LV cup as blooding ground for new players and youngsters.Shaw, Sheridan Masi , Pisi , Lemi , Perugini , Zirka have all had a weeks rest and will play 55 minutes at the most.
We will look to play at a high tempo and put the ospreys on the back foot using our big ball carriers in Shaw , Slater , Beattie and Zirka causing the defense problems. Pilgrim will be in a armchair role as we play through the phases to start with keeping the ball tight before feeding Ford on the gain line.
Lineouts will be shortened using Short as banker ball at 2 and letting our pack run at the opposition fly half pulling defenders in tight and creating space out wide.
Swap Props at 50 min
Ospreys
16 Mefin Davies, 17 Aaron Jarvis, 18 Joe Rees, 19 Tom Smith, 20 James King, 21 Matthew Morgan, 22 Sonny Parker, 23 Kristian Phillips.
Newcastle Falcons v Cardiff Blues
White Cloud, 16 Degrees, 9mph Winds
Newcastle Falcons
Manager – Sgt Pooly
16. Joe Duffey 17. Nathan Morris 18. Grant Shiells 19. Juandre Kruger 20. Alex Gray 21. Will Chudley 22. Tom Catterick 23. Andrew Forsyth
Tactics
Normal Falcons tactics. High intensity, possesion based rugby. Evans pulling the strings at 10 and look to get the youngsters a taste when looking good on the scoreboard. Target Cardiff scrum with Tincu the key man.
Cardiff Blues
Tactics
Harlequins v London Irish
White Cloud, 17 Degrees, 6mph Winds
Harlequins
Manager – Steven_Sharks
16. Olly Hayes 17. Aston Croall 18. Joe Marler 19. James Gaskell 20. Carl Fearns 21. Henry Pyrgos 22. Sam Stuart 23. Alex Cheeseman
Tactics
We are going to look to play at a good pace but we are also looking to play territory with Steenson at 10. We will look to beat Irish at the set piece and at the breakdown. We want our forwards to carry hard in the loose to give us a platform from which we can attack. Our backs will look to exploit weaknesses in the Irish defensive line and attack forwards in the backline when they are there. We have a lot of players who are looking to prove a point and they will be desperate to show why they are worth a place in the side. JJ has been named as captain so he can gain some experience as a leader. He has experienced heads all around him.
London Irish
Manager – stnick88
16. Soane Tonga'uhia 17. James Buckland 18. WP Nel 19. Nick Kennedy 20. Joe Worsley 21. Julien Dupuy 22. Matthew Tait 23. Guy Armitage
Tactics
use forwards to get over the gain line and get quick ball for backs to hit quins with.
counter attack and attacking rugby from the start.
get bast and tiesi involved sucking in defenders allowing space for tagicakibau and maddock at exploit
Gloucester Rugby v Sale Sharks
Sunny Intervals, 16 Degrees, 5mph Winds
Gloucester
Manager – anonmattyt
16. Coonie 17. Strauss18. White 19. George robson 20. Buxton 21. Dave Lewis 22. Sharples 23. Mills
Tactics
High intensity carrying and keeping the ball alive.
very little kicking and the aim is to give our players some game time whilst winning the game.
Focus on set piece and expansive game plan
Sale Sharks
Manager – SJE
16. Nathan Catt 17. David Paice 18. Shaun Knight 19. Steven Sykes 20. Jordan Crane 21. Ben Spencer 22. Dan Mugford 23. Takudza Ngwenya
Setpiece
At scrum time we will look to play it quick getting the ball in and out fast. We will look to Horstmann to break from the back and provide us some go forward. At the lineout, we will look to Day to be our talisman. He will call the line and will have Jones, at the front, and our entire back row to support him as jumpers to mix things up. Our jumpers will look to either play the ball of the top quickly and look to our backline to move it or bring it down into a maul and make the hard yards through the pack, sucking in the Gloucester forwards to leave space out wide for our backs. On opposition ball we will look for Jones to get up in the air at the front of the line and Day to follow Robson in the line and disrupt the Gloucester lineout. If we really start to get on top of the lineout we will look to Goode to kick for the corners a few times and really put the pressure on.
Breakdown
We have a very mobile and quick pack to really target the breakdown. On our own ball we will look to our forwards to get numbers to the breakdown quickly rucking past the ball and clearing out the Gloucester boys looking to recycle clean fast ball. On defence, if we are first to the breakdown or the ball carrier is isolated we will look to seriously commit numbers and will look to Lipman to secure us turnover ball. At all other times we will commit lighter numbers to the breakdown but look to counter ruck slowing down Glaws ball allowing our defensive line more time to set.
General Attacking Play
We will look to play a strong carrying game using our big carriers to hit the gain line offloading in or just before the tackle (when it's on) to support runners breaking the defensive line and keeping our forward momentum going. Smith will look to come in field at different times running lines of our midfield looking for the ball on the offload. If running the ball is not on we will look to Bezy, Goode or Barkley to kick in behind the Glaws back 3.
Bezy will look to play around the fringes of the breakdown and make his usual snipping runs when it’s on, tying the Glaws back row to the breakdown. Goode and Barkley have been instructed to play it clever and if overlaps or gaps appear they will look to get the ball moving and take advantage. They will look to rotate at first receiver and provide a different threat to the opposition defence. Abendanoon will look to come up from fullback from time to time and offer an extra ball carrying threat while looking to create these overlaps out wide.
Goode will look to kick for goal when in opposition territory and take the drop goal option when it’s available to keep the score board moving.
General Defensive Play
In defence we will be using a blitz defence and will look to get up at pace looking to isolate the ball carrier before he gets to the gain line stopping any opposition momentum and allowing us to hit the breakdown hard. We will look to keep opposition on the back foot forcing the kick. Bezy will act as a sweeper and look to cover any chips in behind the line. Our wingers will look to sit deeper on defence then the rest of the line ready for any kicks. Our back three have been instructed to play to their strengths and look for the counter attack, running the ball back with serious pace.
Scarlets v Leicester Tigers
Drizzle, 16 Degrees, 7mph Winds
Scarlets
16 Kirby Myhill, 17 Peter Edwards, 18 Rhodri Jones, 19 Dominic Day, 20 Johnathan Edwards, 21 Ruki Tipuna, 22 Adam Warren, 23 Liam Williams
Leicester Tigers
Manager – LukeLovesLuka
16. Dan Murphy 17. Marc Jones 18. Jason Hobson 19. Alex Brown 20. Andy Hazell 21. Scott Mathie 22. Dave Walder 23. Napolioni Nalaga
Predictions open Fri. Results due Sun/Mon
Northampton Saints v Saracens
Sunny Intervals, 15 Degrees, 5mph Winds
Northampton Saints
Manager – Dammit Chris
| 01. Bob Baker | 09. Joe Simpson |
| 02. Rob Webber | 10. Danny Cipriani (k) |
| 03. Henry Thomas | |
| 04. Dave Attwood | 11. Christian Wade |
| 05. Calum Clark | 12. Willie Mason |
| 06. Jackson Wray | 13. Max Evans |
| 07. Liam Gill | 14. Tomassi Benvenutti |
| 08. Sergio Parisse (c) | 15. Rory Lamont |
16. Mikey Haywood 17. Mako Vunipola 18. Juan Pablo Orlandi 19. Joe Launcberry 20. Jake Abbott 21. Ben Nutley 22. Charlie Davies 23. Jack Wallace
Tactics Overview:
Saints will play at a high tempo with Simpson and Cipriani dictating play, looking to run the ball and play attacking rugby with ball in hand. Saints will look to encourage an open game, with lots of offloading to take advantage of both teams not having as much game experience together.
We have picked a number of combos that have played together previously to ensure a good set piece and fluid backs moves (Webber, Attwood, Clark for lineout, Simpson and Cipriani).
We will use all of our substitutes in the second half to continue to give youth a chance to develop in the first team.
Forwards – Set Piece & Breakdown
Strong setpiece ensured by picking a core of players with experience and who have played together and anchored by Sergio Parisse for his leadership and will inspire the young players around him.
Parisse will look to do a lot of carries from the base of the scrum to get over the gainline and set up new points of attack for our halfbacks to exploit. Simpson will also look to pick up and go when opportunities arise.
Lineout we will look for quick ball when possible with Attwood, Clark and Parisse alternating as jumpers.
We will be looking to target the breakdown in numbers, with Liam Gill particularly effective in this area. We will use Attwood and Clark to counterruck when possible because obtaining turnover ball and letting Simpson and Cipriani attacking at pace. Saints will put numbers in the breakdown when we feel turnovers are on.
Backs
Saints will play a high tempo game, led by Simpson and Cipriani who will look to attack at speed and with width – trying to stretch the Saracens defence and create gaps. This is particularly important due to the blitz defence Sarries play and Simpson will be on the look out for breaks whenever they are on.
Mason and Lamont will be used to straighten the line and for dummy runs, whilst Evans, Wade and Benvenutti will be used to finish moves and exploit the space. Mason’s offloading ability will be key to beating the Sarries blitz defence system and Cipriani’s passing ability will be able to put people into space.
