Bath vs Exeter

[Which Tyler]

Ref: Sara Cox
TJs: Dan Jones & Harry Walbaum
TMO: David Rose

Bath:
1 Thomas du Toit
2 Tom Dunn
3 Will Stuart
4 Quinn Roux
5 Charlie Ewels
6 Ted Hill
7 Guy Pepper
8 Miles Reid

09 Ben Spencer ©
10 Finn Russell
11 Will Muir
12 Will Butt
13 Ollie Lawrence
14 Joe Cokanasiga
15 Tom de Glanville

16 Niall Annett, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Kieran Verden, 19 Ross Molony, 20 Josh Bayliss, 23 Alfie Barbeary
21 Louis Schreuder, 22 Cameron Redpath


Exeter:
1 Scott Sio
2 Dan Frost
3 Marcus Street
4 Rusi Tuima
5 Richard Capstick
6 Ethan Roots
7 Jacques Vermeulen
8 Greg Fisilau

09 Stu Townsend
10 Henry Slade
11 Tommy Wyatt
12 Will Rigg
13 Tamati Tua
14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso
15 Josh Hodge

16 Jack Innard, 17 Will Goodrick-Clarke, 18 Jimmy Roots, 19 Franco Molina, 20 Ross Vintcent
21 Will Becconsall, 22 Will Haydon-Wood, 23 Ben Hammersley

[Banquo]

Slade at 10. Finally

[Oakboy]

Slade at 10. Finally

Yes, shame they haven't got even a half-decent SH to play with him!

[fivepointer]

When was the last time Slade played at 10?

We'll see if Exeter's decision to play their strongest team during the PRC pays off.

Bath should provide a pretty stern test.

[p/d]

When was the last time Slade played at 10?

We'll see if Exeter's decision to play their strongest team during the PRC pays off.

Bath should provide a pretty stern test.

Stern test!!!! Bath will tear them a new one

[Mikey Brown]

Glorious from Hill. I wonder if he's got any Scottish relatives.

[Which Tyler]

Anyone got a working stream?

Windows has been blocking everything for a while, but android is as well now

[Danno]

Dropped you a line WT

[p/d]

Ewels’ hair!!!!! Dreamy

[Danno]

7 scrums in 17mins is wearying

[Mikey Brown]

Hill, you evil bastard.

[Mikey Brown]

Flatman as usual is bang on. What could Hill even do in that situation?

Realistically that was reffed as well as it could be under current guidelines?

[Mikey Brown]

Also why is Hill not getting an HIA?

[p/d]

Also why is Hill not getting an HIA?

And stitches. Probably can only be done after the 10mins is up.

[Which Tyler]

Flatman as usual is bang on. What could Hill even do in that situation?

Realistically that was reffed as well as it could be under current guidelines?

Got in just in time to see the replays - he was basically on his knees and slightly bent at waisted.
Nothing he could do but jump out of the way.
Rugby incident, but still illegal.

I guess the answer is "jump out of the way, or accept the card"

Much like keeping hold of the ball when isolated and tackled, just a more severe punishment

[Mikey Brown]

Lol. Rigg. What a unit.

2 on 1, run diagonally, bosh, knock on. He's got to start at 12 for England.

[Danno]

Classic Lawrence

[Which Tyler]

Couple of Bath fans determined that Hill was " no foul play" because an inside defender, moving forwards and making contact with the ball carrier in an attempt to stop their forward momentum isn't a tackle.
And if there's no tackle, you're allowed to hit people in the head.
And therefore no foul play, and no yellow card...

[Danno]

Classic Lawrence

[Epaminondas Pules]

Pepper and Fisilau are both real quality!

[p/d]

Pepper and Fisilau are both real quality!

Aren’t they just.

As an aside the Hill incident was exactly as Flatman called it.

[Oakboy]

Pepper and Fisilau are both real quality!

Aren’t they just.

As an aside the Hill incident was exactly as Flatman called it.

Those three, Hill, Pepper and Fisilau, make a fair back row. They might not be as experienced as Curry, Underhill and Earl but, as a unit, I reckon they would overtake them in effectiveness after a run of 3 or 4 games for England. And, you can make a case for other potentially better units too. Borthwick needs to find the balls to drop good players for (potentially) better ones. It is a difficult but essential part of his job.