Aviva Premiership Round 10

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Fri 19th Dec
19:45        SALE SHARKS  v   EXETER CHIEFS AJ Bell Stadium BT Sport
The weekend opens with 6th hosting 3rd. In the last two rounds, Sale have had two good wins - both on the road. However any momentum they may have built will have dissipated following back to back defeats to Saracens in the ERCC. Meanwhile the Chiefs have been extending their winning run (last beaten mid October by Bayonne) in the Challenge Cup, managing to rest and rotate players. While Chiefs have a nice gap between them and Sarries/Tigers, you do feel that this is the kind of game that clubs with play-off ambitions have to be winning. Sale will not make it easy for them.

Sat 20th Dec
15:00        HARLEQUINS  v   NEWCASTLE FALCONS Twickenham Stoop
After some deeply disappointing performances in the AP, Quins fans will have been heartened by the two matches with Leinster. These games have however come at a cost with key players facing lengthy spells out. Falcons took some decent domestic form into the Challenge Cup and a mainly second string side performed really well against a more experienced Stade Francais team.  Whilst the table shows these two paired together at 9/10 Quins look to have too much class. However should they not perform close to their best, Falcons will make life very uncomfortable and could easily leave Twickenham with a win.

15:00        SARACENS  v   LONDON WELSH Allianz Park
Sarries started the season scoring tries for fun. Since the fantastic match with Clermont though, things have been more of a grind. Welsh are the ideal opponents for a team looking to rebuild their confidence.

15:15        NORTHAMPTON SAINTS  v   LEICESTER TIGERS Franklin's Gardens BT Sport
These have, in recent years, been magnificent, bruising and controversial matches. Saints are in the much better form, and are displaying both power and verve. Tigers set piece is going well, defence is much improved but have no attacking game. Should be an easy win for Saints - but I live in hope.

17:30        GLOUCESTER RUGBY  v   BATH RUGBY Kingsholm BT Sport
Glaws will be looking to return to winning ways against their local rivals, with HKC desperate to regain the crowing rights. While Bath look stronger on paper they have not looked the same team away from home. Mike Ford has some key decisions to make at 12, wing, FB and most importantly front row. Bath's reserve front row went really well during the AIs and outshone their more illustrious counterparts in the fixtures with Castres.

Sun 21st Dec
14:00       WASPS  v   LONDON IRISH Ricoh Arena BT Sport
Wasps first fixture in Coventry. 27k fans. Wasps in stunning form. Could be a classic.

yappysnap wrote:Touche

When are Manu and Mulipola back? Can't help but think you guys really miss those two.

Didn't think that was touché!

As Sam said, hopefully jan.

Bai is now fully fit
 
 Loamanu is contact training

 Manu and Mulipola around 2/3 weeks away
 
 Croft has injured his ribs I believe.

Argh if that pass had been held that was a try

3-0 socino kick

Wow TUILAGI!!!!!!!!!

What a try!!!!

EDIT: If its given

Foot on the line, gutted

Dammit no try...

Wrong page too GF, this is r10

Sgt, its great to see that if theres a chance to really counter even from deep in our own half...we'll go for it.