Defence
Defensively we will look to play an aggressive game in the forwards and marshal the breakdown/ruck area in numbers and guard the fringes to stop Hodgson sniping.
We will try and push Saracens into a kicking game by using our backrow to pressurise and rush Farrell. And will look to try and hold the Sarries midfield up in the tackle area and wait for support from the pack. By stopping them going to ground we will get the scrum put in and the turnover.
Saracens
Manager – LDCPete
| 01. Alex Waller | 09. Paul Hodgson |
| 02. Scott Lawson | 10. Owen Farrell |
| 03. Phil Swainston | |
| 04. Graham Kitchener | 11. James Short |
| 05. George Kruis | 12. Chris Bell |
| 06. Alessandro Zanni | 13. Henry Trinder |
| 07. Will Fraser | 14. Marcus Watson |
| 08. Rodney So'oialo (c) | 15. Tom Homer |
16. Scott Spurling 17. Max Lahiff 18. Ruaridh Murphy 19. Addison Lockley 20. James Scaysbrook 21. James Lightfoot-Brown 22. Seilala Mapusua 23. Ben Ransom
Tactics
Tactics vs. Northampton Saints
- Running the ball.
In great conditions we will look to run the ball at every opportunity. If isolated we will play the percentages and kick for territory, but so long as the player in possession of the ball has support, we will look to hit gaps in the defensive line and offload to support runners, and keep the ball alive as much as possible. Our mobile back row will look to really support the ball carrier and take offloads and drive forward staying on their feet allowing further support runners to get close to be offloaded to again. - Control possession.
This links in with the running rugby. We will happily go through the phases and keep the ball. If we have it, Saints can't score tries against us, and we are working on the theory of attack being the best form of defence. We will not kick to their back three. If we need to kick, we will kick for touch and get up quickly to stop the quick lineout. - Blitz defence as a unit.
We will look to get up to the gainline quickly as a unit and stop their ball carriers behind it, denying them any forward momentum and forcing them to kick.
Worcester Warriors v London Wasps
White Cloud, 17 Degrees, 4mph Winds
Worcester Warriors
Manager – prop_lyd
| 01. George Porter | 09. Jordi Pasqualin |
| 02. Korre Britton | 10. Nicky Robinson (k) |
| 03. BJ Botha | |
| 04. Jim Hamilton | 11. Julien Malzieu |
| 05. Hayden Smith | 12. Gavin Henson |
| 06. Ollie Stedman | 13. Sean Lamont |
| 07. Martyn Williams (c) | 14. Josh Drauninui |
| 08. Ben Morgan | 15. Chris Paterson (k) |
16. Richardt Strauss 17. Yann Thomas 18. Gareth Denman 19. Sebastian Chabal 20. Julien Salvi 21. Alex Black 22. Sam Vesty 23. Michael Le Bourgeois
Tactics
-Mixing youth and experience,
-Robinson to link with Henson who has played quite a bit off the bench for us so has got a lot of game time and he will release Lamont,
-Look to dominate the scrums with a heavy 2nd row and steal lineout with Smith as main jumper,
-Release wingers as often as possible and we have speed and power on each wing,
-Paterson to look to pin them back into the corners,
-Bring on all subs by the end of the match,
-Our aim is to slow down their ball (Williams will be looking to a lot of turnovers and Morgan will carry from the 12-13 channel) and give our backs quick ball to play with,
-Defend hard and pressure them from the 10 channel,
-We are looking to give our promising youngsters experience with underage England internationals starting and they will be told if they impress they can do for a starting spot.
London Wasps
Manager – ‘Arry
| 01. Benn Robinson | 09. Mike Blair |
| 02. Joe Gray | 10. Luke McAlister |
| 03. Juan Gomez | |
| 04. Stuart Hooper | 11. Noah Cato |
| 05. Richard Birkett | 12. James Downey |
| 06. Steve Mafi | 13. Tom May |
| 07. Jacques Burger | 14. Tom Williams |
| 08. Tom Williams | 15. Chris Wyles |
16. Andy Titterell 17. Charlie Beech 18. Tom French 19. Mark Chisholm 20. John Hart 21. Martin Roberts 22. Rory Clegg 23. Nick Macleod
Tactics
Play at a high intensity, use the forwards to get us over the gain line. Get our offloading game going when we can. Quick ball, continue to change the angle of attack.
Use Downey to get us over the gain line, keep offloading to wear Worcester down. McAlister to play flat and bring in strike runners
Dragons v Bath Rugby
Sunny Intervals, 16 Degrees, 6mph Winds
Dragons
| 01. Phill Price | 09. Wayne Evans |
| 02. Tom Willis (capt) | 10. Matthew Jones |
| 03. Nathan Buck | |
| 04. Adam Jones | 11. Tonderai Chavhanga |
| 05. Rob Sidoli | 12. Lewis Robling |
| 06. Jevon Groves | 13. Tom Riley |
| 07. Gavin Thomas | 14. Mike Poole |
| 08. Andrew Coombs | 15. Martyn Thomas |
16 Rhys Buckley, 17 Nathan Williams, 18 Kieron Jenkins, 19 Lewis Evans, 20 Hugo Ellis, 21 Joe Bedford, 22 Geraint O'Driscoll, 23 Jason Tovey.
Bath Rugby
Manager – inthefastlane
| 01. Jon Golding | 09. Byron Kelleher |
| 02. Matt Thompson | 10. Steven Shingler |
| 03. Davit Kubrashvilli | |
| 04. Jarred Hoeata | 11. Richard Haughton |
| 05. James Cannon | 12. Francois Steyn |
| 06. Tom Guest | 13. Ben Williams |
| 07. Will Skinner | 14. Tom Varndell |
| 08. JMF Lobbe | 15. Tim Nanai Williams |
16 Joe Ward 17 Cian Healy 18 Euan Murray 19 Yoann Maestri 20 Sean O’Brien 21 Richard Wigglesworth 22 Anthony Allen 23 Charlie Hodgson
Tactics
Exeter Chiefs v Ospreys
Light Rain, 17 Degrees, 5mph WInds
Exeter Chiefs
Manager – Driver
| 01.Salvator Perugini | 09.Charlie Pilgrim |
| 02.Neil Clark | 10.George Ford |
| 03.Davit Zirakishvilli | |
| 04.Simon Shaw(c) | 11.Sep Visser |
| 05.Ed Slater | 12.Andrea Masi |
| 06.Lewis Moody | 13.Adam Thompstone |
| 07.Shane Jennings | 14.David Lemi |
| 08.Johnnie Beattie | 15.George Pisi |
16.Ben Kayser 17.Andrew Sheridan 18.Dave Wilson 19.Peter Short 20.Dave Wallace 21.Haydn Thomas 22.Josh Matavista 23.Luke Arscott
Tactics
We are using the LV cup as blooding ground for new players and youngsters.Shaw, Sheridan Masi , Pisi , Lemi , Perugini , Zirka have all had a weeks rest and will play 55 minutes at the most.
We will look to play at a high tempo and put the ospreys on the back foot using our big ball carriers in Shaw , Slater , Beattie and Zirka causing the defense problems. Pilgrim will be in a armchair role as we play through the phases to start with keeping the ball tight before feeding Ford on the gain line.
Lineouts will be shortened using Short as banker ball at 2 and letting our pack run at the opposition fly half pulling defenders in tight and creating space out wide.
Swap Props at 50 min
Ospreys
| 01. Duncan Jones | 09. Rhys Webb |
| 02. Richard Hibbard | 10. Dan Biggar |
| 03. Cai Griffiths | |
| 04. Ian Gough | 11. Richard Fussell |
| 05. Ian Evans | 12. Andrew Bishop |
| 06. Joe Bearman | 13. Tom Isaacs |
| 07. Justin Tipuric (c) | 14. Hanno Dirksen |
| 08. Jonathan Thomas | 15. Barry Davies |
16 Mefin Davies, 17 Aaron Jarvis, 18 Joe Rees, 19 Tom Smith, 20 James King, 21 Matthew Morgan, 22 Sonny Parker, 23 Kristian Phillips.
Newcastle Falcons v Cardiff Blues
White Cloud, 16 Degrees, 9mph Winds
Newcastle Falcons
Manager – Sgt Pooly
| 01. Lionel Faure | 09. Jonny Arr |
| 02. Marius Tincu | 10. Nick Evans |
| 03. Oliver Tomaszczyk | |
| 04. Dean Schofield | 11. Charlie Amesbury |
| 05. Geoff Parling | 12. Ben Smith |
| 06. Kelly Brown(c) | 13. Dan Hipkiss |
| 07. Ben Woods | 14. Miles Benjamin |
| 08. Chris York | 15. Jared Payne |
16. Joe Duffey 17. Nathan Morris 18. Grant Shiells 19. Juandre Kruger 20. Alex Gray 21. Will Chudley 22. Tom Catterick 23. Andrew Forsyth
Tactics
Normal Falcons tactics. High intensity, possesion based rugby. Evans pulling the strings at 10 and look to get the youngsters a taste when looking good on the scoreboard. Target Cardiff scrum with Tincu the key man.
