Summer Tournament - Round 2

ROUND 2 - 6 EQ STARTERS, 8 IN THE SQUAD

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Newcastle Falcons vs Sale Sharks
Old Trafford
Light Cloud, 18 Degrees, 12mph Westerly Winds

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 Newcastle Falcons
Manager – Bambam

01. Alec Hepburn	09. Rhys Webb
02. George McGuigan	10. Owen Farrell
03. Davit Kubriashvili
04. Matt Symons	11. David Strettle
05. Lood De Jager	12. Tom Stephenson
06. Callum Clark	13. Scott Williams
07. Will Evans	14. Charlie Sharples
08. David Ewers	15. Rob Miller

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16.Camille Chat 17.Nic Auterac 18. Charlie Faumuina 19. Guido Petti 20. Pablo Matera 21. Greig Laidlaw 22. Paddy Jackson  23. Charles Piutau

Please could I have some feedback on which of the EQ starters would be out of their depth in a AP/RCC game? (In those positions)

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 Sale Sharks
Manager – SJE

01. Scott Sio	09. Faf de Klerk
02. Tommy Taylor	10. Johnny Sexton
03. Rabah Slimani
04. Iain Henderson	11. Semesa Rokoduguni
05. Maro Itoje	12. Charlie Ngatai
06. Matt Garvey	13. Gary Ringrose
07. Matt Kvesic	14. Keith Earls
08. CJ Stander	15. Nick Abendanon

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Subs: 16. Malcom Marx 17. Ross Harrison 18. Martin Moore 19. Sam Carter 20. Sam Cane 21. Danny Care 22. Bernard Foley 23. Simon Zebo

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Bath Rugby vs Racing 92
Principality Stadium
Light Cloud, 17 Degrees, 11mph Westerly Winds

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Bath Rugby
Manager – CJB

01. Ellis Genge	09. Richard Wigglesworth
02. Rory Best	10. Beauden Barrett
03. Samson Lee
04. Will Skelton	11. Juan Imhoff
05. Graham Kitchener	12. Damian De Allende
06. Josh Beaumont	13. Jonathan Davies
07. Justin Tipuric	14. Christian Wade
08. Toby Falateu	15. Alex Goode

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16. Steven Kitchoff 17. Mikey Haywood 18. Nepo Laulala 19. James Gaskell 20. Josh Van Der Flier 21. Dan Lydiate 22. Tawera Kerr Barlow 23. Liam Williams

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Racing 92

01. Eddy Ben Arous	09. Maxime Machenaud
02. Dimitri Szarzewski (c)	10. Dan Carter
03. Ben Tameifuna
04. Bernard Le Roux	11. Juan Imhoff
05. Manuel Carriza	12. Henry Chavancy
06. Wenceslas Lauret	13. Johan Goosen
07. Yannick Nyanga	14. Joe Rokocoko
08. Chris Masoe	15. Brice Dulin

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Replacements: 16. Camille Chat, 17. Khatchik Vartanov, 18. Juandré Kruger, 19. Antoine Claassen, 20. Xavier Chauveau, 21. Marc Andreu, 22. Albert Vulivuli, 23. Luc Ducalcon

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Wasps vs Harlequins
Old Trafford
Light Rain Showers, 22 Degrees, 14mph South Westerly Winds

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Wasps

01. Ben Moon	09. Mitchell Drummond
02. Tatafu Polota-Nau	10. Henry Slade (k)
03. Fraiser Balmain
04. Sebastian Vahaamahina	11. Marlande Yarde
05. James Broadhurst	12. Brad Barritt (c)
06. Rynhardt Elstadt	13. Luther Burrell
07. Fulgence Quedraogo	14. Josh Charnley
08. Nazeem Carr	15. Anthony Watson

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16.Christopher Tolafua 17.Joe Marler 18.Davey Wilson 19.Alun Wyn Jones 20.Dom Barrow 21.Louis Picamoles 22.Henry Pygros 23.Tim Nani Williams.

Just curious as too weather people ee these as guys who could potentially start. Josh Charney being the obvious exception too that.

