European Champions Cup Final

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Northampton Saints v London Wasps

Location - Twickenham
Light Cloud, 12 Degrees, 9mph SSW Winds

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Northampton Saints
Manager Dammit Chris

01. Thomas Domingo	09. Corbus Reinarch
02. Rob Webber	10. George Ford
03. Logi Mulipola
04. Samu Manoa	11. Julian Savea
05. Courtney Lawes	12. Matt Giteau
06. Schalk Burger	13. Manu Tuilagi
07. David Pocock(c)	14. Tommy Bowe
08. Billy Vunipola	15. Leigh Halfpenny(k)

Tactics:
While Wasps opted to carry a lot in normal time, we choose a less energy sapping kicking game and bring on Giteau in the midfield for his experience. Finals are decided by small margins and we will turn the screw in the set piece with our bench in both lineout and scrum, plus have more ball carrying options (Webber, Logi, Samoa, Vunipola) to put us in positions where Halfpenny's boot can prove decisive. In our backline we feel that we at least match Wasps attacking threat, so combination of less tired legs through tactical kicking in normal time, strong set piece and Halfpenny's boot will be telling.

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Wasps
Manager: Ozzy3213  
                   

01. Scott Sio	09. Aaron Smith
02. Tom Youngs	10. Aaron Cruden
03. Ben Alexander
04. Matt Symons	11. Bryan Habana
05. Sebastien Vahaamahina	12. Ma'a Nonu
06. Marcell Coetzee	13. Henry Slade
07. Steffon Armitage	14. Tim Nanai-Williams
08. Duane Vermeulen ©	15. Anthony Watson

Tactical variation

We will continue to play in a similar vein to how we have played for 80 minutes.  We have however brought on Henry Slade at 13 for his additional kicking game, to ensure we don't get caught out if it's not on running it from deep.  We will look to get the front row replacements carrying hard, Smith sniping at 9 and Watson looking to isolate tired legs in the Saints side.

Never thought of that, think I have the full set now.

Have you won the Anglo Welsh Pool?

Cheers Pete, certainly helps having a lot of EQ - its the premiership that I can't win, got close a couple of times but I think you've always been the one to beat me in the finals or semi finals!

Congrats Chris! Sirj, you haven't put me as to whether I get full or half score. Sorry just don't want to miss out on any cash!!

Ozzy3213 wrote:Have you won the Anglo Welsh Pool?

Forgot about that one