Cardiff Blues
| 01. Sam Hobbs | 09. Sam Hobbs |
| 02. Sam Hobbs | 10. Ceri Sweeney |
| 03. Scott Andrews | |
| 04. Michael Paterson | 11. Tom James |
| 05. Paul Tito (c) | 12. Dafydd Hewitt |
| 06. Maama Molitika | 13. Casey Laulala |
| 07. Thomas Young | 14. Alex Cuthbert |
| 08. Xavier Rush | 15. Chris Czekaj |
Tactics
Harlequins v London Irish
White Cloud, 17 Degrees, 6mph Winds
Harlequins
Manager – Steven_Sharks
| 01. Kieran Brookes | 09. Jano Vermaak |
| 02. Rob Vickers | 10. Gareth Steenson |
| 03. Leo Halavatau | |
| 04. George Skivington | 11. Ross Chisholm |
| 05. Tom Donnelly | 12. Steve Kefu |
| 06. Jamie Gibson | 13. Jonathon Joseph (c) |
| 07. David Seymour | 14. Peter Hynes |
| 08. Luke Wallace | 15. Olly Lindsey-Hague |
16. Olly Hayes 17. Aston Croall 18. Joe Marler 19. James Gaskell 20. Carl Fearns 21. Henry Pyrgos 22. Sam Stuart 23. Alex Cheeseman
Tactics
We are going to look to play at a good pace but we are also looking to play territory with Steenson at 10. We will look to beat Irish at the set piece and at the breakdown. We want our forwards to carry hard in the loose to give us a platform from which we can attack. Our backs will look to exploit weaknesses in the Irish defensive line and attack forwards in the backline when they are there. We have a lot of players who are looking to prove a point and they will be desperate to show why they are worth a place in the side. JJ has been named as captain so he can gain some experience as a leader. He has experienced heads all around him.
London Irish
Manager – stnick88
| 01. Matias Aguero | 09. Neal De Kock |
| 02. Neil Briggs | 10. Juan Martin Hernandez |
| 03. Duncan Bell | |
| 04. Matt Garvey | 11. Paul Sackey |
| 05. Mouritz Botha | 12. Mathieu Bastereaud |
| 06. Keegan Daniel | 13. Gonzalo Tiesi |
| 07. Jacques Botes | 14. Sailosi Tagicakibau |
| 08. George Stowers | 15. Joe Maddock |
16. Soane Tonga'uhia 17. James Buckland 18. WP Nel 19. Nick Kennedy 20. Joe Worsley 21. Julien Dupuy 22. Matthew Tait 23. Guy Armitage
Tactics
use forwards to get over the gain line and get quick ball for backs to hit quins with.
counter attack and attacking rugby from the start.
get bast and tiesi involved sucking in defenders allowing space for tagicakibau and maddock at exploit
Gloucester Rugby v Sale Sharks
Sunny Intervals, 16 Degrees, 5mph Winds
Gloucester
Manager – anonmattyt
| 01. Payne | 09. Lawson |
| 02. Deon Fourie | 10. Ryan lamb |
| 03. Rupert harden | |
| 04. Richie gray | 11. Paul Diggin |
| 05. James hanks | 12. Tuitopu |
| 06. Fasivalu | 13. Johnny may |
| 07. Saull | 14. Vainokolo |
| 08. Evans | 15. Hamilton |
16. Coonie 17. Strauss18. White 19. George robson 20. Buxton 21. Dave Lewis 22. Sharples 23. Mills
Tactics
High intensity carrying and keeping the ball alive.
very little kicking and the aim is to give our players some game time whilst winning the game.
Focus on set piece and expansive game plan
Sale Sharks
Manager – SJE
| 01. Lee Imolek | 09. Nicholas Bezy |
| 02. Brett Sharman | 10. Andy Goode |
| 03. Werner Kruger | |
| 04. Chris Jones | 11. Sam Smith |
| 05. Christian Day | 12. Olly Barkley |
| 06. Matt Kvesic | 13. Jamie Noon |
| 07. Michael Lipman | 14. Will Addison |
| 08. Kai Horstmann | 15. Nick Abendanoon |
16. Nathan Catt 17. David Paice 18. Shaun Knight 19. Steven Sykes 20. Jordan Crane 21. Ben Spencer 22. Dan Mugford 23. Takudza Ngwenya
Setpiece
At scrum time we will look to play it quick getting the ball in and out fast. We will look to Horstmann to break from the back and provide us some go forward. At the lineout, we will look to Day to be our talisman. He will call the line and will have Jones, at the front, and our entire back row to support him as jumpers to mix things up. Our jumpers will look to either play the ball of the top quickly and look to our backline to move it or bring it down into a maul and make the hard yards through the pack, sucking in the Gloucester forwards to leave space out wide for our backs. On opposition ball we will look for Jones to get up in the air at the front of the line and Day to follow Robson in the line and disrupt the Gloucester lineout. If we really start to get on top of the lineout we will look to Goode to kick for the corners a few times and really put the pressure on.
Breakdown
We have a very mobile and quick pack to really target the breakdown. On our own ball we will look to our forwards to get numbers to the breakdown quickly rucking past the ball and clearing out the Gloucester boys looking to recycle clean fast ball. On defence, if we are first to the breakdown or the ball carrier is isolated we will look to seriously commit numbers and will look to Lipman to secure us turnover ball. At all other times we will commit lighter numbers to the breakdown but look to counter ruck slowing down Glaws ball allowing our defensive line more time to set.
General Attacking Play
We will look to play a strong carrying game using our big carriers to hit the gain line offloading in or just before the tackle (when it's on) to support runners breaking the defensive line and keeping our forward momentum going. Smith will look to come in field at different times running lines of our midfield looking for the ball on the offload. If running the ball is not on we will look to Bezy, Goode or Barkley to kick in behind the Glaws back 3.
Bezy will look to play around the fringes of the breakdown and make his usual snipping runs when it’s on, tying the Glaws back row to the breakdown. Goode and Barkley have been instructed to play it clever and if overlaps or gaps appear they will look to get the ball moving and take advantage. They will look to rotate at first receiver and provide a different threat to the opposition defence. Abendanoon will look to come up from fullback from time to time and offer an extra ball carrying threat while looking to create these overlaps out wide.
Goode will look to kick for goal when in opposition territory and take the drop goal option when it’s available to keep the score board moving.
General Defensive Play
In defence we will be using a blitz defence and will look to get up at pace looking to isolate the ball carrier before he gets to the gain line stopping any opposition momentum and allowing us to hit the breakdown hard. We will look to keep opposition on the back foot forcing the kick. Bezy will act as a sweeper and look to cover any chips in behind the line. Our wingers will look to sit deeper on defence then the rest of the line ready for any kicks. Our back three have been instructed to play to their strengths and look for the counter attack, running the ball back with serious pace.
Scarlets v Leicester Tigers
Drizzle, 16 Degrees, 7mph Winds
Scarlets
| 01. Phil John | 09. Rhodri Williams |
| 02. Emyr Phillips | 10. Aled Thomas |
| 03. Rhys Thomas | |
| 04. Aaron Shingler | 11. Andy Fenby |
| 05. Damian Welch | 12. Gareth Maule (capt) |
| 06. Rob McCusker | 13. Rhodri Gomer Davies |
| 07. Richie Pugh | 14. Lee Williams |
| 08. Ben Morgan | 15. Dan Newton |
16 Kirby Myhill, 17 Peter Edwards, 18 Rhodri Jones, 19 Dominic Day, 20 Johnathan Edwards, 21 Ruki Tipuna, 22 Adam Warren, 23 Liam Williams
Leicester Tigers
Manager – LukeLovesLuka
| 01. Clarke Dermody (c) | 09. Chris Cusiter |
| 02. Tom Youngs | 10. Brock James (k) |
| 03. Cencus Johnston | |
| 04. Tom Denton | 11. Alesana Tuilagi |
| 05. Nathan Hines | 12. Yannick Jauzion |
| 06. Johnathan Poff | 13. Billy Twelvetrees |
| 07. John Barclay | 14. Topsy Ojo |
| 08. Ernst Joubert | 15. Rob Miller |
16. Dan Murphy 17. Marc Jones 18. Jason Hobson 19. Alex Brown 20. Andy Hazell 21. Scott Mathie 22. Dave Walder 23. Napolioni Nalaga
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by SirJohnnyEnglish Sun 09 Oct 2011, 6:19 pm
Sale Sharks
Manager – SJE
16. Nathan Catt 17. David Paice 18. Shaun Knight 19. Steven Sykes 20. Jordan Crane 21. Ben Spencer 22. Dan Mugford 23. Takudza Ngwenya
Setpiece
At scrum time we will look to play it quick getting the ball in and out fast. We will look to Horstmann to break from the back and provide us some go forward. At the lineout, we will look to Day to be our talisman. He will call the line and will have Jones, at the front, and our entire back row to support him as jumpers to mix things up. Our jumpers will look to either play the ball of the top quickly and look to our backline to move it or bring it down into a maul and make the hard yards through the pack, sucking in the Gloucester forwards to leave space out wide for our backs. On opposition ball we will look for Jones to get up in the air at the front of the line and Day to follow Robson in the line and disrupt the Gloucester lineout. If we really start to get on top of the lineout we will look to Goode to kick for the corners a few times and really put the pressure on.
