Sarries vs Bristol

[jimKRFC]

Saracens:
1 Mako Vunipola
2 Jamie George
3 Christian Judge
4 Maro Itoje
5 Hugh Tizard
6 Tom Willis
7 Andy Christie
8 Billy Vunipola
9 Aled Davies
10 Owen Farrell (c)
11 Tom Parton
12 Nick Tompkins
13 Elliot Daly
14 Alex Lewington
15 Alex Goode

Replacements:
16 Kapeli Pifeleti
17 Eroni Mawi
18 Alec Clarey
19 Theo McFarland
20 Toby Knight
21 Gareth Simpson
22 Olly Hartley
23 Sean Maitland

Bristol:
15. Max Malins (20 apps),
14. Gabriel Ibitoye (26 apps),
13. Virimi Vakatawa (6 apps),
12. Benhard Janse van Rensburg (9 apps),
11. Rich Lane (24 apps),
10. Callum Sheedy (159 apps),
9. Harry Randall (110 apps);
1. Ellis Genge (36 apps),
2. Gabriel Oghre (2 apps),
3. 18. Kyle Sinckler (46 apps),
4. James Dun (21 apps),
5. Joe Batley (48 apps),
6. Jake Heenan (99 apps),
7. Dan Thomas (136 apps),
8. Fitz Harding (59 apps) (c).

Subs:
16. Harry Thacker (108 apps),
17. Jake Woolmore (138 apps),
18. George Kloska (36 apps),
19. Josh Caulfield (10 apps),
20. Paddy Pearce (4 apps),
21. Kieran Marmion (10 apps),
22. James Williams (25 apps),
23. Kalaveti Ravouvou (debut).


Hard to see anything other than a home win. Bristol will do well to get a bonus point.

[jimKRFC]

Referee: Luke Pearce
ARs: Simon Harding & Gareth Holsgrove
TMO: Rowan Kitt

[Mellsblue]

I post this solely because I know how much MBrown loves the bants.

https://x.com/saracens/status/172760681 ... MV3j-SK8yQ

[FKAS]

I post this solely because I know how much MBrown loves the bants.

https://x.com/saracens/status/172760681 ... MV3j-SK8yQ

Well that's truly cringe worthy.

Big Sarries pack but no real fetchers in that side. If Bristol can get some momentum Sarries might end up coughing up penalties. Bristol are going to have to be very physical to weather that particular storm though.

[Banquo]

nice to see Dolly getting a run out, lovely runner

Interesting to see how Sarries manage the Billy, Tom Willis, McFarland conundrum.

[p/d]

nice to see Dolly getting a run out, lovely runner

Cracking rack

[Banquo]

nice to see Dolly getting a run out, lovely runner

Cracking rack

We'll have to Parton good terms...

[Scrumhead]

nice to see Dolly getting a run out, lovely runner

Interesting to see how Sarries manage the Billy, Tom Willis, McFarland conundrum.

Not to mention Gonzalez. Christie’s in good form too.

[p/d]

Has Mako been given the kicking duties?

[FKAS]

Has Mako been given the kicking duties?

Would explain why on the stats the Ice Man has two conversions from seven tries.

[francoisfou]

How did Gabriel Oghre play? I watched a few of his matches in the Top14 for Bordeaux/Bègles last season where he played well and was expecting him to show the same form for Bristol

[jimKRFC]

How did Gabriel Oghre play? I watched a few of his matches in the Top14 for Bordeaux/Bègles last season where he played well and was expecting him to show the same form for Bristol

He's only just started playing, he was unfit for the first few games so hard to tell so far..

Closer result than expected, thanks to OF, but there are some questions to be asked about the ref/tmo around the lineout.

For one score there were two balls on the field around the maul, for most of the lineouts Sarries players left the lineout early (they were pre-forming a maul) before Gorge threw in - so could/should have been penalties against them, and there was one where the Christy passed the ball over the maul (he was the front man) to Itoje (not bound). Which I think is also not allowed (my understanding is that it has to be passed out by the rear player).

Lam has to be under real pressure now and the next couple of games are becoming must wins for him.

[Stom]

Has Mako been given the kicking duties?

Would explain why on the stats the Ice Man has two conversions from seven tries.

Lukewarm boy missed 6 of 8.

So standard for him.