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Challenge Cup Round One
Home teams to be named by 23:59 hours on Tuesday
Away teams to be named by 23:59 hours on Wednesday
Tactics by 23:59 hours on Thursday
Away teams to be named by 23:59 hours on Wednesday
Tactics by 23:59 hours on Thursday
Predictions to be PM’d to Fluxy by 23:59 hours on Sunday
Bayonne vs Gloucester Rugby
Stade Jean Dauger
Sunny, 21 degrees, 8mph Southerly Winds
Bayonne
01. Aretz Iguiniz | 09. Manu Saubusse |
02. Manu Leiataua | 10. Raphaël Lagarde |
03. Richard Choirat | |
04. Pierre Gayraud | 11. Julien Jane |
05. Pelu Taele | 12. Gabiriele Lovobalavu |
06. Jean Monribot | 13. Félix le Bourhis |
07. Jean Jo Marmouyet | 14. Kade Poki |
08. John Beattie | 15. Romain Martial |
Replacements: 16 Grégory Arganese, 17 Ben Broster, 18 Pablo Huete, 19 Baptiste Chouzenoux, 20 Guillaume Rouet, 21 Tanerau Latimer, 22 Willie du Plessis, 23 Lorenzo Cittadini
Gloucester
Manager – Matt
01. Coenie Oosthuizen | 09. Dan Robson |
02. Joe Grey | 10. Danny Cipriani (k) |
03. Juan Figallo | |
04. Elliott Stooke | 11. Jonny May |
05. Tomás Lavanini | 12. Matt Toomua |
06. Yacouba Camara | 13. Matt Scott |
07. Julian Salvi | 14. Will Addison |
08. Willem Alberts | 15. Johan Goosen |
Subs: 16. Rob Evans, 17. Andries Strauss, 18. Uini Atonio, 19. Tom Croft, 20. Ross Moriarty, 21. TJ Perenara, 22. Billy Burns, 23. Sam Davies
Ospreys vs Exeter Chiefs
Liberty Stadium
Light Cloud, 14 degrees, 11mph South Easterly Winds
Ospreys
01. Nicky Smith | 09. Rhys Webb |
02. Sam Parry | 10. Sam Davies |
03. Dmitri Arhip | |
04. Bradley Davies | 11. Eli Walker |
05. Alun Wyn Jones (c) | 12. Josh Matavesi |
06. James King | 13. Ben John |
07. Justin Tipuric | 14. Jeff Hasller |
08. Dan Baker | 15. Dan Evans |
Replacements: 16 Scott Baldwin, 17 Paul James, 18 Ma'afu Fia, 19 Rory Thornton, 20 Dan Lydiate, 21 Tom Habberfield, 22 Dan Biggar, 23 Ashley Beck
Exeter Chiefs
Manager – StNick
01. Nathan Catt | 09. Chris Cook |
02. Dane Coles | 10. Alex Lozowski (k) |
03. Kyle Sinckler | |
04. Jake Ball | 11. Noa Nakaitaci |
05. Juandre Kruger | 12. Stuart McCloskey |
06. Dave Ewers | 13. Maxime Mermoz |
07. Marcell Coetzee | 14. Olly Woodburn |
08. Fritz Lee | 15. Maxime Medard |
16 Tom Youngs, 17 Thomas Domingo, 18 Harry Williams, 19 Kane Douglas, 20 Brad Shields, 21 Greg Laidlaw, 22 Colin Slade, 23 George Pisi
Phase Attack: Attacks build momentum until an opportunity arises.
Territorial Kicking: Looking to pin back sides and kick for open spaces or touch.
Breakdown - Slowing up ball: The defenders can get over the ball to slow it up and prevent the attack from building momentum and allowing your defence to set.
Chop Tackle: Tacklers look to get low and chop down attackers before gaining momentum or metres over the gain line.
Enisei-STM vs Leicester Tigers
Slava Stadium, Moscow
Thick Cloud, 5 degrees, 3mph North Easterly Winds
Enisei-STM
01. Alexey Volkov | 09. Alexey Shcherban |
02. Nazir Gasanov | 10. Iurii Kushnarev |
03. Innokentiy Zykov | |
04. Uldis Saulite | 11. Denis Simplikevich |
05. Viacheslav Krasylnyk | 12. Mikhail Babaev |
06. Vitalii Orlov | 13. David Kacharava |
07. Andrey Temnov | 14. Jurijs Baranovs |
08. Anton Rudoi | 15. Ramil Gaisin, |
Replacements: 16 Stanislav Selskii, 17 Andrei Polivalov, 18 Evgenii Pronenko, 19 Mikhail Sidorov, 20 Igor Kurashov, 21 Dmitriy Simonov, 22 Nikolay Serkov, 23 Plavel Butenko
Leicester Tigers
Manager – Fluxy
01. Max Lahiff | 09. Micky Young |
02. Dave Ward | 10. Freddie Burns (k) |
03. Atu Moli | |
04. Steve Mafi | 11. Henry Purdy |
05. Dominic Bird | 12. Billy Twelvetrees |
06. Sam Jones | 13. Damien Penaud |
07. Hienrich Brussow | 14. Alex Cuthbert |
08. Liam Messam | 15. Kurtley Beale |
Subs: 16. Julien Marchand 17. Mikheil Nariashvili 18. Lasha Tibadze 19. Pascal Pape 20. Don Armand 21. Francois Hougaard 22. James Lang 23. Ben Teo'o
In reasonable conditions we will be looking to play a possession based game, going through the phases and continually shifting the point of attack. Look to make ground carrying close to the ruck and recycling quickly, with offloading and forward inter play to keep the ball off the ground and moving, preventing a ruck and defsive line being set.
