Anglo Welsh Cup Semi Finals
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Anglo Welsh Cup Semi Finals
Home teams to be named by midnight on Tuesday
Away teams to be named by midnight on Wednesday
Tactics to be provided by midnight on Thursday
Predictions by 22:00 hours on Sunday
Away teams to be named by midnight on Wednesday
Tactics to be provided by midnight on Thursday
Predictions by 22:00 hours on Sunday
London Wasps v London Irish
Location - Ricoh Arena
Sunny Intervals, 9 Degrees, 12mph WNW Winds
London Wasps
Manager: Ozzy3213
01. Ben Moon | 09. Aaron Smith |
02. Bismarck Du Plessis | 10. Henry Slade |
03. Fraser Balmain | |
04. Romain Millo-Chluski | 11. Henry Speight |
05. Ruan Botha | 12. Paul Jordaan |
06. Fulgence Ouedraogo | 13. JJ Engelbrecht |
07. Steffon Armitage | 14. Tim Nanai-Willians |
08. Jerome Kaino | 15. Delon Armitage |
Basic Game Plan
In good conditions we will be looking to play a possession based game, going through the phases and continually shifting the point of attack. When deep in our half we won't take chances with offloading, but will make ground carrying close to the ruck and recycling quickly, or using the boots of Slade and Armitage to take us up the field.
In defence, as always we will be running a blitz defence. Our focus will be on the gainline collisions and driving back in the tackle. Line speed and no dog-legs will be key components for us. Smith will sweep in behind the defensive line to counter any chips/grubbers.
London Irish
Manager – Prop
01. Rhodri Jones | 09. Neil De Kock |
02. Ken Owens | 10. Jules Plisson |
03. Will Collier | |
04. Stuart Hooper | 11. Adam Thompstone |
05. Tom Savage | 12. Luke McAlister |
06. David Sisi | 13. Cory Allen |
07. Scott Higginbotham | 14. Sergeal Petersen |
08. Jackson Wray | 15. Brice Dulin |
16. Marc Jones 17. Tom Court 18. Tomas Ramirez 19. Jacques Potgeiter 20. Ben Morgan 21. Jack Moates 22. Sam Olver 23. Conrad Smith
*Structured game with De Kock, Plisson, McAlister and Dulin able to put us deep in the right positions and target lineout.
*Strong runners in the pack looking to run 2 wide carries then release the backs.
*Backrow looking to control the breakdown with Wray's carrying form bringing the go-forward.
*Exciting back 3 with tries aplenty when we see gaps and overlaps to go wide.
*Strong impact bench especially with Potgeiter, Morgan and Smith coming on to attack tired defences.
Harlequins v Gloucester
Location - Twickenham Stoop
Sunny Intervals, 10 Degrees, 11mph WNW Winds
Harlequins
Manager – Steven_Sharks
01. Steven Kitchoff | 09. Karl Dickson |
02. Schalk Brits (c) | 10. Quade Cooper |
03. John Afoa | |
04. Pieter Steph Du Toit | 11. Joe Tomane |
05. Charlie Matthews | 12. Juan Martin Hernandez |
06. Jamie Gibson | 13. Jan Serfontein |
07. Mamuka Gorgodze | 14. Frank Halai |
08. Nick Easter | 15. Colin Slade (k) |
16. Rob Buchanan 17. Gurthro Steenkamp 18. Kyle Sinckler 19. Bakkies Botha 20. Jack Clifford 21. Eric Escande 22. Ihaia West 23. Alex Lewington
Gloucester
Manager – anonmattyt
01. Wood | 09. Dan Robson |
02. LCD | 10. Handre Pollard |
03. Ousthuizen | |
04. Stooke | 11. Gear |
05. Dominick Bird | 12. Ryan Crotty |
06. Moriarty | 13. Juan De Jongh |
07. Salvi | 14. Charlie Walker |
08. Palu | 15. Sam Davies |
16 Beast 17 Joe Grey 18 Juan Figallo 19 Richie Gray 20 Lewis Ludlow 21 TJ Perenara 22 Dan Carter 23 Israel Dagg
Last edited by SirJohnnyEnglish on Mon 16 Mar 2015, 11:45 am; edited 2 times in total
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Couple of weeks off, nice one.
Sgt_Pooly- Posts : 36294
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Re: Anglo Welsh Cup Semi Finals
Tough balancing act with this one. League and Heino the priorities so will be rotating and leaving out some big players, but hate losing so still want to stick out a strong side!
