Anglo Welsh Cup Round Four

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Bath Rugby v Ospreys
Location - Recreation Grounds
Light Cloud, 4 Degrees, 16mph NE Winds

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Bath Rugby
Manager – inthefastlane

01. Peter Dooley	09. Josh Whiteley
02. Tom Dunn	10. Rhys Patchell
03. Scott Wilson
04. Charlie Ewels	11. Jack Arnott
05. James Gaskell	12. Sam Hill
06. Tom Ellis	13. Javiah Pohe
07. Sean O'Brien	14. Richard Kahui
08. Max Northcote Green	15. Hallan Amos

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16. Mike Haywood 17. Beno Obano 18. James Johnstone 19. Jake Oldaker  20. Liam Squire 21. George Di Cothi  22. Kurtley Beale 23. Francis Saili

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Ospreys
Manager - Steve Tandy

15 Richard Fussell, 14 Tom Grabham, 13 Jonathan Spratt (c), 12 Ben John, 11 Dafydd Howells, 10 Sam Davies, 9 Tom Habberfield,
8 Morgan Allen, 7 Ieuan Jones, 6 Olly Cracknell, 5 Tevita Cavubati, 4 Rynier Bernardo, 3 Daniel Suter, 2 Scott Otten, 1 Gareth Thomas

Replacements: 16 Matthew Dwyer, 17 Tom Sloan, 18 Cai Griffiths, 19 Rhodri Hughes, 20 Ifereimi Boladau, 21 Martin Roberts, 22 Joe Thomas, 23 Aisea Natoga

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Gloucester Rugby v Harlequins
Location - Kingsholm
Sunny Intervals, 4 Degrees, 16mph NE Winds

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Gloucester
Manager - Matt

1 Wood
2 LCD
3 Figallo
4 Stooke
5 Robson
6 Juan Smith
7 Qera
8 Palu
9 Robson
10 Burns
11 talebula
12 Toomua
13 Juan de Jongh
14 Walker
15 Sam Davies
16 Sebastián Aderinan-olule
17 Gray
18 Ousthuizen
19 Dickinson
20 Savea
21 Genia
22 Jaques Vermaulen
23 Dagg

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Harlequins
Manager – Steven_Sharks

01. Tony Woodcock	09. Karl Dickson
02. Rob Buchanan	10. Quade Cooper
03. John Afoa
04. Bakkies Botha	11. Joe Tomane
05. Pieter Steph Du Toit	12. Stuart Olding
06. Tom Wood (c)	13. Jan Serfontein
07. Luke Braid	14. Frank Halai
08. Jack Clifford	15. Juan Martin Hernandez

16. Schalk Brits 17. Steven Kitchoff 18. Kyle Sinckler 19. Charlie Matthews 20. Jamie Gibson 21. Eric Escande 22. Ihaia West 23. Ollie Lindsey-Hague

Tactics

Strong carries upfront and good support play in order get quick ball and keep the continuity of our attack.

Spread the ball wide when we have quick ball and have tied in defenders. Cooper and Olding to interchange and stand flat to keep oppoisition on back foot.

Look to control the set piece. Use any advantage to milk penalties and territory.

Out to in defence lead by Serfontein. Pressure on Gloucester decision makers, especially Burns. Look to compete at every breakdown with Wood and Braid leading this.

Take all points on offer. Win needed to secure Semi final spot.

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Newport Gwent Dragons v London Welsh
Location - Rodney Parade
Light Cloud, 4 Degrees, 17mph NE Winds

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Newport Gwent Dragons
Manager - Lyn Jones

15 Geraint Rhys Jones, 14 Tom Prydie, 13 Carl Meyer, 12 Ashley Smith (c), 11 Ashton Hewitt, 10 Dorian Jones, 9 Richie Rees,
8 Andy Powell, 7 James Benjamin, 6 Nick Crosswell, 5 Cory Hill, 4 Matthew Screech, 3 Dan Way, 2 Hugh Gustafson, 1 Lloyd Fairbrother.

