Wasps vs Dragons Sat 5.30pm

[Raggs]

15 Lima Sopoaga (46)
14 Zach Kibirige (29)
13 Paolo Odogwu (11)
12 Jimmy Gopperth (109)
11 Josh Bassett (130)
10 Charlie Atkinson (3)
9 Dan Robson (124)
1 Tom West (37)
2 Tom Cruse (85)
3 Kieran Brookes (44)
4 Joe Launchbury (152) (c)
5 Will Rowlands (94)
6 Jack Willis (63)
7 Thomas Young (123)
8 Alfie Barbeary (9)

Replacements
16 Gabriel Oghre (30)
17 Zurabi Zhvania (34)
18 Jeff Toomaga-Allen (24)
19 Tim Cardall (22)
20 Ben Morris (31)
21 Will Porter (20)
22 Michael Le Bourgeois (38)
23 Matteo Minozzi (20

Love that we're giving Atkinson a starting shirt.

[Epaminondas Pules]

15 Lima Sopoaga (46)
14 Zach Kibirige (29)
13 Paolo Odogwu (11)
12 Jimmy Gopperth (109)
11 Josh Bassett (130)
10 Charlie Atkinson (3)
9 Dan Robson (124)
1 Tom West (37)
2 Tom Cruse (85)
3 Kieran Brookes (44)
4 Joe Launchbury (152) (c)
5 Will Rowlands (94)
6 Jack Willis (63)
7 Thomas Young (123)
8 Alfie Barbeary (9)

Replacements
16 Gabriel Oghre (30)
17 Zurabi Zhvania (34)
18 Jeff Toomaga-Allen (24)
19 Tim Cardall (22)
20 Ben Morris (31)
21 Will Porter (20)
22 Michael Le Bourgeois (38)
23 Matteo Minozzi (20

Love that we're giving Atkinson a starting shirt.

Awesome!!! Great to see him back and straight back in to start.

[Raggs]

Dragons (v Wasps): Josh Lewis, Jared Rosser, Nick Tompkins, Jamie Roberts, Ashton Hewitt, Sam Davies, Rhodri Williams (c); Brok Harris, Richard Hibbard, Lloyd Fairbrother, Ben Carter, Joe Maksymiw, Aaron Wainwright, Harrison Keddie, Ollie Griffiths

Replacements: Elliot Dee, Josh Reynolds, Leon Brown, Matthew Screech, Taine Basham, Tavis Knoyle, Jack Dixon, Jonah Holmes

I don't watch pro14, but that looks a very handy backline (the names I recognise).

[Peej]

Some big calls here. Barbeary continuing at 8. Atkinson starting. Great to see West getting a start too, and imagine he'll put in a big shift given ZZ hasn't played any rugby since March.

Sopoaga still at 15 not such a good call, but probs saving Minozzi for some Prem games after the Autumn cup. Vellacott must be injured as didn't feature last week either.

Wasps have had a poor start to the season, so this should be treated as chance to get a win, but of secondary importance to improving league form.

[fivepointer]

Chance for Wasps to reset. Big game for Atkinson. Great to see the youngster getting a start.

[Raggs]

Dragons with covid issues has lead to something like 4 changes for them for the starting lineup and then players to the bench.

[Scrumhead]

Can’t seem to get this on the BT Sport app. Anyone else having a problem?

[Raggs]

Watching a stream but its on bt sport 2hd live.

[Epaminondas Pules]

Decent first half if a fair amount of errors. Atkinson doing OK. A lovely cross kick to set Bassett up, that for a longer dead ball area would've been a try. Hes taken a couple of cracking rib shots and got up and still challenged the line. Good hands too both left and right.

[Epaminondas Pules]

I know he's just missed touch, but I'm pleased to see Atkinson go for absolute max distance every time from penalties.

[Raggs]

Umaga is encouraged to do the same, I'm ok with it.

[Raggs]

Thank you Nigel... Thought sops had his arms up and just got bumped away so couldn't wrap. But i guess it's consistent.

Would be nice to hear some neutral tmo interference go the otherway...

[Banquo]

Umaga is encouraged to do the same, I'm ok with it.

Yep thirded.

Safety first penalty touch finders are another gift from League. Bring back torpedo kicks I say!!

(Though Malins is probably regretting his final kick for Brizz, bonus point might be important)

[Peej]

Dragons with covid issues has lead to something like 4 changes for them for the starting lineup and then players to the bench.

Turns out it was closer to 8 in the end. Amazing the game went ahead at all