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Harlequins
Manager – Steven_Sharks

01. Ethan Waller	09. Ben Youngs
02. Rob Webber	10. Juan Martin Hernandez (k)
03. John Afoa
04. Nick Easter	11. Joe Tomane
05. Mamuka Gorgodze (c)	12. Stuart Olding
06. Jean-Luc Du Preez	13. Robbie Henshaw
07. Jaco Kriel	14. James O'Connor
08. Jack Clifford	15. Jack Nowell

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16. Scott Baldwin 17. Cian Healy 18. Tadhg Furlong 19. George Kruis 20. Mitchell Karpik 21. Ruan Pienaar 22. Elton Jantjies 23. Mike Haley

Looking for feedback on how some guys are rated in alternate positions (Easter, Gorgodze, Clifford, JMH, Henshaw, Nowell, JOC) and some more fringe players and how they'd be rated in a full strength side (Waller, Baldwin, Webber, Afoa, Kriel, Du Preez, Olding, Tomane

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Leicester Tigers vs Toulon
Kingpower Stadium
Sunny Intervals, 21 Degrees, 13mph South Westerly Winds

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Leicester Tigers
Manager – Caretaker Fluxy

01. Max Lahiff	09. Nick Phipps
02. Stephen Moore (c)	10. Freddie Burns (k)
03. Owen Franks
04. Pascal Pape	11. Matt Banahan
05. Steve Mafi	12. Kurtley Beale
06. Liam Messam	13. Henry Purdy
07. Tom Johnson	14. Drew Mitchell
08. Thomas Waldrom	15. Mike Brown

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16. Schalk Brits 17. Mikheil Nariashvili 18. Brian Mujati 19. Harry Wells 20. Wycliffe Palu 21. Micky Young 22. Francois Trinh-Duc 23. Henry Purdy

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Toulon

01. Xavier Chocci	09. Jonathan Pélissié
02. Guilhem Guirado (c)	10. Matt Giteau
03. Levan Chilachava
04. Samu Manoa	11. Bryan Habana
05. Konstantin Mikautadze	12. Maxime Mermoz
06. Mamuka Gorgodze	13. Mathieu Bastareaud
07. Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe	14. Josua Tuisova
08. Steffon Armitage	15. Leigh Halfpenny

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Replacements: 16. Jean Charles Orioli, 17. Florian Fresia, 18. Romain Taofiféuna, 19. Virgile Bruni, 20. Théo Belan, 21. Delon Armitage, 22. Frédéric Michalak, 23. Manusa Saulo

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Worcester Warriors vs Northampton Saints
Villa Park
Sunny, 20 Degrees, 12mph Westerly Winds

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Worcester Warriors

01. Val Ruskin	09. Gareth Davies
02. Ross Batty	10. Dan Biggar (k)
03. WP Nel
04. Yoaan Maestri	11. Waisake Naholo
05. Mike Williams	12. Jamie Roberts
06. Jackson Wray	13. Matthew Tait
07. George Smith	14. James Short
08. Warren Whiteley	15. Brice Dulin

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16. Ken Owens 17. Joe Moody 18. Henry Thomas 19. Leone Nakawara 20. Ben Morgan 21. Rory Kockott 22. Owen Williams 23. Nms

Feedback please on:
2nd row partnership,
Centres,
Back three,
Impact bench.

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Northampton Saints

01. Mako Vunipola	09. Conor Murray
02. Dylan Hartley (c)	10. George Ford (k)
03. Ramiro Herrera
04. Joe Launchbru	11. Manuel Montero
05. Jonny Gray	12. Wesley Fofana
06. Facundo Isa	13. Manu Tuilagi
07. Jack Lam	14. Adam Ashley-Cooper
08. Billy Vunipola	15. Elliott Daly

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Subs: 16. Ashley Johnson 17. Wyatt Crockett 18. Jake Cooper Wooley 19. Samu Manoa 20. Schalk Burger 21. Joe Simpson 22. Matt Giteau 23. Ben Foden

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Exeter Chiefs vs Hurricanes
Home Park
Light Cloud, 17 Degrees, 10mph South Westerly Winds

