Saints vs Bath - Wednesday

[Adam_P]

So many fucking knock ons

[FKAS]

Surprised the tackle on de Glanville as he went over wasn't reviewed. Nearly took his head off.

Should be a restart with a penalty from the centre spot, as Tom goes off for an HIA.

I really hate that there's no high tackle line if it might save a try

Manu got a red card for trying to tackle a dipping player and mistiming it. Foul play is foul play. The player should still be in the bin (minimum) and penalty restart. Swinging a to the neck/head was clearly with power because de Glanville does not look well afterwards.

[Adam_P]

Surprised the tackle on de Glanville as he went over wasn't reviewed. Nearly took his head off.

Should be a restart with a penalty from the centre spot, as Tom goes off for an HIA.

I really hate that there's no high tackle line if it might save a try

Manu got a red card for trying to tackle a dipping player and mistiming it. Foul play is foul play. The player should still be in the bin (minimum) and penalty restart. Swinging a to the neck/head was clearly with power because de Glanville does not look well afterwards.

I think de Glanville was more affected by Hutchinson landing on his head face down in the turf than the contact with his arm on his neck

[Adam_P]

Another Saints knock on gifts Bath a try. Surely all the lockdown time unable to do contact training should have been spent on basic skills. Catch the damn ball.

[Which Tyler]

That was sloppy.
Saints rattled, but they really shouldn't be

[FKAS]

Could be. He did land in a pile of bodies.

Horrible handling from Saints for that Bath try. Saints haven't looked at the races tonight. Surprised their scrum has been dismantled like it has.

[Adam_P]

Could be. He did land in a pile of bodies.

Horrible handling from Saints for that Bath try. Saints haven't looked at the races tonight. Surprised their scrum has been dismantled like it has.

I've been extremely underwhelmed by Owen Franks since he's been at Saints

[Which Tyler]

Hooper and Hatley have turned out pack into a genuine weapon, with 2 class players in each position.

Uh oh, 3rd HIA for Bath, 4th back off the pitch, so the one taken off for cramp returns...

No way TdG comes back, even if his headnis fine, that neck needs a scan

[Adam_P]

Incredibly frustrating game. Feel like we would have won this if we could catch a ball with any regularity

[FKAS]

15-3 up with 6 minutes on the clock why kick 3 points instead of an easy kick to the corner. You get a quick rolling maul try and it's mad dash for the TBP. You don't get it the. You'll probably spend several phases down there and Saints have to work their way out which kills most of the remaining minutes.

[Raggs]

15-3 up with 6 minutes on the clock why kick 3 points instead of an easy kick to the corner. You get a quick rolling maul try and it's mad dash for the TBP. You don't get it the. You'll probably spend several phases down there and Saints have to work their way out which kills most of the remaining minutes.

Why risk even the chance of a loss? Additionally, considering the table around them, the extra 3 almost certainly removes any chance of the BP from Saints.

[Which Tyler]

15-3 up with 6 minutes on the clock why kick 3 points instead of an easy kick to the corner. You get a quick rolling maul try and it's mad dash for the TBP. You don't get it the. You'll probably spend several phases down there and Saints have to work their way out which kills most of the remaining minutes.

Because a win is much more important, whilst denying Saints a LBP is almost as good as a BP for ourselves

[Which Tyler]

2 hours ago, a LBP looked like it would need a bit of luck for us.
Delighted to take 4, and some good performances across the pitch for us.
First 20 was 50:50, and I didn't thi k we could keep it up
Second 20 was all Saints, and I've no idea how it was all level at HT
First 10 of the second was much the same.
Bath's subs made all the difference though, especially Spencer. Saints got rattled, and ultimately, I'm very happy with that.

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[fivepointer]

Saints really arent helping themselves. Too many errors and poor options, not enough patience, consistency and effective game management. They play too much rugby in the middle of the pitch and fail to take points when inside opponents 22.
Franks at TH is a busted flush and shouldnt be playing. All this talk on commentary of twice world cup winner is tosh. The guy is simply shot. Painter much better when he came on. Auterac did OK.
Bath had a really solid look about them. Set piece is very strong and their defence is proving very effective.
Bench made a difference. Spencer is looking first class.

[twitchy]