LV= Cup Round 4

Teams by 8pm Saturday, Predos by 8pm Tuesday

Weather and Welsh sides to come later today
Update on positions in group and current QFs to come later today

Round 4 -February 1-3

London Welsh v Newport Gwent Dragons
At the Kassam Stadium, Oxford. Cloudy, 4 degrees C, 11mph wind

London Welsh

Manager – Fluxy

01. Tom French	09. Will Chudley
02. Chris Whitehead	10. Joel Hodgson (k)
03. Frans Malherbe
04. Tim Swinson	11. Seb Stegman
05. Dean Mumm	12. Dominic Waldlouck
06. Daniel Browne	13. Tom Casson
07. Ben Nutley	14. Adam Thompstone
08. David Sisi	15. Ben Ransom

16. Rhys Gill 17. Scott Wilson 18. Tom Lindsay 19. Paul O'Connell 20. Nick Easter 21. Paul Hodgson 22. George Lowe 23. Horacio Agulla

Newport-Gwent Dragons

01. Owen Evans	09. Jonathan Evans
02. Steve Jones	10. Lewis Robling (k)
03. Nathan Buck
04. Ian Nimmo	11. Tonderai Chavhanga
05. Robert Sidoli	12. Andy Tuilagi
06. Dan Lydiate (c.)	13. Adam Hughes
07. Jevon Groves	14. Will Harries
08. Tom Brown	15.Tom Prydie

16. Sam Parry 17. Nathan Williams, 18. Dan Way, 19.Adam M Jones, 20. Nic Cudd, 21. Joe Bedford, 22. Steffan Jones, 23. Daniel Evans

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Gloucester Rugby v Bath Rugby

At Kingsholm, Gloucester. Cloudy, 5 degrees C, 8mph wind

Gloucester
Manager - prop_lyd

01.Dan Murphy	09.Dan Robson
02.Darren Dawiduk	10.Pat Lambie (k)
03.Rupert Harden
04.Elliot Stooke	11.Shane Monahan
05.Will James	12. Ryan Mills
06.Tom Savage (c)	13.Rob Horne
07.Andy Hazell	14.Charlie Sharples
08.Luke Narraway	15.Jonny May

16. Dave Ward 17. Antoine Guillamon 18. Shaun Knight 19. Sam Whitelock 20. JVN 21. Rory Lawson 22. EFS 23. Iain Balshaw

*Heavy pack who will look to cause problems and bully Bath,
*Quick ball to an exciting backline,
*The chance to throw the ball about and play an expansive game,
*Strong bench to come on and make a huge impact.



Bath Rugby
Manager – Bathite

01. N.Catt	09. C.Cook
02. L.Mears	10. O.Barkley (k)
03. O.Franks
04. F.VD Merwe	11. T.Biggs
05. J.Muller (c)	12. F.Steyn (lk)
06. F.Louw	13. E.Daly
07. J.Salvi	14. T.Bowe
08. S.Kalamafoni	15. I.Dagg

16. O.Tomascyuk 17. R.Batty 18. J.Golding 19. S.Hooper 20. R.Skuse 21. M.Classens 22. O.Devoto 23. M.Banahan

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Exeter Chiefs v Northampton Saints

At Sandy Park Stadium, Exeter. Sunshine, 5 degrees C, 14 mph wind with gusts.


Exeter Chiefs
Manager – Pooly (Caretaker)

01. Tendai Mtawarira	09. TJ Perenara
02. Scott Spurling	10. Jonny Wilkinson (k)
03. John Afoa
04. Loius Deacon	11. Matt Jess
05. Pascal Pape(c)	12. Sireli Naqelevuki
06. Steve Mafi	13. Israel Folau
07. Steffon Armitage	14. Cory Jane
08. Ernst Joubert	15. Isa Nacewa

16. Brett Sturgess 17. Simon Alcott 18. Hoani Tui 19. James Horwill 20. James Scaysbrook 21. Kevin Barrett 22. Ian Humphreys 23. Luke Arscott