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Exeter Chiefs 
         
Manager – Fluxy

01. Thomas Domingo	09. Sam Hidalgo-Clyne
02. Tom Youngs	10. Alex Losowski (k)
03. Ben Tameifuna
04. Courtney Lawes	11. James Lowe
05. James Horwill (c)	12. Stuart McCloskey
06. Marcell Coetzee	13. Sam James
07. Teimana Harrison	14. Chris Ashton
08. Sergio Parisse	15. Maxime Medard

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16. Rob Buchanan 17. Jefferson Poirot 18. Kyle Sinckler 19. Jake Ball 20. Yannick Nyanga 21. Chris Cook 22. Toby Flood 23. Andrew Trimble

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Hurricanes

01. Reggie Goodes	09. TJ Perenara
02. Dane Coles (c)	10. Beauden Barrett
03. Chris Eves
04. Vaea Fifita	11. Julian Savea
05. Michael Fatialofa	12. Willis Halaholo
06. Brad Shields	13. Matt Proctor
07. Ardie Savea	14. Cory Jane
08. Victor Vito	15. James Marshall

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Replacements: 16. Ricky Riccitelli, 17. Ben May, 18. Loni Uhila, 19. Mark Abbott, 20. Callum Gibbins, 21. Jamison Gibson-Park, 22. Ngani Laumape, 23. Jason Woodward

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Saracens vs Gloucester
Welmbley
Light Cloud, 23 Degrees, 10mph Westerly Winds

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Saracens
Manager – Pooly

01. Alex Waller	09. Morgan Parra
02. Guilhem Guirado	10. Nicolas Sanchez
03. Dan Cole
04. Ed Slater	11. Teddy Thomas
05. Sam Whitelock	12. Ollie Devoto
06. James Haskell	13. George North
07. John Hardie	14. Telusa Veainu
08. Nathan Hughes	15. Stuart Hogg

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16. Richard Hibbard 17. Ben Franks 18. Paul Hill 19. Geoff Parling 20. Will Fraser 21. Lee Dickson 22. Pat Lambie 23. Conrad Smith

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Gloucester 

Manager – Mat

01. Rob Evans	09. Dan Robson
02. Luke Cowan-Dickie	10. Danny Cipriani
03. Uini Atonio
04. Eben Etzebeth	11. Johnny May
05. Tomas Lavanini	12. Matt Toomua
06. Tom Croft	13. Tevita Kuridrani
07. Ardea Savea	14. Charlie Walker
08. Jamie Heaslip	15. Israel Dagg

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16. Tendai Mtawarira 17. Joe Gray 18. Juan Figallo 19. Elliot Stooke 20. Willem Alberts 21. TJ Perenara 22. Dan Carter 23. Israel Folau

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Bristol Rugby vs Chiefs
County Ground Stadium
Light Cloud, 19 Degrees, 12mph Westerly Winds

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Bristol Rugby
Manager: CJ

01. James Slipper	09. Ben Spencer
02. Cory Flynn	10. Russell Finn
03. Tom West
04. Donnacha Ryan	11. Tommy Bowe
05. Luke Charteris	12. Christian Lealiifano (c.)
06. Chris Robshaw	13. Nick Tompkins
07. John Barclay	14.  Rene Ranger
08. Laurence Pearce	15. Chris Pennell

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16. David Kilcoyne 17. Scott Spurling  18. Sekope Kepu 19. Grant Gilchrist 20 Josh Buggea, 21. Tomas Cubelli , 22. Kyle Godwin 23.  Jordan Williams

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Chiefs

01. Kane Hames	09. Tawera Kerr-Barlow
02. Nathan Harris	10. Aaron Cruden (cc)
03. Atu Moli
04. Dominic Bird	11. James Lowe
05. Taleni Seu	12. Anton Lienert-Brown
06. Tom Sanders	13. Seta Tamanivalu
07. Lachlan Boshier	14. Toni Pulu
08. Sam Cane (cc)	15. Damian McKenzie

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Replacements: 16 Hika Elliott, 17 Siegfried Fisi’ihoi, 18 Siate Tokolahi, 19 Mitchell Brown, 20 Liam Messam, 21 Brad Weber , 22 Andrew Horrell, 23 Sam McNicol

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Will format on Thursday.