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. Young will sweep in behind the defensive line to counter any chips/grubbers.
Specifics
- Line-out: Nothing flash. Hit our front and middle jumpers and ensure that we secure our ball. We will also mix it up, shortening the line-out and using our back row as crash ball options off the top.
- Scrum: Get low and underneath their props and drive straight. Really test their props technical abilities rather than get in to a battle of strength.
- Breakdown: When we carry in, we will flood the breakdown rucking well past the ball to free it up quickly and go again. In defence, if we have made a passive tackle and the carrier has momentum we will not over commit, but will maintain a strong defensive line. If we win the collision and knock the carrier back we will look to get the second man in hard over the ball to slow up momentum, or turn over possession. Key for us is being selective, and only committing men to a winnable ruck.
- Attacking Play: We will be looking to play a fast offloading game, with the ball shifted on to the support runner just prior to the point of the tackle with the defender already committed. We will also utilise the pick and go, meaning their defensive line cannot blitz efficiently. We will then we will look to exploit the delay in their blitz that results. We will then look to shift the direction of play and pull their defenders out of position to create gaps. Young to also look to snipe around the fringes and keep us going forwards all the time.
- Look to get the ball out wide and in the hands of our backs, when the Bath defensive patterns are broken.
- Tactical Kicking: If we kick, we will look to kick in behind their wingers and get them on the turn going back towards their own line, with our wingers on the kick chase to really target them defensively.
Tigers Attributes
Defensive Traits
- Blitz Defence: Your side is known for Blitz and excels at it
- Breakdown - Slowing up ball: The defenders can get over the ball to slow it up and prevent the attack from building momentum and allowing your defence to set.
Attacking Traits
- Offloading in the tackle: Moving the point of attack preventing a defence to set and keeping play fluid.
- Breakdown - Clearing: Ensuring the possession is clean and quick with quick support to the breakdown
Pau vs Bath Rugby
Stade du Hameau
Sunny, 21 degrees, 3mph South Easterly Winds
Pau
01. Geoffrey Moise | 09. Julien Tomas |
02. Thomas Bianchin | 10. Colin Slade |
03. Malik Hamadache | |
04. Fabrice Metz | 11. Mosese Ratuvou |
05. Julien Pierre | 12. Tom Taylor |
06. Paddy Butler | 13. Conrad Smith |
07. Steffon Armitage | 14. Louis Dupichot |
08. James Coughlan | 15. Charly Malie |
Replacements: 16 Mehdi Boundjema, 17 Jamie Mackintosh, 18 Daniel Ramsay, 19 Ben Mowen, 20 Thibault Daubagna, 21 Jale Vatubua, 22 Watisoni Votu, 23 Matthew Tierney
Bath Rugby
Manager – CJB
01. Steven Kitchoff | 09. Maxine Machenaud |
02. Mikey Haywood | 10. Finn Russell |
03. Scott Wilson | |
04. Charlie Ewers | 11. Lolagi Visnia |
05. Mitch Lees | 12. Sam Hill |
06. Sekou Macalou | 13. Harold Vorster |
07. Liam Gill | 14. Andrew Kellaway |
08. Josh Beaumont | 15. Cheslin Kolbe |
16. Ellis Genge 17. Rory Best 18. Nepo Laulala 19. Will Skelton 20. Toby Falateu 21. Richard Wigglesworth 22. George
Moala 23. Liam Williams
Bristol Rugby vs Cardiff Blues
Ashton Gate Stadium
Light Rain, 14 degrees, 9mph South Westerly Winds
Bristol Team
Manager: CJ
01. Loni Uhila | 09. Kahn Fotuali'i |
02. Rob Buchanan | 10. Christian Lealiifano |
03. James Johnston | |
04. Sam Carter | 11. Rene Ranger |
05. Kearnan Myall | 12. Jimmy Gopperth (c,k) |
06. Chris Robshaw | 13. Nick Tompkins |
07. John Barclay | 14. Charlie Sharples |
08. Carl Fearns | 15. Rhys Patchell |
16. Tom West 17. Richardt Strauss 18. Mike Ross 19. Grant Gilchrist 20 Judicaël Cancorriet, 21. Tomas Cubelli, 22. Piers Francis 23. Digby Ioane
Tactics:
Attributes:
Attacking:
1) Breakdown - Clearing: Ensuring the possession is clean and quick with quick support to the breakdown
2) Phase Attack: Attacks build momentum until an opportunity arises.