Replacements: 16 Rhys Buckley, 17 Owen Evans, 18 David Young, 19 Joe Davies, 20 Scott Matthews, 21 Luc Jones, 22 Angus O'Brien, 23 Jack Dixon

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London Welsh
Manager – CJ

01. Nathan Catt	09. Ben Spencer
02. James Clark	10. Francois Trinh-Duc
03. Oliver Tomaszczyk
04. George Merrick	11. Josh Watkins
05.   Setaliki Timani	12. Yann David
06.  Victor Vito	13. Nick Tompkins
07. Josh Buggea	14. Richard Lane
08. Tom Guest	15. Jesse Mogg

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16.  Dave Ward 17. Yannick Forestier 18. BJ Botha    19.   Jordan Ononaife   20.  John Barclay 21. Thierry Lacrampe  22. Kyle Godwin 23. Aseili Tikoirituma

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Saracens v Exeter Chiefs
Location - Allianz Park
Sunny, 3 Degrees, 18mph NE Winds

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Saracens
Manager – Pooly

01. Fabien Barcella	09. Henry Taylor
02. Jack Walker	10. Bernard Foley
03. Matius Diaz
04. Julian Pierre	11. Nathan Earle
05. Sam Carter	12. Tom Taylor
06. Joe Batley	13. Maxime Mermoz
07. Matt Hankin	14. Aaron Morris
08. Brad Shields	15. Scott Spedding

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16. Sam James 17. Paul Hill 18. Biyi Alo 19. Tom Jubb 20. Sam Underhill 21. Josh Sharpe 22. George Perkins 23. Charlie Kingsman

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Exeter Chiefs

Manager – Fluxy

01. Alex Lundberg	09. Chris Cook
02. Scott Otten	10. Alex Lozowski
03. Phil Swainston
04. Kane Douglas	11. Lolagi Visinia
05. Michael Paterson	12. Eamonn Sheridan
06. Joe Edwards	13. Darren Cave
07. Gus Jones	14. Jamie Elliott
08. Fritz Lee	15. Mike Haley

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16. Jack Yeandle 17. Wyatt Crockett 18. Jake Cooper-Wooley 19. Patrick Tuipulotu 20. Jacob Rowan 21. Nic White 22. Marnitz Boshoff 23. Cory Jane

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Cardiff Blues v Leicester Tigers
Location - Cardiff Arms Park
Light Cloud, 5 Degrees, 18mph NE Winds

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Cardiff Blues
Manager - Mark Hammett

15 Joaquín Tuculet, 14 Richard Smith, 13 Garyn Smith, 12 Adam Thomas, 11 Lucas González Amorosino, 10 Rhys Patchell, 9 Lewis Jones
8 James Sheekey, 7 Ellis Jenkins (c), 6 Macauley Cook, 5 Seb Davies, 4 Miles Normandale, 3 Craig Mitchell, 2 Rhys Williams, 1 Thomas Davies.

Replacements: 16 Liam Belcher, 17 Brad Thyer, 18 Dillon Lewis, 19 Ben Roach, 20 Jordan Viggers, 21 Tomos Williams, 22 Simon Humberstone, 23 Geraint Walsh

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Leicester Tigers
Manager – LukeLovesLuka

01. Alex Corbisiero	09. Micky Young
02. Stephen Moore	10. Brock James (k)
03. Cencus Johnston
04. Steve Mafi	11. Matt Banahan
05. Kearnan Myall	12. Dom Waldouck
06. Tom Johnson	13. Henry Purdy
07. Jacques Burger	14. Andrew Kellaway
08. Ernst Joubert (c)	15. Chelsin Kolbe

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16. Christopher Tolofua 17. Riccardo Brugnara 18. Paul Doran-Jones 19. Harry Wells 20. James Scaysbrook 21. Dwayne Peel 22. Tusi Pisi 23. Pasqualle Dunn

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Northampton Saints v Wasps
Location - Franklins Garden
Light Cloud, 4 Degrees, 16mph NE Winds

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Northampton Saints
Manager: Dammit Chris