Breakdown
We have a very mobile and quick pack to really target the breakdown. On our own ball we will look to our forwards to get numbers to the breakdown quickly rucking past the ball and clearing out the Gloucester boys looking to recycle clean fast ball. On defence, if we are first to the breakdown or the ball carrier is isolated we will look to seriously commit numbers and will look to Lipman to secure us turnover ball. At all other times we will commit lighter numbers to the breakdown but look to counter ruck slowing down Glaws ball allowing our defensive line more time to set.
General Attacking Play
We will look to play a strong carrying game using our big carriers to hit the gain line offloading in or just before the tackle (when it's on) to support runners breaking the defensive line and keeping our forward momentum going. Smith will look to come in field at different times running lines of our midfield looking for the ball on the offload. If running the ball is not on we will look to Bezy, Goode or Barkley to kick in behind the Glaws back 3.
Bezy will look to play around the fringes of the breakdown and make his usual snipping runs when it’s on, tying the Glaws back row to the breakdown. Goode and Barkley have been instructed to play it clever and if overlaps or gaps appear they will look to get the ball moving and take advantage. They will look to rotate at first receiver and provide a different threat to the opposition defence. Abendanoon will look to come up from fullback from time to time and offer an extra ball carrying threat while looking to create these overlaps out wide.
Goode will look to kick for goal when in opposition territory and take the drop goal option when it’s available to keep the score board moving.
General Defensive Play
In defence we will be using a blitz defence and will look to get up at pace looking to isolate the ball carrier before he gets to the gain line stopping any opposition momentum and allowing us to hit the breakdown hard. We will look to keep opposition on the back foot forcing the kick. Bezy will act as a sweeper and look to cover any chips in behind the line. Our wingers will look to sit deeper on defence then the rest of the line ready for any kicks. Our back three have been instructed to play to their strengths and look for the counter attack, running the ball back with serious pace.
Manager – SJE
| 01. Lee Imolek | 09. Nicholas Bezy |
| 02. Brett Sharman | 10. Andy Goode |
| 03. Werner Kruger | |
| 04. Chris Jones | 11. Sam Smith |
| 05. Christian Day | 12. Olly Barkley |
| 06. Matt Kvesic | 13. Jamie Noon |
| 07. Michael Lipman | 14. Will Addison |
| 08. Kai Horstmann | 15. Nick Abendanoon |
16. Nathan Catt 17. David Paice 18. Shaun Knight 19. Steven Sykes 20. Jordan Crane 21. Ben Spencer 22. Dan Mugford 23. Takudza Ngwenya
Setpiece
At scrum time we will look to play it quick getting the ball in and out fast. We will look to Horstmann to break from the back and provide us some go forward. At the lineout, we will look to Day to be our talisman. He will call the line and will have Jones, at the front, and our entire back row to support him as jumpers to mix things up. Our jumpers will look to either play the ball of the top quickly and look to our backline to move it or bring it down into a maul and make the hard yards through the pack, sucking in the Gloucester forwards to leave space out wide for our backs. On opposition ball we will look for Jones to get up in the air at the front of the line and Day to follow Robson in the line and disrupt the Gloucester lineout. If we really start to get on top of the lineout we will look to Goode to kick for the corners a few times and really put the pressure on.
Breakdown
We have a very mobile and quick pack to really target the breakdown. On our own ball we will look to our forwards to get numbers to the breakdown quickly rucking past the ball and clearing out the Gloucester boys looking to recycle clean fast ball. On defence, if we are first to the breakdown or the ball carrier is isolated we will look to seriously commit numbers and will look to Lipman to secure us turnover ball. At all other times we will commit lighter numbers to the breakdown but look to counter ruck slowing down Glaws ball allowing our defensive line more time to set.
General Attacking Play
We will look to play a strong carrying game using our big carriers to hit the gain line offloading in or just before the tackle (when it's on) to support runners breaking the defensive line and keeping our forward momentum going. Smith will look to come in field at different times running lines of our midfield looking for the ball on the offload. If running the ball is not on we will look to Bezy, Goode or Barkley to kick in behind the Glaws back 3.
Bezy will look to play around the fringes of the breakdown and make his usual snipping runs when it’s on, tying the Glaws back row to the breakdown. Goode and Barkley have been instructed to play it clever and if overlaps or gaps appear they will look to get the ball moving and take advantage. They will look to rotate at first receiver and provide a different threat to the opposition defence. Abendanoon will look to come up from fullback from time to time and offer an extra ball carrying threat while looking to create these overlaps out wide.
Goode will look to kick for goal when in opposition territory and take the drop goal option when it’s available to keep the score board moving.
General Defensive Play
In defence we will be using a blitz defence and will look to get up at pace looking to isolate the ball carrier before he gets to the gain line stopping any opposition momentum and allowing us to hit the breakdown hard. We will look to keep opposition on the back foot forcing the kick. Bezy will act as a sweeper and look to cover any chips in behind the line. Our wingers will look to sit deeper on defence then the rest of the line ready for any kicks. Our back three have been instructed to play to their strengths and look for the counter attack, running the ball back with serious pace.
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by Driver Sun 09 Oct 2011, 6:21 pm
1.Salvator Perugini
2.Neil Clark
3.Davit Zirakishvilli
4.Simon Shaw
5.James Hudson
6.Lewis Moody
7.Shane Jennings
8.Johnnie Beattie
9.Charlie Pilgrim
10.George Ford
11.Adam Thompstone
12.Andrea Masi
13.George Pisi
14.David Lemi
15.Seb Visser
16.Ben Kayser 17.Andrew Sheridan 18.Dave Wilson 19.Ed Slater 20.Dave Wallace 21.Haydn Thomas 22.Josh Matavista 23.Luke Arscott
Will format later SJE
2.Neil Clark
3.Davit Zirakishvilli
4.Simon Shaw
5.James Hudson
6.Lewis Moody
7.Shane Jennings
8.Johnnie Beattie
9.Charlie Pilgrim
10.George Ford
11.Adam Thompstone
12.Andrea Masi
13.George Pisi
14.David Lemi
15.Seb Visser
16.Ben Kayser 17.Andrew Sheridan 18.Dave Wilson 19.Ed Slater 20.Dave Wallace 21.Haydn Thomas 22.Josh Matavista 23.Luke Arscott
Will format later SJE
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by Steven_Sharks Sun 09 Oct 2011, 6:56 pm
Harlequins
Manager – Steven_Sharks
16. Olly Hayes 17. Aston Croall 18. Joe Marler 19. James Gaskell 20. Carl Fearns 21. Henry Pyrgos 22. Sam Stuart 23. Alex Cheeseman
Tactics
We are going to look to play at a good pace but we are also looking to play territory with Steenson at 10. We will look to beat Irish at the set piece and at the breakdown. We want our forwards to carry hard in the loose to give us a platform from which we can attack. Our backs will look to exploit weaknesses in the Irish defensive line and attack forwards in the backline when they are there. We have a lot of players who are looking to prove a point and they will be desperate to show why they are worth a place in the side. JJ has been named as captain so he can gain some experience as a leader. He has experienced heads all around him.
Manager – Steven_Sharks
| 01. Kieran Brookes | 09. Jano Vermaak |
| 02. Rob Vickers | 10. Gareth Steenson |
| 03. Leo Halavatau | |
| 04. George Skivington | 11. Ross Chisholm |
| 05. Tom Donnelly | 12. Steve Kefu |
| 06. Jamie Gibson | 13. Jonathon Joseph (c) |
| 07. David Seymour | 14. Peter Hynes |
| 08. Luke Wallace | 15. Olly Lindsey-Hague |
16. Olly Hayes 17. Aston Croall 18. Joe Marler 19. James Gaskell 20. Carl Fearns 21. Henry Pyrgos 22. Sam Stuart 23. Alex Cheeseman
Tactics
We are going to look to play at a good pace but we are also looking to play territory with Steenson at 10. We will look to beat Irish at the set piece and at the breakdown. We want our forwards to carry hard in the loose to give us a platform from which we can attack. Our backs will look to exploit weaknesses in the Irish defensive line and attack forwards in the backline when they are there. We have a lot of players who are looking to prove a point and they will be desperate to show why they are worth a place in the side. JJ has been named as captain so he can gain some experience as a leader. He has experienced heads all around him.
