A league 2017/18

[Tigersman]

first up Tonight
Saracens Storm Team vs Bath United
15 Matt Gallagher
14 Mike Ellery
13 Nick Tompkins
12 Tom Griffiths
11 Rotimi Segun
10 Max Malins (vc)
9 Henry Taylor
1 Ralph Adams-Hale
2 Christopher Tolofua
3 Kieran Longbottom
4 Mark Flanagan
5 Joel Kpoku
6 Jack Nay
7 Joel Conlon
8 Ben Earl (c)

Replacements
16 Tadgh McElroy
17 Sakaosi Pifeoeti
18 Billy Walker
19 Danny Cutmore
20 Sean Reffell
21 Tom Whiteley
22 Rueben Bird-Tulloch
23 Dom Morris

Bath United team to face Saracens Storm
15. Darren Atkins
14. Levi Davis
13. Craig Duncan
12. Rory Jennings
11. Harry Davies
10. Josh Lewis
9. Will Flinn
1. Will Vaughan
2. Michael van Vuuren
3. Sam Nixon
4. Will Britton
5. Scott Russell
6. Jack Davis
7. Josh Bayliss
8. Zach Mercer
Replacements
16. Nathan Charles
17. Arthur Cordwell
18. Bradley Packham
19. Chris Barry
20. Ollie Fox
21. Robbie de Bruyn
22. Wil Partington

[Scrumhead]

Sarries team looks MUCH stronger IMO.

[fivepointer]

On paper this looks a very one sided contest.

Mercer v Earl at 8 is a tasty prospect.

[Epaminondas Pules]

Bird-Tulloch playing!! Kid has a serious future!!

[Puja]

Bird-Tulloch playing!! Kid has a serious future!!

What's he like then?

Puja

[Epaminondas Pules]

Bird-Tulloch playing!! Kid has a serious future!!

What's he like then?

Puja

Very good centre. One of Gide that just has more time than anyone else. Passes if either hand, good feet, decent gas. Just looks a level above his age grade peers.

Was basically a one boy team at schools level U15/U16. Has played some A league before.

[Epaminondas Pules]

Sarries won 13 v 65!!!

[fivepointer]

Wasps A team to play Newcastle Falcons at Broadstreet on Monday 4 September, kick off 7:30pm.
15 Rob Miller
14 Taju Atta (Wasps Academy U18)
13 Brendan Macken
12 Guy Armitage
11 Owain James
10 Connor Eastgate
9 Craig Hampson (c)
1 Ben Harris
2 Antonio Harris
3 Will Stuart
4 Cameron Gray (Coventry RFC)
5 Guy Borrowdale (Rotherham Titans)
6 Gabriel Oghre
7 James Seabrook
8 Tom Willis

Replacements
16 Will Owen
17 George Thornton
18 David Langley
19 James Moreton (Broadstreet RFC)
20 George Cox (Nottingham RFC)
21 Will Porter
22 Josh Grimes (Nottingham RFC)
23 Jo Davetanilavu (Army)

Falcons Development Team (v Wasps, Monday, 7.30pm, Broadstreet RFC)

15 Brett Connon
14 Cameron Cowell
13 Ben Stevenson
12 Charlie Wilson
11 Adam Radwan
10 Craig Willis
9 Ruaridh Dawson
1 Adam Brocklebank
2 Santiago Socino
3 Jake Ilnicki
4 Glen Young
5 Evan Olmstead
6 Harrison Orr
7 Simon Uzokwe
8 Ryan Burrows (captain)

Replacements:

16 Ben Sowrey
17 Jack Bergmanas
18 Diogo Ferreira
19 Nick Civetta
20 Gary Graham
21 Cameron Kelemeti
22 Morgan Passman
23 Max Davies

Harlequins 'A' team to play Exeter Braves

15. Tim Swiel
14. Cadan Murley
13. Winston Stanley
12. Harry Sloan
11. Tim Visser
10. James Lang
9. Dave Lewis (c)
1. Lewis Boyce
2. Elia Elia
3. Phil Swainston
4. John Okafor
5. Stan South
6. Dino Lamb
7. Archie White
8. Renaldo Bothma

16. Charlie Piper
17. Cameron Holenstein
18. Josh Ibuanokpe
19. Llewelyn Jones (Guest)
20. Willie Ryan (Guest)
21. Calum Waters
22. Jake Hennessey
23. Niall Saunders

