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Fixtures - 4
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Exeter Chiefs vs. Leicester Tigers
Exeter Chiefs
Manager – Driver
16.Benjiman Kayser 17.Brett Sturgess 18.Juan Gomez 19.Simon Shaw 20.Gareth Delve 21.Charlie Pilgrim 22.Derrick Houghard 23.Ollie Smith
Tactics
Leicester Tigers
Manager – Lukelovesluka
16. Clarke Dermody 17. Matt Thompson 18. Jonny Harris 19. Alex Brown 20. Johnathon Poff 21. Scott Mathie 22. Rob Miller 23. Charlie Amesbury
Tactics
Gloucester vs. London Wasps
Gloucester
Manager – anonmattyt
16. Tim Payne 17. Jamie George 18. Julian White 19. Danie Roussouw 20. Brett Deacon 21. Ryan Lamb 22. Scott Hamilton 23. Lesley Vianikolo
Tactics
London Wasps
Manager – Arry
16. Tatafu Polota-Nau 17. Benn Robinson 18. James Slipper 19. Dan Ward-Smith 20. James Haskell 21. Luke Burgess 22. Rory Clegg 23. Olly Morgan
Tactics
Harlequins vs. London Irish
Harlequins
Manager – steven_sharks
16. Rob Vickers 17. Matias Aguero 18. Kieran Brookes 19. Erik Lund 20. Jamie Gibson 21. Lee Dickson 22. Gareth Steenson 23. Ross Chisholm
Tactics
London Irish
Manager – stnick88
16 Tonga Lea'toea 17 James Buckland 18 Duncan Bell 19 Matt Garvey 20 Steffon Armitage 21 Neal De Kock 22 Gonzalo Tiesi 23 Joe Maddock
Tactics
Saracens vs. Worcester Warriors
Saracens
Manager – LDCPete
16. Tom Cowan-Dickie 17. Alex Waller 18. Tom Mercey 19. Graham Kitchener 20. Jacob Rowan 21. Haydn Thomas 22. Tim Visser 23. Henry Trinder
Tactics
- Saracens will be taking a pragmatic approach to this game and using the boots of Farrell, Twelvetrees and Goode to ensure that we play in the right areas of the field. If it is on93 we will run from deep, but in the main we want to dominate territory and play our offloading game in the Worcester Warriors half of the field.
Worcester Warriors
Manager – prop_lyd
16. Koree Britton 17. John Andress 18. Yann Thomas 19. Hayden Smith 20. Ben Morgan 21. Dan White 22. Julien Malzieu 23. Greig Tonks
Tactics
Sale Sharks vs. Northampton Saints
Sale Sharks
Manager – SirJohnnyEnglish
16. Lee Imolek 17. Guilleme Guirado 18. Luc Ducalcon 19. Andries Bekker 20. Matt Kvesic 21. Danny Care 22. James Hook 23. Keith Earls
Tactics
Come in to this one with a very strong front 5 and will look to target the set piece to build ourselves a base to attack from. Gone with a very mobile front 5 who will look to get around the park as well working the fringes. We will look to the target the breakdown with the front 5 clearing the rucks and our 2 specialist opensides getting in there and poaching the ball. On attacking play we will look to the speed and creativity of our half backs to open up the opposition and the power and offloading of our in form midfield unit to burst through the opposition
Northampton Saints
Manager – Dammit_Chris
16. Dylan Hartley 17. Dave Wilson 18. Matt Stevens 19. Joe Launchbury 20. Liam Messam 21. Ryan Kankowski 22. Mike Phillips 23. Casey Lualala
Tactics
Newcastle Falcons vs. Bath Rugby
Newcastle Falcons
Manager – Sgt Pooly
16. Tom Lindsay 17. Owen Franks 18. Fabien Barcella 19. Juandre Kruger 20. Chris York 21. Jonny Arr 22. Brad Barritt 23. Ben Smith
Tactics
Tactics as per last week....contest in set piece and attack with pace with Pretorious/Evans pulling the strings.