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by Driver Sun 09 Oct 2011, 8:03 pm
Exeter Chiefs
Manager – Driver
16.Ben Kayser 17.Andrew Sheridan 18.Dave Wilson 19.Peter Short 20.Dave Wallace 21.Haydn Thomas 22.Josh Matavista 23.Luke Arscott
Tactics
We are using the LV cup as blooding ground for new players and youngsters.Shaw, Sheridan Masi , Pisi , Lemi , Perugini , Zirka have all had a weeks rest and will play 55 minutes at the most.
We will look to play at a high tempo and put the ospreys on the back foot using our big ball carriers in Shaw , Slater , Beattie and Zirka causing the defense problems. Pilgrim will be in a armchair role as we play through the phases to start with keeping the ball tight before feeding Ford on the gain line.
Lineouts will be shortened using Short as banker ball at 2 and letting our pack run at the opposition fly half pulling defenders in tight and creating space out wide.
Swap Props at 50 min
Manager – Driver
| 01.Salvator Perugini | 09.Charlie Pilgrim |
| 02.Neil Clark | 10.George Ford |
| 03.Davit Zirakishvilli | |
| 04.Simon Shaw(c) | 11.Sep Visser |
| 05.Ed Slater | 12.Andrea Masi |
| 06.Lewis Moody | 13.Adam Thompstone |
| 07.Shane Jennings | 14.David Lemi |
| 08.Johnnie Beattie | 15.George Pisi |
16.Ben Kayser 17.Andrew Sheridan 18.Dave Wilson 19.Peter Short 20.Dave Wallace 21.Haydn Thomas 22.Josh Matavista 23.Luke Arscott
Tactics
We are using the LV cup as blooding ground for new players and youngsters.Shaw, Sheridan Masi , Pisi , Lemi , Perugini , Zirka have all had a weeks rest and will play 55 minutes at the most.
We will look to play at a high tempo and put the ospreys on the back foot using our big ball carriers in Shaw , Slater , Beattie and Zirka causing the defense problems. Pilgrim will be in a armchair role as we play through the phases to start with keeping the ball tight before feeding Ford on the gain line.
Lineouts will be shortened using Short as banker ball at 2 and letting our pack run at the opposition fly half pulling defenders in tight and creating space out wide.
Swap Props at 50 min
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by CJB Sun 09 Oct 2011, 10:41 pm
1 Jon Golding
2 Matt Thompson
3 Davit Kubrashvilli
4 Jarred Hoeata
5 James Cannon
6 Tom Guest
7 Will Skinner
8 JMF Lobbe
9 Byron Kelleher
10 Steven Shingler
11 Richard Haughton
12 Francois Steyn
13 Ben Williams
14 Tom Varndell
15 Tim Nanai Williams
16 Joe Ward
17 Cian Healy
18 Euan Murray
19 Yoann Maestri
20 Sean O’Brien
21 Richard Wigglesworth
22 Anthony Allen
23 Charlie Hodgson
2 Matt Thompson
3 Davit Kubrashvilli
4 Jarred Hoeata
5 James Cannon
6 Tom Guest
7 Will Skinner
8 JMF Lobbe
9 Byron Kelleher
10 Steven Shingler
11 Richard Haughton
12 Francois Steyn
13 Ben Williams
14 Tom Varndell
15 Tim Nanai Williams
16 Joe Ward
17 Cian Healy
18 Euan Murray
19 Yoann Maestri
20 Sean O’Brien
21 Richard Wigglesworth
22 Anthony Allen
23 Charlie Hodgson
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by stnick88 Mon 10 Oct 2011, 10:01 am
London Irish
Manager – stnick88
16. Soane Tonga'uhia 17. James Buckland 18. WP Nel 19. Nick Kennedy 20. Joe Worsley 21. Julien Dupuy 22. Matthew Tait 23. Guy Armitage
Manager – stnick88
| 01. Matias Aguero | 09. Neal De Kock |
| 02. Neil Briggs | 10. Juan Martin Hernandez |
| 03. Duncan Bell | |
| 04. Matt Garvey | 11. Paul Sackey |
| 05. Mouritz Botha | 12. Mathieu Bastereaud |
| 06. Keegan Daniel | 13. Gonzalo Tiesi |
| 07. Jacques Botes | 14. Sailosi Tagicakibau |
| 08. George Stowers | 15. Joe Maddock |
16. Soane Tonga'uhia 17. James Buckland 18. WP Nel 19. Nick Kennedy 20. Joe Worsley 21. Julien Dupuy 22. Matthew Tait 23. Guy Armitage
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by Ozzy3213 Mon 10 Oct 2011, 10:06 am
Saracens make 14 changes to the starting XV from last weeks win over champions Newcastle for this weeks visit to Franklins Gardens to face Northampton Saints in the LV Cup. Only Owen Farrell remains and moves from the 12 to the 10 shirt, and is joined in the side by returning World Cup stars Scott Lawson, Alessandro Zanni and Seilala Mapusua. There are also places in the matchday 23 for academy players Marcus Watson, Addison Lockley, James Lightfoot-Brown and Ben Ransom. Head coach Ozzy3213 had this to say;-
"It was a massive win for us last week, but that is done with now and we move on to the LV Cup. It is a long season, and you have to rotate and give players the opportunity to remain fresh and that is why we have made so many changes for this fixture. The LV Cup gives us an opportunity to look at a few players and integrate the players who came back from the World Cup last week. Our England and South African contingents arrive back today and will be given the rest of the week off, before being available for selction next week. This means the boys who play this time out know they have to perform if they want to keep their shirts."
Saracens
Manager – LDCPete
16. Scott Spurling 17. Max Lahiff 18. Ruaridh Murphy 19. Addison Lockley 20. James Scaysbrook 21. James Lightfoot-Brown 22. Seilala Mapusua 23. Ben Ransom
Tactics
Tactics vs. Northampton Saints
Key Points (to be added)
"It was a massive win for us last week, but that is done with now and we move on to the LV Cup. It is a long season, and you have to rotate and give players the opportunity to remain fresh and that is why we have made so many changes for this fixture. The LV Cup gives us an opportunity to look at a few players and integrate the players who came back from the World Cup last week. Our England and South African contingents arrive back today and will be given the rest of the week off, before being available for selction next week. This means the boys who play this time out know they have to perform if they want to keep their shirts."
Saracens
Manager – LDCPete
| 01. Alex Waller | 09. Paul Hodgson |
| 02. Scott Lawson | 10. Owen Farrell |
| 03. Phil Swainston | |
| 04. Graham Kitchener | 11. James Short |
| 05. George Kruis | 12. Chris Bell |
| 06. Alessandro Zanni | 13. Henry Trinder |
| 07. Will Fraser | 14. Marcus Watson |
| 08. Rodney So'oialo (c) | 15. Tom Homer |
16. Scott Spurling 17. Max Lahiff 18. Ruaridh Murphy 19. Addison Lockley 20. James Scaysbrook 21. James Lightfoot-Brown 22. Seilala Mapusua 23. Ben Ransom
Tactics
Tactics vs. Northampton Saints
- Running the ball.
In great conditions we will look to run the ball at every opportunity. If isolated we will play the percentages and kick for territory, but so long as the player in possession of the ball has support, we will look to hit gaps in the defensive line and offload to support runners, and keep the ball alive as much as possible. Our mobile back row will look to really support the ball carrier and take offloads and drive forward staying on their feet allowing further support runners to get close to be offloaded to again. - Control possession.
This links in with the running rugby. We will happily go through the phases and keep the ball. If we have it, Saints can't score tries against us, and we are working on the theory of attack being the best form of defence. We will not kick to their back three. If we need to kick, we will kick for touch and get up quickly to stop the quick lineout. - Blitz defence as a unit.
We will look to get up to the gainline quickly as a unit and stop their ball carriers behind it, denying them any forward momentum and forcing them to kick.
Key Points (to be added)
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by LukeLovesLuka Mon 10 Oct 2011, 10:24 am
Leicester Tigers have made 11 changes to the side that beat Quins at Welford Road last week.
Tigers travel to Llanelli to play Scarlets, and welcome back World Cup players such as Cencus Johnston, Nathan Hines, John Barclay, Chris Cusiter and Alesana Tuilagi, whilst Billy Twelvetrees makes his returning debut after signing from Sarries. They also give starts to exciting young players Tom Youngs and Rob Miller.
Manager LukeLobesLuka said "changes were always going to be made for this game - it is part of our long-term plan for the season. It's great to see some of the boys back in training - a lot have come back disappointed with their countires' efforts in the World Cup, but that makes them even more hungry for domestic success and could work in our favour.
There were some guys who really deserved a rest - Sebastien (Bruno), Magnus (Lund), Micky (Young), Isa (Nacewa) and Clement (Poitrenaud) have played every game for us so far this season, and they have been given the next two weeks off.
Scarlets are an exciting side, but we have picked a very good team from 1 to 23, and we are off to Wales looking to come back with the win."