01. Trevor Nyakane	09. Cobus Reinarch
02. Rob Webber (c)	10. Nick Evans (k)
03. Adam Jones
04. Lood de Jager	11. Napaloni Nalaga
05. Sam Twomey	12. Matt Giteau
06. Jacques du Plessis	13. Elliot Daly
07. Julian Bonnaire	14. Nikola Matawulu
08. Sam Jones	15. Ben Foden

Subs: 16. Scott Spurling 17. Tiziano Pasquali 18. Logi Mulipola 19. Mitch Lees 20. Magnus Lund 21. Joe Simpson 22. Jordan Williams 23. Sam Burgess

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Wasps
Manager: Ozzy3213    

01. Scott Sio	09. Aaron Smith
02. Bismarck du Plessis	10. Henry Slade
03. David Wilson
04. Sebastien Vahaamahina	11. Bryan Habana
05. Matt Symons	12. Ma'a Nonu
06. Fulgence Ouedraogo	13. Paul Jordaan
07. Steffon Armitage	14. Noa Nakaitaci
08. Jerome Kaino	15. Tim Nanai-Williams

16. Harry Thacker 17. Ben Moon 18. Fraser Balmain 19. Ruan Botha 20. Hayden Thompson-Stringer 21. Mitchell Drummond 22. Aaron Cruden 23. Marland Yarde

Tactics

Standard faced paced, high intensity offloading game that we always play in good conditions.
Blitz defence with 9 sweeping.
If we kick we will kick to touch and contest the lineout in their territory.  

We know a win gives us a semi final, Saints have nothing to play for.  One team will want this more than the other.

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London Irish v Newcastle Falcons
Location - Madjeski Stadium
Sunny, 4 Degrees, 17mph NE Winds

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London Irish
Manager - Prop

01. Tom Court	09. Lee Dickson
02. Marc Jones	10. Jules Plisson
03. Will Collier
04. Stuart Hooper	11. Harry Robinson
05. Kieran Treadwell	12. Chris Bell
06. Jordan Taufua	13. Henry Trinder
07. Scott Higginbotham	14. JP Pietersen
08. David  Sisi	15. Jonah Placid

16. Ken Owens 17. Tom  Smallbone 18. Rhodri Jones 19. SOBv2 20. George Smith 21. Jack Moates 22. Sam Olver 23. Luke Fitzgerald

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Newcastle Falcons
Manager – Bambam

01. Nic Auterac	09. Dave Lewis
02. George McGuigan	10. Owen Farrell(k)
03. Charlie Faumuina
04. Dom Barrow	11. David Strettle
05. Juandre Kruger	12. luke Marshall
06. Joel Conlon	13. Matt Hopper
07. Will Fraser (c)	14. Zac Kibirige
08. David Ewers	15. Rob Miller

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16.Dane Coles 17.Soana Tongahuia 18.Matt Stevens 19. Brad Thorn 20. Rhys Ruddock 21.Nick Phipps 22. Andy Goode 23. Charles Piutau

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Sale Sharks v Scarlets
Location - AJ Bell Stadium
Light Cloud, 4 Degrees, 9mph NE Winds

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Sale Sharks
Manager – SJE

01. Ross Harrison	09. Faf De Klerk
02. Tommy Taylor	10. JJ Hanrahan
03. Vasil Kakovin
04. Mario Itoje	11. Tevita Li
05. Christian Day	12. Anthony Allen
06. Sean McMahon	13. Gael Fickou
07. Sam Cane	14. Craig Gilroy
08. Charles Ollivon	15. Nick Abendanon

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16. Jefferson Poiret 17. Malcolm Marx 18. Dayan Van Der Westhuizen 19. Steven Luatua 20. Luke Whitelock 21. Calum Braley 22. Timo Swiel 23. Gary Ringrose

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Scarlets
Manager - Wayne Pivac

15 Josh Lewis, 14 Harry Robinson, 13 Frazier Climo, 12 Adam Warren, 11 Kristian Phillips, 10 Steven Shingler, 9 Rhodri Williams,
8 Rory Pitman, 7 Will Boyde, 6 Phil Day, 5 Lewis Rawlins, 4 George Earle, 3 Peter Edwards, 2 Ken Owens (c), 1 Phil John