Bath Rugby
Manager – Inthefastlane
Kane Newport, Joe Ward, Petrus Du Plessis, James Cannon, Will Skuse, Richard Wigglesworth, Dominic Waldouck, Kurtley Beale
Tactics
Exeter Chiefs vs. Leicester Tigers
Exeter Chiefs
Manager – Driver
01. Eiffion Lewis-Roberts | 09. Nick Phipps |
02. Gary Botha | 10. Steven Myler |
03. Juan Pablo Orlandi | |
04. James Hudson | 11. Iain Balshaw |
05. George Skivington | 12. Dan Hipkiss |
06. Declan Danaher | 13. Regan King |
07. Shane Jennings | 14. Adam Thompstone |
08. Carl Fearns | 15. Luke Arscott |
16.Benjiman Kayser 17.Brett Sturgess 18.Juan Gomez 19.Simon Shaw 20.Gareth Delve 21.Charlie Pilgrim 22.Derrick Houghard 23.Ollie Smith
Tactics
Leicester Tigers
Manager – Lukelovesluka
01. Wyatt Crockett | 09. Micky Young |
02. Sebastien Bruno | 10. Dave Walder |
03. Census Johnston | |
04. Jarrad Hoeata | 11. Tom Biggs |
05. Chris Jack © | 12. Yannick Jauzion |
06. Jordan Crane | 13. Florian Fritz |
07. Magnus Lund | 14. Isa Nacewa |
08. Ernst Joubert | 15. Clement Poitrenaud |
16. Clarke Dermody 17. Matt Thompson 18. Jonny Harris 19. Alex Brown 20. Johnathon Poff 21. Scott Mathie 22. Rob Miller 23. Charlie Amesbury
Tactics
Gloucester vs. London Wasps
Gloucester
Manager – anonmattyt
01. Nick Wood | 09. Dave Lewis |
02. Deon Fourie | 10. Stephen Donald |
03. Rupert Harden | |
04. James Hanks | 11. Joe Rokocoko |
05. George Robson | 12. Johnny May |
06. Mauri Fa’asivalu | 13. Matt Horne |
07. Andy Saull | 14. James Simpson-Daniel |
08. Ashley Johnson | 15. Charlie Sharples |
16. Tim Payne 17. Jamie George 18. Julian White 19. Danie Roussouw 20. Brett Deacon 21. Ryan Lamb 22. Scott Hamilton 23. Lesley Vianikolo
Tactics
London Wasps
Manager – Arry
01. Perry Freshwater © | 09. Michael Classens |
02. Steve Thompson | 10. Jimmy Gopperth |
03. Carlos Nieto | |
04. Stuart Hooper | 11. Drew Mitchell |
05. Mark Chisholm | 12. James Downey |
06. Deon Stegmann | 13. Jon Clarke |
07. Tom Johnson | 14. Noah Cato |
08. Roger Wilson | 15. Mike Brown |
16. Tatafu Polota-Nau 17. Benn Robinson 18. James Slipper 19. Dan Ward-Smith 20. James Haskell 21. Luke Burgess 22. Rory Clegg 23. Olly Morgan
Tactics
Harlequins vs. London Irish
Harlequins
Manager – steven_sharks
01. Joe Marler | 09. Byron Kelleher |
02. Schalk Brits | 10. Freddie Burns |
03. Brian Mujati | |
04. Jerome Thion | 11. Jonathan Joseph |
05. Tom Donnelly | 12. Shaun Berne |
06. James Gaskell | 13. George Lowe |
07. Phil Dowson | 14. Peter Hynes |
08. Chris Henry | 15. Ben Blair |
16. Rob Vickers 17. Matias Aguero 18. Kieran Brookes 19. Erik Lund 20. Jamie Gibson 21. Lee Dickson 22. Gareth Steenson 23. Ross Chisholm
Tactics
London Irish
Manager – stnick88
01. Matias Aguero | 09. Julien Dupuy |
02. Neil Briggs | 10. Juan Martin Hernandez |
03. WP Nel | |
04. Mouritz Botha | 11. Paul Sackey |
05. Nick Kennedy | 12. Dan Bowden |
06. Jaques Botes | 13. Mathieu Bastareaud |
07. Hendre Fourie | 14. JP Pietersen |
08. Xavier Rush | 15. Matthew Tait |
16 Tonga Lea'toea 17 James Buckland 18 Duncan Bell 19 Matt Garvey 20 Steffon Armitage 21 Neal De Kock 22 Gonzalo Tiesi 23 Joe Maddock
Tactics
Saracens vs. Worcester Warriors
Saracens
Manager – LDCPete
01. Matt Mullan | 09. Paul Hodgson |
02. George Chuter | 10. Owen Farrell |
03. Jannie du Plessis | |
04. Rynhard Elstadt | 11. Rene Ranger |