Leicester Tigers
Manager – LukeLovesLuka
16. Dan Murphy 17. Marc Jones 18. Jason Hobson 19. Alex Brown 20. Andy Hazell 21. Scott Mathie 22. Dave Walder 23. Napolioni Nalaga
Tigers travel to Llanelli to play Scarlets, and welcome back World Cup players such as Cencus Johnston, Nathan Hines, John Barclay, Chris Cusiter and Alesana Tuilagi, whilst Billy Twelvetrees makes his returning debut after signing from Sarries. They also give starts to exciting young players Tom Youngs and Rob Miller.
Manager LukeLobesLuka said "changes were always going to be made for this game - it is part of our long-term plan for the season. It's great to see some of the boys back in training - a lot have come back disappointed with their countires' efforts in the World Cup, but that makes them even more hungry for domestic success and could work in our favour.
There were some guys who really deserved a rest - Sebastien (Bruno), Magnus (Lund), Micky (Young), Isa (Nacewa) and Clement (Poitrenaud) have played every game for us so far this season, and they have been given the next two weeks off.
Scarlets are an exciting side, but we have picked a very good team from 1 to 23, and we are off to Wales looking to come back with the win."
Leicester Tigers
Manager – LukeLovesLuka
| 01. Clarke Dermody (c) | 09. Chris Cusiter |
| 02. Tom Youngs | 10. Brock James (k) |
| 03. Cencus Johnston | |
| 04. Tom Denton | 11. Alesana Tuilagi |
| 05. Nathan Hines | 12. Yannick Jauzion |
| 06. Johnathan Poff | 13. Billy Twelvetrees |
| 07. John Barclay | 14. Topsy Ojo |
| 08. Ernst Joubert | 15. Rob Miller |
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by Sgt_Pooly Mon 10 Oct 2011, 1:42 pm
Few players I can't recall seeing here....who's Leo Halavatau Steve?
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by stnick88 Mon 10 Oct 2011, 1:50 pm
halavatau plays for london irish.
has played ok so far, played v newcastle and smashed his opponent.
has played ok so far, played v newcastle and smashed his opponent.
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by Guest Mon 10 Oct 2011, 1:58 pm
Is the guy who played for Birmingham
Years ago?! If so played against him. He was best
player in the league. Was backrow or centre then though
Years ago?! If so played against him. He was best
player in the league. Was backrow or centre then though
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by Guest Mon 10 Oct 2011, 2:09 pm
| 01. Payne | 09. Lawson |
| 02. Deon Fourie | 10. Ryan lamb |
| 03. Rupert harden | |
| 04. Richie gray | 11. Paul Diggin |
| 05. James hanks | 12. Tuitopu |
| 06. Fasivalu | 13. Johnny may |
| 07. Saull | 14. Vainokolo |
| 08. Evans | 15. Hamilton |
16. Coonie 17. Strauss18. White 19. George robson 20. Buxton 21. Dave Lewis 22. Sharples 23. Mills [/quote]
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by Ozzy3213 Mon 10 Oct 2011, 2:11 pm
He used to play number 8 Mat, converted to prop a couple of years ago.
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by Guest Mon 10 Oct 2011, 2:34 pm
Good up and coming George Evans of Gloucester. Been bench a few times very very good player. Prop is a fan also
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by dammit_chris Mon 10 Oct 2011, 3:14 pm
Northampton Saints
Manager – Dammit Chris
16. Mikey Haywood 17. Mako Vunipola 18. Juan Pablo Orlandi 19. Joe Launcberry 20. Jake Abbott 21. Ben Nutley 22. Charlie Davies 23. Jack Wallace
Tactics Overview:
Saints will play at a high tempo with Simpson and Cipriani dictating play, looking to run the ball and play attacking rugby with ball in hand. Saints will look to encourage an open game, with lots of offloading to take advantage of both teams not having as much game experience together.
We have picked a number of combos that have played together previously to ensure a good set piece and fluid backs moves (Webber, Attwood, Clark for lineout, Simpson and Cipriani).
We will use all of our substitutes in the second half to continue to give youth a chance to develop in the first team.
Forwards – Set Piece & Breakdown
Strong setpiece ensured by picking a core of players with experience and who have played together and anchored by Sergio Parisse for his leadership and will inspire the young players around him.
Parisse will look to do a lot of carries from the base of the scrum to get over the gainline and set up new points of attack for our halfbacks to exploit. Simpson will also look to pick up and go when opportunities arise.
Lineout we will look for quick ball when possible with Attwood, Clark and Parisse alternating as jumpers.
We will be looking to target the breakdown in numbers, with Liam Gill particularly effective in this area. We will use Attwood and Clark to counterruck when possible because obtaining turnover ball and letting Simpson and Cipriani attacking at pace. Saints will put numbers in the breakdown when we feel turnovers are on.
Backs
Saints will play a high tempo game, led by Simpson and Cipriani who will look to attack at speed and with width – trying to stretch the Saracens defence and create gaps. This is particularly important due to the blitz defence Sarries play and Simpson will be on the look out for breaks whenever they are on.
Mason and Lamont will be used to straighten the line and for dummy runs, whilst Evans, Wade and Benvenutti will be used to finish moves and exploit the space. Mason’s offloading ability will be key to beating the Sarries blitz defence system and Cipriani’s passing ability will be able to put people into space.
Defence
Defensively we will look to play an aggressive game in the forwards and marshal the breakdown/ruck area in numbers and guard the fringes to stop Hodgson sniping.
We will try and push Saracens into a kicking game by using our backrow to pressurise and rush Farrell. And will look to try and hold the Sarries midfield up in the tackle area and wait for support from the pack. By stopping them going to ground we will get the scrum put in and the turnover.
Manager – Dammit Chris
| 01. Bob Baker | 09. Joe Simpson |
| 02. Rob Webber | 10. Danny Cipriani (k) |
| 03. Henry Thomas | |
| 04. Dave Attwood | 11. Christian Wade |
| 05. Calum Clark | 12. Willie Mason |
| 06. Jackson Wray | 13. Max Evans |
| 07. Liam Gill | 14. Tomassi Benvenutti |
| 08. Sergio Parisse (c) | 15. Rory Lamont |
16. Mikey Haywood 17. Mako Vunipola 18. Juan Pablo Orlandi 19. Joe Launcberry 20. Jake Abbott 21. Ben Nutley 22. Charlie Davies 23. Jack Wallace
Tactics Overview:
Saints will play at a high tempo with Simpson and Cipriani dictating play, looking to run the ball and play attacking rugby with ball in hand. Saints will look to encourage an open game, with lots of offloading to take advantage of both teams not having as much game experience together.
We have picked a number of combos that have played together previously to ensure a good set piece and fluid backs moves (Webber, Attwood, Clark for lineout, Simpson and Cipriani).
We will use all of our substitutes in the second half to continue to give youth a chance to develop in the first team.
Forwards – Set Piece & Breakdown
Strong setpiece ensured by picking a core of players with experience and who have played together and anchored by Sergio Parisse for his leadership and will inspire the young players around him.
Parisse will look to do a lot of carries from the base of the scrum to get over the gainline and set up new points of attack for our halfbacks to exploit. Simpson will also look to pick up and go when opportunities arise.
Lineout we will look for quick ball when possible with Attwood, Clark and Parisse alternating as jumpers.
We will be looking to target the breakdown in numbers, with Liam Gill particularly effective in this area. We will use Attwood and Clark to counterruck when possible because obtaining turnover ball and letting Simpson and Cipriani attacking at pace. Saints will put numbers in the breakdown when we feel turnovers are on.
Backs
Saints will play a high tempo game, led by Simpson and Cipriani who will look to attack at speed and with width – trying to stretch the Saracens defence and create gaps. This is particularly important due to the blitz defence Sarries play and Simpson will be on the look out for breaks whenever they are on.
Mason and Lamont will be used to straighten the line and for dummy runs, whilst Evans, Wade and Benvenutti will be used to finish moves and exploit the space. Mason’s offloading ability will be key to beating the Sarries blitz defence system and Cipriani’s passing ability will be able to put people into space.
Defence
Defensively we will look to play an aggressive game in the forwards and marshal the breakdown/ruck area in numbers and guard the fringes to stop Hodgson sniping.
We will try and push Saracens into a kicking game by using our backrow to pressurise and rush Farrell. And will look to try and hold the Sarries midfield up in the tackle area and wait for support from the pack. By stopping them going to ground we will get the scrum put in and the turnover.
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by Steven_Sharks Mon 10 Oct 2011, 5:11 pm
Halavatau was at Bees Matt. They moved him from Back row to prop a few years ago and it worked. Only seen him a few times but he is supposed to be the bees knees.
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by stnick88 Mon 10 Oct 2011, 5:14 pm
he is ridiculously strong, needs to sort out his scrummaging technique though. has potential to be a good player.
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by Guest Mon 10 Oct 2011, 8:19 pm
Bees are Birmingham steve. Thought that was the chap. Think they are back as birmingham and Solihull again now. Ealing are now called trailfinders also. Bloody sponsors
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by dammit_chris Mon 10 Oct 2011, 9:13 pm
Oh, I thought I was away from home! Picked an away team for a trip to Vicarage Road..ignore all reference to travelling away from home...
