Exeter vs Bath - Sat 5.30pm

[Puja]

Exeter: Cordero; O'Flaherty, Whitten, Devoto, Woodburn; J Simmonds, Maunder, Moon, Yeandle (capt), Williams, Armand, Skinner, Ewers, Kirsten, S Simmonds

Replacements: Innard, Hepburn, Street, Witty, Capstick, Hidalgo-Clyne, Walsh, Hendrickson

Bath: de Glanville; McConnochie, Redpath, Matavesi, Cokanasiga; Priestland, Spencer; Obano, Dunn, Thomas, McNally, Ewels (capt), Williams, Bayliss, Mercer

Replacements: Walker, Boyce, Judge, Stooke, Reid, Chudley, Clark, Rokoduguni

[p/d]

Yeandle back as captain?

[Banquo]

Yeandle back as captain?

He is pretty much always skipper when he starts iirc

[Banquo]

Should be a belter if Bath can summon up some cohesion. They have to attack the lineout, though Skinner will help.

Is Hinckley crocked?

[fivepointer]

Bath bound to be better than last week. Exeter will likely up their game too. Lots of good match ups and potentially a very closely contested game.

[Tigersman]

wow that was a great try

[Epaminondas Pules]

That’s quite a statement in the first half from Exeter, especially up front.

[Epaminondas Pules]

Wow! Bath quite obviously brought that to ground. That’s a penalty!

[Epaminondas Pules]

If I was Eddie Jones I’d be fast tracking Marcus Street. Proper talent!

[Epaminondas Pules]

Walsh has looked really good since coming on, though it helps when the opposition are literally bending over and presenting.

[padprop]

Hidalgo-Clyne a lions bolter? looks absolutelt fantastic whenever I see him play

[Stom]

Hidalgo-Clyne a lions bolter? looks absolutelt fantastic whenever I see him play

Was disappointed when Quins didn't keep hold of him. Would have been much better than Landajo.

[FKAS]

If I was Eddie Jones I’d be fast tracking Marcus Street. Proper talent!

Street looks like he'll develop into quite a player. With Painter and Heyes developing nicely as well there's a bit of a conveyor belt if tighthead talent emerging for England.

Bath not starting the season well. Momentum seems to have left them completely and Chiefs really took them to task. Can Hooper hire another experienced coach to save him again?

[Scrumhead]

Street and Heyes look like proper prospects, but I’m not convinced on Painter. He’s big and heavy, but that seems to be about it. Like Kieran Brookes but not as good.

[Mikey Brown]

Hidalgo-Clyne a lions bolter? looks absolutelt fantastic whenever I see him play

Lol. Gatland picking a Scottish player that doesn't even start for his club?

I do think he's had a real resurgence though. Not sure if Maunder is starting on merit or potential at the moment.

[Banquo]

Bath must be a lot less than the sum of their parts. That’s a decent team on paper

[twitchy]

Bath must be a lot less than the sum of their parts. That’s a decent team on paper

Embarrassing to be honest. They constantly under perform.

[FKAS]

Street and Heyes look like proper prospects, but I’m not convinced on Painter. He’s big and heavy, but that seems to be about it. Like Kieran Brookes but not as good.

Ouch that's harsh on Painter. I think he got away with being bigger and more powerful image grade and when he broke through. Now like a lot of props he's gone back to learning his trade. He's still in his early twenties. Got two or three years before the expectation kicks in. Heyes has had his wobbles to, he lost too much weight after taking up running in the first lockdown and that effected his performance.

Street will no doubt have a wobble in his development at some point but with the coaching staff and the consistency of the quality in coaching staff should help him.

The problem with Brookes has always been that he has an amateur approach to a professional game. It's why Tigers cut him loose and why a player with his level of potential is in his prime years and no where near international consideration.

[Mellsblue]

Tbh, Hooper is so useless he couldn’t run a bath.

[fivepointer]

O'Flaherty's try is quite a moment.

Bad result for Bath. They should be more competitive than that.

Street is coming along very nicely. Props do need a bit more time to develop. Most promising ones could do with a season in the Championship or NL1 where their technique will be honed and their application tested. Saints should send Painter to a Champ club next year to get some game time.

[padprop]

Strange to see Bath's scrum and maul to have disintegrated so rapidly. I know Street is a prospect, but he was roasted by Tom West when they played wasps a few months ago. I know they are without Stuart but they've been pretty strong without him in the past.