1.Ben Moon
2.Tatafu Polata Nau
3.Fraiser Bailmen
4.Sebastian Vahaamahina
5.James Broadhurst
6.Rhyhardt Elstadt
7.Fulgence Quedraogo
8.Nazeem Carr

9.Mitchell Drummound
10.Henry Slade
11.Marland Yarde
12.Brad Baritt (C)
13.Luther Burrell
14.Josh Charney
15.Anthony Watson

Just curious as too weather people ee these as guys who could potentially start. Josh Charney being the obvious exception too that.

Harlequins
Manager – Steven_Sharks

01. Ethan Waller	09. Ben Youngs
02. Rob Webber	10. Juan Martin Hernandez (k)
03. John Afoa
04. Nick Easter	11. Joe Tomane
05. Mamuka Gorgodze (c)	12. Stuart Olding
06. Jean-Luc Du Preez	13. Robbie Henshaw
07. Jaco Kriel	14. James O'Connor
08. Jack Clifford	15. Jack Nowell

16. Scott Baldwin 17. Cian Healy 18. Tadhg Furlong 19. George Kruis 20. Mitchell Karpik 21. Ruan Pienaar 22. Elton Jantjies 23. Mike Haley


Looking for feedback on how some guys are rated in alternate positions (Easter, Gorgodze, Clifford, JMH, Henshaw, Nowell, JOC) and some more fringe players and how they'd be rated in a full strength side (Waller, Baldwin, Webber, Afoa, Kriel, Du Preez, Olding, Tomane

Bristol Team A
Manager: CJ

01. James Slipper	09. Ben Spencer
02. Cory Flynn	10. Russell Finn
03. Tom West
04. Donnacha Ryan	11. Tommy Bowe
05. Luke Charteris	12. Christian Lealiifano (c.)
06. Chris Robshaw	13. Nick Tompkins
07. John Barclay	14.  Rene Ranger
08. Laurence Pearce	15. Chris Pennell

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16. David Kilcoyne 17. Scott Spurling  18. Sekope Kepu 19. Grant Gilchrist 20 Josh Buggea, 21. Tomas Cubelli , 22. Kyle Godwin 23.  Jordan Williams

1. Val Ruskin
2. Ross Batty
3. WP Nel
4. Yohann Maestro
5. Mike Williams
6. Jackson Wray
7. George Smith
8. Warren Whiteley
9. Gareth Davies
10. Dan Biggar
11. Waisake Naholo
12. Jamie Roberts
13. Mathew Tait
14. James Short
15. Brice Dulin

16. Ken Owens 17. Joe Moody 18. Henry Thomas 19. Leone Nakawara 20. Ben Morgan 21. Rory Kockott 22. Owen Williams 23. Nms

Feedback please on:
2nd row partnership,
Centres,
Back three,
Impact bench.

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Newcastle Falcons
Manager – Bambam

01. Alec Hepburn	09. Rhys Webb
02. George McGuigan	10. Owen Farrell
03. Davit Kubriashvili
04. Matt Symons	11. David Strettle
05. Lood De Jager	12. Tom Stephenson
06. Callum Clark	13. Scott Williams
07. Will Evans	14. Charlie Sharples
08. David Ewers	15. Rob Miller

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16.Camille Chat 17.Nic Auterac 18. Charlie Faumuina 19. Guido Petti 20. Pablo Matera 21. Greig Laidlaw 22. Paddy Jackson  23. Charles Piutau

Please could I have some feedback on which of the EQ starters would be out of their depth in a AP/RCC game? (In those positions)

Will post what I want info on later when at hostel

1. Mako Vunipola
2. Dylan Hartley (c)
3. Ramiro Herrera
4. Joe Launchbury
5. Jonny Gray
6. Facundo Isa
7. Jack Lam
8. Billy Vunipola
9. Conor Murray
10. George Ford (k)
11. Manuel Montero
12. Wesley Fofana
13. Manu Tuilagi
14. Adam Ashley Cooper
15. Elliot Daly

16. Ashley Johnson 17. Wyatt Crockett 18. Jake Cooper Wooley 19. Samu Manoa 20. Schalk Burger 21. Joe Simpson 22. Matt Giteau 23. Ben Foden

1. Scot Sio
2. Tommy Taylor
3. Rabah Slimani
4. Iain Henderson
5. Maro Itoje
6. Matt Garvey
7. Matt Kvesic
8. CJ Stander
9. Faf De Klerk
10. Johnny Sexton
11. Semesa Rokoduguni
12. Charlie Ngatai
13. Gary Ringrose
14. Keith Earls
15. Nick Abendanon

16. Malcom Marx 17. Ross Harrison 18. Martin Moore 19. Sam Carter 20. Sam Cane 21. Danny Care 22. Bernard Foley 23. Simon Zebo

Round 2 Predictions Open

Post them on the page, along with feedback for each game, if requested.