Tactics

- Look to set a tone in the set piece with big front 5 unit & two big scrummaging locks
- Dominate collisions and allow TJ fast ball to attack with
- Look to ruck over the ball and allow Steffon to get in amongst things
- Wilko to take 3 points on offer
- Look to keep ball in hand and work through the phases


Northampton Saints
Manager – SirJohnnyEnglish

01. Steven Kitshoff	09. Martin Roberts
02. Brett Sharman	10. Ryan Lamb
03. Brian Mujati
04. Mark Sorenson	11. Vasily Artemiev
05. Christian Day	12. Scott Armstrong
06. James Craig	13. John Clarke
07. Phil Dowson	14. Noah Cato
08. Roger Wilson	15. Greig Tonks

16. Alex Waller 17. Richardt Strauss 18. Danny Herriot 19. Andries Bekker 20. Teimana Harrison 21. Ryan Glynn 22. Stephen Myler 23. Jamie Elliot

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Ospreys v Harlequins

At the Liberty Stadium, Swansea. Sunshine, 5 degrees C, 11mph winds

Ospreys

01. Duncan Jones	09. Kahn Fotuali'i
02. Richard Hibbard	10. Sam Davies (k)
03. Campbell Johnstone
04. Ian Gough	11. Will Price
05. Alun Wynn-Jones (c.)	12. Ashley Beck
06. James King	13.Andrew Bishop
07. Sam Lewis	14. Hanno Dirksen
08. George Stowers	15. Richard Fussell

16. Aaron Jarvis 17. Matthew Dwyer, 18. James Goode, 19.Joe Rees, 20. Tom Habberfield , 21. Matthew Morgan 22. Jonathan Spratt 23. Morgen Allen


Harlequins

Manager – Driver

01.Darryl Marfo	09.Bryn Hall
02.Nathan Morris	10.Tom Heatcote (K)
03.Will Collier
04.James Percival	11.Bryan Habana
05.Alistair Hargreaves	12.Hudson Tonga'uhia
06.Jamie Gibson	13.Andy Short
07.Marcell Coatzee	14.Mark Cueto (C)
08.Semisi Taulava	15.Ollie Lindsey Hague

16.John Smit 17.Marcos Ayerza 18.Chris Budgen 19.Mauritz Botha 20.Alex Grey 21.Richard Wrigglesworth 22.Nicky Robinson 23.James Short

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London Wasps v Sale Sharks

At Adams Park, High Wycombe. Overcast, 3 degrees C, 15mph wind with 30mph gusts


London Wasps
Manager – CF

01.Boris Stankovich	09.Micky Young
02.Chris Brooker	10.Shane Gereghty (K)
03.Matt Stevens
04.James Cannon	11.Charlie Ingall
05.Ross Fillipo	12.Chris Bell
06.Tinus Du Plessie	13.Alex Cheeseman
07.Matt Everard	14.Ugo Monye
08.Thomas Waldrom	15.Richard Haughton

16.Titterell 17.Taulfao 18.Castex 19.Wannerburg 20.Davies 21.Goppereth 22.Mermoz 23.Fourie

Sale- no team entered- I presume this is a 30-0 walkover Pooly? Obviously I'm happier if it's not!

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Scarlets v Leicester Tigers

At the Park y Scarlets, Llanelli. Persistent rain, 7 degrees C, 11mph wind.


Scarlets

01. Rhodri Jones	09. Gareth Davies
02. Kirby Myhill	10. Rhys Priestland (k)
03. Samson Lee
04. Sione Timani	11. Andy Fenby
05. Richard Kelly	12. Adam Warren
06. Rob McCusker (c)	13. Thomas Maule
07. Jonathan Edwards	14. Kristian Phillips
08. Kieran Murphy	15. Gareth Owen

16. Jacobie Adriaanse 17. Emyr Phillips, 18. Phil John, 19. Tomas Vallejos, 20. Richie Pugh , 21. Aled Davies, 22. Jordan Williams, 23. Dale Ford

