Amlin Challenge Cup - 2nd Semi-Final - Wasps vs Bath

London Wasps vs BATH

27th Apr 2014KO 13:00Ground: Adams Park.


Bath Rugby team to face London Wasps

15. Nick Abendanon
14. Semesa Rokoduguni
13. Jonathan Joseph
12. Kyle Eastmond
11. Matt Banahan
10. George Ford
9. Peter Stringer
1. Nathan Catt
2. Rob Webber
3. Anthony Perenise
4. Stuart Hooper ( c )
5. Dominic Day
6. Matt Garvey
7. Guy Mercer
8. Leroy Houston

Replacements
16. Ross Batty
17. Paul James
18. David Wilson
19. Alafoti Fa’osiliva
20. Carl Fearns
21. Micky Young
22. Gavin Henson
23. Anthony Watson

London Wasps team to play Bath Rugby
15. Andrea Masi
14. Will Helu
13. Elliot Daly
12. Chris Bell (c)
11. Tom Varndell
10. Andy Goode
9. Joe Simpson
1. Matt Mullan
2. Carlo Festuccia
3. Phil Swainston
4. Joe Launchbury
5. Kearnan Myall
6. Ashley Johnson
7. James Haskell
8. Nathan Hughes

16. Tom Lindsay
17. Simon McIntyre
18. Taione Vea
19. Tom Palmer
20. Sam Jones
21. Charlie Davies
22. Joe Carlisle
23. Charlie Hayter

Match Officials
Referee Romain Poite (France)
Touch Judge 1 Jerome Garces (France)
Touch Judge 2 Pascal Gauzere (France)
Fourth Official Stephane Boyer (France)
TMO Eric Gauzins (France)
Citing Commissioner Yann Le Dore (France)

Does anyone really care about who the ref is these days?

Don't they all use the same rule book.   

I hope they use a law book.

They all use the same law book, but like actors playing Shakespeare each ref seems to find his own interpretation.

Can we swap referees with you? I would be much happier if M. Poite were holding the whistle at Franklin's Gardens.

Teams confirmed.

Looks like both teams are going for it

This tournament is both teams only realistic chance of silverware, so it nice to see a strong team out.

How do see it going?

I have a horrid feeling we are going to stuff it up.

Nice to see the Brits taking the Amlin seriously. If only we could get the French to do so.........

Best of luck. Presuming Bath are favourites going on their recent record.

Perhaps the home advantage might even things up for Wasps. I hear they have improved their defence since last year.

I take it you are referring to the Amlin qf last year Jen. Wasps defence was indeed woeful and three of Leinster's tries should have been prevented.

Defence has improved but we gifted Glaws three tries on Saturday via a botched pass, no one defending a ruck and an interception.

Bath's pack have had the edge on us recently and we will find it tough up front.

We have the pace in the backs to always be a threat but our pack will need to front up to give us a chance.

It's good that the French sides are out. I tuned into the quarter-final between Quins and Stade and it was just such a waste of time... I don't necessarily blame them, there are too many games in their schedule. Something has to give.

But having four English sides in the semis will probably mean we actually get to see some meaningful rugby.

Of course you will, us English take most games seriously as we have fans that want to be entertained

Enjoyed watching this game and a deserved win for bath but a massive step down in intensity and skill from the sarries game which was breath taking. Few points of note...rob Webber is looking like an international hooker again and should have booked his place to middle earth with that display. Matt Garvey has to be above tom Johnson and Haskell in the pecking order now, he was immense again. Joe Simpson was awful and banahan shouldn't be considered a winger anymore especially when we have agulla and watson starting behind the lumbering giant. Lastly barrit blew me away yesterday and eastmond after being invisble followed by a stupid and deserved yellow and swearing at the ref should way down the list.

Well done Bath. Thought we were in with a chance at ht.

To my mind, barring what might be a serious injury that forced him off today, there can be no reason what so ever why Matt Garvey is not included in England's NZ squad this summer.

He was my MOM bullying Hughes, Haskell, Johnson et al into submission.

On this showing I can't see Haskell gaining a shirt.

Haskell made a few turnovers but doesn't make the same impact these days, scary that when fearns came on for mercer Haskell was the lightest backrow on the field !!!!