Exeter

15 Sal M'Boge
14 Tom O'Flaherty
13 Tom Hendrickson
12 Harvey Skinner
11 Pete Laverick
10 Joe Simmonds
9 Will Chudley
1 Moray Low
2 Shaun Malton
3 Greg Holmes
4 Toby Salmon
5 Mitch Lees
6 Wilhelm van der Sluys
7 Julian Salvi (capt)
8 James Freeman

16 Jack Innard
17 Billy Keast
18 Jack Owlett
19 Sean Lonsdale
20 Tom Lawday
21 Stuart Townsend
22 Sam Morley
23 Harrison Cully

[Tigersman]

Leicester Tigers Development XV (v Worcester Cavaliers, Sixways, Monday 7.30pm)
15 Jordan Olowofela
14 George Catchpole
13 Gareth Owen
12 Charlie Thacker
11 Jonah Holmes
10 Tom Hardwick
9 Harry Simmons
1 Kyle Traynor
2 Harry Mahoney
3 Ben Betts
4 Sam Lewis
5 Joe Maksymiw
6 Tom Croft (c)
7 Will Evans
8 Valentino Mapapalangi
Replacements
16 Callum Lynch
17 Owen Hills
18 Joe Heyes
19 Toby Hutchinson
20 Fred Tuilagi
21 Jonno Kitto
22 Matt Travers
23 Jon Hughes

[Adam_P]

Saints Wanderers for Sale Jets

15 George Furbank
14 Juan Pablo Estelles
13 Rob Horne
12 Tom Stephenson
11 George North
10 Rory Hutchinson
9 Cobus Reinach
1 Francois van Wyk
2 Charlie Clare
3 Jamal Ford-Robinson
4 Michael Paterson
5 Alex Moon
6 Paddy Ryan
7 Ben Nutley
8 Sam Dickinson (capt)

16 Reece Marshall
17 Matt Beesley
18 Ehren Painter
19 Api Ratuniyarawa
20 Devante Onojaife
21 Tom Kessell
22 Fraser Strachan
23 Jamie Elliott

I'd back that backline to beat what we played on Saturday. Always think Hutchinson makes more sense at 10 than Harry. I really hope this centre pairing is used at the weekend against Tigers. Hoping Ford-Robinson has a good game and can at least make then bench for the weekend too for some carrying power.

[fivepointer]

Goodness thats a very handy looking side Saints are putting out. They might start as favourites.

Sale side -

15. Tom Carleton
14. Arron Reed
13. Luke James
12. Johnny Leota
11. Josh Charnley
10. Kieran Wilkinson
9. Tom Walsh
1. Jake Pope
2. Curtis Langdon
3. Will-Griff John
4. Matt Postlethwaite
5. George Nott
6. Nic Dolly
7. David Seymour
8. Laurence Pearce

REPLACEMENTS

16. Ianto Jones
17. John Blanchard
18. Laurence Sanderson
19. Joseph Murphy
20. Alex Dolly
21. Sam Stelmaszek
22. Connor Wilkinson
23. Charlie Venebales

[Tigersman]

Wonder if that is the same Will Owen in the wasps team that was with Tigers

[Mellsblue]

Saints Wanderers for Sale Jets

15 George Furbank
14 Juan Pablo Estelles
13 Rob Horne
12 Tom Stephenson
11 George North
10 Rory Hutchinson
9 Cobus Reinach
1 Francois van Wyk
2 Charlie Clare
3 Jamal Ford-Robinson
4 Michael Paterson
5 Alex Moon
6 Paddy Ryan
7 Ben Nutley
8 Sam Dickinson (capt)

16 Reece Marshall
17 Matt Beesley
18 Ehren Painter
19 Api Ratuniyarawa
20 Devante Onojaife
21 Tom Kessell
22 Fraser Strachan
23 Jamie Elliott

I'd back that backline to beat what we played on Saturday. Always think Hutchinson makes more sense at 10 than Harry. I really hope this centre pairing is used at the weekend against Tigers. Hoping Ford-Robinson has a good game and can at least make then bench for the weekend too for some carrying power.

That's a scarily good backline.

There were rumours Onojaife was coming back to Bedford on loan. We can probably put those rumours to bed in the short term.