Replacements: 16 Darran Harris, 17 Wyn Jones, 18 Jacobie Adriaanse, 19 Jack Payne, 20 Sion Bennett, 21 Kieran Hardy, 22 Dan Jones, 23 Kyle Evans

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Conditions and opposition will be up Monday/Tuesday 

Exeter Chiefs 

Manager – Fluxy

01. Alex Lundberg	09. Chris Cook
02. Scott Otten	10. Alex Lozowski
03. Phil Swainston
04. Kane Douglas	11. Lolagi Visinia
05. Michael Paterson	12. Eamonn Sheridan
06. Joe Edwards	13. Darren Cave
07. Gus Jones	14. Jamie Elliott
08. Fritz Lee	15. Mike Haley

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16. Jack Yeandle 17. Wyatt Crockett 18. Jake Cooper-Wooley 19. Patrick Tuipulotu 20. Jacob Rowan 21. Nic White 22. Marnitz Boshoff 23. Cory Jane

Northampton Saints
Manager: Dammit Chris

01. Trevor Nyakane	09. Cobus Reinarch
02. Rob Webber (c)	10. Nick Evans (k)
03. Adam Jones
04. Lood de Jager	11. Napaloni Nalaga
05. Sam Twomey	12. Matt Giteau
06. Jacques du Plessis	13. Elliot Daly
07. Julian Bonnaire	14. Nikola Matawulu
08. Sam Jones	15. Ben Foden

Subs: 16. Scott Spurling 17. Tiziano Pasquali 18. Logi Mulipola 19. Mitch Lees 20. Magnus Lund 21. Joe Simpson 22. Jordan Williams 23. Sam Burgess

Quick Anglo Welsh Wrap Up

- Gloucester have already confirmed top spot in pool one.
- London Irish need 1 point to confirm qualification. Failure to do so and a bonus point win for Sale sees them through.
- Wasps/Falcons level on 11 points but Wasps with the higher PD/TF at the moment.
- Victory for Quins sees them through (on 12 pts at the moment)but if they slip up Chiefs can go through with a win (9pts).

Opposition & conditions added.

Bath Rugby
Manager – inthefastlane

01. Peter Dooley	09. Josh Whiteley
02. Tom Dunn	10. Rhys Patchell
03. Scott Wilson
04. Charlie Ewels	11. Jack Arnott
05. James Gaskell	12. Sam Hill
06. Tom Ellis	13. Javiah Pohe
07. Sean O'Brien	14. Richard Kahui
08. Max Northcote Green	15. Hallan Amos

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16. Mike Haywood 17. Beno Obano 18. James Johnstone 19. Jake Oldaker  20. Liam Squire 21. George Di Cothi  22. Kurtley Beale 23. Francis Saili

Sale Sharks
Manager – SJE

01. Ross Harrison	09. Faf De Klerk
02. Tommy Taylor	10. JJ Hanrahan
03. Vasil Kakovin
04. Mario Itoje	11. Tevita Li
05. Christian Day	12. Anthony Allen
06. Sean McMahon	13. Gael Fickou
07. Sam Cane	14. Craig Gilroy
08. Charles Ollivon	15. Nick Abendanon

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16. Jefferson Poiret 17. Malcolm Marx 18. Dayan Van Der Westhuizen 19. Steven Luatua 20. Luke Whitelock 21. Calum Braley 22. Timo Swiel 23. Gary Ringrose

01. Tom Court	09. Lee Dickson
02. Marc Jones	10. Jules Plisson
03. Will Collier
04. Stuart Hooper	11. Harry Robinson
05. Kieran Treadwell	12. Chris Bell
06. Jordan Taufua	13. Henry Trinder
07. Scott Higginbotham	14. JP Pietersen
08. David Sisi	15. Jonah Placid

16. Ken Owens 17. Tom Smallbone 18. Rhodri Jones 19. SOBv2 20. George Smith 21. Jack Moates 22. Sam Olver 23. Luke Fitzgerald

1 Wood
2 LCD
3 Figallo
4 Stooke
5 Robson
6 Juan Smith
7 Qera
8 Palu
9 Robson
10 Burns
11 talebula
12 Toomua
13 Juan de Jongh
14 Walker
15 Sam Davies
16 Sebastián Aderinan-olule
17 Gray
18 Ousthuizen
19 Dickinson
20 Savea
21 Genia
22 Jaques Vermaulen
23 Dagg