Leicester Tigers
Manager – Sgt_Pooly

01. Luke Cowen-Dickie	09. Karl Dickson
02. Jamie George	10. Danny Cipriani
03. Aaron Jarvis
04. Tom Price	11. Miles Benjamin
05. Sam Jones	12. Andrew Forsyth
06. Siya Kolisi	13. Matt Smith
07. Luke Wallace	14. Charlie Walker
08. Jacque Cronje	15. Matt Tait

16. Bismark Du Plessis 17. Ryan Bower 18. Kyle Sinckler 19. Jacob Rowan 20. Liam Gill 21. Sam Harrison 22. Berrick Barnes 23. Digby Ioane

Tactics:

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Worcester Warriors v Saracens

At Sixways Stadium, Worcester. Light rain, 8 degrees C, 11mph wind.

Worcester Warriors

Manager – InTheFastLane

01. George Porter	09. Shaun Perry
02. Ed Shervington	10. George Ford
03. Tevita Taumoepeau
04. Gerhard Mostert	11. Eerie Claasens
05. Graham Kitchener	12. Jordan Turner Hall
06. Sam Betty	13. Robbie Freaun
07. Jake Abbott	14. Tom Arscott
08. Liam Messam	15. Tom Homer

16. Stephen Moore 17. Louis Padian 18. Juan Figallo 19. George Robson 20. Michael Hooper 21. Will Genia 22. Dan Carter 23. Ma’a Nonu

Saracens
Manager – ChequeredJersey

01. Matt Mullan	09. Jordan Burns
02. Schalk Brits	10. Charlie Hodgson (c,k)
03. Sekope Kepu
04. Bakkies Botha	11. Tom Williams
05. Charlie Matthews	12. Anthony Allen
06. Chris York	13. Joel Tomkins
07. Will Fraser	14. Sam Smith
08. Billy Vunipola	15. Chris Wyles

16. Alisdair Dickinson 17. Harry Allen 18. Ben Tameifuna 19. Maro Itoje 20. Joe Robinson. 21. Julien Dupuy 22. Sam Stanley 23. Nathan Earle


Tactics - none because I'm a Holly Wilaboobie and forgot to add tactics in time for my own competition.

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Cardiff Blues v London Irish

At the Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. Light rain, 7 degrees C, 12 mph wind

Cardiff Blues

01. Sam Hobbs	09. Lewis Jones
02. Rhys Williams	10. Rhys Patchell
03. Benoit Bourrust
04. James Down	11. Harry Robinson
05. Lou Reed	12. Cory Allen
06. Josh Navidi (c)	13. Owen Williams
07. Robin Copeland	14. Chris Czekaj
08. Luke Hamilton	15. Dan Fish

16. Kristian Dacey 17. Nathan Trevett 18. Scott Andrews 19. Macauley Cook 20. Rory Watts-Jones 21. Gareth Davies 22. Ceri Sweeney 23. Dafydd Hewitt

London Irish

Manager – Mad for Chelsea

01. Gethin Jenkins	09. Darren Allinson
02. Rob Herring	10. Brock James (k)
03. Paulica Ion
04. Simon Shaw	11. Sailosi Tagicakibau
05. Nick Kennedy (c)	12. Shontayne Hape
06. Tom Guest	13. Aurelien Rougerie
07.Andy Saull	14. Alesana Tuilagi
08. Imanol Harinordoquy	15. Marland Yarde

16. Scott Lawson 17.Fraan Rautenbach, 18.Tom Smallbone, 19. Tom Palmer, 20.Jerome Kaino, 21. Joe Simpson, 22. Quade Cooper, 23. David Strettle

Tactics:

a couple of changes in the pack this week, captain David Pocock is given a rest, while Jerome Kaino drops to the bench, to make sure they're ready for the long run-in to the end of the season in the prem. Andy Saull makes his Irish debut on the flank, and Tom Guest returns on the blindside to balance the back row. Lots of experience on the bench, as well as some game breakers (particularly the backs) to be brought on as and when needed. Once again, ordinary conditions means starts for James at fly-half for his ability to control the game, and Shaw in the engine room for added grunt (particularly in the scrums), while Tuilagi keeps his place on the wing after an effective performance last week. Look to dominate territory, using James's tactical kicking, but when we get the ball in opposition territory go for it, as conditions should allow some rugby to be played, and tries could be important for qualifying.

