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Post by Fluxy Mon 27 Mar 2017, 9:03 am

Home teams to be named by 23:59 hours on Tuesday
Away teams to be named by 23:59 hours on Wednesday
Tactics by 23:59 hours on Thursday 

Predictions to be PM’d to Fluxy by 23:59 hours on Sunday


Quarter Final 1: Gloucester Rugby vs La Rochelle
Kingsholm Stadium
Light Rain Showers - 13 degrees, 11mph Westerly Winds


Gloucester Rugby


La Rochelle

01. David Fe'ao09. Ricky Januarie
02. Hikairo Forbes10. Brock James
03. Mohamed Boughanmi
04. Damien Lagrange11. Vincent Rattez
05. Leandro Cedaro12. Kini Murimurivalu
06. Jason Eaton13. Elliott Roudil
07. Kevin Gourdon14. Gabriel Lacroix
08. Jone Qovu Nailiko15. Zack Holmes
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Sub: 16. Jeremie Maurouard, 17. Jordan Seneca, 18. Uini Atonio, 19. Romain Sazy, 20. Afaesetiti Amosa, 21. Arthur Retiere, 22. Levania Botia, 23. Steeve Barry


Quarter Final 2: Worcester Warriors vs Bristol Rugby
Sixways Stadium
Light Rain - 13 degrees, 8mph South Westerly Winds


Worcester Warriors
Manager - Prop

01. Val Ruskin09. Gareth Davies
02. Ken Owens10. Dan Biggar (k)
03. WP Nel
04. Tom Savage11. James Short
05. Yohann Maestri12. Anton Leinert-Brown
06. Jackson Wray13. Huw Jones
07. Sam Warburton14. Adam Thompstone
08. Ben Morgan15. Brice Dulin
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16. Codie Taylor 17. Joe Moody 18. Henry Thomas 19. Leone Nakawara 20. Matt Todd 21. Sam Harrison 22. Owen Williams 23. Waisaki Naholo

Season's Attributes-
Offloading in the Tackle
Breakdown (Turnovers)
Blitz Defence
Choke Tackle
*We see our back row as the main impact with the balance and ability to slow their ball whilst keeping the route to our 9 clear.
*We have a big carrying, hard working pack to stop them in their tracks and put a lot of pressure on 9 to prevent the quick ball.
*Bench-we have huge impact on our bench able and will use Taylor, Nakawara, Todd and Naholo to cause all sorts of trouble in the last 20 minutes minimum.

-We have selected a heavy, hard working pack looking to nullify the Bristol danger from their big carriers and set piece,
-We will play a controlled game, offloading-only when on. Biggar will look for territory,
-Big carriers up front looking to offload if the conditions allow possible although being mindful of the encroaching defence and we will have support runners on their shoulders,
-Back row looking to be balanced with carrying, tackling and Warburton bringing the turnover attribute,
-The breakdown is likely to be scrappy and the first man there will look to go for the ball using our turnover attribute. If it is obviously lost we will fan out. If Wasps under-commit we will look to drive through them for the turnover,
-Look to not commit too much to their breakdown if the ball is lost and use blitz defence led by Jones allowing the chance to apply the choke tackle to stop them playing a quick tempo game,
-Backs to play what is in front of them, runners off ALB and Jones, we will use the back three as strike runners and know the pace of our back three to put pressure with quick ball,
-When nothing is on  go for territory and also use  'bombs' to challenge and turn their backlline,
-We will the wingers to come into the line and switch things up to keep them guessing and allow us the chance to hit from deep at times and not be predictable,
-We have selected a huge bench which will be used for impact and to maintain a high tempo game running against tired legs,
-Take all kickable penalties.


Bristol Team 
Manager: CJ

01. David Kilcoyne09. Tomas Cubelli
02. Manuel Montoya10. Rhys Patchell(k)
03. Will Collier
04. Sam Carter (c)11. Digby Ioane
05. Kearnan Myall12. Piers Francis
06. John Barclay13. Duncan Taylor
07. Josh Van Der Flier14. Charlie Sharples
08. Carl Fearns15. Chris Pennell
:-
16. Mike Ross 17. Rob Buchanan  18. James Slipper 19.  Luke Charteris 20  Mitch Eadie 21. Ben Spencer 22. Josh Matavesi 23. Sione Tuipolutu

Tactics:
Attributes:

Attacking:
1) Breakdown - Clearing: Ensuring the possession is clean and quick with quick support to the breakdown
2)  Phase Attack: Attacks build momentum until an opportunity arises. 
Defending:
1) Breakdown - Slowing up ball: The defenders can get over the ball to slow it up and prevent the attack from building momentum and allowing your defence to set. 
2) Breakdown - Organised Ruck defence: with guards and body guards set, allowing the rest of the line to set off them.