Harlequins
Manager – Steven_Sharks

01. Tony Woodcock	09. Karl Dickson
02. Rob Buchanan	10. Quade Cooper
03. John Afoa
04. Bakkies Botha	11. Joe Tomane
05. Pieter Steph Du Toit	12. Stuart Olding
06. Tom Wood (c)	13. Jan Serfontein
07. Luke Braid	14. Frank Halai
08. Jack Clifford	15. Juan Martin Hernandez

16. Schalk Brits 17. Steven Kitchoff 18. Kyle Sinckler 19. Charlie Matthews 20. Jamie Gibson 21. Eric Escande 22. Ihaia West 23. Ollie Lindsey-Hague

Tactics

Strong carries upfront and good support play in order get quick ball and keep the continuity of our attack.

Spread the ball wide when we have quick ball and have tied in defenders. Cooper and Olding to interchange and stand flat to keep oppoisition on back foot.

Look to control the set piece. Use any advantage to milk penalties and territory.

Out to in defence lead by Serfontein. Pressure on Gloucester decision makers, especially Burns. Look to compete at every breakdown with Wood and Braid leading this.

Take all points on offer. Win needed to secure Semi final spot.

Are you ok not to go with tactics bam?

Saracens
Manager – Pooly

01. Fabien Barcella	09. Henry Taylor
02. Jack Walker	10. Bernard Foley
03. Matius Diaz
04. Julian Pierre	11. Nathan Earle
05. Sam Carter	12. Tom Taylor
06. Joe Batley	13. Maxime Mermoz
07. Matt Hankin	14. Aaron Morris
08. Brad Shields	15. Scott Spedding

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16. Sam James 17. Paul Hill 18. Biyi Alo 19. Tom Jubb 20. Sam Underhill 21. Josh Sharpe 22. George Perkins 23. Charlie Kingsman

I'm going with no tactics Flux

Leicester Tigers
Manager – LukeLovesLuka

01. Alex Corbisiero	09. Micky Young
02. Stephen Moore	10. Brock James (k)
03. Cencus Johnston
04. Steve Mafi	11. Matt Banahan
05. Kearnan Myall	12. Dom Waldouck
06. Tom Johnson	13. Henry Purdy
07. Jacques Burger	14. Andrew Kellaway
08. Ernst Joubert (c)	15. Chelsin Kolbe

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16. Christopher Tolofua 17. Riccardo Brugnara 18. Paul Doran-Jones 19. Harry Wells 20. James Scaysbrook 21. Dwayne Peel 22. Tusi Pisi 23. Pasqualle Dunn

 London Welsh
Manager – CJ

01. Nathan Catt	09. Ben Spencer
02. James Clark	10. Francois Trinh-Duc
03. Oliver Tomaszczyk
04. George Merrick	11. Josh Watkins
05.   Setaliki Timani	12. Yann David
06.  Victor Vito	13. Nick Tompkins
07. Josh Buggea	14. Richard Lane
08. Tom Guest	15. Jesse Mogg

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16.  Dave Ward 17. Yannick Forestier 18. BJ Botha    19.   Jordan Ononaife   20.  John Barclay 21. Thierry Lacrampe  22. Kyle Godwin 23. Aseili Tikoirituma

With a semi final place up for grabs Wasps recall a number of internationals to starting XV having been rested last weekend.  In the pack Bismarck du Plessis, David Wilson and Steffon Armitage return along with Jerome Kaino who takes his place in team having been out for 4 weeks with a calf injury.  In the backs Aaron Smith, Ma'a Nonu, and Bryan Habana return to the side, with Noa Nakaitaci given a debut on the right wing.

