Bath v Sale

[Which Tyler]

The Rec, 3.05pm
Ref: Karl Dickson
TJs: Joe James and John Meredith
TMO: David Rose


Bath:
1 Beno Obano
2 Tom Dunn
3 Thomas du Toit
4 Quinn Roux
5 Ross Molony
6 Ted Hill
7 Guy Pepper
8 Miles Reid (c)

09 Louis Schreuder
10 Finn Russell
11 Will Muir
12 Will Butt
13 Louie Hennessey
14 Joe Cokanasiga
15 Tom de Glanville

16 Niall Annett, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Vilikesa Sela, 19 Josh Bayliss, 20 Ethan Staddon, 23 Jaco Coetzee
21 Tom Carr-Smith, 22 Orlando Bailey



Sale:
1 Si McIntyre
2 Tadgh McElroy
3 James Harper
4 Ben Bamber
5 Hyron Andrews
6 Ernst van Rhyn
7 Sam Dugdale
8 Dan du Preez

09 Gus Warr
10 Rob du Preez (c)
11 Arron Reed
12 Sam Bedlow
13 Luke James
14 Will Addison
15 Joe Carpenter

16 Ethan Caine, 17 Tumy Onasanya, 18 Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 19 Le Roux Roets, 20 Josh Beaumont, 23 JL du Preez
21 Nye Thomas, 22 Tom Curtis

[Which Tyler]

Hope that TdG and Muir haven't been rushed back too early.
2 clubs naming their 6th bench forward in the 23 shirt, hoping that no-one will notice. Bath have been doing this for 2 and a bit years now - I don't think it's a surprise any more.
Battle of the 18s should be epic

[Puja]

Hope that TdG and Muir haven't been rushed back too early.
2 clubs naming their 6th bench forward in the 23 shirt, hoping that no-one will notice. Bath have been doing this for 2 and a bit years now - I don't think it's a surprise any more.
Battle of the 18s should be epic

I like the fact that you've chosen to be petty about it and edit the teamsheets.

With you on the 18s - great to have AOF getting a break and having Billy Sela get a chance.

Puja

[Mikey Brown]

Is it not just some boring reason like they make the 21/22 shirts half-back sized or something?

A lot of the French teams name the reserve tight-head at 23 since it changed from 22.

[Which Tyler]

I like the fact that you've chosen to be petty about it and edit the teamsheets.

Been doing it for 2 years now.
I also pettily put them teams in numerical order, rather than 15-9 then 1-8; whenever I have the time.

I will die on these hills (but not let them make me late for something - that would be a step too far).

And yes, I appreciate the hypocrisy there, maybe next time, I'll put them numerically, but have a 3rd line for the Coetzee.

[Which Tyler]

All the usual streaming options utterly failing for me again - wouldn't normally care, but now PRTV has been knackered as well

Serves me right for being poor. Will have to make do with text updates

[twitchy]

Sale on the ropes here.

[Which Tyler]

Sale on the ropes here.

That's what we like to see

[Banquo]

Sale on the ropes here.

That's what we like to see

pepper quite salty. Baths attackng shapes are excellent and bossing the gain line

butts a handful oo er

[Oakboy]

Is Hill prone to pressure or is his handling suspect? He's dropped a couple. I'm just asking as I don't seem to see much of him.

[Oakboy]

That guaranteed his try!!!

[Banquo]

Ted Hill has to be in the EPS all round game so good. What a finish.

[Which Tyler]

And that's 4 - always happier when we don't score 4 in the first half (no idea if we could have) as we tend to switch off, and think "job done"

[Banquo]

Is Hill prone to pressure or is his handling suspect? He's dropped a couple. I'm just asking as I don't seem to see much of him.

neither.

[Banquo]

sale are poor tho

[Banquo]

looks a bad knock 4 pepper, bad luck, Reid took him out. limped off, shame, looked good.

[Which Tyler]

looks a bad knock 4 pepper, bad luck, Reid took him out. limped off, shame, looked good.

Shit
What happened?

[Banquo]

dodgy clearout by butt....could be red

[Banquo]

looks a bad knock 4 pepper, bad luck, Reid took him out. limped off, shame, looked good.

Shit
What happened?

reid came into breakdown and took pepper out....ankle or knee strain. Limped off so maybe not so bad

[Banquo]

dodgy clearout by butt....could be red

and so it was. letter of law

[Banquo]

brilliant finish

[Which Tyler]

brilliant finish

Yup, finally got a stream to work - but only on a tiny screen

[FKAS]

dodgy clearout by butt....could be red

and so it was. letter of law

Somewhat reminiscent of the one for Weise at the end of last season. It's the second lift on that one that makes it worse, at best reckless.

[twitchy]

Bath need to sort this out. Momentum shift in mentality from sale.

[Banquo]

dodgy clearout by butt....could be red

and so it was. letter of law

Somewhat reminiscent of the one for Weise at the end of last season. It's the second lift on that one that makes it worse, at best reckless.

commentators trying to argue mitigation but not from that outcome.