Gloucester v Bordeaux Sat 3.15

fivepointer · Post by **fivepointer** » Fri Dec 09, 2022 4:04 pm

Gloucester: Evans; Hearle, Harris, Atkinson, May; Carreras, Varney; Rupava Ruskin, Socino, Balmain, Jordan, Alemanno, Clarke, Ludlow, Morgan.

Replacements: Blake, Elrington, Knight, Tuisue, Clement, Chapman, Twelvetrees, Reeves

Bordeaux Begles: Buros; Cordero, Vili, Mori, Cros; Holmes, Lucu; Kaulashvili, Lamothe, Faletea, Douglas, Roussel, Giammarioli, Diaby, Willis

Replacements: Maynadier, Vaotoa, Cobilas, Cazeaux. Timu, Gimbert, Masse, Bielle-Biarrey

Banquo · Post by **Banquo** » Fri Dec 09, 2022 5:24 pm

Whats uo with Thorley and assume Polledri still rusty?

ilovelamp · Post by **ilovelamp** » Fri Dec 09, 2022 11:00 pm

Thorley is injured but close to full fitness. Polledri is, in my opinion, still some way off being anywhere near full fitness. He’s getting there though, just slowly.

FKAS · Post by **FKAS** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 9:18 am

Polledri is bound to take time. He had a horrible period both on and off the field to get over.

I hope Thorley is fit and back to his best soon. Could be a 6N bolter on the left wing as Borthwick does like a ball carrying threat (often powerfully) there.

Good to see Cam Jordan getting game time. He was unlucky to be trying to force his way into the Tigers team with a number of outstanding lock/6s coming up behind him.

twitchy · Post by **twitchy** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 3:16 pm

Glos in pink.

Mr Mwenda · Post by **Mr Mwenda** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 4:01 pm

Willis scores, half beginning to wonder if England rugby would be better off encouraging international players to play abroad as one way to end the endless club v country battle.

Mr Mwenda · Post by **Mr Mwenda** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:02 pm

Yay, Chapman! Really good turnaround, thought glaws were dead and buried!

Oakboy · Post by **Oakboy** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:07 pm

Mr Mwenda wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 4:01 pm Willis scores, half beginning to wonder if England rugby would be better off encouraging international players to play abroad as one way to end the endless club v country battle.

Willis has slotted in after only a few days training, it seems. I just hope he gets to do the same for England - arguably our best No 8.

fivepointer · Post by **fivepointer** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:18 pm

Thrilling win for Glos. They looked completely out of it at one stage. Val R-R was just terrific. Willis excellent for Bordeaux.

p/d · Post by **p/d** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:33 pm

fivepointer wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:18 pm Thrilling win for Glos. They looked completely out of it at one stage. Val R-R was just terrific. Willis excellent for Bordeaux.

Wasn’t he just

Mr Mwenda · Post by **Mr Mwenda** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:50 pm

Man of the match had to be Laithwaites, though. That bloke was everywhere.

ilovelamp · Post by **ilovelamp** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 6:20 pm

Tuisue immense off the bench again and changed the impetus. Up until then we were huffing and puffing but not getting a great deal of change.

The ref and TMO were something else though - way out if their depth. We were so dominant in the scrum it was comical and didn’t get a pen until it was nearly ‘no side’.

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