Wuss now 16 clear of Irish. i think they're safe.p/d wrote:Another one in the bag for Wuss
Dogfight between Irish and Newcastle. I know who I expect to make it.
Moderator: Puja
Wuss now 16 clear of Irish. i think they're safe.p/d wrote:Another one in the bag for Wuss
The 6N will have helped. Strip everyone else of their internationals and suddenly the field is more level.Renniks wrote:Trying to work out what's made Wuss click all of a sudden…
No winning BPs but we've won 5/6 previous games, including 2 away…
Hougaard is good, but surely not that good.
Cracking run of form to make us (pretty) safe – though I expect Exeter to show us up a bit next week
They were beneficiaries of one of Sale's semi regular away surrenders.Renniks wrote:Trying to work out what's made Wuss click all of a sudden…
No winning BPs but we've won 5/6 previous games, including 2 away…
Hougaard is good, but surely not that good.
Cracking run of form to make us (pretty) safe – though I expect Exeter to show us up a bit next week
They're surely safe now. Irish got a losing bonus point, which is a fairly good result for them, especially considering how hard they worked to piss it away. Narraway must've kicked 8 penalties to the corner without Irish ever looking like scoring. There's being brave and there's being foolhardy. That's not to mention the two dropped try-scoring passes.p/d wrote:Another one in the bag for Wuss
We were on the receiving end of a few rogue results earlier in the season so the wins weren't too far away.Renniks wrote:Trying to work out what's made Wuss click all of a sudden…
No winning BPs but we've won 5/6 previous games, including 2 away…
Hougaard is good, but surely not that good.
Cracking run of form to make us (pretty) safe – though I expect Exeter to show us up a bit next week
That's a good result for everyone but Irish, tbh -one game more down and nothing changing. It means Worcester are officially safe with a 16 point cushion now, so it's just down to Newcastle and Irish.fivepointer wrote:Nothing for the bottom 3 sides today.
Wuss got a hiding at Exeter, Falcons got spanked at Quins and Irish lost at home to Sale.
Irish need to beat Newcastle........Puja wrote:fivepointer wrote:
There is still the hope of Bedford winning the Championship play-offs though.
Puja
First tie breaker is wins not points difference, so 4-0 or 5-1 match points for Irish in a fortnight would get them above Falcons.Puja wrote:4 league points and 62 points difference, so barring Newcastle taking a tonking somewhere, Irish are up against it. Even if Irish win at Newcastle, they'd have to do so by >7 points to make up all 4 points and would still have to find one more bonus point than Newcastle out of the last two games. A win for Newcastle would pretty much onfirm their safety, requiring Irish to get wins in both their remaining games.
Huh. I hadn't realised that - that changes the complexion quite a bit.Guwuffle wrote:First tie breaker is wins not points difference, so 4-0 or 5-1 match points for Irish in a fortnight would get them above Falcons.Puja wrote:4 league points and 62 points difference, so barring Newcastle taking a tonking somewhere, Irish are up against it. Even if Irish win at Newcastle, they'd have to do so by >7 points to make up all 4 points and would still have to find one more bonus point than Newcastle out of the last two games. A win for Newcastle would pretty much onfirm their safety, requiring Irish to get wins in both their remaining games.
I'll be quite surprised if they manage to get that as an outcome though and it would be an odd set of results to outscore Newcastle in the last two games.
Depending on how other results go, Sale could still be playing for 6th, with Wasps having a shot at a home play off semi final. Can't see either side wanting to go out without a last win.Digby wrote:I think Quins will have a strong side out in the penultimate game, and Sarries would likely be too strong with a 2nd XV out. But what Sale and Wasps might be inclined to put out Vs their strongest sides in the last round I don't know, they could very well be resting anyone with a niggle.