- Tuilagi to come off his wing looking for work in the middle. Use Hape's off-loading game to put him and Rougerie in space.

- don't be afraid of playing rugby. If it looks on, be prepared to spin the ball wide.

- dominate territory through James's boot, play in the right areas of the pitch.

- hit the breakdown hard when turnovers look possible, secure quick ball when in posession.

- Play a rush defense, looking to swamp the moves before they get going, and not give the opposition time to place their attacks. Always have at least a couple of players back to field kicks.

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Quins rest a number of big names following there huge win against London Welsh for the trip to Neath showing faith in there young guns knowing they need a win to progress into the semi finals with a try bonus point also needed. Only Alistair Hargreaves , Matcell Coatzee , Semisi Taulava , Hudson Tonga'uhia and Bryan Habana and Mark Cueto keeping there places. New signings James Percival and Jamie Gibson both start at 4 & 6 with All Black U20 skipper Bryn Hall at 9. Mark Cueto captains the side from the wing.


Harlequins

Manager – Driver

01.Darryl Marfo	09.Bryn Hall
02.Nathan Morris	10.Tom Heatcote (K)
03.Will Collier
04.James Percival	11.Bryan Habana
05.Alistair Hargreaves	12.Hudson Tonga'uhia
06.Jamie Gibson	13.Andy Short
07.Marcell Coatzee	14.Mark Cueto (C)
08.Semisi Taulava	15.Ollie Lindsey Hague

16.John Smit 17.Marcos Ayerza 18.Chris Budgen 19.Mauritz Botha 20.Alex Grey 21.Richard Wrigglesworth 22.Nicky Robinson 23.James Short

01.Dan Murphy	09.Dan Robson
02.Darren Dawiduk	10.Pat Lambie (k)
03.Rupert Harden
04.Elliot Stooke	11.Shane Monahan
05.Will James	12. Ryan Mills
06.Tom Savage (c)	13.Rob Horne
07.Andy Hazell	14.Charlie Sharples
08.Luke Narraway	15.Jonny May

16. Dave Ward 17. Antoine Guillamon 18. Shaun Knight 19. Sam Whitelock 20. JVN 21. Rory Lawson 22. EFS 23. Iain Balshaw

*Heavy pack who will look to cause problems and bully Bath,
*Quick ball to an exciting backline,
*The chance to throw the ball about and play an expansive game,
*Strong bench to come on and make a huge impact.

TBC - depending on league table and weather

Bath Rugby
Manager – Bathite

01. N.Catt	09. C.Cook
02. L.Mears	10. O.Barkley (k)
03. O.Franks
04. F.VD Merwe	11. T.Biggs
05. J.Muller (c)	12. F.Steyn (lk)
06. F.Louw	13. E.Daly
07. J.Salvi	14. T.Bowe
08. S.Kalamafoni	15. I.Dagg

16. O.Tomascyuk 17. R.Batty 18. J.Golding 19. S.Hooper 20. R.Skuse 21. M.Classens 22. O.Devoto 23. M.Banahan

Some backline that Prop!

Cheers driver!! The bad thing is i'm actually using it to rest players!! So glad Mills is back!!

WASPS

01.Boris Stankovich 09.Danny Care
02.Chris Brooker 10.Owen Farrell
03.Matt Stevens 11.Charlie Ingall
04.James Cannon 12.Chris Bell
05.Ross Flippio 13.Alex Cheeseman
06.Tinis Du Plessis 14.Ugo Monye
07.Matt Everard 15.Richard Haughton
08.Thomas Waldrom

Replacements: 16.Titterell 17.Taulfao 18.Castex 19.Wannerburg 20.Young 21.Geraghty 22.Mermoz 23.Brown

CF, I think Care and Farrell will be in he england squad so are ineligible

in which case Young and Geraghty can replace them, i wont replace them on bench, cos its LV cup and not fussed about it lol.