Hopefully get to predo on this one lads

Bath 23 - 20 Racing

Not sure about Genge till I see him play more, plenty of set piece prowess outside of him though. Think the pack lacks a bit of physicality at the breakdown. Backline very good

Wasps 19 - 26 Quins

Wasps - TPN, the locks, Barritt, Burrell, Yarde, Watson all startable in those positions

Quins - Gorgodze/Clifford/Henshaw fine in those positions, rest iffy
Baldwin/Webber/Kriel/Olding all ok in a strong side

Leicester 16 - 24 Toulon

Too much power and pace in the Toulon side to not take this one for me, although I look forward to seeing how many deals Flux manages with this side!!

Worcester 23 - 27 Saints

Wuss
2nd row - Williams a back rower primarily for me, Maestri solid as ever
centres - Tait more of a FB now, but the balance kind of works - on form Bennett would work brilliantly
Back 3 - obviously start NMS but other than that its not too shabby
Bench - plenty of impact but Moody/NMS/Naka should be starting!

Saints - strong side as ever, tough to give much feedback

Exeter 24 - 30 Hurricanes

Hurricanes backs too good for Exeter here

Saracens 25 - 20 Gloucester

Saracens pack looks great, same criticism as last week in the backs

Bristol 24 - 32 Chiefs

No shame in losing to a Chiefs outfit this good

Newcastle 26 - 24 Sale

Bam - Hepburn, McGuigan, Evans, Stephenson can certainly be targetted in full strength game. Sharples and Miller also a bit edgy until form picks up again.

Bath 21- 20 Racing

Leicester 19 - 21 Toulon

Worcester 26 - 26 Saints

Don't think the locks work together. Ok in wet maybe or on a power orientated game. Tait doesn't play much at 13 these days so struggle to see him there though on paper it's a nice combo. Back three is fine and excellent bench impact.

Chiefs 23 - 22 Hurricanes

Saracens 23 - 22 Gloucester

Bristol 21 - 26 Chiefs

Falcons 24-22 Sale
Feel that Hepburn and Evans need a bit more time to get up to full strength in this game. Ewers better at 6 and Miller and Sharples need to have form behind them.

Bath 20-19 Racing

Wasps 22-25 Quins
If Slade his form that's a good eq backline on show there.
Quins-in the pack looks good, Easter may be better for bench this season. Backs look solid, would swap JOC and Nowell around.Fringe players ok, most on the list look like good impact subs.

Tigers 20-23 Toulon

Chiefs 25-26 Canes

Sarries 26-25 Glos

Bristol 22-28 Chiefs

Sorry, didn't get a chance to ask for specific feedback

I will post predictions tomorrow after my night shift finishes

Falcons 24 - 23 Sale

Bit soon for Stephenson, Evans and Hepburn at the top table, though all will make it and could be experienced enough later this season. Sharples out of form. Miller's form is pretty good, I think! Sale put a very strong side out but home advantage sways it

Bath 23 - 23 Racing

Racing an excellent side, but a good Bath team. Genge needs more AP gametime. Love the 4-8 balance and lineout.