05. Steve Borthwick | 12. Billy Twelvetrees |
06. Joe van Niekerk | 13. Nevin Spence |
07. George Smith | 14. Isaia Toeava |
08. Luke Narraway | 15. Alex Goode |
16. Tom Cowan-Dickie 17. Alex Waller 18. Tom Mercey 19. Graham Kitchener 20. Jacob Rowan 21. Haydn Thomas 22. Tim Visser 23. Henry Trinder
Tactics
- Saracens will be taking a pragmatic approach to this game and using the boots of Farrell, Twelvetrees and Goode to ensure that we play in the right areas of the field. If it is on93 we will run from deep, but in the main we want to dominate territory and play our offloading game in the Worcester Warriors half of the field.
Worcester Warriors
Manager – prop_lyd
01. George Porter | 09. Jordi Pasqualin |
02. Richard Strauss | 10. Nicky Robinson © |
03. BJ Botha | |
04. Ollie Kohn | 11. Phil Chesters |
05. Marco Wentzel © | 12. Lee Thomas |
06. Kearnan Myall | 13. Stirling Mortlock |
07. Martyn Williams | 14. Leila Masaga |
08. Sebastien Chabal | 15. Rob Cook |
16. Koree Britton 17. John Andress 18. Yann Thomas 19. Hayden Smith 20. Ben Morgan 21. Dan White 22. Julien Malzieu 23. Greig Tonks
Tactics
Sale Sharks vs. Northampton Saints
Sale Sharks
Manager – SirJohnnyEnglish
01. Jerome Schuster | 09. Nicholas Bezy |
02. David Paice | 10. Aaron Cruden |
03. Werner Kruger | |
04. Steven Sykes | 11. Nick Abendanon |
05. Christian Day | 12. Jordan Turner-Hall |
06. Matt Todd | 13. Robbie Freuan |
07. Michael Lipman | 14. Tom Brady |
08. Victor Vito | 15. Luke Rooney |
16. Lee Imolek 17. Guilleme Guirado 18. Luc Ducalcon 19. Andries Bekker 20. Matt Kvesic 21. Danny Care 22. James Hook 23. Keith Earls
Tactics
Come in to this one with a very strong front 5 and will look to target the set piece to build ourselves a base to attack from. Gone with a very mobile front 5 who will look to get around the park as well working the fringes. We will look to the target the breakdown with the front 5 clearing the rucks and our 2 specialist opensides getting in there and poaching the ball. On attacking play we will look to the speed and creativity of our half backs to open up the opposition and the power and offloading of our in form midfield unit to burst through the opposition
Northampton Saints
Manager – Dammit_Chris
01. Thomas Domingo | 09. Joe Simpson |
02. Rob Webber | 10. Danny Cipriani |
03. Carl Hayman | |
04. Dave Attwood | 11. Sitiveni Sivivatu |
05. Patricio Albacete | 12. Willie Mason |
06. Calum Clark | 13. Manu Tuilagi |
07. Alexandre Lapandry | 14. Leigh Halfpenny |
08. Simon Taylor | 15. Lionel Beauxis |
16. Dylan Hartley 17. Dave Wilson 18. Matt Stevens 19. Joe Launchbury 20. Liam Messam 21. Ryan Kankowski 22. Mike Phillips 23. Casey Lualala
Tactics
Newcastle Falcons vs. Bath Rugby
Newcastle Falcons
Manager – Sgt Pooly
01. Boris Stankovich | 09. Sarel Pretorious |
02. William Servat | 10. Nick Evans |
03. Paul Doran-Jones | |
04. Dean Schofield | 11. Topsy Ojo |
05. Geoff Parling | 12. Luke McAlister |
06. Chris Robshaw | 13. Jared Payne |
07. Heinrich Brussow | 14. Miles Benjamin |
08. Duane Vermeulen | 15. Sean Maitland |
16. Tom Lindsay 17. Owen Franks 18. Fabien Barcella 19. Juandre Kruger 20. Chris York 21. Jonny Arr 22. Brad Barritt 23. Ben Smith
Tactics
Tactics as per last week....contest in set piece and attack with pace with Pretorious/Evans pulling the strings.
