Summer Tournament - Round 3

Pool A - Newcastle Falcons v Northampton Saints
Location - Newlands Stadium
Weather - Sunny , 24 degrees, 5 mph light breeze

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Falcons

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Saints

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Pool A -   Bath Rugby v Leicester Tigers  
Location - Eden Park
Weather - Sunny , 24 degrees, 5 mph light breeze

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Bath

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Tigers

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Pool A - Worcester Warriors v Sale Sharks
Location - Suncorp Stadium
Weather - Sunny , 24 degrees, 5 mph light breeze

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Warriors

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Sharks

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Pool B -   Exeter Chiefs v Gloucester
Location - Etihad Stadium
Weather - Sunny , 24 degrees, 5 mph light breeze

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Chiefs

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Glos

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Pool B - Saracens v London Irish
Location - ANZ Stadium
Weather - Sunny , 24 degrees, 5 mph light breeze

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Sarries

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Irish

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Pool B - London Welsh v Harlequins
Location - Coca-Cola Park
Weather - Sunny , 24 degrees, 5 mph light breeze

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Welsh

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Quins

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Leicester Tigers
Manager – LukeLovesLuka

01. Gethin Jenkins	09. Dwayne Peel
02. Stephen Moore	10. Jonny Wilkinson (k)
03. Craig Mitchell
04. Nathan Hines	11. Henry Speight
05. Pascal Pape (c)	12. Billy Twelvetrees
06. Kearnan Myall	13. Paul Jordaan
07. Francios Louw	14. Vincent Clerc
08. Ernst Joubert	15. Pat Lambie

16. Tom Youngs 17. Andrew Sheridan 18. Dan Cole 19. Tom Price 20. Edwin Maka 21. Kahn Fotuali'i 22. Ugo Monye 23. Mike Brown

1.Ryan Grant
2.Rory Best
3.Owen Franks
4.Ed Slater
5.Paul O'Connell
6.Liam Messem
7.Richie McCaw
8.Kieron Read (c)

9.Ben Youngs
10.Aaron Cruden
11.Chris Ashton
12.Brad Barritt
13.Adam Ashley Cooper
14.Alex Cuthbert
15.Jared Payne

Subs tbh

Worcester Warriors
Manager - stnick88

01. BJ Botha	09. Dimitri Yachvili
02. Matthew Rees	10. Remi Tales
03. Brian Mujati
04. Mouritz Botha	11. David Strettle
05. Johann Muller(c)	12. Maxime Mermoz
06. Dave Denton	13. Mathieu Bastereaud
07. Ross Rennie	14. Sean Maitland
08. Thomas Waldrom	15. Delon Armitage

16. Nathan Catt 17. Dave Ward 18. Halani Aulika 19. James Percival 20. Phil Dowson 21. Tawera Kerr-Barlow 22. Olly Barkley 23. Tom Williams

What sort of side you sticking out Steve?

johnny just so you know mine is my rugby championship side, with a couple of combos being tested.

Not at home this week so can't do formatting.
Six nations side

1. Charlie Faumuania
2. Kevin Mealamu
3. Davit Kubrashvilli
4. Luke Romano
5. Sam Whitelock
6. James Haskell
7. David Pocock
8. JMF Lobbe
9. Richard Wigglesworth
10. Charlie Hodgson
11. Nopolini Nalaga
12. Anthony Allen
13. Rob Horne
14. Cory Jane
15. Rob Miller

16. Chris Brooker
17. Ricky Reeves
18. James Slipper
19. Graham Kitchener
20. Brad Shields
21. Fourie Du Preez
22. Luther Burrel
23. Miles Benjamin

6 nations

01. Wyatt Crockett	09. Ruan Pienaar
02. Hika Elliott	10. Nick Evans (k)
03. Matt Stevens
04. Nick Kennedy	11. Nick Cummins
05. Mamuka Gorgodze	12. Luke McAlister
06. Matt Garvey	13. Conrad Smith
07. Will Fraser	14. JP Pieterson
08. Scott Higginbotham	15. Niall Morris

16. Tom Lindsay 17. Tom Smallbone 18. Antoine Guillamone 19. Stuart Hooper 20. Ed Jackson 21. Rory Kockott 22. Guy Armitage 23. JSD

Sorry haven't been able to put in correct format.

1. Thomas Domingo
2. Dylan Hartley
3. Ben Teimafano (or however it is spelt!)
4. Joe Launchbury
5. Cadeyn Neville
6. Mano Samoa
7. Liam Gill
8. Sergio Parisse (c)
9. Joe Simpson
10. Ian Madigan
11. Julian Savea
12. Matt Giteau
13. Manu Tuilagi
14. Christian Wade
15. Leigh Halfpenny (k)

16. Mike Haywood 17. Mako Vunipola 18. Henry Thomas 19. Courtney Lawes 20. Billy Vunipola 21. Mike Phillips 22. Tomassi Benvenutti 23. Ben Foden

Sale Sharks
Manager – SJE

01. Vasil Kakovin	09. Danny Care
02. Benjamin Kayser	10. Johnny Sexton
03. Davit Zirakishvilli
04. Donnacha Ryan	11. Kyle Eastmond
05. Dave Attwood	12. James Hook
06. Yannick Nyanga	13. George Pisi
07. Fulgence Quedragao	14. Simon Zebo
08. Louis Picamoles	15. Nick Abendanon

16. Ross Harrison 17. David Paice 18. Phil Swainston 19. Tom Savage 20. Matt Kvesic 21. Alex Tulou 22. Kieran Marmion 23. Will Addison

Just so I know, when are teams due in by?