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by Driver Mon 10 Oct 2011, 9:36 pm
Ospreys: 15 Barry Davies, 14 Hanno Dirksen, 13 Tom Isaacs, 12 Andrew Bishop, 11 Richard Fussell, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Rhys Webb, 8 Jonathan Thomas, 7 Justin Tipuric (c), 6 Joe Bearman, 5 Ian Evans, 4 Ian Gough, 3 Cai Griffiths, 2 Richard Hibbard, 1 Duncan Jones.
Replacements: 16 Mefin Davies, 17 Aaron Jarvis, 18 Joe Rees, 19 Tom Smith, 20 James King, 21 Matthew Morgan, 22 Sonny Parker, 23 Kristian Phillips.
Cardiff: 15 Chris Czekaj, 14 Alex Cuthbert, 13 Casey Laulala, 12 Dafydd Hewitt, 11 Tom James, 10 Ceri Sweeney, 9 Richie Rees, 8 Xavier Rush, 7 Thomas Young, 6 Maama Molitika, 5 Paul Tito (c), 4 Michael Paterson, 3 Scott Andrews, 2 Rhys Williams,1 Sam Hobbs
Replacements: 16 Ryan Tyrrell,17 Nathan Trevett. 18 Ryan Harford, 19 Deiniol Jones, 20 Luke Hamilton, 21 Lewis Jones, 22 Gareth Davies, 23 Gavin Evans
Scarlets: 15 Dan Newton, 14 Lee Williams, 13 Rhodri Gomer Davies, 12 Gareth Maule (capt), 11 Andy Fenby, 10 Aled Thomas, 9 Rhodri Williams, 8 Ben Morgan. 7 Richie Pugh, 6 Rob McCusker, 5 Damian Welch, 4 Aaron Shingler 3 Rhys Thomas, 2 Emyr Phillips, 1 Phil John.
Replacements: 16 Kirby Myhill, 17 Peter Edwards, 18 Rhodri Jones, 19 Dominic Day, 20 Johnathan Edwards, 21 Ruki Tipuna, 22 Adam Warren, 23 Liam Williams
Dragons: 15 Martyn Thomas, 14 Mike Poole, 13 Tom Riley, 12 Lewis Robling, 11 Tonderai Chavhanga, 10 Matthew Jones, 9 Wayne Evans, 8 Andrew Coombs, 7 Gavin Thomas, 6 Jevon Groves, 5 Rob Sidoli, 4 Adam Jones, 3 Nathan Buck, 2 Tom Willis (capt), 1 Phill Price.
Replacements:16 Rhys Buckley, 17 Nathan Williams, 18 Kieron Jenkins, 19 Lewis Evans, 20 Hugo Ellis, 21 Joe Bedford, 22 Geraint O'Driscoll, 23 Jason Tovey.
Replacements: 16 Mefin Davies, 17 Aaron Jarvis, 18 Joe Rees, 19 Tom Smith, 20 James King, 21 Matthew Morgan, 22 Sonny Parker, 23 Kristian Phillips.
Cardiff: 15 Chris Czekaj, 14 Alex Cuthbert, 13 Casey Laulala, 12 Dafydd Hewitt, 11 Tom James, 10 Ceri Sweeney, 9 Richie Rees, 8 Xavier Rush, 7 Thomas Young, 6 Maama Molitika, 5 Paul Tito (c), 4 Michael Paterson, 3 Scott Andrews, 2 Rhys Williams,1 Sam Hobbs
Replacements: 16 Ryan Tyrrell,17 Nathan Trevett. 18 Ryan Harford, 19 Deiniol Jones, 20 Luke Hamilton, 21 Lewis Jones, 22 Gareth Davies, 23 Gavin Evans
Scarlets: 15 Dan Newton, 14 Lee Williams, 13 Rhodri Gomer Davies, 12 Gareth Maule (capt), 11 Andy Fenby, 10 Aled Thomas, 9 Rhodri Williams, 8 Ben Morgan. 7 Richie Pugh, 6 Rob McCusker, 5 Damian Welch, 4 Aaron Shingler 3 Rhys Thomas, 2 Emyr Phillips, 1 Phil John.
Replacements: 16 Kirby Myhill, 17 Peter Edwards, 18 Rhodri Jones, 19 Dominic Day, 20 Johnathan Edwards, 21 Ruki Tipuna, 22 Adam Warren, 23 Liam Williams
Dragons: 15 Martyn Thomas, 14 Mike Poole, 13 Tom Riley, 12 Lewis Robling, 11 Tonderai Chavhanga, 10 Matthew Jones, 9 Wayne Evans, 8 Andrew Coombs, 7 Gavin Thomas, 6 Jevon Groves, 5 Rob Sidoli, 4 Adam Jones, 3 Nathan Buck, 2 Tom Willis (capt), 1 Phill Price.
Replacements:16 Rhys Buckley, 17 Nathan Williams, 18 Kieron Jenkins, 19 Lewis Evans, 20 Hugo Ellis, 21 Joe Bedford, 22 Geraint O'Driscoll, 23 Jason Tovey.
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by prop_lyd Tue 11 Oct 2011, 9:59 am
Driver: I've got Ben Morgan so don't think he can play for Scarlets 
will hopefullyg et team in later today or tomorrow (may have to be on phone)
will hopefullyg et team in later today or tomorrow (may have to be on phone)
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by Driver Tue 11 Oct 2011, 11:20 am
As longs as he's not playing against the team ge is in on this game it's fine mate
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by Steven_Sharks Tue 11 Oct 2011, 12:14 pm
I know the Bees are Birmingham Matt I wasn't arguing haha
My mate played for them last year. Has gone to Rotherham now who have taken half the Bees squad.
My mate played for them last year. Has gone to Rotherham now who have taken half the Bees squad.
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by Guest Tue 11 Oct 2011, 12:54 pm
did not think you were just i know a lot of people get confused over teams names.
werent rotheran called Titans for a while??
werent rotheran called Titans for a while??
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by Steven_Sharks Tue 11 Oct 2011, 12:57 pm
Think they are still called the Rotherham Titans.
A lot of sponsorship in that league considering they can't find a sponsor for the league.
A lot of sponsorship in that league considering they can't find a sponsor for the league.
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by prop_lyd Tue 11 Oct 2011, 2:03 pm
Ah ok fair enough Driver.
Guy's don't forget the Bristol Shoguns (awful truely awful!)
Guy's don't forget the Bristol Shoguns (awful truely awful!)
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by prop_lyd Tue 11 Oct 2011, 2:11 pm
| 01. George Porter | 09. Jordi Pasqualin |
| 02. Korre Britton | 10. Nicky Robinson (k) |
| 03. BJ Botha | |
| 04. Jim Hamilton | 11. Julien Malzieu |
| 05. Hayden Smith | 12. Gavin Henson |
| 06. Ollie Stedman | 13. Sean Lamont |
| 07. Martyn Williams (c) | 14. Josh Drauninui |
| 08. Ben Morgan | 15. Chris Paterson (k) |
16. Richardt Strauss 17. Yann Thomas 18. Gareth Denman 19. Sebastian Chabal 20. Julien Salvi 21. Alex Black 22. Sam Vesty 23. Michael Le Bourgeois
Tactics
-Mixing youth and experience,
-Robinson to link with Henson who has played quite a bit off the bench for us so has got a lot of game time and he will release Lamont,
-Look to dominate the scrums with a heavy 2nd row and steal lineout with Smith as main jumper,
-Release wingers as often as possible and we have speed and power on each wing,
-Paterson to look to pin them back into the corners,
-Bring on all subs by the end of the match,
-Our aim is to slow down their ball (Williams will be looking to a lot of turnovers and Morgan will carry from the 12-13 channel) and give our backs quick ball to play with,
-Defend hard and pressure them from the 10 channel,
-We are looking to give our promising youngsters experience with underage England internationals starting and they will be told if they impress they can do for a starting spot.
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by LukeLovesLuka Tue 11 Oct 2011, 2:16 pm
Prop BJ has been cited - worth keeping an eye on over the next week or so 
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by prop_lyd Tue 11 Oct 2011, 3:21 pm
He has??!! I didn't realise that, cheers for that info.
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by Steven_Sharks Tue 11 Oct 2011, 5:11 pm
Nick
can't play Aguero against me mate
Edit: Just realised I have Kefu in my team. happy to keep them playing if you are?
can't play Aguero against me mate
Edit: Just realised I have Kefu in my team. happy to keep them playing if you are?
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by Sgt_Pooly Tue 11 Oct 2011, 5:45 pm
Newcastle Falcons
Manager – Sgt Pooly
16. Joe Duffey 17. Nathan Morris 18. Grant Shiells 19. Juandre Kruger 20. Alex Gray 21. Will Chudley 22. Tom Catterick 23. Andrew Forsyth
Tactics
Normal Falcons tactics. High intensity, possesion based rugby. Evans pulling the strings at 10 and look to get the youngsters a taste when looking good on the scoreboard. Target Cardiff scrum with Tincu the key man.
