RugbyRebels

Wasps: Minozzi; Kibirige, Fekitoa, Le Bourgeois, Watson; Umaga, Robson; West, Taylor, Brookes, Launchbury (capt), Matthews, Willis, Young, Carr.

Replacements: Cruse, Owlett, Toomaga-Allen, Flament, Vailanu, Porter, Gopperth, De Jongh.

Northampton: Furbank; Tuala, Hutchinson, Francis, Collins; Biggar, Reinach; Waller (co-capt), Haywood, Hill, Moon, Ribbans, Lawes, Wood, Harrison (co-capt).

Replacements: S Matavesi, Van Wyk, Franks, Ratuniyarawa, Ludlam, Taylor, Proctor, Naiyaravoro

Hell of a bench for Saints. I'd have been inclined to start Proctor to defend Fekitoa, who looked very good last week.

Adam_P wrote:Hell of a bench for Saints. I'd have been inclined to start Proctor to defend Fekitoa, who looked very good last week.

who would you drop?

I'd probably go for Francis and Proctor. Hutchinson has played a lot so far this season and could probably do with rotation. Francis had a very good game last week, and Proctor seems to be class in both attack and defence. Hutch to come on and play his attacking game in the last 20.

I cannot believe that pen against Hutchinson. Couldn't have put him down more carefully

Adam_P wrote:I cannot believe that pen against Hutchinson. Couldn't have put him down more carefully

More carefully on his head? It was no more, but they'd tipped him and put him down head first, however carefully.

EDIT - Biggest issue is that the second lifter let go, if he'd held on, they oculd have put him down properly.

Wasps backrow constantly slowing ball off their feet and going ignored. Our forwards need to hasten their arrival at the ruck to move them out of the bloody way

Why has Young not been given a yellow for that deliberate knock on? Farse

youngs should have been yellowed too

We did our best to throw that away in the middle of the 2nd half, but put in a good 13 man shift in the end

thriller, great character from both teams

Tigers' supporters will be quite happy with this result!

francoisfou wrote:Tigers' supporters will be quite happy with this result!

Two bonus points for wasps though, and one for LI. Wasps ability to score tries could save them.

switchskier wrote:

francoisfou wrote:Tigers' supporters will be quite happy with this result!

Two bonus points for wasps though, and one for LI. Wasps ability to score tries could save them.

True, but could’ve been worse!

Dan Biggar has re-invented himself at Saints. He has always been a superb kicker, both off the tee and out of hand. And there is no better player in world rugby at regaining his own up-and-under. But now he's running, passing and making breaks too.

Fair play to Jimmy Gopperth as well. He's still a very influential player and a game changer at age 36.

Saints did very well to come back and win that with 13 men. They will be pleased with that and their play leading them to have control of the game. Wasps showed enough with the ball to suggest they have it in them to climb the table.
Something for both teams and a treat for the neutral.

Collins given a two week suspension.