RugbyRebels

London Irish: Homer; Loader, Rona, Cokanasiga, Hassell-Collins; Jackson, Phipps; Dell, Creevy, Kepu, Nott, Munga, Rogerson, Cooke, Tuisue.

Replacements: Cornish, Elrington, Hoskins, de Chaves, Donnell, Meehan, Brophy Clews, Stokes.

Bristol: Lloyd; Morahan, Radradra, S Piutau, O'Conor; Malins, Randall; Woolmore, Thacker, Afoa, Holmes, Joyce, Vui, Heenan, Earl.

Replacements: Capon, Thomas, Sinckler, Eadie, Harding, Uren, Sheedy, Bedlow

Anyone watching this? Bristol looking like they might get 2 more tries? Hope so.

Sloppy all the way through to be honest, suspect the rain had something to do with that. POC seems to be really hitting some form though, playing well at 12,13, 15 & wing.

POC has come on so well. I watched his Pram debut for Wasps when he was about 10 stone dripping wet. I think a lot of people wanted to keep him at Wasps, but there's no denying that his Championship years with Ealing and then Bristol have improved way more than just being a bit part Pram squad player - compare him, for example with Owain James, who Wasps had a lot of faith and belief in but who left for NZ and hasn't even cracked the Mitre 10 Cup squad for the region he's gone to.

Peej wrote:POC has come on so well. I watched his Pram debut for Wasps when he was about 10 stone dripping wet. I think a lot of people wanted to keep him at Wasps, but there's no denying that his Championship years with Ealing and then Bristol have improved way more than just being a bit part Pram squad player - compare him, for example with Owain James, who Wasps had a lot of faith and belief in but who left for NZ and hasn't even cracked the Mitre 10 Cup squad for the region he's gone to.

Ahem. You are forgetting his season at the Goldington Rd Finishing School. If my memory serves, which it frequently doesn’t, it was Rayer who first tried him at OC and this seemed to be the catalyst for his rise. He certainly went for average Prem loan player to very, very good loan player after the move from 15 to 13.

POC was at Bedford 2015-2017, where he first ran into Bristol. I've heard that Dan Thomas and Morahan also credit their appearance there for bringing on their game

Blimey. Was it two seasons!?!? Yet another memory lapse.

Hassell-Collins’ try was a fine effort. I’m surprised Nathan Earle (who has been poor since coming back from injury) is in ahead of him and Loader.