Defending:
1) Breakdown - Slowing up ball: The defenders can get over the ball to slow it up and prevent the attack from building momentum and allowing your defence to set.
2) Breakdown - Organised Ruck defence: with guards and body guards set, allowing the rest of the line to set off them.
Tactics:
We have our team focus on the breakdown (I know I don't need 3 attributes here, but I'm stuck with them for now!) and twin fetchers in a dynamic backrow backed up with hard clearing out - Williams especially is known to be lazy rucking, so we are confident we can bully out and dominate the Blues backrow, especially if we aim to tire Jenkins out as below.
Attack: We have a playmaking and game running 10 and 3 fly-half type players in the backline to give us control, the playmaking that our high pace relentless phase attack relies on, a plethora of kickers to control the game and play territory and good decision making. Lealiifano is the main decision maker, helped out by Gopperth when needed.
Plan to keep up a relentless stream of phases, securing quick possession with our fetchers above, using our 3 playmakers to ensure there is always someone to start the attack at first receiver, looking to use simple 1-2 pass moves until the gaps appear, then capitalise with our quicker players. Use our carriers like the front row, Carter, Ranger, Fearns to make the gainline and suck in players and in later phases the speed of Gopperth, Tompkins and Sharples to break the stretched defence. Also encouraging Fotuali'i to snipe when it looks on.
Also happy to kick if nothing is on, with a hard chase and the players to win a kicking battle.
Defence: Blitz, led by Tompkins, with 9 sweeping. Look to kick back 3 behind their back 3 with opportunistic Sharples chasing especially. Especially bringing Lealiifano into 12 on defence on their set piece ball to hit their source of go-forward ball (Lee-Lo) with a strong defender early and kill their momentum, with 1 or both flankers in quick support to look to spoil that ball early.
Set piece: keep mixing up the receiver in the lineout, and look to use the maul with Barclay at the back.
Knowing we have a strong scrummager on the bench in Ross, aim to target and go hard at Jenkins in every scrum - aside from the scrums themselves we are looking to tire him to neuter him in the loose and take away a major source of their rucking and workrate.
Cardiff Blues
01. Gethin Jenkins (c) | 09. Lloyd Williams |
02. Kristian Dacey | 10. Gareth Anscombe |
03. Taufa’ao Filise | |
04. Macauley Cook | 11. Tom James |
05. Josh Turnbull | 12. Rey Lee-Lo |
06. Josh Navidi | 13. Garyn Smith |
07. Ellis Jenkins | 14. Blaine Scully |
08. Nick Williams | 15. Dan Fish |
Replacements: 16 Matthew Rees, 17 Rhys Gill, 18 Scott Andrews, 19 James Down, 20 Cam Dolan, 21 Tomos Williams, 22 Steven Shingler, 23 Matthew Morgan
Worcester Warriors vs Stade Francis Paris
Sixways Stadium
Light Cloud, 14 degrees, 9mph South Easterly Winds
Worcester Warriors
Manager - Prop
01. Val Ruskin | 09. Sam Harrison |
02. Ross Batty | 10. Owen Williams (k) |
03. Henry Thomas | |
04. Devin Toner | 11. Adam Thompstone |
05. Tom Savage | 12. David Havili |
06. Mike Williams | 13. Huw Jones |
07. George Smith | 14. Sergeal Petersen |
08. Jackson Wray | 15. Jonah Placid |
16. Jack Walker 17. Luca Paz 18. Will Collier 19. Leone Nakawara 20. Sam Warburton 21. Rory Kockett 22. Dan Biggar 23. Jarrad Payne
Stade Francis Paris
01. Heinke Van der Merwe | 09. Julien Dupuy |
02. Laurent Sempere | 10. Meyer Bosman |
03. Rabah Slimani | |
04. Hugh Pyle | 11. Jérémy Sinzelle |
05. Paul Gabrillagues | 12. Paul Williams |
06. Sekou Macalou | 13. Geoffrey Doumayrou |
07. Sylvain Nicolas | 14. Julien Arias |
08. Raphaël Lakafia | 15. Hugo Bonneval |
Replacements: 16 Rémy Bonfils, 17 Zurabi Zhvania, 18 Pascal Papé, 19 Mathieu de Giovanni, 20 Clément Daguin, 21 Jules Plisson, 22 Waisea Nayacalevu, 23 Sakaria Taulafo
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Re: Challenge Cup Round One
Exeter Chiefs side to face Ospreys
Exeter Chiefs
Manager – StNick
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16 Tom Youngs, 17 Thomas Domingo, 18 Harry Williams, 19 Kane Douglas, 20 Brad Shields, 21 Greg Laidlaw, 22 Colin Slade, 23 George Pisi
Phase Attack: Attacks build momentum until an opportunity arises.
