Premiership Rugby Cup

[fivepointer]

Newcastle Falcons team to face Harlequins (Sunday, 3pm, Twickenham Stoop)

15 Alex Tait
14 Tom Arscott
13 Chris Harris
12 Pedro Bettencourt
11 Adam Radwan
10 Brett Connon
9 Sam Stuart
1 Sam Lockwood
2 Santiago Socino
3 Jack Payne
4 Andrew Davidson
5 Glen Young
6 Ryan Burrows (captain)
7 Connor Collett
8 Callum Chick

Replacements
16 Jamie Blamire
17 Trevor Davison
18 Jon Welsh
19 Rob Farrar
20 John Hardie
21 Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti
22 Tim Swiel
23 Ben Stevenson

[fivepointer]

Gloucester Rugby Vs Bristol tonight:
15. Tom Hudson; 14. Henry Purdy, 13. Henry Trinder, 12. Tom Seabrook, 11. Ollie Thorley; 10. Owen Williams, 9. Ben Vellacott (capt); 1. Kyle Traynor, 2. Joe Mullis, 3. Ciaran Knight; 4. Alex Craig, 5. Gerbrandt Grobler; 6. Cameron Terry, 7. Aaron Hinkley, 8. Gareth Evans
Replacements:
16. Todd Gleave, 17. Olly Adkins, 18. Gareth Denman, 19. Callum Allen, 20. Jaco Kriel, 21. Charlie Chapman, 22. Dom Coetzer, 23. Jack Reeves

[twitchy]

That's on bt I might give that a watch.

[Stom]

Last time Forsyth played for Tigers was 2013 Started in the team that beat SA in 2009.

Is he back full time now? Good squad man to have, I'd say.

Good to see Worcester being only one substitution away from the dream centre partnership of Lawrence Olivier.

Puja

You must have missed the last few weeks, then. They've been playing together.

Plus nothing can beat the Leicester half back partnership of Harrison Ford.

[Scrumhead]

Harlequins XV to play Newcastle Falcons (kick-off: 15:00)

15. Ross Chisholm (92)
14. Cadan Murley (2)
13. Francis Saili (8)
12. James Lang (28)
11. Tim Visser (63)
10. Demetri Catrakilis (9)
9. Niall Saunders (1)

1. Lewis Boyce (20)
2. Dave Ward (148)
3. Phil Swainston (12)
4. Dino Lamb (13)
5. George Merrick (84)
6. Jack Clifford (Captain, 77)
7. Archie White (23)
8. Alex Dombrandt (2)

Game Changers

16. Elia Elia (22)
17. Nick Auterac (1)
18. Will Collier (134)
19. Ben Glynn (23)
20. Paul Lasike (6)
21. Dave Lewis (19)
22. Henry Cheeseman (14)
23. Aaron Morris (23)

Not considered for selection

Alofa Alofa
Renaldo Bothma
Mike Brown
Rob Buchanan
Danny Care
James Chisholm
Max Crumpton
Nathan Earle
James Horwill
Gabriel Ibitoye
Semi Kunatani
Mat Luamanu
Joe Marchant
Joe Marler
Chris Robshaw
Kyle Sinckler
Marcus Smith
Matt Symons
Ben Tapuai
Luke Wallace

That’s a lot of players ‘not considered’. Some I know the reasons for but the length of that list is concerning.

Strikes me as a little odd that we’re playing Clifford at 6 and Dombrandt at 8 when I’d expect to see them the other way around.

[Puja]

Last time Forsyth played for Tigers was 2013 Started in the team that beat SA in 2009.

Is he back full time now? Good squad man to have, I'd say.

Good to see Worcester being only one substitution away from the dream centre partnership of Lawrence Olivier.

Puja

You must have missed the last few weeks, then. They've been playing together.

Plus nothing can beat the Leicester half back partnership of Harrison Ford.

...I had completely missed Harrison Ford. I feel shame.

Puja

[Stom]

Is he back full time now? Good squad man to have, I'd say.

Good to see Worcester being only one substitution away from the dream centre partnership of Lawrence Olivier.

Puja

You must have missed the last few weeks, then. They've been playing together.

Plus nothing can beat the Leicester half back partnership of Harrison Ford.

...I had completely missed Harrison Ford. I feel shame.

Puja

This week is Hardwick, no? But Harrison Ford has played together hundreds of times

[Renniks]

Worcester's tactic of throwing everything at the cup is working
A solid battering of Leicester 12-31… (0-26 at half time)

[fivepointer]

Wuss on something of a roll. Good result that.
In the other game from today Exe beat Bath 25-18

[Tigersman]

Tigers got bullied by a much more experienced team only positives where Kerr who had a great game and Hardwick.
Reffell look good off the bench too.

