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15 Mike Brown (310)
14 Nathan Earle (16)
13 Joe Marchant (73)
12 Ben Tapuai (12)
11 Gabriel Ibitoye (15)
10 Marcus Smith (47)
9 Danny Care (256)

1 Joe Marler (184)
2 Max Crumpton (14)
3 Will Collier (144)
4 Matt Symons (16)
5 James Horwill (Co-captain, 58)
6 Jack Clifford (86)
7 Chris Robshaw (Co-captain, 263)
8 Alex Dombrandt (13)

Game Changers
16 Dave Ward (160)
17 Lewis Boyce (29)
18 Josh Ibuanokpe (6)
19 Ben Glynn (34)
20 James Chisholm (70)
21 Dave Lewis (24)
22 James Lang (39)
23 Alofa Alofa (63)

Wow. That's... the best team we've got? Right? All on the pitch at the same time. Incredible. I guess Saili is injured once again, and there's the Murley/Walker question but that's pretty much what I'd pick otherwise. Once again they seem to have picked the backrowers shirt numbers out of a hat, but whatever.

Saili not listed as being unavailable...

Murley isn't available, though, maybe with the u20s still. And I would pick Elia over Ward on that bench every day of the week. Also missing Mulchrone and Saunders, so the absolutely useless Lewis means Care needs to do 80...

I'm not too impressed, if we're being honest. Add in Sinck and the missing Saili and Murley and it's a decent looking 23, but god, I can't wait to see if those rumours are true.

Adding Baldwin, Snyman, Landajo (if Mulchrone is off again) really improves the 23 no end. And I think Baldwin is a useless lump.

I think I was just overawed by having Horwill, Robshaw and two decent centres fit. Don't really disagree with any of the rest.

This is pretty much the best we can offer as well. Add Jonno Lance and Te'o to the bench and that is almost our strongest side.

If I remember correctly last season at the stoop was a ridiculous game with Warriors scoring maybe 5 or 6 tries and losing. Hoping for 2 bonus points again this time round.

Just wish the back 5 of the Warriors scrum was a notch up across the board
Hill is definitely looking the part (which in my head means he'll leave in due course) but otherwise it's a bit “okay”

I’d agree on the locks, but the back row are good.

Lewis is a very good player and one I’d very happily have at Quins.

Van Velze is underrated and Mama is good when he is fit (which admittedly isn’t that often!).

Hill will outstrip all four of them in time though.

In fairness to Fatialofa, he’s a handful of games in to his Premiership career. He’s fairly well regarded in NZ so he could yet turn out to be a good signing.

It is quite funny that we have a back called Alofa and they have a literal Fatty Alofa

12 tries, sounds very entertaining. Wuss scored 5 so get a try BP. Every point matters.