Amlin Challenge Cup Round Five

 

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Pool 1 -  Connacht vs Worcester Warriors 
Location - Sportsground
Sunny Intervals, 7 Degrees & 11mph Winds

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Connacht

01. Brett Wilkinson	09. Kieran Marmion
02. Jason Harris-Wright	10. Dan Parks
03. Rodney Ah You
04. Michael Kearney	11. Matt Healy
05. Craig Clarke	12. David McSherry
06. John Muldoon	13. Eoin Griffin
07. Jake Heenan	14. Fionn Carr
08. Eion McKeon	15. Robbie Henshaw

Replacements: 16 Sean Henry, 17 Denis Buckley, 18 JP Cooney, 19 Andrew Brown, 20 George Naoupe, 21 Darragh Leader, 22 Craig Ronaldson, 23 Gavin Duffy

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Worcester Warriors

01. Nathan Catt	09. Tawera Kerr-Barlow
02. Dave Ward	10. Remi Tales
03. BJ Botha
04. Mouritz Botha	11. Sailosi Tagicakibau
05. Alun Wyn-Jones	12. Olly Barkley
06. Danie Russouw	13. Casey Laulala
07. Shane Jennings	14. Mark Cueto
08. Thomas Waldrom	15. Delon Armitage

16 Brett Sturgess, 17 Matthew Rees, 18 Halani Aulika, 19 Johann Muller, 20 Phil Dowson, 21 Michael Classens, 22 Francois Trinh-Duc, 23 Tom Casson

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Pool 2 -  Newport Gwent Dragons vs London Irish 
Location - Rodney Parade
Light Cloud, 8 Degrees & 13mph Winds

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Newport Gwent Dragons

01. Owen Evans	09. Wayne Evans
02. Sam Parry	10. Jason Tovey
03. Nahuel Chaparro
04. Andrew Coombs	11. Ross Wardle
05. Robert Sidoli (c)	12. Ashley Smith
06. Lewis Evans	13. Patrick Leach
07. Nic Cudd	14. Mathew Pewtner
08. Toby Faletau	15. Dan Evans

Replacements: 16 Hugh Gustafon, 17 T Rhys Thomas, 18 Nathan Buck, 19 Nathan Screech, 20 Netani Talei, 21 Richie Rees, 22 Steffan Jones, 23 Will Harries

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London Irish

01. Tom Smallbone	09. Ruan Pienaar
02. Tom Lindsay	10. Owen Williams (k)
03. Matt Stevens
04. Nick Kennedy	11. Guy Armitage
05. Mike McCarthy	12. Serieli Naqaveluki
06. Will Fraser	13. Robbie Henshaw
07. Thierry Dusatoir	14. JP Pieterson
08. Ed Jackson	15. Niall Morris

16. Hika Elliot 17. Antoine Guillamon 18. Jerome Schuster. 19. Stuart Hooper 20. Jordan Tafulua 21. Jack Moates 22. Tommy Bell 23. Max Evans

Tactics:
Front 5 build to hold their own and win quick lineout ball,
Backrow looking for turnover ball and running options,
Experience and youthfulness at 9-10 brings a cool head and creativity,
Strong centres both looking to be influential-Naqa smashing and Henshaw with creativity,
Quick back 3 all looking to continue our fast paced game plan,
Looking for quick ball but, if conditions don't allow it the front 5 will play up the jumper before playing a tight game with backs off 10-12,
Strong defence looking to slow down or steal ball,
Good bench with experience, raw power and youthful energy,
We want to continue our recent form in this competition (unbeaten) and overall (2-0).

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Pool 3 -  Exeter Chiefs vs CA Brive 
Location - Sandy Park
Light Cloud, 8 Degrees & 13mph Winds

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Exeter Chiefs 

Manager – Fluxy

01. Richard Barrington	09. Hadyn Thomas
02. Jack Yeandle	10. Stephen Myler (k)
03. Mike Ross
04. Patricio Albacete	11. Tom Varndell
05. Mike Williams	12. Alex Dunbar
06. Sam Jones	13. Aurelien Rougerie
07. John Barclay	14. Andrew Trimble
08. Semisi Taulava	15. Matt Tait

16. Sean Cronin 17. Charles Beech 18. Kieran Davies 19. Geoff Parling 20. Chris Robshaw 21. Jackson Wray 22. Bryn Hall 23. Juan Martin Hernandez

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CA Brive

01. Johannes Coetzee	09. Thomas Sanchou
02. Francois Da Ros (c)	10. Romain Sola
03. Yusuf Tuncer
04. Victor Lebas	11. Venione Voretamaya
05. Simon Pinet	12. Baptiste Delage
06. Said Hireche	13. Andrew Mailei
07. Hugues Briatte	14. Alfifeleti Mafi
08. Kieran Murphy	15. Laurent Ferreres

Replacements: 16 Guillaume Ribes, 17 Damien Lavergne, 18 Kevin Buys, 19 Fabien Laurent, 20 Julien Ledevedec 21 Damien Neveu, 22 Anderson Neisen, 23 Sevenaia Galala