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I won't be doing tactics if you agree Matt
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Absolutely Steve. Works for me. Will edit when back home later in week
Gloucester
Manager – anonmattyt
Subs:
16 Beast 17 Joe Grey 18 Juan Figallo 19 Richie Gray 20 Lewis Ludlow 21 TJ Perenara 22 Dan Carter 23 Israel Dagg
Gloucester
Manager – anonmattyt
01. Wood | 09. Dan Robson |
02. LCD | 10. Handre Pollard |
03. Ousthuizen | |
04. Stooke | 11. Gear |
05. Dominick Bird | 12. Ryan Crotty |
06. Moriarty | 13. Juan De Jongh |
07. Salvi | 14. Charlie Walker |
08. Palu | 15. Sam Davies |
16 Beast 17 Joe Grey 18 Juan Figallo 19 Richie Gray 20 Lewis Ludlow 21 TJ Perenara 22 Dan Carter 23 Israel Dagg
Last edited by anonmattyt on Thu 12 Mar 2015, 7:25 am; edited 1 time in total
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Harlequins
Manager – Steven_Sharks
Subs:
16. Rob Buchanan 17. Gurthro Steenkamp 18. Kyle Sinckler 19. Bakkies Botha 20. Jack Clifford 21. Eric Escande 22. Ihaia West 23. Alex Lewington
Manager – Steven_Sharks
01. Steven Kitchoff | 09. Karl Dickson |
02. Schalk Brits (c) | 10. Quade Cooper |
03. John Afoa | |
04. Pieter Steph Du Toit | 11. Joe Tomane |
05. Charlie Matthews | 12. Juan Martin Hernandez |
06. Jamie Gibson | 13. Jan Serfontein |
07. Mamuka Gorgodze | 14. Frank Halai |
08. Nick Easter | 15. Colin Slade (k) |
16. Rob Buchanan 17. Gurthro Steenkamp 18. Kyle Sinckler 19. Bakkies Botha 20. Jack Clifford 21. Eric Escande 22. Ihaia West 23. Alex Lewington
Last edited by Steven_Sharks on Wed 11 Mar 2015, 5:09 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : Kieran Brookes call up (and the eq adjustment it required))
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Happy to go without tactics or a 5 bullet point tactics Ozzy? Will get team in tonight hopefully!!
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Minimal or no tactics is fine by me mate. Will get my team in when I'm home this evening.
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London Irish
Manager – Prop
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16. Marc Jones 17. Tom Court 18. Tomas Ramirez 19. Jacques Potgeiter 20. Ben Morgan 21. Jack Moates 22. Sam Olver 23. Conrad Smith
*Structured game with De Kock, Plisson, McAlister and Dulin able to put us deep in the right positions and target lineout.
*Strong runners in the pack looking to run 2 wide carries then release the backs.
*Backrow looking to control the breakdown with Wray's carrying form bringing the go-forward.
*Exciting back 3 with tries aplenty when we see gaps and overlaps to go wide.
*Strong impact bench especially with Potgeiter, Morgan and Smith coming on to attack tired defences.
Manager – Prop
01. Rhodri Jones | 09. Neil De Kock |
02. Ken Owens | 10. Jules Plisson |
03. Will Collier | |
04. Stuart Hooper | 11. Adam Thompstone |
05. Tom Savage | 12. Luke McAlister |
06. David Sisi | 13. Cory Allen |
07. Scott Higginbotham | 14. Sergeal Petersen |
08. Jackson Wray | 15. Brice Dulin |
16. Marc Jones 17. Tom Court 18. Tomas Ramirez 19. Jacques Potgeiter 20. Ben Morgan 21. Jack Moates 22. Sam Olver 23. Conrad Smith
*Structured game with De Kock, Plisson, McAlister and Dulin able to put us deep in the right positions and target lineout.
*Strong runners in the pack looking to run 2 wide carries then release the backs.
*Backrow looking to control the breakdown with Wray's carrying form bringing the go-forward.
*Exciting back 3 with tries aplenty when we see gaps and overlaps to go wide.
*Strong impact bench especially with Potgeiter, Morgan and Smith coming on to attack tired defences.
Last edited by prop_lyd on Thu 12 Mar 2015, 9:31 pm; edited 1 time in total
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London Wasps
Manager: Ozzy3213
Reps: 16. Harry Thacker, 17. Paul James, 18. Ben Alexander, 19. Rynhardt Elstadt, 20. Hayden Thompson-Stringer, 21. Mitchell Drummond, 22. Shane Geraghty, 23. Robbie Freuan.
Basic Game Plan
In good conditions we will be looking to play a possession based game, going through the phases and continually shifting the point of attack. When deep in our half we won't take chances with offloading, but will make ground carrying close to the ruck and recycling quickly, or using the boots of Slade and Armitage to take us up the field.