[Adam_P]

Sounds like Horne has been very impressive in the first half and was pulled off at half time. Here's hoping he can do a lot to sort out his colleagues next weekend. Stephenson never started and was replaced by Elliot with Estelles going into centre. Hope Stephenson isn't injured again, terrible luck if so.

It's Jordan Onajaife (lock) going to Bedford, rather than his brother Devante (back row) as far as I'm aware.

[Mellsblue]

It's Jordan Onajaife (lock) going to Bedford, rather than his brother Devante (back row) as far as I'm aware.

Correct. As you were.

[Tigersman]

Tigers beating Wuss currently 54-12 with 55 minutes played

Tries for
Olowefela
Olowefela
Simmons
Mahoney
Mahoney
Olowefela
Thacker
Maksymiw

Hardwick is 7 out of 8 for kicks.

[Tigersman]

62-12 now with Kitto scoring and Hardwick getting the 2.

[Raggs]

Wasps got demolished by Falcons, a few bright notes in Hampson, Willis and Miller but not much beyond that apparently.

[fivepointer]

last nights results -

Wasps 21 Newcastle 67
Irish 19 Glaws 38
Wuss 12 Tigers 61
Quins 9 Exeter 20
Sale 7 Saints 22

[Scrumhead]

Renaldo Bothma broke his arm in Quins A League game ...

Chisholm is still out with concussion and with Wallace's injury our back row is threadbare to say the least ...

Neither Archie White or Dino Lamb are first team quality IMO, but will likely see game time in the AP now.

[Stom]

Renaldo Bothma broke his arm in Quins A League game ...

Chisholm is still out with concussion and with Wallace's injury our back row is threadbare to say the least ...

Neither Archie White or Dino Lamb are first team quality IMO, but will likely see game time in the AP now.

Could there be anyone available on injury dispensation? Would be good to actually sign someone good for the backrow...

[Scrumhead]

Absolutely would be, but I very much doubt we'll do that.

The best I can see is us bringing back some has been that's recently left like Naoupu to cover. We could have had Guy Mercer or Sam Dickinson but they've recently moved to Ospreys and Saints.

[fivepointer]

Results and line ups from the latest round of games.

Aviva A League Round 2 Results:

Northern Conference

Northampton Wanderers 38-10 Leicester Tigers A

Sale Jets 12-22 Wasps A

Southern Conference

Exeter Braves 28-19 Bristol United

Gloucester United 36-26 Bath United

London Irish A 7-45 Harlequins A

Teams:

Northampton Wanderers:

15 Furbank, 14 Elliott, 13 Estelles, 12 Stephenson, 11 Pisi, 10 R Hutchinson, 9 Mitchell, 1 Van Wyk, 2 Marshall, 3 Ford-Robinson, 4 Peters, 5 Moon, 6 Ryan, 7 Nutley, 8 Onojaife.

Replacements: 16 Clare, 17 Beesely, 18 Painter, 19 Coles, 20 Allman, 21 Kessell, 22 Strachan, 23 Dingwall.

Leicester Tigers A:

15 Olowofela, 14 Catchpole, 13 Owen, 12 Thacker, 11 Holmes, 10 Hardwick, 9 Simmons, 1 Traynor, 2 Mahoney, 3 Betts, 4 Lewis, 5 Maksymiw, 6 Tuilagi, 7 Evans, 8 Mapapalangi.

Replacements: 16 Kerr, 17 Grahamslaw, 18 Heyes, 19 T Hutchinson, 20 Reffell, 21 White, 22 Travers, 23 Foster.

Sale Jets:

15 Charlie Venables, 14 Aaron Reed, 13 Luke James, 12 Johnny Leota, 11 Josh Charnley, 10 Alex Dolly, 9 Chris Calvert, 1 Jake Pope, 2 Rob Webber, 3 Halani Aulika, 4 Matt Postlethwaite, 5 George Nott, 6 Nic Dolly, 7 David Seymour (c), 8 Laurence Pearce.

Replacements: 16 Curtis Langdon, 17 John Blanchard, 18 Laurence Sanderson, 19 Josef Murphy, 20 Kennet O’Neil, 21 Ciaran Connolly, 22 Billy Wara, 23 Tom Carleton.

Wasps A:

15 Owain James, 14 Aaron O’Sullivan, 13 Guy Armitage, 12 Jacob Umaga, 11 Jo Davantanilu, 10 Will Millett, 9 Will Porter (co-capt), 1 Ben Harris, 2 T.J Harris, 3 Will Stuart, 4 Tim Cardall, 5 Guy Borrowdale, 6 George Cox, 7 Gabriel Oghre, 8 Tom Willis (co-capt).