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Pool 4 - Bayonne vs Bath Rugby  
Location - Stade Jean Dauger
Light Cloud, 12 Degrees & 4mph Winds

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Bayonne

01. JC Van Rensburg	09. Guillaume Rouet
02. David Roumieu	10. Santiago Fernandez
03. Neemia Tialata
04. Lisiate Fa'aoso	11. Bastien Fuster
05. Mark Chisholm	12. Manu Ahotaeiloa
06. Jean-Jo Marmouyet	13. Joe Rokocoko
07. Julien Puricelli	14. Martin Bustos Moyano
08. Opéti Fonua	15. Scott Spedding

Replacements: 16 Anthony Etrillard , 17 Aretz Iguiniz , 18 Gert Muller, 19 Dewald Senekal , 20 Dwayne Haare, 21 Mathieu Belie, 22 Gaby Lovobalavu, 23 Matthieu Ugalde.

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Bath Rugby
Manager – inthefastlane

01. Cian Healy	09. Morgen Parra
02. Mike Haywood	10. Paddy Jackson
03. Charlie Faumuania
04. Graham Kitchener	11. Jake Arnott
05. James Gaskell	12. Sam Hill
06. Liam Messam	13. Matt Hopper
07. Will Welch	14. George North
08. Jordan Crane	15. Stuart Hogg

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16. Agustin Creevy 17. Carl Rimmer 18. James Slipper 19. Sam Whitelock 20. James Haskell 21. Fourie Du Preez 22. Ashley Beck 23. Alex Cuthbert

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Pool 5 - Saracens vs Lusitanos XV 
Location - Allianz Park
Light Cloud, 9 Degrees & 10mph Winds

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Saracens
Manager – Pooly

01. Max Lahiff	09. Chris Cook
02. Chris Whitehead	10. Gareth Steenson
03. Clement Ric
04. Julian Pierre	11. Miles Benjamin
05. Rob Simmons	12. Tom Taylor
06. Brad Shields	13. George Lowe
07. Chris Henry	14. Adam Thompstone
08. Chris Masoe	15. Luke Fitzgerald

16. Tiaan Liebenberg  17. Alex Waller  18. Paul Hill 19. Tom Jubb  20. Carl Fearns 21. Luke Burgess  22. Luther Burrell  23. Ryan Crotty

Tactics:

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Lusitanos XV

01. João Almeida	09. Francisco Pinto de Magalhães
02. Joao Correira	10. Francisco Vieira Almeida
03. Jorge Segurado
04. Fernando Almeida	11. Francisco Appleton
05. Rui D'Orey	12. Joao Silva
06. Antonio Duarte	13. Diogo Miranda
07. Vasco Fragoso Mendes	14. Goncalo Foro
08. Vasco Uva (c)	15. Nuno Penha e Costa

Replacements: 16 Francisco Tavares, 17 Bruno Medeiros, 18 Bruno Rocha, 19 Antonio Salgueiro, 20 Salvador Cunha , 21 Luis Miguel Leal , 22 Rodrigo Figueriedo, 23 Luis Salema.

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Mark

CONDITIONS:

Sportsground: Sunny Intervals, 7 Degrees & 11mph Winds
Rodney Parade: Light Cloud, 8 Degrees & 13mph Winds
Sandy Park: Light Cloud, 9 Degrees & 13mph Winds
Bayonne: Light Cloud, 12 Degrees & 4mph Winds
Allianz Park: Light Cloud, 9 Degrees & 10mph Winds

Who is Lusitanos XV?

Bath Rugby
Manager – inthefastlane

01. Cian Healy	09. Morgen Parra
02. Mike Haywood	10. Paddy Jackson
03. Charlie Faumuania
04. Graham Kitchener	11. Jake Arnott
05. James Gaskell	12. Sam Hill
06. Liam Messam	13. Matt Hopper
07. Will Welch	14. George North
08. Jordan Crane	15. Stuart Hogg

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16. Agustin Creevy 17. Carl Rimmer 18. James Slipper 19. Sam Whitelock 20. James Haskell 21. Fourie Du Preez 22. Ashley Beck 23. Alex Cuthbert

Saracens
Manager – Pooly

01. Max Lahiff	09. Chris Cook
02. Chris Whitehead	10. Gareth Steenson
03. Clement Ric
04. Julian Pierre	11. Miles Benjamin
05. Rob Simmons	12. Tom Taylor
06. Brad Shields	13. George Lowe
07. Chris Henry	14. Adam Thompstone
08. Chris Masoe	15. Luke Fitzgerald

16. Tiaan Liebenberg  17. Alex Waller  18. Paul Hill 19. Tom Jubb  20. Carl Fearns 21. Luke Burgess  22. Luther Burrell  23. Ryan Crotty

Tactics:

1 Nathan Catt
2 Dave Ward
3 BJ Botha
4 Mouritz Botha
5 Alun Wyn-Jones
6 Danie Russouw
7 Shane Jennings
8 Thomas Waldrom
9 Tawera Kerr-Barlow
10 Remi Tales
11 Sailosi Tagicakibau
12 Olly Barkley
13 Casey Laulala
14 Mark Cueto
15 Delon Armitage