Due in by tonight mate, but I won't be able to get mine in until tomorrow morning.  Am happy to leave open for longer to give people a chance to get them in.

sorry for poor format

1. Woodcock
2. Botha
3. Franks
4. Kruis
5. PS Du Toit
6. Lappies Labushagne
7. Sam Warburton
8. Pierre Spies
9. Greig Laidlaw
10. Quade Cooper
11. Chris F Sautia
12. Ben Tapuai
13. Anthony Faainga
14. Luke Morahan
15. Yoaan Huget

16. Schalk Brits 17. Joe Marler 18. Kieron Brookes 19. Charlie Matthews 20. Will Welch 21 Karl Dickson 22. Stuart Olding 23. Ross Chisholm

No worries. I was going to struggle getting mine in tonight

1. Steven Kitshoff	9. Aaron Smith
2. Bismarck du Plessis	10. Christian Leali'ifano
3. Ben Alexander
4. Sitaleki Timani	11. Bryan Habana
5. George Skivington	12. Pat McCabe
6. Tom Johnson	13. JJ Englebrecht
7. Steffon Armitage	14. Jack Nowell
8. Duane Vermeulen	15. Gareth Anscombe

16. Rob Hawkins 17. Fraser Balmain 18. Tom Mercey  19. James Hanks 20. Luke Wallace 21. Nick Phipps 22. Setaimata Sa 23. Anthony Watson

Apologies Pete didn't see your comment about my side. Almost forgot last night to submit.

Newcastle 23 - 29 Saints

I like the Saints back row but think the 2nd row would struggle a little. I like the Falcons pack but concerns over the deterioration of Best's throwing and Messam often going completely missing the obvious weaknesses to me. Love the Saints outside backs which are undoubtedly the best in the league. I like the Falcons back three but would suggest that the centres are a bit one-dimensional with AAC currently struggling for form.

Bath 25 - 24 Leicester

For Leicester I think that they lack guys to consistenyly get them over the gain line. I don't see them having a big go to carrier. I'm not altogether convinced of Myall's ability as a lock around the park so I see him as a big weakness at 6 in this league. Think that 36/Jordaan would work as a combo but against most people's first choice might come off 2nd best. Like the general balance of the Bath side and think the lock combo is superb. Have a couple of guys to get them across the gainline which is important. Set piece pretty even for me.

Worcester 28 - 28 Sale

Worcester have a good strong side here which has a lot of strong carriers. I don't know all that much of Remi Tales and 10 is so important for Worcester to orchestrate the strong carriers they have in the back row and midfield. I'm also not sure how strong BJ Botha is at loosehead prop. Not saying he is bad but i'm not aware that he is renowned for it. Sale have a very good pack around the park and I do like the balance to it. The backs maybe lack a few strong runners but have plenty of flair and exciting runners and suit the conditions.

Saracens 0 - 30 London Irish

Little concerned about DHL's whereabouts. Prop that is a very good side for the 6N. I suspect you might lose Fraser if he continues his development. Not much more to say besides the fact I don't want you during the 6N's.

I like that feedback fella!!

Welsh 30 - 31 Quins
Really tough to call this one. There are a few players I haven't seen much of in either team, which makes it a bit harder to call than in a lot of the other games, havent seen CL play at no10, but really like what Cooper can do for Quins with the backline and can certainly set up some opportunities. Like the Welsh front row, but maybe the rest of the pack lacks some ball carriers - not sure if I would partner Johnson and Armitage, I think they would need a bigger player to play alongside. Really like the look of Nowell for Pete though, think he's a future star. Shame that Warburton is out for 4 months for Steve, but dont think his rating will drop after his performances for the Lions.

Bath 27 - 25 Leicester
Agree with Steve's comments here. Getting over the gainline getting more important and Tigers could do with one or two more carriers in that team. Especially with distribution skills of Twelvetrees. Packs pretty even, Myall adds to the lineout but will have to see how he does for Wasps. Really like the Bath pack and one team you want to avoid during the 6Nations, Hodgson at 10 can cause some damage and can see Bath getting over the gainline a bit more.

Worcester 30 - 32 Sale
For Sale I think the centre combination of Hook/Pisi is the best that has been put out so far in these games - would definitely click in real life. See them as very similar to Wasps last year, a load of flair and will score a lot of tries but if you get at them physically then you will get points yourself. Warriors team is ridiculously tough and a lot of power and in conditions that weren't sunny and perfect for SJE's backline then they would have won. Sale can score from anywhere and have got a very, very strong backrow, which can secure turnovers. Warriors have more ball, but weather conditions count against them.

Saracens 0 - 30 London Irish
Prop very strong team you've got there now, half backs with an in form Evans will be up there as one of the best pairings in the league. Garvey will kick on next season with his move too, good strike runners in backthree too, Morris will continue to improve too.

Newcastle 22-26 Saints
Welsh 28-29 Quins
Bath 24-22 Leicester
Worcester 24-25 Sale

P.M me for explainations. no time sorry.....i'm away from tomorrow too so may need someone to submit a team for me.