Bath Rugby
Manager – Inthefastlane
01. Salvatore Perugini | 09. Fourie du Preez |
02. Keven Mealamu | 10. Steve Shingler |
03. Aaron Jarvis | |
04. Louis Deacon | 11. Ugo Monye |
05. Isaac Ross | 12. Anthony Allen |
06. Sean O’Brien | 13. David Marty |
07. Steffon Armitage | 14. Maxime Medard |
08. Tom Guest | 15. Tim Nanai-Williams |
Kane Newport, Joe Ward, Petrus Du Plessis, James Cannon, Will Skuse, Richard Wigglesworth, Dominic Waldouck, Kurtley Beale
Tactics
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Exeter 18-22 Tigers - Forwards to tigers, dont like crane at 6 but joubert will lead by example at 8. young/walder no best combo but strong and experienced backline. hipkiss more of a 13 for me driver.
gloucester 20-24 wasps - wassp edge the set piece and gain good ball. gopperth is steady and will kick goals and get enough good ball out to backs to score. prefer AJ at 7 for glos and may/horne not best combo.
saracens 18-15 worcester - strong sarries forwards win the battle with warriors. not the biggest fan of farrell and can see warriors runners getting some joy with sarries defence. farrell will kick goals though and the forwards will grind them the win.
sale 22-22 saints - tough to pick a winner. two good teams, even battle upfront and ups and downs in the backs. big strong center battles with alot of big clashes. much prefer saints back 3, but sale more control at half backs.
newcastle 27-23 bath - good falcons combos, quite like pretorius and evans and mac and payne is decent blues combo. prefer maitland on the wing. strong backs from bath but shingler is young and needs game time at irish to prove himself.
gloucester 20-24 wasps - wassp edge the set piece and gain good ball. gopperth is steady and will kick goals and get enough good ball out to backs to score. prefer AJ at 7 for glos and may/horne not best combo.
saracens 18-15 worcester - strong sarries forwards win the battle with warriors. not the biggest fan of farrell and can see warriors runners getting some joy with sarries defence. farrell will kick goals though and the forwards will grind them the win.
sale 22-22 saints - tough to pick a winner. two good teams, even battle upfront and ups and downs in the backs. big strong center battles with alot of big clashes. much prefer saints back 3, but sale more control at half backs.
newcastle 27-23 bath - good falcons combos, quite like pretorius and evans and mac and payne is decent blues combo. prefer maitland on the wing. strong backs from bath but shingler is young and needs game time at irish to prove himself.
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Quins 25-29 Irish
Prefer Quins front 3 and engine room, but both nice combo's. Bit more for Irish in the backrow, no fan of Gaskell at 6 but 7/8 good.
Dupey and Kelleher pretty tight to call but a no form JMH is much better than Burns. Not sure he has the game to direct against this kind of opposition yet.
Backs pretty much all to Irish and think what they lose in the front 5 is made up in the backs for the win.
