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1. pullthestrings
2. Bathite

Forgot Amlin final is tonight, awesome. Looking forward to that hopefully Steff will dominate.

Toulon have picked a pretty much second team with a few stars such as wilko and armitage

anonmattyt wrote:he is a fa nny pooly. knock him in to next week

Haha...love to see him and Kaino have fanny off

that sounded a little gay pooly!

wouldnt go that far matt. JVN, Bastereaud, Giteaum Smith, Hayman, pallison are all playing.

Think Lobbe is injured, not sure about Botha or Shaw. still a v.strong team.

Agreed nick what i meant was they have one eye on the top14 which is everything in France.

Not the side you would expect

Thought that they put out a really strong team actually. Shaw hasn't really played that much.

Thought they would have played Bakkies and Lobbe

Isn't lobbe injured? Hardly see him play all season.

Yea it was a little gay....been with the navy all week, must be rubbing off

Shaw and Bakkies not registered for European competition.

Ah that will be why then steve. Lobbe played the other week

HAve a feeling that the game could be a bit of a dull one tonight though - don't enjoy watching Biarittz - apparently if they dont win it tonight then his will be the first time in 13/14 years when they havent qualified for top tier European rugby next year!

It will def be dull

TOulon can play some nice stuff, but most of that comes through Armitage - and Giteau if they get him quick enough ball, but it normally goes quite static from Wilko. Dont really rate the Toulon backthree either.

I reckon it will be alright. Toulon will play some decent stuff and Ngwenya is always exciting.

as is David Smith

and with Big Bast you either get really good or really bad

stnick88 wrote:with Big Bast you either get really good or really bad

Or just end up confusing him with Steffon Armitage all game. I was wondering the last time I watched Toulon....is it possible that its big Bast having a really good season and everyone just thinks he's Armitage???

haha it is possible pooly.

Looking like Nigel Davies could be glos coach. Hope not

Biarttz to win this one for me

Whilst being a good player, Steffon Armitage is a dick.

whats he done wrong there Steve? matey boy just pulled him down cos steff won a turnover penalty.

Delons the dick, Steff is genuinely a nice guy.

I just tend to see him mouthing off a lot after a decision is made. I hate it when players do that when I play them, really grinds on me.

It's like when American Football players start wooing and chest bumping when they make a hit. See Armitage doing that sort of things.

That was surely a red! Awful tackle

What happened? Put A League of their own on

Hayman tip tackle. Boring game this.

Hayman suplexed Nywenga

What a dire game

Typical. Scumbag yachvili.

Dire game. Not fussed biaritz won, but yachvili what a James blunt. Really has annoyed me. SeeIng him celebrate angering me!

I like Biarritz dire rugby but great town and stadium. Great part of the world and watching hari and yach is great. Typical basques pain in the donkey

Just gave up watching amin and watching rugby club.

Think ulster front 5 will take scrum and lineout but their wild card 10 is the stumbling block.

Sexton could kill him and leinsters big game players and experience will squeak it.

Big game temperament means a lot. Pointed it out in ap semi where Luke had all form in back 3 but falcons had AAC and bowe. Neither in form
But both come alive in big games. It's a big factor.

That said if ulster can dominate possession it's
On.particularly with their back row.

Afoa back could be key with best on fire. Ulster could monopolise possession. Can't wait for my 4hr train from Bristol to Surrey to drop my bag due to rail works. Grrrrrr usually 2hr 30

Crockett doing a job on Blues TH and Woodcock struggling against Franks (mostly because of the Blues TH's issue's I think, but might be wrong)

Replaced on 28 minutes says it all steve

As I say this Blues 17 is replaced by who was supposed to start at TH and the first scrum was very even.

guys where should I look to improve next season

Healy Golding
Mealamu Brooker
Kubrashvilli Murray
Deacon Hoeata
Whitelock Simmons
Haskell Guest
SOB Seymour
Lobbe Delve
Wigglesworth FDP
Hodgson Anscombe
North Nalaga/Medard
Mermoz Shingler
Allen Toeava
Rougerie Woodburn
Beale TNW

ITFL - think you've got a cracking front five, up there with the best in the league - maybe look for an out and out no7 - my results seem to have picked up a lot since I got Salvi. In the winter months Haskell and SOB definitely work, as in the AP at that stage think there is far less emphasis on securing quick ball.

I'd look at getting a top class centre in if you can find one available, as your wing options are very good - potentially look at Beale as a no10 as he's playing some very good stuff there for the Rebels.

Personally think you've got a cracking first 15, just get some more depth for your bench and you'll be challenging top4 easily mate.

Yer I've seen Beale doing well at 10 but Hodgson completes 5 EQ...think I woulda done better with 4 EQ...my back up EQ really isn't strong.

Hopefully once Medard returns and is on form I can go 12 Allen 13 Rougerie...Rougerie a world class 13?

also would you consider Seymour a good enough 7 or do I need to improve on him

Allen definitely a better no12 I think, hasnt played much at 13.

Haven't seen that much of Seymour to be honest, few games I've seen him play he's been very solid.

Think in this game its about taking risks with youngsters, I've been lucky with Ford, Launchbury, Tuilagi and Wade and spent quite a lot on each, just had to wait a while for them to come through. Bath have a great youth team, but didnt really play many last year - they have a very good centre coming through Ben Moses, who is worth keeping an eye on.

I'm going to be looking at my squad this week and might be letting a few English go - I will PM you when I've decided what ones I'm offloading. You might want to consider a bid for a guy from Bedford called Josh Bassett, he's a winger and in the Eng u20 squad - seen him play and he's very good.

Hoping Cook + Woodburn come through. Think there is a distinct chance

Cook is a class player - Bath normally put out the players they think will make it to Bristol, prob be worth having a look at the Bristol squad and seeing who has been loaned out. Think Woodburn was at the start of the season.

Australia so lucky to have Pocock, Hopper and Gill all as their no7s - all playing very, very well this season!

Genia having a superb two weeks!

Genia was great last week, really turned the corner. Was pretty quiet first half of of season

Just seen ITFL comment about Mermoz being one of the top 5 inside centres in the world.

I'd Personally go with

SBW
Nonu
Fofana
Roberts
De Jong

Not taking form into it I'd have

Nonu
Barnes
SBW
Fofana
Roberts

Forgot Barnes he'd be number 3 with everyone else dropping down one.

Fofana needs more time at Int imo but will def be up there....JDJ more a 13.

I'd throw Barnes, Steyn, JOC and JD into the mix also