Territorial Kicking: Looking to pin back sides and kick for open spaces or touch.
Breakdown - Slowing up ball: The defenders can get over the ball to slow it up and prevent the attack from building momentum and allowing your defence to set.
Chop Tackle: Tacklers look to get low and chop down attackers before gaining momentum or metres over the gain line.
Exeter Chiefs
Manager – StNick
01. Nathan Catt | 09. Chris Cook |
02. Dane Coles | 10. Alex Lozowski (k) |
03. Kyle Sinckler | |
04. Jake Ball | 11. Noa Nakaitaci |
05. Juandre Kruger | 12. Stuart McCloskey |
06. Dave Ewers | 13. Maxime Mermoz |
07. Marcell Coetzee | 14. Olly Woodburn |
08. Fritz Lee | 15. Maxime Medard |
16 Tom Youngs, 17 Thomas Domingo, 18 Harry Williams, 19 Kane Douglas, 20 Brad Shields, 21 Greg Laidlaw, 22 Colin Slade, 23 George Pisi
Phase Attack: Attacks build momentum until an opportunity arises.
Territorial Kicking: Looking to pin back sides and kick for open spaces or touch.
Breakdown - Slowing up ball: The defenders can get over the ball to slow it up and prevent the attack from building momentum and allowing your defence to set.
Chop Tackle: Tacklers look to get low and chop down attackers before gaining momentum or metres over the gain line.
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Re: Challenge Cup Round One
Bristol Team
Manager: CJ
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16. Tom West 17. Richardt Strauss 18. Mike Ross 19. Grant Gilchrist 20 Judicaël Cancorriet, 21. Tomas Cubelli, 22. Piers Francis 23. Digby Ioane
Tactics:
Attributes:
Attacking:
1) Breakdown - Clearing: Ensuring the possession is clean and quick with quick support to the breakdown
2) Phase Attack: Attacks build momentum until an opportunity arises.
Defending:
1) Breakdown - Slowing up ball: The defenders can get over the ball to slow it up and prevent the attack from building momentum and allowing your defence to set.
2) Breakdown - Organised Ruck defence: with guards and body guards set, allowing the rest of the line to set off them.
Tactics:
We have our team focus on the breakdown (I know I don't need 3 attributes here, but I'm stuck with them for now!) and twin fetchers in a dynamic backrow backed up with hard clearing out - Williams especially is known to be lazy rucking, so we are confident we can bully out and dominate the Blues backrow, especially if we aim to tire Jenkins out as below.
Attack: We have a playmaking and game running 10 and 3 fly-half type players in the backline to give us control, the playmaking that our high pace relentless phase attack relies on, a plethora of kickers to control the game and play territory and good decision making. Lealiifano is the main decision maker, helped out by Gopperth when needed.
Plan to keep up a relentless stream of phases, securing quick possession with our fetchers above, using our 3 playmakers to ensure there is always someone to start the attack at first receiver, looking to use simple 1-2 pass moves until the gaps appear, then capitalise with our quicker players. Use our carriers like the front row, Carter, Ranger, Fearns to make the gainline and suck in players and in later phases the speed of Gopperth, Tompkins and Sharples to break the stretched defence. Also encouraging Fotuali'i to snipe when it looks on.
Also happy to kick if nothing is on, with a hard chase and the players to win a kicking battle.
Defence: Blitz, led by Tompkins, with 9 sweeping. Look to kick back 3 behind their back 3 with opportunistic Sharples chasing especially. Especially bringing Lealiifano into 12 on defence on their set piece ball to hit their source of go-forward ball (Lee-Lo) with a strong defender early and kill their momentum, with 1 or both flankers in quick support to look to spoil that ball early.
Set piece: keep mixing up the receiver in the lineout, and look to use the maul with Barclay at the back.
Knowing we have a strong scrummager on the bench in Ross, aim to target and go hard at Jenkins in every scrum - aside from the scrums themselves we are looking to tire him to neuter him in the loose and take away a major source of their rucking and workrate.