Manager – Sgt Pooly
| 01. Lionel Faure | 09. Jonny Arr |
| 02. Marius Tincu | 10. Nick Evans |
| 03. Oliver Tomaszczyk | |
| 04. Dean Schofield | 11. Charlie Amesbury |
| 05. Geoff Parling | 12. Ben Smith |
| 06. Kelly Brown(c) | 13. Dan Hipkiss |
| 07. Ben Woods | 14. Miles Benjamin |
| 08. Chris York | 15. Jared Payne |
16. Joe Duffey 17. Nathan Morris 18. Grant Shiells 19. Juandre Kruger 20. Alex Gray 21. Will Chudley 22. Tom Catterick 23. Andrew Forsyth
Tactics
Normal Falcons tactics. High intensity, possesion based rugby. Evans pulling the strings at 10 and look to get the youngsters a taste when looking good on the scoreboard. Target Cardiff scrum with Tincu the key man.
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by 'Arry Tue 11 Oct 2011, 8:44 pm
London Wasps team
1. Benn Robinson
2. Joe Gray
3. Juan Gomez
4. Stuart Hooper
5. Richard Birkett
6. Steve Mafi
7. Jacques Burger
8. Billy Vunipola
9. Mike Blair
10. Luke McAlister
11. Noah Cato
12. James Downey
13. Tom May
14. Tom Williams
15. Chris Wyles
16. Andy Titterell
17. Charlie Beech
18. Tom French
19. Mark Chisholm
20. John Hart
21. Martin Roberts
22. Rory Clegg
23. Nick Macleod
Tactics to come...
1. Benn Robinson
2. Joe Gray
3. Juan Gomez
4. Stuart Hooper
5. Richard Birkett
6. Steve Mafi
7. Jacques Burger
8. Billy Vunipola
9. Mike Blair
10. Luke McAlister
11. Noah Cato
12. James Downey
13. Tom May
14. Tom Williams
15. Chris Wyles
16. Andy Titterell
17. Charlie Beech
18. Tom French
19. Mark Chisholm
20. John Hart
21. Martin Roberts
22. Rory Clegg
23. Nick Macleod
Tactics to come...
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by LukeLovesLuka Thu 13 Oct 2011, 9:50 am
Any chance predo's could open tonight as i'm out all day tomorrow and not about saturday morning either.
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by LukeLovesLuka Thu 13 Oct 2011, 9:55 am
All teams are, not sure on tactics.
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by dammit_chris Thu 13 Oct 2011, 10:16 am
I wont be able to do tactics until this evening, as off to meetings til about 7-8pm or so.
Pete - they are pretty much going to be as per my previous games
Pete - they are pretty much going to be as per my previous games
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by Guest Thu 13 Oct 2011, 10:26 am
Tactics Glaws
High intensity carrying and keeping the ball alive.
very little kicking and the aim is to give our players some game time whilst winning the game.
Focus on set piece and expansive game plan
High intensity carrying and keeping the ball alive.
very little kicking and the aim is to give our players some game time whilst winning the game.
Focus on set piece and expansive game plan
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by Ozzy3213 Thu 13 Oct 2011, 11:02 am
My tactics are in, not got time to have a look at Chris's team and pick holes in it this week! 
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by Driver Thu 13 Oct 2011, 3:18 pm
Luke feel free to post your predictions tonight but be aware that banter can still take place and once preados are in there set in stone
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by 'Arry Thu 13 Oct 2011, 7:54 pm
Wasps tactics
Play at a high intensity, use the forwards to get us over the gain line. Get our offloading game going when we can. Quick ball, continue to change the angle of attack.
Use Downey to get us over the gain line, keep offloading to wear Worcester down. McAlister to play flat and bring in strike runners.
Play at a high intensity, use the forwards to get us over the gain line. Get our offloading game going when we can. Quick ball, continue to change the angle of attack.
Use Downey to get us over the gain line, keep offloading to wear Worcester down. McAlister to play flat and bring in strike runners.
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by SirJohnnyEnglish Thu 13 Oct 2011, 10:22 pm
Match thread updated
If those missing tactics want to add some I will add them in the morning but predictions can open now
If those missing tactics want to add some I will add them in the morning but predictions can open now
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by stnick88 Thu 13 Oct 2011, 11:46 pm
irish tactics
use forwards to get over the gain line and get quick ball for backs to hit quins with.
counter attack and attacking rugby from the start.
get bast and tiesi involved sucking in defenders allowing space for tagicakibau and maddock at exploit
use forwards to get over the gain line and get quick ball for backs to hit quins with.
counter attack and attacking rugby from the start.
get bast and tiesi involved sucking in defenders allowing space for tagicakibau and maddock at exploit
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Round 1
by Sgt_Pooly Fri 14 Oct 2011, 12:54 pm
Northampton 32–22 Saracens
Not much upfront in a tight front 3 contest, but Saints have more quality in the back 5 and I imagine Parisse orchestrating the youngsers from 8.
Completely contrasting halfbacks. With both teams looking to play possession/running rugby I think the Saints pair suit this game plan more. Like Pete’s midfield and in some decent form, struggle to rate Mason though until he settles into union but Evans could be a big player for Chris. Much more threat in the Saints back 3.
I think Saints have the edge in this one, with a good game plan and home advantage they will do well. I don’t think Sarries have the halfbacks to play the expansive stuff and might suffer as the game goes on.
Worcester 21–21 Wasps
Edge for Wasps in the scrum but engine room is a real battle. Good backrow contest, slight edge to Wasps here but not by much. Interesting halfback battles too, think Wasps may just have the edge in form but again it’s small margins. Tight contest in the backs also, different styles but very close. Can’t separate this one with Worcester having home advantage but Wasps edging side.
Dragons 12-28 Bath
Way too much quality for Bath
Exeter 26–16 Ospreys
Better Chiefs side through out, decent defensive side from O’s stop score board getting away
Harlequins 19–26 London Irish
Nothing in the scrum contest with a little more around the loose for Quins. Contrasting engine rooms, serious physicality from Irish that will get at the Quins pair around the park and perhaps control breakdown. Very good jumping options for Quins though. Class above in the backrow and some real carrying options for irish.
Prefer both Irish halfbacks, JMH holds a bit of quality for me and enough to have the edge on Steenson. Irish have edge on bench and in backs.
Gloucester 20–20 Sale
Slight edge for Sale in the front row but good bench for Gloucester that’ll bring them back in it in the second. Think the Gloucester engine room has a little more around the park but better jumping options for Sale. Haven’t seen Evans at 8 so have to give edge at 7/8 to Sale, Fasivalu bring a bit more than Kvesic. See Sale having set piece edge but more carrying options for Gloucester.
Very tight halfbacks and not much difference in form or quality. Think Gloucester have a little edge in the backs and a stronger bench throughout. I see Sale getting in the lead and Gloucester fight back in the 2nd. Have to give Sale tactics edge though and that gives them the draw.
Not much upfront in a tight front 3 contest, but Saints have more quality in the back 5 and I imagine Parisse orchestrating the youngsers from 8.
Completely contrasting halfbacks. With both teams looking to play possession/running rugby I think the Saints pair suit this game plan more. Like Pete’s midfield and in some decent form, struggle to rate Mason though until he settles into union but Evans could be a big player for Chris. Much more threat in the Saints back 3.
I think Saints have the edge in this one, with a good game plan and home advantage they will do well. I don’t think Sarries have the halfbacks to play the expansive stuff and might suffer as the game goes on.
Worcester 21–21 Wasps
Edge for Wasps in the scrum but engine room is a real battle. Good backrow contest, slight edge to Wasps here but not by much. Interesting halfback battles too, think Wasps may just have the edge in form but again it’s small margins. Tight contest in the backs also, different styles but very close. Can’t separate this one with Worcester having home advantage but Wasps edging side.
Dragons 12-28 Bath
Way too much quality for Bath
Exeter 26–16 Ospreys
Better Chiefs side through out, decent defensive side from O’s stop score board getting away
Harlequins 19–26 London Irish
Nothing in the scrum contest with a little more around the loose for Quins. Contrasting engine rooms, serious physicality from Irish that will get at the Quins pair around the park and perhaps control breakdown. Very good jumping options for Quins though. Class above in the backrow and some real carrying options for irish.
Prefer both Irish halfbacks, JMH holds a bit of quality for me and enough to have the edge on Steenson. Irish have edge on bench and in backs.
Gloucester 20–20 Sale
Slight edge for Sale in the front row but good bench for Gloucester that’ll bring them back in it in the second. Think the Gloucester engine room has a little more around the park but better jumping options for Sale. Haven’t seen Evans at 8 so have to give edge at 7/8 to Sale, Fasivalu bring a bit more than Kvesic. See Sale having set piece edge but more carrying options for Gloucester.
Very tight halfbacks and not much difference in form or quality. Think Gloucester have a little edge in the backs and a stronger bench throughout. I see Sale getting in the lead and Gloucester fight back in the 2nd. Have to give Sale tactics edge though and that gives them the draw.
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