Quarter Final 3: Exeter Chiefs vs Ospreys
Sandy Park
Light Rain Showers - 13 degrees, 12mph Westerly Winds


Exeter Chiefs
Manager – StNick

01. Nathan Catt09. Nic White
02. Tom Youngs10. Camille Lopez
03. Kyle Sinckler
04. Courtney Lawes11. Noa Nakaitaci
05. James Horwill12. Stuart McCloskey
06. Teimana Harrison13. Francis Saili
07. Marcell Coetzee14. Chris Ashton
08. Sergio Parisse15. James Marshall
.
Subs: 16. Jack Yeandle, 17. Thomas Domingo, 18. Harry Williams, 19. Juandre Kruger, 20. Charles Ollivon, 21. Chris Cook, 22. Alex Lozowski, 23. James Lowe



Ospreys

01. Gareth Thomas09. Rhys Webb
02. Scott Baldwin10. Sam Davies
03. Rhodri Jones
04. Adam Beard11. Dafydd Howells
05. Rory Thornton12. Josh Matavesi
06. Olly Cracknell13. Kerion Fonotia
07. Sam Underhill14. Hanno Dirksen
08. James King15. Dan Evans
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Sub: 16. Scott Otten, 17. Nicky Smith, 18. Dan Suter, 19. Lloyd Ashley, 20. Rob McCusker, 21. Brendon Leonard, 22. Jonathan Spratt, 23. Ben John


Quarter Final 4: Leicester Tigers vs Bath Rugby
Welford Road
Light Rain Showers - 13 degrees, 10mph South Westerly Winds


Leicester TigersEuropean Challenge Cup - Quarter Finals 4
Manager – Fluxy

01. Gethin Jenkins
09. Francois Hougaard
02. Stephen Moore
10. Freddie Burns
03. Owen Franks

04. Samu Manoa
11. Henry Purdy
05. Dominic Bird
12. Ben Te'o
06. Don Armand (c)
13. Gael Fickou
07. Sam Jones
14. Sean Maitland
08. Thomas Waldrom
15. Kurtley Beale (k)
.
Subs: 16. Dave Ward 17. Mikheil Nariashvili 18. Max Lahiff 19. Pascal Pape 20. JMF Lobbe 21. Antoine Dupont 22. Francois Trinh-Duc 23. Mike Brown


Basic Game Plan
In damp conditions we will be looking to utilise the boots of Burns, Fickou and Beale in our backline and play in the right areas of the field. When in or close to the Bath 22 we will look to play our fast paced offloading game where appropriate, whilst also going through the phases where the offload is not on.


In defence, as always we will be running a blitz defence. Our focus will be on the gainline collisions and driving back in the tackle. Line speed and no dog-legs will be key components for us. Hougaard will sweep in behind the defensive line to counter any chips/grubbers.

Specifics

  • Lineout - In damp conditions we will look to keep it safe up on our ball, utilising Armand, Bird, Manoa, and Jones as receivers, whilst also at times shortening the line and using our back row forwards as crash ball options off first phase. Defensively we will look to compete for the ball and disrupt wherever possible, making any ball secured by Bath as scrappy as we can.
  • Scrum - Hit channel one ball and get it to the back quickly, looking to maximise the space available with the opposition forwards packed down. On their ball, 8 man shove and look to drive them off as their hooker lifts his foot to hook the ball. Franks to stay tight and straight. Flanker on that side to stay bound and keep Franks square.
  • Breakdown - When we carry in, we will flood the breakdown rucking well past the ball to free it up quickly, so that Hougaard can feed the ball quickly to forwards, the first receiver, or snipe through a hole. In defence, if we have made a passive tackle and the carrier has momentum we will not over commit, but will maintain a strong defensive line. If we win the collision and knock the carrier back we will look to get the second man in hard over the ball to slow up momentum, or turn over possession. Key for us is being selective, and only committing men to a contestable ruck. 
  • Attacking Play - We will be looking to play a fast offloading game, with the ball shifted on to the support runner just prior to the point of the tackle with the defender already committed. However this will only be implemented within the opposition half. We will also utilise the pick and go, meaning their defensive line cannot blitz efficiently. We will then we will look to exploit the delay in their blitz that results. We will then look to shift the direction of play and pull their defenders out of position to create gaps. Hougaard to also look to snipe around the fringes, to keep the defence honest and keep us going forwards all the time.
  • Tactical Kicking - If we kick, we will look to kick for the corners and contest the opposition lineout.