Manager: CJ
01. Loni Uhila | 09. Kahn Fotuali'i |
02. Rob Buchanan | 10. Christian Lealiifano |
03. James Johnston | |
04. Sam Carter | 11. Rene Ranger |
05. Kearnan Myall | 12. Jimmy Gopperth (c,k) |
06. Chris Robshaw | 13. Nick Tompkins |
07. John Barclay | 14. Charlie Sharples |
08. Carl Fearns | 15. Rhys Patchell |
16. Tom West 17. Richardt Strauss 18. Mike Ross 19. Grant Gilchrist 20 Judicaël Cancorriet, 21. Tomas Cubelli, 22. Piers Francis 23. Digby Ioane
Tactics:
Attributes:
Attacking:
1) Breakdown - Clearing: Ensuring the possession is clean and quick with quick support to the breakdown
2) Phase Attack: Attacks build momentum until an opportunity arises.
Defending:
1) Breakdown - Slowing up ball: The defenders can get over the ball to slow it up and prevent the attack from building momentum and allowing your defence to set.
2) Breakdown - Organised Ruck defence: with guards and body guards set, allowing the rest of the line to set off them.
Tactics:
We have our team focus on the breakdown (I know I don't need 3 attributes here, but I'm stuck with them for now!) and twin fetchers in a dynamic backrow backed up with hard clearing out - Williams especially is known to be lazy rucking, so we are confident we can bully out and dominate the Blues backrow, especially if we aim to tire Jenkins out as below.
Attack: We have a playmaking and game running 10 and 3 fly-half type players in the backline to give us control, the playmaking that our high pace relentless phase attack relies on, a plethora of kickers to control the game and play territory and good decision making. Lealiifano is the main decision maker, helped out by Gopperth when needed.
Plan to keep up a relentless stream of phases, securing quick possession with our fetchers above, using our 3 playmakers to ensure there is always someone to start the attack at first receiver, looking to use simple 1-2 pass moves until the gaps appear, then capitalise with our quicker players. Use our carriers like the front row, Carter, Ranger, Fearns to make the gainline and suck in players and in later phases the speed of Gopperth, Tompkins and Sharples to break the stretched defence. Also encouraging Fotuali'i to snipe when it looks on.
Also happy to kick if nothing is on, with a hard chase and the players to win a kicking battle.
Defence: Blitz, led by Tompkins, with 9 sweeping. Look to kick back 3 behind their back 3 with opportunistic Sharples chasing especially. Especially bringing Lealiifano into 12 on defence on their set piece ball to hit their source of go-forward ball (Lee-Lo) with a strong defender early and kill their momentum, with 1 or both flankers in quick support to look to spoil that ball early.
Set piece: keep mixing up the receiver in the lineout, and look to use the maul with Barclay at the back.
Knowing we have a strong scrummager on the bench in Ross, aim to target and go hard at Jenkins in every scrum - aside from the scrums themselves we are looking to tire him to neuter him in the loose and take away a major source of their rucking and workrate.
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Leicester Tigers
Manager – Fluxy
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Subs: 16. Julien Marchand 17. Mikheil Nariashvili 18. Lasha Tibadze 19. Pascal Pape 20. Don Armand 21. Francois Hougaard 22. James Lang 23. Ben Teo'o
Manager – Fluxy
01. Max Lahiff | 09. Micky Young |
02. Dave Ward | 10. Freddie Burns (k) |
03. Atu Moli | |
04. Steve Mafi | 11. Henry Purdy |
05. Dominic Bird | 12. Billy Twelvetrees |
06. Sam Jones | 13. Damien Penaud |
07. Hienrich Brussow | 14. Alex Cuthbert |
08. Liam Messam | 15. Kurtley Beale |
Subs: 16. Julien Marchand 17. Mikheil Nariashvili 18. Lasha Tibadze 19. Pascal Pape 20. Don Armand 21. Francois Hougaard 22. James Lang 23. Ben Teo'o
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Worcester Warriors
Manager - Prop
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16. Jack Walker 17. Luca Paz 18. Will Collier 19. Leone Nakawara 20. Sam Warburton 21. Rory Kockett 22. Dan Biggar 23. Jarrad Payne
Manager - Prop
01. Val Ruskin | 09. Sam Harrison |
02. Ross Batty | 10. Owen Williams (k) |
03. Henry Thomas | |
04. Devin Toner | 11. Adam Thompstone |
05. Tom Savage | 12. David Havili |
06. Mike Williams | 13. Huw Jones |
07. George Smith © | 14. Sergeal Petersen |
08. Jackson Wray | 15. Jonah Placid |
16. Jack Walker 17. Luca Paz 18. Will Collier 19. Leone Nakawara 20. Sam Warburton 21. Rory Kockett 22. Dan Biggar 23. Jarrad Payne
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Gloucester
