RugbyRebels

Bristol:

15. Max Malins (21 apps), 14. Gabriel Ibitoye (27 apps), 13. Virimi Vakatawa (7 apps), 12. Benhard Janse van Rensburg (10 apps), 11. Rich Lane (25 apps), 10. Callum Sheedy (160 apps), 9. Harry Randall (111 apps); 1. Ellis Genge (37 apps), 2. Harry Thacker (109 apps), 3. Kyle Sinckler (47 apps), 4. James Dun (22 apps), 5. Joe Batley (49 apps), 6. Steven Luatua (115 apps), 7. Dan Thomas (137 apps), 8. Fitz Harding (60 apps) (c).

Subs: 16. Gabriel Oghre (3 apps), 17. Jake Woolmore (139 apps), 18. George Kloska (37 apps), 19. Josh Caulfield (11 apps), 20. Jake Heenan (100 apps), 21. Kieran Marmion (11 apps), 22. James Williams (26 apps), 23. Kalaveti Ravouvou (1 app).

Unavailable: Yann Thomas, Jay Tyack, Chris Vui, Santiago Grondona, Magnus Bradbury, AJ MacGinty, Siva Naulago, Noah Heward.

Glos:
15. Lloyd Evans*, 14. Louis Rees-Zammit*, 13. Max Llewellyn, 12. Mark Atkinson, 11. Ollie Thorley*; 10. Santi Carreras, 9. Stephen Varney*; 1. Mayco Vivas, 2. Santi Socino, 3. Fraser Balmain; 4. Arthur Clark*, 5. Matias Alemanno; 6. Ruan Ackermann, 7. Lewis Ludlow* (C), 8. Jack Clement*
Replacements
16. George McGuigan, 17. Harry Elrington, 18. Jamal Ford-Robinson, 19. Freddie Clarke*, 20. Ben Donnell, 21. Micky Young, 22. Louis Hillman-Cooper*, 23. Josh Hathaway*
*Denotes academy player or graduate.

Unavailable for selection
Zach Mercer, Val Rapava-Ruskin, Adam Hastings, Albert Tuisue, Caolan Englefield, Alex Seville.


Referee: Jack Makepeace
Assistant Referees: Harry Walbaum & Paul Dix
TMO: David Rose


Bottom of the table clash with both teams needing a win. Back row looks better with Luatua and DT in it than Thacker!
I'd hope Bristol would win but who knows...

Lot of bodies coming back in for Glaws. That's a big midfield pairing as well. Ackerman returning in the backrow is huge for their carrying capabilities.

Bristol looking very good on paper, interesting to see if they can back it up wear it counts.

Very important game for both sides. Neither quite firing but they've both had their moments. Difficult one to call.

This is bizarrely one sided so far.

fivepointer wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 4:58 pm Very important game for both sides. Neither quite firing but they've both had their moments. Difficult one to call.

Somebody should have told Glaws it was an important game. They're pitiful at the mo.

Glos all at sea for opening 50 minutes but did rally to get a try BP. Things obviously not right with them.

Bristol very good until they made subs too early and lost focus. Genge played well and i thought Randall was very sharp. His passing has improved a lot.

Apparently Thacker is now Bristol's all-time leading try scorer (or maybe just in the pro era)? Pretty decent achievement for a hooker if so, though I can't bring to kind any outstanding Bristol wingers since David Lemi.

I feel like the hooker’s role on mauls has changed that in recent years. Although Thacker has a fair bit more to his game to be fair.

I think Jonny Matthews just equalled Stuart Hogg’s try record for Glasgow which seems insane.

switchskier wrote: ↑Sun Dec 03, 2023 4:17 pm Apparently Thacker is now Bristol's all-time leading try scorer (or maybe just in the pro era)? Pretty decent achievement for a hooker if so, though I can't bring to kind any outstanding Bristol wingers since David Lemi.

Alan Morley got 383 so assumes it's in the pro-era.

jimKRFC wrote: ↑Sun Dec 03, 2023 9:40 pm

switchskier wrote: ↑Sun Dec 03, 2023 4:17 pm Apparently Thacker is now Bristol's all-time leading try scorer (or maybe just in the pro era)? Pretty decent achievement for a hooker if so, though I can't bring to kind any outstanding Bristol wingers since David Lemi.

Alan Morley got 383 so assumes it's in the pro-era.

Poor man’s RICH LANE!!!