Premiership Cup 2023/24

[Which Tyler]

I'd thought these weren't being video.d
https://video.premiershiprugby.com/cont ... up-round-1

[Banquo]

I'd thought these weren't being video.d
https://video.premiershiprugby.com/cont ... up-round-1

They are video'd as a matter of course I believe, and indeed shared between all the clubs, but didn't think they'd necessarily 'broadcast' them.

[Mellsblue]

They might use clips of the Sale v Bedford match in the next series of Holby City.

[Banquo]

Ealing currently stuffing saints on TNT 1. 31-10 after 40 mins!

[Mellsblue]

It was a good day for Cov:

https://x.com/coventryrugby/status/1700 ... MV3j-SK8yQ

[Banquo]

36-17

[Mellsblue]

Didn’t realise it was on. Now watching on big telly, thank you.

[Mellsblue]

I did fear it’d be Dewi Morris on comms, so I’m slightly relieved, but a Healey & Dallaglio combo isn’t that much better.

[Banquo]

41-17. Hope this doesn't stampede Saints into sticking their best side out next week

[FKAS]

Saints joining Sarries in having their development+ sides beaten by Championship opposition. Saints defence and scrum looked pretty ropey. They started with experienced props as well, will it be another year of their scrum coach stealing a living?

[Adam_P]

Of our loan players I like the look of Moore-Aiono and think we should bring him in full time, not so much Vukasinovic.

You could see the difference between an Ealing team with cohesion, and a mixed bag Saints team. Saints defence was poorly organised throughout.

[Mellsblue]

Agree with Healey that Prem teams shouldn’t bring in their big guns once they reach the business end of the comp.

It was good to see an aerial view of Ealing’s ground. Plenty of scope for a msc compliant stadium. The problem would just be filling it with fans.

[Banquo]

Of our loan players I like the look of Moore-Aiono and think we should bring him in full time, not so much Vukasinovic.

You could see the difference between an Ealing team with cohesion, and a mixed bag Saints team. Saints defence was poorly organised throughout.

also how much money Ealing are spending......50 in their squad!!

[FKAS]

Sale Sharks Starting XV:

15. Telusa Veainu, 14. Tom Roebuck, 13. Sam James, 12. Sam Bedlow, 11. Obi Ene, 10. Tom Curtis ©, 9. Nye Thomas; 1. Si McIntyre, 2. Ethan Caine, 3. James Harper, 4. Ben Bamber, 5. Alex Groves, 6. Ernst van Rhyn, 7. Tristan Woodman, 8. Rouban Birch.

Replacements:

16. Harry Thompson, 17. Tumy Onasanya, 18. Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 19. Josh Beaumont, 20. Ewan Murphy, 21. Will Wootton, 22. Joe Bedlow, 23. Tom O’Flaherty.

STARTING XV
15 Mike Brown [7]
14 Josh Bassett *
13 Guy Porter [60]
12 Dan Kelly [57]
11 Ollie Hassell-Collins [1]
10 Charlie Atkinson [18]
9 Joe Powell [1]
1 Francois van Wyk [31]
2 Charlie Clare [78]
3 Joe Heyes [123]
4 Cameron Henderson [37]
5 Mike Williams [81]
6 Hanro Liebenberg [85]
7 Emeka Ilione [11]
8 Matt Rogerson *

REPLACEMENTS
16 Nic Dolly [24]
17 James Whitcombe [36]
18 Will Hurd [24]
19 Sam Carter [1]
20 Kyle Hatherell [1]
21 Tom Whiteley [4]
22 Handré Pollard [14]
23 Jamie Shillcock [1]

Both teams taking this one pretty seriously. Tigers rotating through their first team squad, really disappointed to see Mike Williams getting another start but otherwise pretty positive. Pollard fit enough to get minutes off the bench is great news.

[Banquo]

Amazed Pollard isn't in France tbh.

[FKAS]

Amazed Pollard isn't in France tbh.

First game back from injury. I suspect that with Atkinson and Shillcock both in the squad he probably won't kick for goal either. Ease him back in with twenty mins ideally. If Atkinson goes down early we might even see Shillcock at 10 so Pollard doesn't have to play to many minutes.

[Which Tyler]

Bath v Jersey
Still very much 2nd/3rd choice seniors, only changes I'm seeing at the the starting and bench hookers swap around, last week's bench THP starts, last week's started THP drops out (presumed injured).
Really pleased that Bath are treating this tourney the way I wanted prem sides to.