In defence, as always we will be running a blitz defence. Our focus will be on the gainline collisions and driving back in the tackle. Line speed and no dog-legs will be key components for us. Smith will sweep in behind the defensive line to counter any chips/grubbers.
Manager: Ozzy3213
01. Ben Moon | 09. Aaron Smith |
02. Bismarck Du Plessis | 10. Henry Slade |
03. Fraser Balmain | |
04. Romain Millo-Chluski | 11. Henry Speight |
05. Ruan Botha | 12. Paul Jordaan |
06. Fulgence Ouedraogo | 13. JJ Engelbrecht |
07. Steffon Armitage | 14. Tim Nanai-Willians |
08. Jerome Kaino | 15. Delon Armitage |
Reps: 16. Harry Thacker, 17. Paul James, 18. Ben Alexander, 19. Rynhardt Elstadt, 20. Hayden Thompson-Stringer, 21. Mitchell Drummond, 22. Shane Geraghty, 23. Robbie Freuan.
Basic Game Plan
In good conditions we will be looking to play a possession based game, going through the phases and continually shifting the point of attack. When deep in our half we won't take chances with offloading, but will make ground carrying close to the ruck and recycling quickly, or using the boots of Slade and Armitage to take us up the field.
In defence, as always we will be running a blitz defence. Our focus will be on the gainline collisions and driving back in the tackle. Line speed and no dog-legs will be key components for us. Smith will sweep in behind the defensive line to counter any chips/grubbers.
Last edited by Ozzy3213 on Thu 12 Mar 2015, 10:14 pm; edited 2 times in total
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PREDICTIONS OPEN
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Wasps 30 - 29 Irish
Wasps have gone with a strong side, plenty of quality down the spine of the team with the likes of BDP, Kaino, Armitage and Smith. I reckon Irish could go well at the set piece, especially the lineout with plenty of options. Irish props could get a nudge on too IMO. Really good battle up front, but the extra international class for Wasps will tell in the second half around the park. The backs are dangerous on both sides, and some real form players will score tries. Home advantage just too much for Irish to overcome
Harlequins 29-27 Gloucester
Kitchoff has been in great form, and will be a good battle against Ouisthuizen, but Wood stands out as the weakest scrummager giving Quins the edge. Plenty of lineout options will give Quins an advantage here, and that platform really sets them up. Big pack battle around the park with plenty from both front 5s. Very even in the outside backs, but Glos have some big impact off the bench. Tough one to call but I'll go with home advantage and give this to Quins
Wasps have gone with a strong side, plenty of quality down the spine of the team with the likes of BDP, Kaino, Armitage and Smith. I reckon Irish could go well at the set piece, especially the lineout with plenty of options. Irish props could get a nudge on too IMO. Really good battle up front, but the extra international class for Wasps will tell in the second half around the park. The backs are dangerous on both sides, and some real form players will score tries. Home advantage just too much for Irish to overcome
Harlequins 29-27 Gloucester
Kitchoff has been in great form, and will be a good battle against Ouisthuizen, but Wood stands out as the weakest scrummager giving Quins the edge. Plenty of lineout options will give Quins an advantage here, and that platform really sets them up. Big pack battle around the park with plenty from both front 5s. Very even in the outside backs, but Glos have some big impact off the bench. Tough one to call but I'll go with home advantage and give this to Quins
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This isn't being posted to influence votes but BBC and Planet Rugby have it as Scott Baldwin starting and Hibbard on the bench for Wales so Owens isn't involved.
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I hadn't checked prop, I was just going by this that I read a couple of days ago
http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/12040/9751605/hooker-ken-owens-joins-wales-squad-ahead-of-ireland-game
I'll redo
http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/12040/9751605/hooker-ken-owens-joins-wales-squad-ahead-of-ireland-game
I'll redo
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No worries fella
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Wasps 23-22 Irish
Good scrum advantage for Irish with both props better than their counterparts. BdP sures up things a little but Wasps have the edge in the back 5 to counter. Wasps stronger at halfback and in the back 3 but centres pretty even. Good impact from both sides from the bench and a close contest, but Wasps have a bit more quality out.
Good scrum advantage for Irish with both props better than their counterparts. BdP sures up things a little but Wasps have the edge in the back 5 to counter. Wasps stronger at halfback and in the back 3 but centres pretty even. Good impact from both sides from the bench and a close contest, but Wasps have a bit more quality out.
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Wasps 34-27 Irish
Tough game. Irish maybe shade front row. BDP having mare been murdered by Strauss and Ntebeni in recent weeks. Wondering if he will ever hit form of old?
Irish experience and nous second row but levelled by wasps. Botha a great prospect although prob not an int. much like hooper.