Wasps
Manager: Ozzy3213    

01. Scott Sio	09. Aaron Smith
02. Bismarck du Plessis	10. Henry Slade
03. David Wilson
04. Sebastien Vahaamahina	11. Bryan Habana
05. Matt Symons	12. Ma'a Nonu
06. Fulgence Ouedraogo	13. Paul Jordaan
07. Steffon Armitage	14. Noa Nakaitaci
08. Jerome Kaino	15. Tim Nanai-Williams

16. Harry Thacker 17. Ben Moon 18. Fraser Balmain 19. Ruan Botha 20. Hayden Thompson-Stringer 21. Mitchell Drummond 22. Aaron Cruden 23. Marland Yarde


Tactics

Standard faced paced, high intensity offloading game that we always play in good conditions.
Blitz defence with 9 sweeping.
If we kick we will kick to touch and contest the lineout in their territory.

We know a win gives us a semi final, Saints have nothing to play for. One team will want this more than the other.

prop_lyd wrote:Are you ok not to go with tactics bam?

Yeah that's fine mate

CJ Tales is in the french 23 for this weekend

Fluxy wrote:CJ Tales is in the french 23 for this weekend

Thanks mate. Seems silly of them

 Newcastle Falcons
Manager – Bambam

01. Nic Auterac	09. Dave Lewis
02. George McGuigan	10. Owen Farrell(k)
03. Charlie Faumuina
04. Dom Barrow	11. David Strettle
05. Juandre Kruger	12. luke Marshall
06. Joel Conlon	13. Matt Hopper
07. Will Fraser (c)	14. Zac Kibirige
08. David Ewers	15. Rob Miller

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16.Dane Coles 17.Soana Tongahuia 18.Matt Stevens 19. Brad Thorn 20. Rhys Ruddock 21.Nick Phipps 22. Andy Goode 23. Charles Piutau

Bath 34-18 Ospreys

SOB is in the Ireland squad as far as I'm aware. Still too much for Bath with little quality in the O's side.

Dragons 17-25 Welsh

Nt the easiest game for Welsh but again too much quality and they'll come home with a decent win.

Spedding in the French squad for me.

Cardiff 19-28 Tigers

Tigers look pretty strong, could be long day for Cardiff who look decent but can't compete.

Northampton 19-25 Wasps

Front row goes to Wasps at a canter and could be a tough game in the scrum for Saints. A little more in the backrow for Wasps but engine rooms close. Wasps much better at 9 but 10's pretty tight on recent form. Wasps centres a bit more balanced but Saints full of flair, Daly could be the weak link for Chris. Wasps just the shade the back 3 and bench and have a stronger outfit on show overall for a routine win.

Irish 21-23 Falcons

Falcons edge the scrum and line out but Irish not too far behind. Irish have a bit more quality on show in the backrow and will get on top here until Falcons bring on bench. Falcons better at halfback but centres and back 3's pretty tight. Just enough for a sneaky away win for Bam

Sale 34-16 Scarlets

Sale's pack sets the tone in this one and gives the backs a platform to cruise home, routine win.

Glos 25-24 Quins
Huge game here with both teams looking very strong feel Quins edge front 5 but Glos just take backrow. Halfbacks to Glos with centres pretty even. This is anyones game and I think, with the bench on show, Glos can just edge this huge battle.

Dragons 18-30 Welsh
Dragons are coming into good form at the moment but feel they will struggle against the Welsh back row on show here. Looking at the centres there’s a slight edge to Welsh but the back 3 will cause Dragons problems. A good bench will see Welsh over the line.

Sarries 24-26 Chiefs
As Pooly noted, Sarries lose a bit for Spedding being in France squad. Think Sarries take the front row but Chiefs may get a bit more carrying with Lee at 8. Half backs one a piece and not a lot in the outside backs. Think the Chiefs bench sees a win for them.
Blues 15-34 Tigers
Tigers are focused on winning this game and have fielded a very strong squad today. I think Blues will struggle to get anything up front and out wide Tigers are too dominant for the Blues to get a handle on this game, they did show against Wasps they can score good tries but think it won’t be enough today.

Saints 34-36 Wasps
A great pack battle and I see this as pretty even. Out wide I’d give the half backs to Wasps but centres to Saints. Back 3 are pretty close with strong players on show. Looking at the benches I can see Wasps just getting a slight edge with Cruden and Yarde to come on and this edges a great high scoring game.