Quins
+ amazing front 5 that sets a real platform, competitive backrow
- backs need an injection of class, 10 not strong
Irish
+ quality throughout team, no major weaknesses
- front row could get dominated
Prefer Quins front 3 and engine room, but both nice combo's. Bit more for Irish in the backrow, no fan of Gaskell at 6 but 7/8 good.
Dupey and Kelleher pretty tight to call but a no form JMH is much better than Burns. Not sure he has the game to direct against this kind of opposition yet.
Backs pretty much all to Irish and think what they lose in the front 5 is made up in the backs for the win.
Quins
+ amazing front 5 that sets a real platform, competitive backrow
- backs need an injection of class, 10 not strong
Irish
+ quality throughout team, no major weaknesses
- front row could get dominated
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"Not a game for AJ who's a great player on front foot but adds little behind a beaten pack"
Bizarre statement that Pooly. Cheetahs often get beaten in the pack yet AJ still gets into
many super 15 teams of the year
http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16017_7031031,00.html
Bizarre statement that Pooly. Cheetahs often get beaten in the pack yet AJ still gets into
many super 15 teams of the year
http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16017_7031031,00.html
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Cheetahs have a cracking pack Matt, but he offers not alot on the backfoot. Great carrier with front foot ball though, he'll be a real asset in some games but think you need to dominate front 5 to get the best out of him.
I suppose he's like a worse version of SOB in some respects as he doesn't offer much more than carrying. (I think SOB has a rounded game though, just excels in carrying)
I suppose he's like a worse version of SOB in some respects as he doesn't offer much more than carrying. (I think SOB has a rounded game though, just excels in carrying)
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Exeter Chiefs 17 29 Leicester Tigers Think Leicester backs will cut exeter to ribbons. Think that centre pairing for exeter would not work in any way. especially against Jauzion etc.
Newcastle 24- 21 Bath
Falcons decimate bath in the scrum with Jarvis way out of his depth. Bath locks much better. Falcons weak in this department with Parling being given 0 rating as has been out so long and no idea if he will return.
Backrow fairly even vermaulen much stronger than guest though.
Falcons take halfbacks. FDP better than pretorius but pretorius form better. Evans class above.
Falcons better centres and BAth much better back 3 with a lot more footballing ability. Prefer Maitland on wing
Newcastle 24- 21 Bath
Falcons decimate bath in the scrum with Jarvis way out of his depth. Bath locks much better. Falcons weak in this department with Parling being given 0 rating as has been out so long and no idea if he will return.
Backrow fairly even vermaulen much stronger than guest though.
Falcons take halfbacks. FDP better than pretorius but pretorius form better. Evans class above.
Falcons better centres and BAth much better back 3 with a lot more footballing ability. Prefer Maitland on wing
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Saracens 26-18 Leeds
Slight edge in front row to Sarries but 2 good units. One a piece in the second row. Edge to Sarries carries on in the backrow, Prop needs some good form at the beginning of season from a few players.
Close battle in the halfbacks, one a piece. Mortlock the standout centre but let down a little with Thomas who've I've not seen for a fair while. Keeps centres even. Much stronger back 3 for Sarries although Toeava isn't as strong at wing than FB. Too much across the board for Sarries
Slight edge in front row to Sarries but 2 good units. One a piece in the second row. Edge to Sarries carries on in the backrow, Prop needs some good form at the beginning of season from a few players.
Close battle in the halfbacks, one a piece. Mortlock the standout centre but let down a little with Thomas who've I've not seen for a fair while. Keeps centres even. Much stronger back 3 for Sarries although Toeava isn't as strong at wing than FB. Too much across the board for Sarries
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Sale 30-28 Saints
Massive upfront battle I can't separate and similar in the locks. Backrows 6/7 tight but Vito on different planet to Taylor who's not a great player.
Close and similar halfback battle but Sale much stronger in centres as find it hard to rate Mason. Saints wingers a class above but Beaxuis is no FB and will cause issues there.