Wasps 20 - 23 Quins

Slightly less experimental Quins team wins it.
For Wasps, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 could all start if needed, 4, 10, 15 and 12 especially.
For Quins: Easter at lock is ok but would only use as midgame cover, Gorgodze a decent starting lock for me, Clifford an excellent starting 8, JMH ok at 10 but would start him elsewhere when possible, Henshaw is actually best at 13 for me, Nowell passable at 15 but much better at wing, JOC needs form but wing his best position right now
Waller is ok as a back up LH, Baldwin I wouldn't start, Webber needs some form but may get some at Sale, Afoa is ok, Kriel good enough to start, Du Preez needs a bit longer, Olding nees to back up the hype in real life but seems a talent and could make it in the game at 12 with a strong controlling 10 and a powerful 13, Tomane is an ok backup winger choice

Tigers 17 - 20 Toulon

Full strength Toulon very hard to beat

Worcester 24- 25 Saints

Worcester doing very well with an experimental side that works but Saints have too much power in a game with no tactics.
Not sure about Williams at lock, prefer him in backrow. I like the centres, think they work well together with power from Roberts and cleverness from Tait. Back 3 are good, Short solid but Dulin a touch flakey for me but with Naholo there is magic that Short evens out with reliability. The bench looks vulnerable at the set piece but in the loose the impact is great, ideal attacking forwards, Kockott less a flair player though.

Chiefs 27 - 27 Canes

Fluxy has put out a very good side, but a bit green in the backs esp the talented young centres. Canes are quality and push the whole way but Chiefs hold on for a draw at home. Love the work and carrying of the Chiefs pack throughout the whole thing and the potential of the centres.

Saracens 25 - 26 Gloucester

Saracens more reliable at set piece and edge the pack but Gloucester have a top back row and carrying ability and lethal backs in great form and pip it on this

Falcons 30 - 28 Sale
Could be the year where some of your EQ comes through v strong Bam, Hepburn should build on his Saxons performances, could see him being a good impact player. Rest are fine, but Evans a little too inexperienced at the moment and Stephenson not getting much game time at Saints. Miller had a great season last year so would say he's fine as well.

Bath 23 - 23 Racing
Brilliant midfield for Bath, agree with others comments about Genge needing more time in the AP to judge properly as have quite a few ahead of him at the moment.

Wasps 25 - 25 Quins
Not sure about the lineout options with the Quins pack if Webber is throwing the darts there, and not sure Youngs works with JMH. Lot of the younger players are all absolutely fine to be in match day 23s as got some great players there.

For Chiefs, need to see Slade more at no10 but can't see him moving from the no13 shirt for Chiefs as he's playing so well there. I'd have him at 13 ahead of Burrell.

Tigers 16 - 21 Toulon
Tigers need to get a bit more power in their pack and probably bring in another centre and then they can really push on. Teo'o would be an ideal signing for them.

Exeter Chiefs 32 - 29 Canes
Forwards to Chiefs, but not sure how their no10 will do as just hasn't had game time for Wasps in real life, but expecting big things from him at Sarries this year.

Saracens 30 - 32 Gloucester
Great game. So unlucky to have Haskell ruled out for 6 months for Sarries. Not sure Parra works with Sanchez, might slightly stop his flow, whilst see the Robson and Cips partnership linking up really well. Gloucester top class in backs, Walker only person that could be got at. Would play Foloa at no13 as he has looked good there and personally think he gives more options than current player there.

Bristol 22 - 26 Chiefs
Bristol starting to take some more shape now. Backline looking strong, Tomkins could have a big season at Sarries this year so will help on the EQ front. Personally would get Guy Thompson from Wasps, as he'll get a lot of chances in first 6 months of season.

Newcastle Falcons 23 - 25 Sale Sharks

McGuigan, Symons, Evans, and maybe a little less so Stephenson and Sharples, would be relatively untested or out of form in the latter cases. Although a good crop of young players coming through there Bam. Miller is a decent option, but your Fullback options surpass his quality quite a bit.
A close game between two good sides, but Bam's young guns will shine, but the quality of the double reigning champs is enough to edge out the Falcons.

Bath Rugby 22 - 25 Racing 92
Bath will cause the Racing team some trouble in defence, however the Racing pack has the edge of experience in this one. Bath with some very good young dynamic players, in the end the French Top 14 champions will see out victory here.