Sale 32 Scarlets 15
Sale are much stronger here and want to nick that final spot, I feel their back row and their backs will cause Scarlets problems, bit closer in the front row.

Bath 26-15 Ospreys
Bath are set out well and their outside backs will cause ospreys some issues, feel they will take the 2nd row battle. The game is made a bit closer by SOB playing for Ireland.

Bath 25-15 Ospreys
SOB starts for Ireland, losing him makes a difference to the scoreline, as very youthful Bath backrow, but still win by 10 points with a man down off the bench.

Dragons 22-30 London Welsh
Nice balance of experience and youth for the away team, who have too much for an Ospreys team that are missing their internationals.

Gloucester 24 - 25 Harlequins
Steve has gone with his big guns in this game and with Burns at no10 for Gloucester I just see QC having the advantage to control the match for Quins. Mat's bench far better and will put a lot of pressure on Quins defence in final quarter but Quins hold on for a narrow, narrow win.

Cardiff 12-32 Tigers
Tigers will just bully the Cardiff pack off the park and Cardiff will just spend the game defending - easy away win for a strong Tigers team.

Saracens 20 - 25 Exeter
Losing Spedding makes a big difference to the team, fantastic player and getting replaced by a youngster and losing a player on the bench. Very even in the packs, backrow battle with a lot of youngsters, more edge in Sarries scrum. Sarries opted for a lot of youth on the bench, while Exeter have more established AP players and see that being a good advantage in the end.

Irish 25-25 Falcons
Would have been an Irish win if Prop didn't post the video (joke). Cant separate the sides, few players have been injured a little while, but Irish set up as very difficult to beat defensively. Falcons edge the bench, but can't see them getting enough advantage to get the away win.

Sale 30-11 Scarlets
Sale too strong and look to challenge on all fronts again (unless they cant qualify in this cup, in which case good win).

Bath Rugby 28 - 18 Ospreys


Bath will face a tough game from the O's for the initial 50 minutes, especially with SOB starting for Ireland. However the likes of Kahui help lead the younger guys through and pull away from the Ospreys to record a strong home win. 


Gloucester 19 - 27 Harlequins

On paper I saw this as one of the ties of the round, however in deeper thought it's a little more one sided. Quins will pummel Glaws up front, especially in the front five which will allow the Quins back row and backs plenty of time to impact the game. Shame as I think with a good platform Glaws back line looks sharp, but won't get much front foot ball to get the best of of Talebula and Walker. Glaws reserves are a little too late into the game to swing the momentum and prevent an away win for the Quins. 

Newport Gwent Dragons 21 - 28 London Welsh

Dragons have some good experienced lads on the paddock to help them implement their game plan at Rodney Parade. Welsh have selected some experienced lads as well though, and have a much higher level of quality throughout the side, which shows throughout the duration of the game as they manage to pull dragons apart and record the away win. 

Cardiff Blues 16 - 35 Leicester Tigers


There is too much in the Tigers pack to prevent anything but an away win. Tigers will manipulate an average looking Blues 15 to record the win. 

Northampton Saints 32 - 33 Wasps

Massive game, with both very even throughout. With likes of Cruden and Slade involved there is a bit more control and ability to kick the Wasps to the tightest of victories.

London Irish 27 - 25 Newcastle Falcons

What is a pretty even game is seperated by the smattering of quality throughout the Irish side. Tough on Falcons with Faz keeping them in it during the game, but going away to Irish is difficult.

Sale Sharks 25 - 18 Scarlets

Sharks will find the scrums a little difficult with two natural LH's on the pitch, but otherwise they will find this quite routine, despite the attacking ability in the back line of the Scarlets.

Bath 30 - 15 Ospreys

Gloucester 26 - 25 Quins

Saracens 28 - 27 Exeter

Cardiff 9 - 32 Tigers

Saints 27 - 27 Wasps

Irish 26 - 26 Falcons

Sale 28 - 13 Scarlets

Bath 28 - 20 Ospreys
NGD 23 - 27 London Welsh
Saracens 23 - 22 Exeter
Cardiff 22 - 30 Leicester
Northampton 29 - 28 Wasps
London Irish 24 - 25 Falcons
Sale 38 - 20 Scarlets

Bath 24-16 Ospreys
Enough quality about Bath for the win but not sure the youth will get the bonus point.