Manager – Matt
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Subs: 16. Rob Evans, 17. Andries Strauss, 18. Uini Atonio, 19. Tom Croft, 20. Ross Moriarty, 21. TJ Perenara, 22. Billy Burns, 23. Sam Davies
Manager – Matt
01. Coenie Oosthuizen | 09. Dan Robson |
02. Joe Grey | 10. Danny Cipriani (k) |
03. Juan Figallo | |
04. Elliott Stooke | 11. Jonny May |
05. Tomás Lavanini | 12. Matt Toomua |
06. Yacouba Camara | 13. Matt Scott |
07. Julian Salvi | 14. Will Addison |
08. Willem Alberts | 15. Johan Goosen |
Subs: 16. Rob Evans, 17. Andries Strauss, 18. Uini Atonio, 19. Tom Croft, 20. Ross Moriarty, 21. TJ Perenara, 22. Billy Burns, 23. Sam Davies
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Re: Challenge Cup Round One
Challenge Cup - Round One Results:
Bayonne 18 - 35 Gloucester Rugby
Ospreys 24 - 30 Exeter Chiefs
Enisei-STM 11 - 53 Leicester Tigers
Pau 21 - 31 Bath Rugby
Bristol Rugby 34 - 22 Cardiff Blues
Worcester Warriors 30 - 18 Stade Francais
Bayonne 18 - 35 Gloucester Rugby
Ospreys 24 - 30 Exeter Chiefs
Enisei-STM 11 - 53 Leicester Tigers
Pau 21 - 31 Bath Rugby
Bristol Rugby 34 - 22 Cardiff Blues
Worcester Warriors 30 - 18 Stade Francais
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Bayonne 15 - 35 Gloucester
I'm not 100% sold that Alberts' best position is at 8. However, the rest of the Gloucester pack is well on top and with a great control from 9-10-12-15, able to double up playmaking and kicking for territory, Gloucester win quite easily
Bayonne 18-32 Glos
That Glos backline will run riot against Bayonne and they will get good ball to do this. Bench will extend the lead further.
Bayonne 17-22 Gloucester
Bayonne 20 - 30 Gloucester Rugby
Bayonne 19-23 Gloucester
Not a bad Bayonne side but Gloucester have enough in the pack and backs to see this one through.
Bayonne 18 - 35 Gloucester
Form of the away sides halfbacks is huge and will see Gloucester run away with the game.
Bayonne 16-25 Gloucester
Too much quality from Gloucester
Bayonne 18-30 Gloucester
Bayonne 20 - 33 Gloucester
Another weakened French side, and Glos are just full of ball players in their backline to dissect their defence, easy road win
Bayonne 21 - 32 Gloucester
Away in France never easy but Glos have enough for the win.
I'm not 100% sold that Alberts' best position is at 8. However, the rest of the Gloucester pack is well on top and with a great control from 9-10-12-15, able to double up playmaking and kicking for territory, Gloucester win quite easily
Bayonne 18-32 Glos
That Glos backline will run riot against Bayonne and they will get good ball to do this. Bench will extend the lead further.
Bayonne 17-22 Gloucester
Bayonne 20 - 30 Gloucester Rugby
Bayonne 19-23 Gloucester
Not a bad Bayonne side but Gloucester have enough in the pack and backs to see this one through.
Bayonne 18 - 35 Gloucester
Form of the away sides halfbacks is huge and will see Gloucester run away with the game.
Bayonne 16-25 Gloucester
Too much quality from Gloucester
Bayonne 18-30 Gloucester
Bayonne 20 - 33 Gloucester
Another weakened French side, and Glos are just full of ball players in their backline to dissect their defence, easy road win
Bayonne 21 - 32 Gloucester
Away in France never easy but Glos have enough for the win.
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Ospreys 23 - 29 Exeter
Exeter props finding some nice form. Coles, Sinckler, Lee and Ewers all add a huge amount of carrying ability. Ospreys strong in the lineout and the second row, but Exeter equal to them. Ospreys actually have an edge at halfback with a classy pairing but outside of that Exeter have a much better backline
Ospreys 22-28 Chiefs
Pretty solid pack battle with Coles still recovering from getting back to U.K. Backrows fairly evenly matched. Half backs close but Chiefs have more out wide and their bench gets them over the line.
Ospreys 26 - 28 Exeter Chiefs
Ospreys 27-29 Exeter
Prob the game of the round and this one will go right to the wire. Good bench from Exeter sees them scrape this one.
Ospreys 25 - 29 Exeter
Good away win, can see the Chiefs pack being able to overpower the home side and get Lowzowski some great attacking ball.
Ospreys 22-18 Exeter
I like this Ospreys team and Exeter have a few players rested. The half back combo is where Ospreys confirm the win here for me.
Ospreys 18-23 Exeter
Little surprised to see Coles starting and can't see him having any affect with the travel and next week on his mind. Bit more quality to the Chiefs back row and 11-15 sees them picking up the away win.
