Newcastle v Sale Fri 7.45

fivepointer · Post by **fivepointer** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 11:45 am

Big game this. A win for either side will go a long way to ensuring a top 6 place. Lose and life gets quite tricky.

Newcastle Falcons: Hammersley; Goneva, Harris, JP Socino, Sinoti; Hodgson, Young; Lockwood, Lawson, S. Wilson, Green, Witty, Welch (capt), Graham, Hogg.

Replacements: S Socino, Vickers, Davison, Olmstead, Burrows, Takulua, Mermoz, Tait.

Sale Sharks: McGuigan; Yarde, James, James, Odogwu; MacGinty, De Klerk; Harrison, Webber, John, Evans, Ostrikov, Ross (capt), B. Curry, Strauss.

Replacements: Jones, Tarus, Aulika, Beaumont, Ioane, T. Curry, Cliff, Redpath.

BenHK · Post by **BenHK** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 11:53 am

fivepointer wrote:Big game this. A win for either side will go a long way to ensuring a top 6 place. Lose and life gets quite tricky.

Newcastle Falcons: Hammersley; Goneva, Harris, JP Socino, Sinoti; Hodgson, Young; Lockwood, Lawson, S. Wilson, Green, Witty, Welch (capt), Graham, Hogg.

Replacements: S Socino, Vickers, Davison, Olmstead, Burrows, Takulua, Mermoz, Tait.

Sale Sharks: McGuigan; Yarde, James, James, Odogwu; MacGinty, De Klerk; Harrison, Webber, John, Evans, Ostrikov, Ross (capt), B. Curry, Strauss.

Replacements: Jones, Tarus, Aulika, Beaumont, Ioane, T. Curry, Cliff, Redpath.

I’m fairly confident with the pack we’re putting out, but McGuigan at FB and Odogwu on the wings could expose us if the Budgies decide to put some high balls in there. Luke James has looked good on his outings so far, but is hardly battle hardened so expect Newcastle to target us there as well.

Could be a really good game looking at the line ups though

Scrumhead · Post by **Scrumhead** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 3:56 pm

Perhaps - Sinoti or Goneva are two very dangerous wingers but I wouldn’t have said they were particularly well known for their kick-chase game.

This one could go either way but I think it might be a fairly ugly, low-scoring game. If that is indeed the case, I’d back Newcastle to see out a home win with a losing BP for Sale. I can see something like a 13-10.

twitchy · Post by **twitchy** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 4:13 pm

Should be a good one hopefully.

francoisfou · Post by **francoisfou** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 6:13 pm

Has Flood been dropped or rested?

16th man · Post by **16th man** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 7:53 pm

The game in Manchester was awful as the Ref just abandoned offside and both sides pretty much nullified each other by stifling space.

Sale appear to have forgotten how to tackle.

twitchy · Post by **twitchy** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 8:04 pm

Gary Graham going nuts.

16th man · Post by **16th man** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 8:07 pm

Well this is making the first 20 last week look like a competent display.

twitchy · Post by **twitchy** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 8:09 pm

Sale are such a frustrating team.

16th man · Post by **16th man** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 8:14 pm

Last week Wasps actually played a bit of rugby, and went around us. Tonight we've just dropped off tackle after tackle and let them walk through us.

16th man · Post by **16th man** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 8:16 pm

Well that is just embarrassingly poor.

twitchy · Post by **twitchy** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 8:17 pm

Brilliant from newcastle a man down.

16th man · Post by **16th man** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 8:25 pm

That's pretty sharp by Curry to keep going and score.

Scrumhead · Post by **Scrumhead** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 8:25 pm

Just checked the score ... how wrong I was!

twitchy · Post by **twitchy** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 8:35 pm

Well done sale.

Mellsblue · Post by **Mellsblue** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 8:35 pm

twitchy wrote:Should be a good one hopefully.

You’re not wrong.

16th man · Post by **16th man** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 8:38 pm

If Sale pull this off twice on the spin, it might be time to chuck a fiver on them winning the whole thing as the gods are smiling on them.

Raggs · Post by **Raggs** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 8:39 pm

New strategy? Let the opposition score lots on the first 20 so they turn off?

Mellsblue · Post by **Mellsblue** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 8:42 pm

Raggs wrote:New strategy? Let the opposition score lots on the first 20 so they turn off?

I doubt Dimond’s half time talk will be along those lines!!

Mellsblue · Post by **Mellsblue** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 8:49 pm

It looks like a full house there tonight. I know they’ve been selling more tickets than usual this season but I wonder how many in there are newbies from the St James Park match.

16th man · Post by **16th man** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:00 pm

That's absolutely terrible stuff from Evans. Butchered that almost as badly as Turner and Armand last weekend.

twitchy · Post by **twitchy** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:00 pm

Worst thing in rugby is watching a donkey ruin every thing.

p/d · Post by **p/d** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:01 pm

Yarde is so petulant

16th man · Post by **16th man** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:03 pm

How many Newcastle players sealing that off?

16th man · Post by **16th man** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:04 pm

Oops, looks like a few weeks off for Graham.

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