To help Flux.

London Wasps
Manager – CF

01.Boris Stankovich	09.Micky Young
02.Chris Brooker	10.Shane Gereghty (K)
03.Matt Stevens
04.James Cannon	11.Charlie Ingall
05.Ross Fillipo	12.Chris Bell
06.Tinus Du Plessie	13.Alex Cheeseman
07.Matt Everard	14.Ugo Monye
08.Thomas Waldrom	15.Richard Haughton

16.Titterell 17.Taulfao 18.Castex 19.Wannerburg 20.Davies 21.Goppereth 22.Mermoz 23.Fourie

CJ this week mate

Driver's after some bonus money!!

Ta Driver. This table is a Bar Steward to update

Pools:

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Pool 1 (linked with Pool 4)

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TBP	LBP	Points
Gloucester	3	2	1	0	77	62	+15	9	0	0	10
Harlequins	3	2	0	1	67	55	+12	8	0	1	9
Exeter	3	2	0	1	57	56	1	6	0	1	9
Dragons	3	1	0	2	47	78	-31	2	0	0	4

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Pool 2 (linked with Pool 3)

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TBP	LBP	Points
Worcester	3	1	0	2	72	68	+4	9	1	2	7
Sale	3	1	0	2	67	67	0	7	0	1	5
Leicester	3	0	0	3	56	66	-10	5	0	3	3
Blues	3	0	0	3	47	77	-30	4	0	1	1

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Pool 3 (linked with Pool 2)

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TBP	LBP	Points
London Irish	3	3	0	0	77	61	+16	9	0	0	12
Saracens	3	3	0	0	74	52	+22	8	0	0	12
London Wasps	3	3	0	0	71	51	+20	8	0	0	12
Scarlets	3	1	0	2	56	78	-22	5	0	0	4

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Pool 4 (linked with Pool 1)

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TBP	LBP	Points
Bath	3	2	0	1	70	51	+19	9	1	1	10
Northampton	3	1	0	2	70	63	+7	8	1	2	7
London Welsh	3	1	0	2	56	68	-12	5	0	0	4
Ospreys	3	0	1	2	55	66	-11	6	0	2	4

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Rankings decided by points, then games won then tries scored then points difference

Current QFs = London Irish vs Worcester and Bath vs Gloucester. This could easily change, as pool 3 is decided by 1 try atm and could be won by Irish, Saracens or Wasps, and pool 1 could easily be won by Quins or Exeter and Saints could still win pool 4 or Sale or even Tigers Pool 2, and all the leader rankings are up for grabs. Everything to play for, tries scored matter a lot at this point.

6 teams can go through from pool 2 & 3 , tight week this week.

Cardiff Blues

01. Sam Hobbs	09. Lewis Jones
02. Rhys Williams	10. Rhys Patchell
03. Benoit Bourrust
04. James Down	11. Harry Robinson
05. Lou Reed	12. Cory Allen
06. Josh Navidi (c)	13. Owen Williams
07. Robin Copeland	14. Chris Czekaj
08. Luke Hamilton	15. Dan Fish

16. Kristian Dacey 17. Nathan Trevett 18. Scott Andrews 19. Macauley Cook 20. Rory Watts-Jones 21. Gareth Davies 22. Ceri Sweeney 23. Dafydd Hewitt

Newport-Gwent Dragons

01. Owen Evans	09. Jonathan Evans
02. Steve Jones	10. Lewis Robling (k)
03. Nathan Buck
04. Ian Nimmo	11. Tonderai Chavhanga
05. Robert Sidoli	12. Andy Tuilagi
06. Dan Lydiate (c.)	13. Adam Hughes
07. Jevon Groves	14. Will Harries
08. Tom Brown	15.Tom Prydie

16. Sam Parry 17. Nathan Williams, 18. Dan Way, 19.Adam M Jones, 20. Nic Cudd, 21. Joe Bedford, 22. Steffan Jones, 23. Daniel Evans