Replacements: 16 Will Owen, 17 George Thornton, 18 David Langley, 19 Cameron Gray, 20 Matt Dawson, 21 Josh Nott, 22 Alex Goble, 23 Josh Grimes.

Exeter Braves:

15 M Haines, 14 T O’Flaherty, 13 T Hendrickson, 12 H Strong, 11 H Cully, 10 J Simmonds, 9 W Chudley, 1M Low, 2 S Malton, 3 G Holmes, 4 E Holmes, 5 W van der Sluys, 6 J Freeman, 7 J Salvi (c), 8 J McRae.

Replacements: 16 J Innard, 17 A Hepburn, 18 J Owlett, 19 L Pearson, 20 S Lonsdale, 21 A Bagwell, 22 G Parks, 23 S Ma’asi.

Bristol United:

15 J Wallace, 14 R Edwards, 13 T Palamo, 12 S Bedlow, 11 T Hargan, 10 C Sheedy, 9 A Uren, 1 J O’Connell, 2 J Liney, 3 N English, 4 J Joyce (c), 5 J Quinn, 6 T Pashley, 7 O Robinson, 8 D Thurston.

Replacements: 16 B Gompels, 17 D Watchorn, 18 A Gibson, 19 T Rowland, 20 M Cresswell, 21 R Cullen, 22 M Holden, 23 R Forbes.

Gloucester United:

15 Reece Dunn, 14 David Halaifonua, 13 Henry Trinder, 12 Tom Hudson, 11 Mason Tonks, 10 Carwyn Penny, 9 Charlie Chapman, 1 Alex Seville, 2 Henry Walker, 3 Ciaran Knight, 4 Charlie Beckett (c), 5 Tom Denton, 6 Will Safe, 7 Aaron Hinckley, 8 Gareth Evans.

Replacements: 16 Joe Mullis, 17 Cameron Orr, 18 Gareth Denman, 19 Andy Cramond, 20 Harry Wilson, 21 Alex Ducker, 22 Aquillen Smith, 23 Ed Coulson.

Bath United:

15 Darren Atkins, 14 Levi Davis, 13 Robbie de Bruyn, 12 Jack Wilson, 11 Will Partington, 10 Josh Lewis, 9 Darren Allinson, 1 Will Vaughan, 2 Nathan Charles, 3 Sam Nixon, 4 Jack Davis, 5 Levi Douglas, 6 Chris Barry, 7 Josh Bayliss, 8 Zach Mercer (c).

Replacements: 16 Michael Van Vuuren, 17 Arthur Cordwell, 18 Paddy Ryan, 19. George Frampton, 20 Craig Duncan, 21 Will Flinn.

London Irish A:

15 Tom Parton, 14 Matt Williams, 13 Tom Fowlie, 12 Johnny Williams, 11 Napolioni Nalaga, 10 Jacob Atkins, 9 Rory Brand, 1 Tom Smallbone, 2 Tom Woolstencroft, 3 Ollie Hoskins (c), 4 Will Lloyd, 5 Josh Basham, 6 Max Northcote-Green, 7 Isaac Curtis-Harris, 8 Lasha Lomidze.

Replacements: 16 Todd Gleave, 17 Austin Hay, 18 Lovejoy Chawatama, 19 Teofilo Paulo, 20 Dom McGeekie, 21 Elliot Quintin, 22 Ed Hoadley, 23 Ollie Hassell-Collins.

Harlequins A:

15 Tim Swiel, 14 Cadan Murley, 13 Winston Stanley, 12 Harry Sloan, 11 Tim Visser, 10 James Lang, 9 Charlie Mulchrone, 1 Mark Lambert, 2 Elia Elia, 3 Phil Swainston, 4 John Okafor, 5 Stan South, 6 Willie Ryan, 7 Archie White, 8 Dino Lamb-Cona.

Replacements: 16 Charlie Piper, 17 Cameron Holenstein, 18 Josh Ibuanokpe, 19 Nathan Thomas, 20 James Gulliver, 21 Calum Waters, 22 Dave Lewis, 23 Tom James.

[Stom]

Woo, Sloan is fit!

[fivepointer]

Just noticed Johnny Williams played for LI.