Bath Rugby:
15 Sam Harris
14 Gabe Goss
13 Max Wright
12 Will Butt
11 Will Muir
10 George Worboys
09 Tom Carr-Smith

1 Arthur Cordwell
2 Jasper Spandler
3 Kieran Verden
4 Fergus Lee-Warner
5 Ewan Richards (c)
6 JJ Tonks
7 Ethan Staddon
8 Jaco Coetzee

16 John Stewart, 17 Scott Kirk, 18 Mikey Summerfield, 19 Nahum Merigan, 20 Thompson Cowan, 21 Murdoch Lock, 22 Ciaran Donoghue, 23 Louie Hennessey

Jersey Reds:
15 Brendan Owen
14 Ben Woollett
13 Alex McHenry
12 Jordan Holgate
11 Robin Wedlake
10 Russell Bennett
09 James Elliot

1 Sam Grahamslaw
2 Dafydd Hughes
3 Stevie Longwell
4 John Hawkins
5 James Scott
6 Max Argyle
7 Lewis Wynne (c)
8 Alun Lawrence

16 James Hadfield, 17 Greg McGrath, 18 Adam Nicol, 19 Hallam Chapman, 20 Thom Smith, 21 Tim Grey, 22 James Mitchell, 23 Josh Barton


ETA: Hang on, is Summerfield playing both sides? 17 last week, 18 this week, with Kirk (LHP) replacing Griffin (THP) in the 23

[Banquo]

Saints have gone up a gear v us
15 George Hendy
14 Will Glister
13 Tommy Freeman
12 Toby Thame
11 Tom Seabrook – Saint #2080
10 James Grayson (c)
9 Archie McParland

1 Ethan Waller
2 Curtis Langdon – Saint #2079
3 Elliot Millar Mills
4 Emeka Atuanya
5 Tom Lockett
6 Theo Vukasinovic
7 Henry Pollock
8 Izaiha Moore-Aiono

Replacements:
16 Tom Cruse
17 Alex Waller
18 Ed Prowse
19 Kayde Sylvester
20 Reuben Logan – Northampton Saints debut
21 Jake Garside
22 Joel Matavesi
23 Tom Litchfield

[Mellsblue]

Pretty much a Bedford Blues B team.

[jimKRFC]

Bristol taking this a little more seriously (helps not having another game two days before), but still 20EQP and 13 academy/ex-academy players:

15. Gabriel Ibitoye, 14. Deago Bailey, 13. Harry Ascherl, 12. James Williams, 11. Joe Jenkins, 10. Callum Sheedy, 9. Kieran Marmion; 1. Jake Woolmore, 2. Will Capon, 3. George Kloska, 4. Josh Caulfield, 5. Joe Batley, 6. James Dun, 7. Jake Heenan (c), 8. Paddy Pearce.

Subss: 16. Fred Davies, 17. Andrew Turner, 18. Jonathan Benz-Salomon, 19. Joe Owen, 20. Dan Thomas, 21. Sam Wolstenholme, 22. Sam Worsley, 23. Harry Rowson.



Ealing team:

1 Will Goodrick-Clarke, 2 Matt Cornish, 3 Jimmy Roots; 4 Bobby de Wee, 5 Barney Maddison;
6 Jordy Reid, 7 Simon Uzokwe, 8 Rayn Smid; 9 Craig Hampson,10 Steven Shingler; 11 Nathan Earle,
12 Reuben Bird-Tulloch, 13 Dan O’Brien, 14 Jonah Holmes, 15 Cian Kelleher.

Replacements: 16 Henry Walker, 17 Kyle Whyte, 18 George Davis, 19 Simon Linsell, 20 Ollie Newman, 21 Jordan Burns, 22 Bruce Houston, 23 Max Bodilly

[jimKRFC]

Bath v Jersey
Still very much 2nd/3rd choice seniors, only changes I'm seeing at the the starting and bench hookers swap around, last week's bench THP starts, last week's started THP drops out (presumed injured).
Really pleased that Bath are treating this tourney the way I wanted prem sides to.

I'll wave from the corporate boxes - where do you sit WT? I'll wear a Bris shirt!

[Gloskarlos]

Glos giving a few familiar faces a run out

15. Reece Dunn*
14. Josh Hathaway*
13. Louis Hillman-Cooper*
12. Max Llewellyn (DEBUT)
11. Jake Morris*
10. George Barton*
9. Caolan Englefield (DEBUT)

1. Jamal Ford-Robinson
2. Santi Socino
3. Ciaran Knight*
4. Arthur Clark*
5. Cam Jordan*
6. Freddie Thomas*
7. Ben Donnell
8. Jack Clement*

16. Seb Blake*
17. Archie McArthur*
18. Afolabi Fasogbon*
19. Danny Eite*
20. Lewis Ludlow*
21. Matty Jones*
22. Morgan Adderly-Jones*
23. Ioan Jones* (DEBUT)

[Gloskarlos]

Sarries looking quite strong

[Which Tyler]

I'll wave from the corporate boxes - where do you sit WT? I'll wear a Bris shirt!

I'll be sitting... in the car, on the way home from Birmingham with a new puppy on the back seat with my wife

[Banquo]

I'll wave from the corporate boxes - where do you sit WT? I'll wear a Bris shirt!

I'll be sitting... in the car, on the way home from Birmingham with a new puppy on the back seat with my wife

FYL