Ospreys

01. Duncan Jones	09. Kahn Fotuali'i
02. Richard Hibbard	10. Sam Davies (k)
03. Campbell Johnstone
04. Ian Gough	11. Will Price
05. Alun Wynn-Jones (c.)	12. Ashley Beck
06. James King	13.Andrew Bishop
07. Sam Lewis	14. Hanno Dirksen
08. George Stowers	15. Richard Fussell

16. Aaron Jarvis 17. Matthew Dwyer, 18. James Goode, 19.Joe Rees, 20. Tom Habberfield , 21. Matthew Morgan 22. Jonathan Spratt 23. Morgen Allen

Scarlets

01. Rhodri Jones	09. Gareth Davies
02. Kirby Myhill	10. Rhys Priestland (k)
03. Samson Lee
04. Sione Timani	11. Andy Fenby
05. Richard Kelly	12. Adam Warren
06. Rob McCusker (c)	13. Thomas Maule
07. Jonathan Edwards	14. Kristian Phillips
08. Kieran Murphy	15. Gareth Owen

16. Jacobie Adriaanse 17. Emyr Phillips, 18. Phil John, 19. Tomas Vallejos, 20. Richie Pugh , 21. Aled Davies, 22. Jordan Williams, 23. Dale Ford

Top work CJ.

Hopefully have Exeter & my team in tomorrow, bit pushed this week

Saracens
Manager – ChequeredJersey

01. Matt Mullan	09. Jordan Burns
02. Schalk Brits	10. Charlie Hodgson (c,k)
03. Sekope Kepu
04. Bakkies Botha	11. Tom Williams
05. Charlie Matthews	12. Anthony Allen
06. Chris York	13. Joel Tomkins
07. Will Fraser	14. Sam Smith
08. Billy Vunipola	15. Chris Wyles

16. Alisdair Dickinson 17. Harry Allen 18. Ben Tameifuna 19. Maro Itoje 20. Joe Robinson. 21. Julien Dupuy 22. Sam Stanley 23. Nathan Earle


Tactics to come

I could do Exe Pooly if you're busy?

I'll have a crack tomorrow mate, cheers anyway

Exeter Chiefs
Manager – Pooly (Caretaker)

01. Tendai Mtawarira	09. TJ Perenara
02. Scott Spurling	10. Jonny Wilkinson (k)
03. John Afoa
04. Loius Deacon	11. Matt Jess
05. Pascal Pape(c)	12. Sireli Naqelevuki
06. Steve Mafi	13. Israel Folau
07. Steffon Armitage	14. Cory Jane
08. Ernst Joubert	15. Isa Nacewa

16. Brett Sturgess 17. Simon Alcott 18. Hoani Tui 19. James Horwill 20. James Scaysbrook 21. Kevin Barrett 22. Ian Humphreys 23. Luke Arscott

Tactics

- Look to set a tone in the set piece with big front 5 unit & two big scrummaging locks
- Dominate collisions and allow TJ fast ball to attack with
- Look to ruck over the ball and allow Steffon to get in amongst things
- Wilko to take 3 points on offer
- Look to keep ball in hand and work through the phases

Leicester Tigers
Manager – Sgt_Pooly

01. Luke Cowen-Dickie	09. Karl Dickson
02. Jamie George	10. Danny Cipriani
03. Aaron Jarvis
04. Tom Price	11. Miles Benjamin
05. Sam Jones	12. Andrew Forsyth
06. Siya Kolisi	13. Matt Smith
07. Luke Wallace	14. Charlie Walker
08. Jacque Cronje	15. Matt Tait

16. Bismark Du Plessis 17. Ryan Bower 18. Kyle Sinckler 19. Jacob Rowan 20. Liam Gill 21. Sam Harrison 22. Berrick Barnes 23. Digby Ioane

Tactics:

London Irish

Manager – Mad for Chelsea

01. Gethin Jenkins	09. Darren Allinson
02. Rob Herring	10. Brock James (k)
03. Paulica Ion
04. Simon Shaw	11. Sailosi Tagicakibau
05. Nick Kennedy (c)	12. Shontayne Hape
06. Tom Guest	13. Aurelien Rougerie
07.Andy Saull	14. Alesana Tuilagi
08. Imanol Harinordoquy	15. Marland Yarde