Wasps 27 - 28 Harlequins
Driver - a lot of your lads can and will most likely start throughout the season for you. Some may not start in particular competitions, eg Balmain in the ECC. Most of if not all of your back line will do good jobs at the highest level, although Charnley the obvious exception, being completely untested. I do prefer Burrell at 13, with a creative 12, hence a Slade/Burrell midfield could be quite creative for you.
Steve - Easter does a good job at 4 and will probably be best for you there this season with his legs probably starting to feel it! Gorgodze absolutely fine as well in the row. Clifford is a good eight, but for me will struggle against accomplished 8's JMH fine at ten, likewise Henshaw at 13. I like Nowell at 15, although do feel his best comes from being outwide. Similar with JOC although vice versa.
Afoa getting on and not as strong as he once was, but still handy. Kriel and Olding probably the best of the bunch, but all very good options to have.

Worcester Warriors 26 - 28 Northampton Saints
Prop - Maestri has become your best second row probably, Williams is a good squad player. Toner/Maestri maybe best, although would need some dynamism in the back row. Solid centre partnership, Tait does a job, but against better 13's may struggle. Back three is strong mate, very dangerous in attack, however would be some concern with positioning in defence from Short and Naholo.
A tight game, Warriors will push the Saints, however the quality of the Northampton side will see them secure victory.

Saracens 26 - 23 Gloucester

Bath 23-22 Racing
Midfield unit looks strong CJB, Barrett in good nick and good depth on the bench. Genge not up to the level for the league yet and the 2nd row not quite a match for the best in the league.

Wasps 22-24 Quins
For Wasps Moon, Elstadt & Drummond stand out as weaknesses. Slade unproven at 10 but would do a good job in midfield. For Quins wouldn't look to start the two boys at lock outside of the AIs and Clifford not the strongest 8. The other positional tests work fine for me. Big fan of Jaco Kriel and would expect him to be involved more for you next year. 

Tigers 20-28 Toulon
Purdy named twice and stands out as a weakness as a starter.

Worcester 25-30 Saints
Worc: 2nd row lacking a bit at the lineout and been a long time since Tait played 13. If NMS is involved through the RC I'd look to get him in fullback. Forward impact decent although Morgan has form issues. No impact at halfback though.
Saints: Mostly regulars involved but Isa had a poor Super 15. Jack Lam a decent player but will need to hit the AP flying after a year at Championship level.

Exeter 28-29 Canes
EQ in the pack looking strong. Lowoski a weakness though at 10. With the pack options I'd look to use James as bench EQ going forward. 

Saracens 24-27 Gloucester
Wouldn't look to play North at 13 in the regular season. Devoto needs a good season for me at Chiefs. Looked poor for the Saxons and played 2nd fiddle at Bath for the year.

Bristol 24-27 Chiefs 
Haven't seen much of West. Tompkins looked good ball in hand for the Saxons but decision making a way off from being a starter at league level just yet. Pearce has potential but needs to step up for Tigers. Spencer hasn't kicked on as hoped but think the halfback combo works well with Spencer being similar in style to Laidlaw

Newcastle 25-28 Sale

Sale a little bit too much in each department with more quality and experience.

Bam - Symons, Ewers, Clark and your back 3 ok. Perhaps miss a bit of beef in the engine room, good lineout options though.

Bath 32-26 Racing

Wasps 23-26 Harlequins

Again, a bit more quality on show for Quins and better combo's. I like the Wasps halfbacks and back 3 bar Charney. A decent AI team.

Steve - Issues with the line out with that pairing, I'd play one or the other. Gorgodze better than Easter. No issues with the players out of position past that.

Leicester 20-25 Toulon

Worcester 21-25 Northampton

3, 10 and 7 aside, Saints stronger. Prop, a good lock a away from a very good front 5, need a better partner to Maestri. Back 3 pretty good, no issues.

Exeter 25-26 Hurricanes

Bristol 22-24 Chiefs

Summer Tournament Round Two Results:
Newcastle Falcons 27 - 26 Sale Sharks
Bath Rugby 26 - 23 Racing 92
Wasps 23 - 29 Harlequins
Leicester Tigers 18 - 29 RC Toulon
Worcester Warriors 24 - 29 Northampton Saints
Exeter Chiefs 27 - 29 Hurricanes
Saracens 24 - 23 Gloucester Rugby
Bristol Rugby 23 - 31 Chiefs

Full prediction bonus: CJ, Pooly, Fluxy, SJE, Chris, Bam, Prop, Steve