Sale
+ great competitive pack
- could do with one quality winger to compliment Abendanon who's a better FB IMO
Saints
+ again a strong pack and quality wingers
- Mason can't rate, Taylor isn't a strong 8 and need a 15
Massive upfront battle I can't separate and similar in the locks. Backrows 6/7 tight but Vito on different planet to Taylor who's not a great player.
Close and similar halfback battle but Sale much stronger in centres as find it hard to rate Mason. Saints wingers a class above but Beaxuis is no FB and will cause issues there.
Sale
+ great competitive pack
- could do with one quality winger to compliment Abendanon who's a better FB IMO
Saints
+ again a strong pack and quality wingers
- Mason can't rate, Taylor isn't a strong 8 and need a 15
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Saracens 30-20 Worcester saracens have a much stronger backrow and will take this game through their back 3.
A good battle and Worcester looking much stronger
A good battle and Worcester looking much stronger
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Exeter 22 - 27 Leicester
Gloucester 23 - 27 Wasps
Saracens 28 - 19 Worcester
Sale 19 - 19 Northampton
Newcastle 32 - 24 Bath
Gloucester 23 - 27 Wasps
Saracens 28 - 19 Worcester
Sale 19 - 19 Northampton
Newcastle 32 - 24 Bath
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Guys just wanted to see what you thought of a few of my players in new positions, Beauxis has had a lot of game time for Stade in the 15 shirt over the last 3 seasons or so - him or Cipriani at 15 during WC?
Also chose Mason because he has unbelievable offloading skills, will get my wings running off him like Ashton does for Saints - I know not many people rate him but would they pay attention to that tactic? His defence isnt ever going to be an issue either.
Simon Taylor, a star for Bath last season - but better 6 or 8?
Also chose Mason because he has unbelievable offloading skills, will get my wings running off him like Ashton does for Saints - I know not many people rate him but would they pay attention to that tactic? His defence isnt ever going to be an issue either.
Simon Taylor, a star for Bath last season - but better 6 or 8?
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Exeter 19 - 24 Leicester
Gloucester 25 - 28 Wasps
Saracens 31 - 25 Worcester
Quins 31 - 35 Irish
Newcastle 25 - 21 Bath
Late meeting just about to start, so cant really do more than that this week!
Gloucester 25 - 28 Wasps
Saracens 31 - 25 Worcester
Quins 31 - 35 Irish
Newcastle 25 - 21 Bath
Late meeting just about to start, so cant really do more than that this week!
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Taylor was no star for Bath, he's dropped of massivley over the years. Better at 6 imo. Beauxis is a bit of liability at 15 and not seen him play there for 2 seasons, Cips better option.
Mason has only played one game I think so hard to rate, see how he goes next season
Mason has only played one game I think so hard to rate, see how he goes next season
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Taylor was excellent for Bath last year and is a very good player. He is not as dynamic as he was but he is a great workhorse and reads the game very well.
He was one of the best players in the AP last year. After Xmas he was on fire every time i watched bath or read a review of the game. Does a lot of work and maybe does not get credit for it. quite similar in style to Vermaulen
He was one of the best players in the AP last year. After Xmas he was on fire every time i watched bath or read a review of the game. Does a lot of work and maybe does not get credit for it. quite similar in style to Vermaulen
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Chris mate know its our game just giving you some feedback:
Wouldnt rate Beaxuis there mate. Rodrigeuz is the 1st choice 15 for Stade and plays there most games. Think 10. Beaxuis 15. Cipriani looks better or you.
Tactics always play a big role for me but Mason just wont get any rating from me till regurlarly playing. He may have an offloding game but his positioning defensively will be a major weakness for me.
Taylor had a decent season at Bath but post world cup may struggle to get gametime in the big games with Moody, Louw and fearns in the backrow. Would play him at 6. Think hes better there
Wouldnt rate Beaxuis there mate. Rodrigeuz is the 1st choice 15 for Stade and plays there most games. Think 10. Beaxuis 15. Cipriani looks better or you.