16. Scott Lawson 17.Fraan Rautenbach, 18.Tom Smallbone, 19. Tom Palmer, 20.Jerome Kaino, 21. Joe Simpson, 22. Quade Cooper, 23. David Strettle

Tactics:

a couple of changes in the pack this week, captain David Pocock is given a rest, while Jerome Kaino drops to the bench, to make sure they're ready for the long run-in to the end of the season in the prem. Andy Saull makes his Irish debut on the flank, and Tom Guest returns on the blindside to balance the back row. Lots of experience on the bench, as well as some game breakers (particularly the backs) to be brought on as and when needed. Once again, ordinary conditions means starts for James at fly-half for his ability to control the game, and Shaw in the engine room for added grunt (particularly in the scrums), while Tuilagi keeps his place on the wing after an effective performance last week. Look to dominate territory, using James's tactical kicking, but when we get the ball in opposition territory go for it, as conditions should allow some rugby to be played, and tries could be important for qualifying.

- Tuilagi to come off his wing looking for work in the middle. Use Hape's off-loading game to put him and Rougerie in space.

- don't be afraid of playing rugby. If it looks on, be prepared to spin the ball wide.

- dominate territory through James's boot, play in the right areas of the pitch.

- hit the breakdown hard when turnovers look possible, secure quick ball when in posession.

- Play a rush defense, looking to swamp the moves before they get going, and not give the opposition time to place their attacks. Always have at least a couple of players back to field kicks.

Just so people know, with tries mattering, my scoring objectively takes this into account.

0-6= no tries
7-15 - 1 try
16-22- 2 tries
23- 29 - 3 tries
30-37- 4 tries
38-45 - 5 tries

gah, forgot about tries mattering, may edit my tactics accordingly tomorrow. Is that allowed?

You may edit infinity times until Saturday at 8pm

London Welsh

Manager – Fluxy

01. Tom French	09. Will Chudley
02. Chris Whitehead	10. Joel Hodgson (k)
03. Frans Malherbe
04. Tim Swinson	11. Seb Stegman
05. Dean Mumm	12. Dominic Waldlouck
06. Daniel Browne	13. Tom Casson
07. Ben Nutley	14. Adam Thompstone
08. David Sisi	15. Ben Ransom

16. Rhys Gill 17. Scott Wilson 18. Tom Lindsay 19. Paul O'Connell 20. Nick Easter 21. Paul Hodgson 22. George Lowe 23. Horacio Agulla

Northampton Saints
Manager – SirJohnnyEnglish

01. Steven Kitshoff	09. Martin Roberts
02. Brett Sharman	10. Ryan Lamb
03. Brian Mujati
04. Mark Sorenson	11. Vasily Artemiev
05. Christian Day	12. Scott Armstrong
06. James Craig	13. John Clarke
07. Phil Dowson	14. Noah Cato
08. Roger Wilson	15. Greig Tonks

16. Alex Waller 17. Richardt Strauss 18. Danny Herriot 19. Andries Bekker 20. Teimana Harrison 21. Ryan Glynn 22. Stephen Myler 23. Jamie Elliot

Worcester Warriors

Manager – InTheFastLane

01. George Porter	09. Shaun Perry
02. Ed Shervington	10. George Ford
03. Tevita Taumoepeau
04. Gerhard Mostert	11. Eerie Claasens
05. Graham Kitchener	12. Jordan Turner Hall
06. Sam Betty	13. Robbie Freaun
07. Jake Abbott	14. Tom Arscott
08. Liam Messam	15. Tom Homer

16. Stephen Moore 17. Louis Padian 18. Juan Figallo 19. George Robson 20. Michael Hooper 21. Will Genia 22. Dan Carter 23. Ma’a Nonu

Deadline for teams passed. Will set up for predos ASAP, currently with GF so will get in trouble if I do it now

You're with Geordie Falcon???

Ha ha. Should have predicted that one.