[Scrumhead]

Quins vs. Newcastle was a fairly decent game. Bettencourt looked good for Newcastle and Dombrandt and Boyce were good for Quins.

[Scrumhead]

For anyone who hasn’t seen them Worcester’s tries against Tigers were very nice efforts.

[Mikey Brown]

For anyone who hasn’t seen them Worcester’s tries against Tigers were very nice efforts.

And this.

[Scrumhead]

Love it. Who is the Leicester player who got munched?

Hill looks the real deal. He’s scoring tries because he’s in the right place and has the ability/strength to beat players in contact. His defensive work looks good too.

[Tigersman]

Fred Tuilagi.

[Raggs]

Jesus, I don't know how big Fred is, but I know he's not small. He also slows down to take contact, but Hill still flattens him. That's good stuff.

[Puja]

For anyone who hasn’t seen them Worcester’s tries against Tigers were very nice efforts.

And this.

That tackle is a thing of beauty and should be shown in response to everyone who says Farrell's tackle was the only thing he could do with a big man running at him. What a gorgeous piece of work. I was already a Hill fan and now I can't wait for him to join Leicester.

Is Fred Tuilagi still rubbish? I haven't seen him in a while and that video looked like he wasn't stopping before contact, which is a nice change even if it didn't end well. (ETA - just rewatched and spotted he is doing his trademark backpedal before contact. NM)

Puja

[fivepointer]

Tonights live tv game. Could be a good one (weather permitting!)

Gloucester Rugby
15. Jason Woodward, 14. Matt Banahan, 13. Henry Trinder, 12. Billy Twelvetrees, 11. Ollie Thorley, 10. Mark Atkinson, 9. Willi Heinz (c); 1. Josh Hohneck, 2. James Hanson, 3. Fraser Balmain; 4. Tom Savage; 5. Ed Slater; 6. Gareth Evans, 7. Jaco Kriel, 8. Freddie Clarke

Replacements
16. Henry Walker, 17. Val Rapava Ruskin, 18. Ciaran Knight; 19. Gerbrandt Grobler, 20. Ruan Ackermann; 21. Callum Braley, 22. Henry Purdy, 23. Tom Hudson

Northampton Saints
15. George Furbank, 14. Tom Collins, 13. Fraser Dingwall, 12. Piers Francis, 11. Taqele Naiyaravoro, 10. James Grayson, 9. Cobus Reinach; 1. Will Davis, 2. Mikey Haywood, 3. Paul Hill; 4. David Ribbans, 5. Alex Moon; 6. Tom Wood (capt), 7. Lewis Ludlam, 8. Teimana Harrison

Replacements
16. James Fish, 17. Alex Waller, 18. Ben Franks; 19. Api Ratuniyarawa, 20. Jamie Gibson; 21. Alex Mitchell, 22. Andrew Kellaway, 23. Luther Burrell

[p/d]

In the paper telling us how to beat the AB's and Friday night Captain, a good week for Tom.....................Mellsblue will be happy

Looks to be a cracker of a game.

[Tigersman]

Leicester Tigers (v Sale Sharks, Welford Road, Friday 7.45pm)
15 George Worth
14 Adam Thompstone
13 Gareth Owen
12 Kyle Eastmond
11 Jordan Olowofela
10 Tom Hardwick
9 Ben White
1 Greg Bateman
2 Tom Youngs (c)
3 Gaston Cortes
4 Harry Wells
5 Graham Kitchener
6 Mike Williams
7 Will Evans
8 Guy Thompson

Replacements
16 Jake Kerr
17 Facundo Gigena
18 Joe Heyes
19 Mike Fitzgerald
20 Tommy Reffell
21 Sam Harrison
22 Joe Ford
23 Andrew Forsyth

[Mellsblue]

In the paper telling us how to beat the AB's and Friday night Captain, a good week for Tom.....................Mellsblue will be happy

Looks to be a cracker of a game.

He’s in the paper?!?!? I’m shocked.

[Oakboy]

In the paper telling us how to beat the AB's and Friday night Captain, a good week for Tom.....................Mellsblue will be happy

Looks to be a cracker of a game.

Joy of joys, watch Wood on Friday followed by Shields on Saturday. Come back, Hask, all is forgiven.

[Raggs]

Just waiting on Willis myself.

[Oakboy]

That Banahan interception with one outstretched hand rather calls into question some of the so-called deliberate knocks-on that we have seen in recent times. It IS possible to catch it without both hands.

[twitchy]

Terrible conditions. Glos should put the pressure on with the wind behind them. Grayson looks promising even with a load of mistakes.