Gloucester 22-26 Harlequins
Quins can get at the scrum in a big way and the front 5 gives them a real foot hold. Back row battle interesting between the flanks but Palu a big step up at 8. Halfbacks tight. Midfield one a piece but Glaws stronger as a combo but more about the Quins back three.

Dragons 22-30 Welsh
Unsure of some of the welsh youngsters but impact late on seals the bonus point.

Saracens 22-21 Exeter Chiefs
Sarries edge the front 5 battle and Foley gives them proven international quality at flyhalf. Man short doesn't helpon the bench but should just sneak this.

Cardiff 18-36 Tigers
Way too much quality about Tigers

Saints 24-30 Wasps
Wasps with a good scrum advantage and the back row can dominate to give the backs a good platform.

London Irish 22-27 Newcastle Falcons
Falcons edge the front 5 but Irish the back row. Back lines even overall but more about the Falcons bench and can see them sneaking a close one.

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Bath 33-17 Ospreys
NGD 23 - 27 London Welsh
Cardiff 22 - 39 Leicester
Northampton 28-28 Wasps
London Irish 24 - 25 Falcons
Sale 38 - 24 Scarlets

Glaws 26-24 Quins
Dragons 12-28 Welsh
Sarries 21-23 Exeter
Blues 19-28 Tigers
Saints 23-27 Wasps
Irish 25-23 Newcastle
Sale 34-18 Scarlets

Bath 26-19 Ospreys

Young team out for Bath with a sprinkling of quality that is enough for the win at home, and some class off the bench will seal it

Gloucester 26-28 Quins

Quins to take the scrum pretty easily, and probably just the lineout too. Back row to Glos, Quins at HB and probably about evens in the backs. Plenty of impact off both benches, but advantage in front 5 and HB is enough for Quins to take the win

Dragons 15-31 Welsh

Don't know much about the a Dragons side, but Welsh have quality in the likes of Vito and FTD and will take a bonus point win

Saracens 24-21 Exeter

Both teams gone with young lineups, but Sarries have a touch more about the front 5 in experience terms, and in the backs Foley and the centres have the touch of class to win this one at home despite the loss of Spedding

Cardiff 20-32 Leicester

Tigers big pack and bench forwards will be way too strong for Cardiff, and there's plenty of talent in the backs to be able to take advantage and win the bonus point

Saints 29-34 Wasps

Wasps have an advantage at scrum time, about evens at the lineout but think the back row of Wasps will be on top at the breakdown. The Wasps backs just have the edge,  but Saints no mugs either. The bench of Wasps just good enough to hold on to a good win away

Sale 33-17 Scarlets

Sale pack has far too much quality for a lightweight Scarlets pack, and the backs will put away a few tries to secure the bonus point win.

RESULTS:

Bath 33 (T:4 C:2 P:3)
Ospreys 17 (T:1 P:4)

Gloucester 26 (T:2 C:2 P:4)
Harlequins 28 (T:3 C:2 P:3)

Dragons 19 (T:1 C:1 P:4)
London Welsh 33 (T:4 C:2 P:3)

Saracens 25 (T:1 C:1 P:6)
Exeter Chiefs 25 (T:1 C:1 P:6)

Cardiff Blues 17 (T:1 P:4)
Leicester Tigers 38 (T:5 C:5 P:1)

Northampton Saints 28 (T:3 C:2 P:3)
London Wasps 33 (T:4 C:2 P:3)

London Irish 25 (T:1 C:1 P:6)
Newcastle Falcons 27 (T:2 C:1 P:5)

Sale Sharks 37 (T:5 C:3 P:2)
Scarlets 17 (T:1 P:4)

BONUS:

Full: Fluxy, Prop, Bam, Chris, SJE & Pooly
Score: CJB, Matt, Steve & CJ
Fined: Luke
Excused: Pete

SEMI FINALS:

London Wasps v London Irish
Harlequins v Gloucester