Ospreys 24 - 30 Exeter
Ospreys are one of the stronger sides on paper, but still don't think any of the Welsh regions can compete with the teams in the league, just too much quality in the pack to ever be seriously threatened even on the road
Ospreys 22 22- Exeter
Chiefs don't quite have enough for the win but take a draw against a strong Ospreys side at home.
Exeter props finding some nice form. Coles, Sinckler, Lee and Ewers all add a huge amount of carrying ability. Ospreys strong in the lineout and the second row, but Exeter equal to them. Ospreys actually have an edge at halfback with a classy pairing but outside of that Exeter have a much better backline
Ospreys 22-28 Chiefs
Pretty solid pack battle with Coles still recovering from getting back to U.K. Backrows fairly evenly matched. Half backs close but Chiefs have more out wide and their bench gets them over the line.
Ospreys 26 - 28 Exeter Chiefs
Ospreys 27-29 Exeter
Prob the game of the round and this one will go right to the wire. Good bench from Exeter sees them scrape this one.
Ospreys 25 - 29 Exeter
Good away win, can see the Chiefs pack being able to overpower the home side and get Lowzowski some great attacking ball.
Ospreys 22-18 Exeter
I like this Ospreys team and Exeter have a few players rested. The half back combo is where Ospreys confirm the win here for me.
Ospreys 18-23 Exeter
Little surprised to see Coles starting and can't see him having any affect with the travel and next week on his mind. Bit more quality to the Chiefs back row and 11-15 sees them picking up the away win.
Ospreys 24 - 30 Exeter
Ospreys are one of the stronger sides on paper, but still don't think any of the Welsh regions can compete with the teams in the league, just too much quality in the pack to ever be seriously threatened even on the road
Ospreys 22 22- Exeter
Chiefs don't quite have enough for the win but take a draw against a strong Ospreys side at home.
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Enisei 3 - 55 Tigers
Enisei are at home but that's all they have here. Tigers especially dominant at the breakdown with the backrow and Mafi and Ward. Beale especially to make hay.
Ensei 12-58 Tigers
Tigers will run riot, Ensei may get a couple of points as they are used to the conditions but it won't be enough once Tigers have warmed up and are firing.
Ensei 9-33 Tigers
Enisei 20-23 Leicester
Really tough place to play as seen by numerous teams struggling. Tigers quite strong though and enough to see game out.
Enisei 9 - 49 Leicester
Too much quality throughout for Tigers to not come away with a routine win.
Enisei 6-58 Leicester
Easy for the Tigers
Enisei 7-88 Tigers
Enisei 21 - 40 Leicester
Don't know enough Russian rugby to comment, but Tigers are plenty strong to handle most of the sides in the ERCC
Enisei 12 - 31 Tigers
Enisei are at home but that's all they have here. Tigers especially dominant at the breakdown with the backrow and Mafi and Ward. Beale especially to make hay.
Ensei 12-58 Tigers
Tigers will run riot, Ensei may get a couple of points as they are used to the conditions but it won't be enough once Tigers have warmed up and are firing.
Ensei 9-33 Tigers
Enisei 20-23 Leicester
Really tough place to play as seen by numerous teams struggling. Tigers quite strong though and enough to see game out.
Enisei 9 - 49 Leicester
Too much quality throughout for Tigers to not come away with a routine win.
Enisei 6-58 Leicester
Easy for the Tigers
Enisei 7-88 Tigers
Enisei 21 - 40 Leicester
Don't know enough Russian rugby to comment, but Tigers are plenty strong to handle most of the sides in the ERCC
Enisei 12 - 31 Tigers
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Pau 17 - 30 Bath
Armitage can match Gill though Gill's form is good. Bath have a great backrow out, Full of pace and breakdown work. Pau are ahead in the centres with a great pairing but Bath edge the halfbacks and back 3. Pau keep things close at home until the Bath bench changes things up
Pau 15-18 Bath
The front 5 battle should just go to Bath with the back row battle pretty close here. 9-13 there isn't a lot in it with the NZ players seemingly finding their feet at Pau now and out wide both teams are dangerous. The bench helps Bath out but it won't be an easy game for them today.
Pau 23-20 Bath
Pau 24 - 27 Bath
Pau 23-28 Bath
Good Pau side out but Bath looking pretty good and will take the win by a score.
Pau 10 - 25 Bath
Again powerful Bath pack and can see the away side getting far more opportunities for attacking.
Pau 22-27 Bath
Decent Pau side particularly 10-12-13 and the backrow. Can see a tight game here but late on the Bath bench seals this.
Pau 23 - 38 Bath
Pau have a few decent players but Bath have a decent pack out, and there's a lot of talent in that backline
Pau 23 - 29 Bath
Armitage can match Gill though Gill's form is good. Bath have a great backrow out, Full of pace and breakdown work. Pau are ahead in the centres with a great pairing but Bath edge the halfbacks and back 3. Pau keep things close at home until the Bath bench changes things up
Pau 15-18 Bath
The front 5 battle should just go to Bath with the back row battle pretty close here. 9-13 there isn't a lot in it with the NZ players seemingly finding their feet at Pau now and out wide both teams are dangerous. The bench helps Bath out but it won't be an easy game for them today.