Tactics always play a big role for me but Mason just wont get any rating from me till regurlarly playing. He may have an offloding game but his positioning defensively will be a major weakness for me.
Taylor had a decent season at Bath but post world cup may struggle to get gametime in the big games with Moody, Louw and fearns in the backrow. Would play him at 6. Think hes better there
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He's a decent AP player and no more for me, I see him as a slight weakness in your pack Chris, strong everywhere else though. Can't imagine he'll get much game time either next season.
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I'm really surpised about some of the ocmments about Taylor, every game I saw him play he was Bath's best forward by some distance - think Bath's backrow will be Louw, Moody and Taylor next year. Fearns isnt at any of their levels yet, but imagine he'll get a lot of gametime with Moody no doubt being injured for at least 2months of next year!
I'm trying to build a pack that is completely suited to English conditions during October-February when the pitches are wet, loads of mud to almost bully my way through games - its why I went with Phillips as well at 9 too. Big mean packs the way forward in the AP!
I'm trying to build a pack that is completely suited to English conditions during October-February when the pitches are wet, loads of mud to almost bully my way through games - its why I went with Phillips as well at 9 too. Big mean packs the way forward in the AP!
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stnick88 wrote:
saracens 18-15 worcester - strong sarries forwards win the battle with warriors. not the biggest fan of farrell and can see warriors runners getting some joy with sarries defence. farrell will kick goals though and the forwards will grind them the win.
stnick, if you get a chance, do you think you could let me know where you see the defensive weaknesses are that Warriors runners could get some joy from. Am going to be trying to put a lot of emphasis on having a tight defence this season so would like to know which gaps people think need plugging.
Thanks
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Exeter Chiefs 16 Leicester Tigers 26
Not a fan of either of the Chiefs starting props and think the Leicester pack will put them in the driving seat here. Don't see Crane as a 6 though, can't remember ever seeing him play there. Neither 10 inspires me that they will get the back lines going, but in the backs Tigers have more players who are likely to make something happen themselves. Hipkiss at 12 for Chiefs means the ball is unlikely to get past 12 very often so King will be redundant when really you want him on the ball as much as possible.
Gloucester 16 London Wasps 19
Looking at the packs I would give Wasps the set piece here, which isn't something I've said often about Gloucester in this game. In the absence of tactics I am going that Gloucester will play the way they have done since we started this, and look to play off the set piece, which I think they will struggle with today. Glaws have the better backs, as Wasps are a bit one dimensional with the Downey/Clarke combo in midfield, but it's a low scorer for me with Gopperths steadier boot winning it.
Harlequins 22 London Irish 21
Found this tough to call. On paper the Quins front row is mustard, but I can't help thinking that in the scrum they could get schooled by the Irish props. In winter, this may have swayed things the other way for me, but the stumbling block for Irish for me is JMH. I just cannot rate him he has played so little rugby, which means I don't see how he would get. I have no problem with Berne at 12 for QUins, he is a steady player who would help out the inexperienced Burns at 10.
Sale Sharks 26 Northampton Saints 20
Great pack battle here. I would give the scrum to Sale, but the lineout to Saints, by virtue of better jumping options in the back row. Cipriani at 10 is an issue for me Chris, not going to lie. He does some magical things with ball in hand, but also some crazy things that always seem to cost his team points. Sharks have a back row that would pressurize him and I can see him gifting points to them. Would have gone with him and Beauxis the other way round. Mason /Tuilagi as a midfield could be mustard going forward, but defensively I suspect would get ripped to shreds by a top team. One of them alongside an experienced player who can organise defensively you could get away with, but not the two of them together. Sharks midfield solid defensively and powerful, but would lack a little spark at 12.
Newcastle Falcons 23 Bath Rugby 21
Interesting pack battle. Front row is Falcons, second row is Bath by a stretch for me, and back row is Falcons by a whisker. Shingler is a ??? for me and will have to wait for the season to start to assess properly as he has not played at anywhere near this level before, whereas the Falcons pair are experinced enough to take advantage of whatever decent ball they get. In the backs there is absolutely nothing in it for me, so it's a narrow Falcons win, mainly down to Evans using the ball better than Shingler at the moment.
