Sale vs Bath; Sunday, 3.00

[Which Tyler]

Ref: Matthew Carley
TJs: Luke Pearce & Tom Foley
TMO: Stuart Terheege

Team announcement postponed by 24 hoursfor Covid testing in Manchester

[16th man]

Ref: Matthew Carley
TJs: Luke Pearce & Tom Foley
TMO: Stuart Terheege

Team announcement postponed by 24 hoursfor Covid testing in Manchester

Infection rates really not pretty up here now.

[Puja]

You'd've thought Sale would have to cancel if they got even a slight outbreak in their squad, given how close to the line they are on player numbers anyway. Hopefully everyone's okay.

Puja

[Scrumhead]

I guess it depends whether it’s a player or a member of staff, but then if it’s the latter, the next question is how much exposure they’ve had to the players.

[Stom]

It depends whether sensible people decide or if Diamond (Lood de Jaager is fine, despite bending the pins in his shoulder out of shape) decides...

I imagine he'd want to play even if all his players had Covid...

[Which Tyler]

Sale:
15. L James
14. Solomona
13. Tuilagi
12. JV Rensburg
11. Yarde
10. MacGinty
9. De Klerk

1. Morozov
2 VD Merwe
3 John
4. Postlethwaite
5. JL Du Preez
6. Ross
7. B Curry
8. T Curry


Bench:
16. Webber, 17. Oosthuizen, 18. Cooper-Wooley, 19. Wiese, 20. D Du Preez
21. Cliff, 22. S James, 23 Reed



Bath:
15. De Glanville
14. Hamer-Webb
13. Joseph
12. Matavesi
11. McConnochie
10. Priestland
9. Spencer

1. Obano
2. Dunn
3. Stuart
4. McNally
5. Ewels (C)
6. Bayliss
7. Underhill
8. Faletau

Benh
16. Batty, 17. Schoeman, 18. Thomas, 19. Spencer, 20. Ellis, 21. Reid
22. Chudley, 23. Redpath

[Puja]

8. T Curry

Wait what? Didn't Diamond say, categorically, that TCurry was not an 8, that this would never happen, that it was a complete nonsense idea?

I don't know what sources I can trust if Steve Diamond turns out to not have been telling the truth.

Puja

[Which Tyler]

I am shocked to my core.
Shocked, I tell you

[Which Tyler]

Jonno Rossnupset that Lavannini has more yellow cards (and Wells the stupidest), so evens things back up by tripping the ball carrier as a maul breaks past him

[Which Tyler]

Nice from Carley (not often I type that).

Discourages the Sale front row from discussing how to cheat by telling them he speaks africaans

[Which Tyler]

Nice bit of luck there, but I'll take it.

We deserved something for the pressure, but you wouldn't call that we'll worked!

[Which Tyler]

That was beautiful, and really should have been a try for MacGinty. No idea how McConnochie got back and made his tackle

[Mikey Brown]

Where you watching this? It's not on BT Sport?

[fivepointer]

BT Sport 1, red button.

[Mikey Brown]

Thanks. Though I've not worked out how to do that on the web-player, if you can.

[Which Tyler]

I use Rugby Pass, but... Every match is on BT for this mini-season

[Which Tyler]

My prediction for post-match: Steve Diamond is going to be unhappy

[Epaminondas Pules]

Rob Webber and his stomach yellow carded!!

[Which Tyler]

That deserved so much more.

JLDP just inviting TdG to sweep it up though. His halfbacks will be furious with him. Made just about the only decision he could that wouldn't end in a try

[16th man]

Hang on, am I reading this right on Twitter? Webber has somehow been carded for an offence whilst Sale had an advantage for a knock on?

[Which Tyler]

If you are then the twitte author is high

[Which Tyler]

Pressure!

[Which Tyler]

Yes!

[fivepointer]

Big 5 pt win.
Bath took their chances, were excellent in the set piece and defended doggedly.
Spencer's control at 9 crucial.

[TheNomad]

TdG is doing quite well it looks like