16 Brett Sturgess
17 Matthew Rees
18 Halani Aulika
19 Johann Muller
20 Phil Dowson
21 Michael Classens
22 Francois Trinh-Duc
23 Tom Casson

01. Tom Smallbone	09. Ruan Pienaar
02. Tom Lindsay	10. Owen Williams (k)
03. Matt Stevens
04. Nick Kennedy	11. Guy Armitage
05. Mike McCarthy	12. Serieli Naqaveluki
06. Will Fraser	13. Robbie Henshaw
07. Thierry Dusatoir	14. JP Pieterson
08. Ed Jackson	15. Niall Morris

16. Hika Elliot 17. Antoine Guillamon 18. Jerome Schuster. 19. Stuart Hooper 20. Jordan Tafulua 21. Jack Moates 22. Tommy Bell 23. Max Evans



Tactics:
Front 5 build to hold their own and win quick lineout ball,
Backrow looking for turnover ball and running options,
Experience and youthfulness at 9-10 brings a cool head and creativity,
Strong centres both looking to be influential-Naqa smashing and Henshaw with creativity,
Quick back 3 all looking to continue our fast paced game plan,
Looking for quick ball but, if conditions don't allow it the front 5 will play up the jumper before playing a tight game with backs off 10-12,
Strong defence looking to slow down or steal ball,
Good bench with experience, raw power and youthful energy,
We want to continue our recent form in this competition (unbeaten) and overall (2-0).

Connacht 14-19 Worc
Worc showing some respect at the Sportsground with a decent side out and should have the beating of Connacht who have been poor this year Toulouse away excepted.
 
Dragons 19-25 Irish
Dragons going well this year but Irish with a decent side out. Don’t see a bonus point forthcoming in this one though.
 
Chiefs 26-12 Brive
Don’t see Exeter having the same problems Newcastle had last night! Feel they could do with a bit more invention though to be picking up the bonus point.
 
Bayonne 20-30 Bath
Some big names in play for Bath and great impact off the bench should see them snatch a late bonus point.
 
Saracens 49-9 Lusitanos XV

No explanation needed here!

Connacht 18-23 Warriors
Warriors pack and bench will take this game, will be tough at the Sportsground but a good win.

Chiefs 28-14 Brive
Firepower out wide and international experience in the right places helps Chiefs take a good win.

Bayonne 15-30 Bath
Big names for Bath, proven try scorers and a great bench.

Sarries 48-6 Lusitanos
Simples.

Connacht 18 - 24 Worcester
NGD 13 - 17 London Irish
Exeter 25 - 16 Brive
Bayonne 21 - 43 Bath
Saracens 52 - 10 Lusitanos

Connacht 10 Worcester 23
Dragons 15 London Irish 19
Exeter 27 Brive 15
Bayonne 12 Bath 42
Saracens 60 The other team 0

Connacht 16-23 Warriors
Warriors team is just too strong compared to Connacht.

Newport 15-26 Irish
Irish have a nice blend of youth and experience. Too much for Newport who aren't top quality

Chiefs 32-19 Brive
As per enough quality throughout the Exeter side and a decent bench will overcome Brive.

Saracens 63-3 Lusitanos
Satires are just far too good!

Connacht 12 Worcester 29
Dragons 15 London Irish 28
Exeter 43 Brive 15
Bayonne 10 Bath 56
Saracens 90 -3

Connacht 19 Worcester Warriors 26
Newport/Gwent Dragons 20 London Irish 32
Exeter Chiefs 35 Brive 12
Bayonne 10 Bath Rugby 40
Saracens 101 Lusitanos 0

Connacht 15 Worcester Warriors 32
Dragons 18 London Irish 29
Exeter Chiefs 24 Brive 18
Bayonne 20 Bath Rugby 27

Connacht 15 - 28 Worcester Warriors

Newport Gwent Dragons 20 - 33 London Irish

Bayonne 19 - 42 Bath Rugby

Saracens 74 - 3 Lusitanos XV

Connacht 22 - 32 Worcester Warriors

Dragons 25 - 35 London Irish

Exeter Chiefs 42 - 9 Brive

Bayonne 15 - 31 Bath Rugby

Saracens 88 - 0 Lusitanos

No explanations needed - sorry a bit late, manic weekend.

RESULTS:

Connacht 16 (T:1 C:1 P:3)
Worcester Warriors 31 (T:4 C:4 DG:1)

Newport Gwent Dragons 18 (T:2 C:1 P:2)
London Irish 32 (T:4 C:3 P:2)

Exeter Chiefs 36 (T:5 C:4 P:1)
Brive 14 (T:2 C:2)

Bayonne 16 (T:1 C:1 P:3)
Bath 42 (T:5 C:4 P:3)

Saracens 74 (T:11 C:8 DG:1)
Lusitanos XV 5 (T:1)


BONUS:

Full: CJB, Fluxy, Matt, Steve, Prop, Pete, Driver, Chris , SJE, Pooly
Fined: Luke & Nick