Where wasps dominate is backrow. Nous breakdown and more power. With it 50/50 In front 5 this is where game is won.
Halfbacks 1/1 no slade fan at 10 as he has not had enough game time there. Fine prospect though and potentially England's 12 solutions. Centres to wasps but not sure of the combo as a unit.
Back 3 even Peterson some prospect and Dulin electric. No speight fan at int level as defence and kicking so poor but in this with ball in hand against thompstone or Peterson he will score. Delon quality but prone to moments of stupidity.
Wasps backrow win it
Tough game. Irish maybe shade front row. BDP having mare been murdered by Strauss and Ntebeni in recent weeks. Wondering if he will ever hit form of old?
Irish experience and nous second row but levelled by wasps. Botha a great prospect although prob not an int. much like hooper.
Where wasps dominate is backrow. Nous breakdown and more power. With it 50/50 In front 5 this is where game is won.
Halfbacks 1/1 no slade fan at 10 as he has not had enough game time there. Fine prospect though and potentially England's 12 solutions. Centres to wasps but not sure of the combo as a unit.
Back 3 even Peterson some prospect and Dulin electric. No speight fan at int level as defence and kicking so poor but in this with ball in hand against thompstone or Peterson he will score. Delon quality but prone to moments of stupidity.
Wasps backrow win it
Last edited by SirJohnnyEnglish on Sun 15 Mar 2015, 8:01 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : Sje - adjust score per matts comment)
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Quins 28-26 Glos
Can see Quins getting an edge in the set piece. Bit more in their back row but Moriarty in great form at the moment. Pretty even in the outside backs and two good benches on show but think Glos could get back in it with their bench but just not enough. Good game here.
Can see Quins getting an edge in the set piece. Bit more in their back row but Moriarty in great form at the moment. Pretty even in the outside backs and two good benches on show but think Glos could get back in it with their bench but just not enough. Good game here.
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Wasps 30 - 28 London Irish
Wasps have got that smattering of world class players in key positions and can see them getting an advantage at the breakdown. The front five battle very even, with Irish being able to bring on Morgan and Smith it allows Irish to pull back in final 20 minutes.
Harlequins 35 - 33 Gloucester
Tough game to call, home advantage plays its part but see Quins getting an advantage in the set piece, while Salvi could well dominate the breakdown battle for the away side. Just that bit more to Quins front five. Lot more from the Gloucester bench in terms of backs to change the game, but the home side just hangs on in a high scoring game.
Wasps have got that smattering of world class players in key positions and can see them getting an advantage at the breakdown. The front five battle very even, with Irish being able to bring on Morgan and Smith it allows Irish to pull back in final 20 minutes.
Harlequins 35 - 33 Gloucester
Tough game to call, home advantage plays its part but see Quins getting an advantage in the set piece, while Salvi could well dominate the breakdown battle for the away side. Just that bit more to Quins front five. Lot more from the Gloucester bench in terms of backs to change the game, but the home side just hangs on in a high scoring game.
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Harlequins 29 Gloucester 28
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Can you change my wasps score to 34-27 plisson Is not available and playing for france And makes a big difference
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Wasps 23 - 22 Irish
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Wasps 29-25 Irish
Quins 30-28 Gloucester
Quins 30-28 Gloucester
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Wasps 32-24 London Irish
Not much of a set piece edge but Wasps can get on top at the breakdown and give the backs an easy ride overall against an Irish side missing plison
Harlequins 26-23 Gloucester
Backs fairly even but Quins get on top through the front 5. Glaws bench bring it back late on but can't finish the job away from home
Not much of a set piece edge but Wasps can get on top at the breakdown and give the backs an easy ride overall against an Irish side missing plison
Harlequins 26-23 Gloucester
Backs fairly even but Quins get on top through the front 5. Glaws bench bring it back late on but can't finish the job away from home
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RESULTS:
London Wasps 32 (T:4 C:3 P:2)
London Irish 26 (T:2 C:2 P:4)
Harlequins 33 (T:4 C:2 P:3)
Gloucester 28 (T:3 C:2 P:3)
BONUS:
Full: Matt, Prop, Bam, Chris, SJE & Pooly
Score: CJB, Steve & Pete
Fined: Fluxy, Luke & CJ
London Wasps 32 (T:4 C:3 P:2)
London Irish 26 (T:2 C:2 P:4)
Harlequins 33 (T:4 C:2 P:3)
Gloucester 28 (T:3 C:2 P:3)
BONUS:
Full: Matt, Prop, Bam, Chris, SJE & Pooly
Score: CJB, Steve & Pete
Fined: Fluxy, Luke & CJ
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