Pau 23-20 Bath
Pau 24 - 27 Bath
Pau 23-28 Bath
Good Pau side out but Bath looking pretty good and will take the win by a score.
Pau 10 - 25 Bath
Again powerful Bath pack and can see the away side getting far more opportunities for attacking.
Pau 22-27 Bath
Decent Pau side particularly 10-12-13 and the backrow. Can see a tight game here but late on the Bath bench seals this.
Pau 23 - 38 Bath
Pau have a few decent players but Bath have a decent pack out, and there's a lot of talent in that backline
Pau 23 - 29 Bath
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Bristol 30-23 Blues
Front row will be a good battle but other than that Bristol are set up well for a dogged match with good breakdown players nullifying one of the Blues' strengths. The Blues backline have been on fire recently but Bristol a step up and with Gopperth pulling the strings at 12 they will be put into great positions. Tactically Bristol are set up well for the breakdown and with targeting tired players. A good win against a good Blues side.
Bristol 22-18 Cardiff
Bristol Rugby 32 - 28 Cardiff Blues
Bristol 34-20 Blues
Blues struggling this season and they'll not get things any easier against a handy Bristol outfit.
Bristol 32 - 23 Cardiff
Good win for the home side, and more detailed tactics help increase the margin of the win.
Bristol 26-17 Cardiff
Cardiff are not the strongest whereas this looks a strong team from Bristol.
Bristol 30-23 Cardiff
Cardiff going well this year and make a good game of this. Form of 9 and 12 a big plus for Bristol and can see them easing ahead later on.
Bristol 29 - 23 Cardiff
Probably the closest game of the round, with a decent Cardiff side. Bristol stronger throughout the pack though, and will have the pace to burn Cardiff for a solid home win
Bristol 26 - 20 Cardiff
Front row will be a good battle but other than that Bristol are set up well for a dogged match with good breakdown players nullifying one of the Blues' strengths. The Blues backline have been on fire recently but Bristol a step up and with Gopperth pulling the strings at 12 they will be put into great positions. Tactically Bristol are set up well for the breakdown and with targeting tired players. A good win against a good Blues side.
Bristol 22-18 Cardiff
Bristol Rugby 32 - 28 Cardiff Blues
Bristol 34-20 Blues
Blues struggling this season and they'll not get things any easier against a handy Bristol outfit.
Bristol 32 - 23 Cardiff
Good win for the home side, and more detailed tactics help increase the margin of the win.
Bristol 26-17 Cardiff
Cardiff are not the strongest whereas this looks a strong team from Bristol.
Bristol 30-23 Cardiff
Cardiff going well this year and make a good game of this. Form of 9 and 12 a big plus for Bristol and can see them easing ahead later on.
Bristol 29 - 23 Cardiff
Probably the closest game of the round, with a decent Cardiff side. Bristol stronger throughout the pack though, and will have the pace to burn Cardiff for a solid home win
Bristol 26 - 20 Cardiff
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Worcester 26 - 19 Stade
Stade can take Worcester's back up props in the scrum quite easily. However, Worcester do edge the second row and dominate the backrow with a great set up. Worcester also edge the backs with Williams controlling things.
Worcester Warriors 31 - 22 Stade Francais
Worc 17-15 Stade
Worcester 29-20 Stade
Good match but Wuss will pull away in the latter stages against a tough Stade outfit.
Worcester 24 - 11 Stade Francais
French side aren't what they used to be at all and Worcester too strong again.
Warriors 24-14 Stade
Away from home, I cannot see Stade getting the win. They will put up more trouble at home.
Worcester 28-20 Stade
Some scrum issues but see the Worc pack getting on top. Very young exciting back line but could probably do with an experienced hand in there to get the best out of them.
Worcester 30 - 19 Stade
Stade can take Worcester's back up props in the scrum quite easily. However, Worcester do edge the second row and dominate the backrow with a great set up. Worcester also edge the backs with Williams controlling things.
Worcester Warriors 31 - 22 Stade Francais
Worc 17-15 Stade
Worcester 29-20 Stade
Good match but Wuss will pull away in the latter stages against a tough Stade outfit.
Worcester 24 - 11 Stade Francais
French side aren't what they used to be at all and Worcester too strong again.
Warriors 24-14 Stade
Away from home, I cannot see Stade getting the win. They will put up more trouble at home.
Worcester 28-20 Stade
Some scrum issues but see the Worc pack getting on top. Very young exciting back line but could probably do with an experienced hand in there to get the best out of them.
Worcester 30 - 19 Stade
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