Because Ollie hasn't put a team forward, I (amd Irish) now need a bonus point victory to get through. Really annoying that!

Predos open. I presume Wasps - Sale is a default win

lol do i actually get a win..

Non 2xAP matchups:

Welsh 30 vs Dragons 12
Got to say I'd put Casson at 12 and Waldouck at 13 but that won't matter for long. Too much in the front 5 and the platform allows the exciting young backs to dominate

Ospreys 15 - Quins 25
Quins lose in centres but win elsewhere. Bit soon to make Cueto captain

Scarlets 16 - tigers 27

Cardiff 10 - Irish 34

Unfortunately

Welsh 32-14 Dragons
Bench increases the win.

Ospreys 16-25 Quins
Quins backs will enjoy their visit to Wales.

Scarlets 6-34 Tigers
Easy win

Cardiff 12-20 Irish
Jenkins playing for Irish is a mark down and makes this game closer than it should be.

Chiefs 18-16 Saints
Wilko and Chiefs back row edge the win.

Worcester 24-20 Sarries
Great tactics from Sarries their forwards will get the upper hand but a pretty impressive impact bench from Warriors will steal the win!

Welsh 26-12 Newport

Gloucester 24-28 Bath

Good game. Some talented youngsters out for Gloucester but Bath are pretty much full strength and will have too much. Tone set in pack and can see loads of tries either way. Bath should look out a bit for player fatigue with not resting key players.

Ospreys 22-21 Quins

Tough place to go and O's strong in key areas.

Worcester 25-26 Saracens

Another good match up. Sarries have went in a bit stronger and just edge throughout. Squad rotation will stand in good stead for Worcester later in season.

Cardiff 12-20 Irish

London Welsh 26-18 Newport Gwent Dragons

Good tight game this till the bench comes into play with Welsh blowing away the Dragons in the last 20 minutes


Gloucester Rugby 20-24 Bath Rugby

Don’t think a full prediction is needed here. Bath with some of the big guns out have that bit more experience to win out in what would be a pretty high scoring game.


Ospreys 19-19 Harlequins

Fairly decent Ospreys side out and feel they would get the better of Quins for long parts of this game and cause Hall all sorts of problems on his debut. Strong bench from Quins will step it up in the last 20 minutes but will only fight back to a draw


London Wasps v Sale Sharks

Are we predicting this or is it a default?


Scarlets 23-30 Leicester Tigers

Good little game this one for the first hour but Tigers will get more from the backrow battle and some serious impact to come in and seal the game off.


Worcester Warriors 27-27 Saracens

Scrum: Sarries can get on top particularly with Botha locking it down.
Lineout: Not sure how well Matthews could call the line so see Sarries struggling a little
Breakdown: Edge to Sarries with their front 5 clearing out a bit more and offering a few turnovers
HB's: Edge to Sarries with Hodgson much more capable of directing traffic at the moment
Attack: Worcester a little one dimensional although that midfield would be suited to a big offloading game plan
Defence: Freuen settling in may get caught out of position from time to time
Bench: Massive step up to Worcester and theyw ill dominate the closing stages
Tactics: N/A. Sarries build up enough of a lead to hold the late onslaught off to earn a draw away.


Cardiff Blues 15-31 London Irish

Was Jenkins not involved with Wales this weekend?!!
Not much form in the front 5 for Irish but they are so much more powerful in the backs and should get over the gain line at ease.

TBC

Welsh XX - XX Dragons

Ospreys XX - XX Quins

Scarlets XX - XX Tigers

Cardiff XX - XX Irish

Chiefs XX - XX Saints

Worcester XX - XX Sarries

"Cardiff Blues 15-31 London Irish

Was Jenkins not involved with Wales this weekend?!!
Not much form in the front 5 for Irish but they are so much more powerful in the backs and should get over the gain line at ease."

Didn't spot that one mate.

That's an automatic 30-0 loss, sorry Chelsea.

And what about Pape being the Exeter team then?

Good spot Flux! Bonus point in the bag

Mermoz on the Wasps bench as well...

Bloody hell man!!

30-0's all round