Not a fan of either of the Chiefs starting props and think the Leicester pack will put them in the driving seat here. Don't see Crane as a 6 though, can't remember ever seeing him play there. Neither 10 inspires me that they will get the back lines going, but in the backs Tigers have more players who are likely to make something happen themselves. Hipkiss at 12 for Chiefs means the ball is unlikely to get past 12 very often so King will be redundant when really you want him on the ball as much as possible.
Gloucester 16 London Wasps 19
Looking at the packs I would give Wasps the set piece here, which isn't something I've said often about Gloucester in this game. In the absence of tactics I am going that Gloucester will play the way they have done since we started this, and look to play off the set piece, which I think they will struggle with today. Glaws have the better backs, as Wasps are a bit one dimensional with the Downey/Clarke combo in midfield, but it's a low scorer for me with Gopperths steadier boot winning it.
Harlequins 22 London Irish 21
Found this tough to call. On paper the Quins front row is mustard, but I can't help thinking that in the scrum they could get schooled by the Irish props. In winter, this may have swayed things the other way for me, but the stumbling block for Irish for me is JMH. I just cannot rate him he has played so little rugby, which means I don't see how he would get. I have no problem with Berne at 12 for QUins, he is a steady player who would help out the inexperienced Burns at 10.
Sale Sharks 26 Northampton Saints 20
Great pack battle here. I would give the scrum to Sale, but the lineout to Saints, by virtue of better jumping options in the back row. Cipriani at 10 is an issue for me Chris, not going to lie. He does some magical things with ball in hand, but also some crazy things that always seem to cost his team points. Sharks have a back row that would pressurize him and I can see him gifting points to them. Would have gone with him and Beauxis the other way round. Mason /Tuilagi as a midfield could be mustard going forward, but defensively I suspect would get ripped to shreds by a top team. One of them alongside an experienced player who can organise defensively you could get away with, but not the two of them together. Sharks midfield solid defensively and powerful, but would lack a little spark at 12.
Newcastle Falcons 23 Bath Rugby 21
Interesting pack battle. Front row is Falcons, second row is Bath by a stretch for me, and back row is Falcons by a whisker. Shingler is a ??? for me and will have to wait for the season to start to assess properly as he has not played at anywhere near this level before, whereas the Falcons pair are experinced enough to take advantage of whatever decent ball they get. In the backs there is absolutely nothing in it for me, so it's a narrow Falcons win, mainly down to Evans using the ball better than Shingler at the moment.
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think in this league where the standards are so high, farrell/36 10/12 combo may struggle defensively with people like mortlock, masaga and chabal running at them. ranger also not the best defensively.
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Cheers stnick, thought Ranger might be one that was on the 'not the best defensively list'.
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Exeter Chiefs 18 Leicester Tigers 21
Gloucester 24 London Wasps 18
Harlequins 20 London Irish 20
Sale Sharks 24 Northampton Saints 22
Newcastle Falcons 24 Bath Rugby 21
Exeter Chiefs 18 Leicester Tigers 21
Gloucester 24 London Wasps 18
Harlequins 20 London Irish 20
Sale Sharks 24 Northampton Saints 22
Newcastle Falcons 24 Bath Rugby 21
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RESULTS
Exeter Chiefs 19 Leicester Tigers 32
Gloucester 20 London Wasps 29
Harlequins 23 London Irish 27
Saracens 32 Worcester Warriors 18
Sale Sharks 27 Northampton Saints 22
Newcastle Falcons 32 Bath Rugby 21
Exeter Chiefs 19 Leicester Tigers 32
Gloucester 20 London Wasps 29
Harlequins 23 London Irish 27
Saracens 32 Worcester Warriors 18
Sale Sharks 27 Northampton Saints 22
Newcastle Falcons 32 Bath Rugby 21
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