Key Points

  • High Quality Spine - In those key jerseys, 2,8,9,10 we have top class operators. In big games, when things get tight, those guys can be the difference between winning and losing.
  • Impact Bench - 6 full internationals. All can have a huge impact on this game.
  • Experience - As a group, this is our 3rd semi final of the season, and 4th in 2 seasons, all of which we've won. We know how to get the job done.
  • Home Advantage - Very few Quarter Finals are won by the away team, which is why the contest to finish top of the groups was close. 





Bath Rugby
Manager – CJB


01. Ellis Genge09. Richard Wigglesworth 
02. Mikey Haywood 10. Beauden Barrett  
03. Samson Lee
04. Graham Kitchener 11. Christian Wade  
05. Mitch Lees 12. Sam Hill 
06. Dan Lydiate  13. George Moala  
07. Liam Gill  14. Juan Imhoff
08. Josh Beaumont 15. Alex Goode 
.
16. Eddy Ben Arous 17. Rory Best 18. Scott Wilson 19. Charlie Ewels 20. Tony Falateu 21. Aaron Smith 22. Damian De Allende 23. Juan Imhoff



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Post by stnick88 Mon 27 Mar 2017, 5:06 pm

1 Nathan Catt
2 Tom Youngs
3 Kyle Sinckler
4 Courtney Lawes
5 James Horwill
6 Teimana Harrison
7 Marcell Coetzee
8 Sergio Parisse
9 Nic White
10 Camille Lopez
11 Noa Nakaitaci
12 Stuart McCloskey
13 Francis Saili
14 Chris Ashton
15 James Marshall

16 Thomas Domingo
17 Jack Yeandle
18 Harry Williams
19 Juandre Kruger
20 Charles Ollivon
21 Chris Cook
22 Alex Lozowski
23 James Lowe


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Post by ChequeredJersey Mon 27 Mar 2017, 8:10 pm

Bristol Team 
Manager: CJ

01. David Kilcoyne09. Tomas Cubelli
02. Manuel Montoya10. Rhys Patchell(k)
03. Will Collier
04. Sam Carter (c)11. Digby Ioane
05. Kearnan Myall12. Piers Francis
06. John Barclay13. Duncan Taylor
07. Josh Van Der Flier14. Charlie Sharples
08. Carl Fearns15. Chris Pennell
:-
16. Mike Ross 17. Rob Buchanan  18. James Slipper 19.  Luke Charteris 20  Mitch Eadie 21. Ben Spencer 22. Josh Matavesi 23. Sione Tuipolutu

Tactics:
Attributes:

Attacking:
1) Breakdown - Clearing: Ensuring the possession is clean and quick with quick support to the breakdown
2)  Phase Attack: Attacks build momentum until an opportunity arises. 
Defending:
1) Breakdown - Slowing up ball: The defenders can get over the ball to slow it up and prevent the attack from building momentum and allowing your defence to set. 
2) Breakdown - Organised Ruck defence: with guards and body guards set, allowing the rest of the line to set off them.
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Post by Fluxy Tue 28 Mar 2017, 1:11 pm

Leicester TigersEuropean Challenge Cup - Quarter Finals 4
Manager – Fluxy

01. Gethin Jenkins09. Francois Hougaard
02. Stephen Moore
10. Freddie Burns
03. Owen Franks

04. Samu Manoa
11. Henry Purdy
05. Dominic Bird
12. Ben Te'o
06. Don Armand (c)
13. Gael Fickou
07. Sam Jones
14. Sean Maitland
08. Thomas Waldrom
15. Kurtley Beale (k)
.
Subs: 16. Dave Ward 17. Mikheil Nariashvili 18. Max Lahiff 19. Pascal Pape 20. JMF Lobbe 21. Antoine Dupont 22. Francois Trinh-Duc 23. Mike Brown


Basic Game Plan
In damp conditions we will be looking to utilise the boots of Burns, Fickou and Beale in our backline and play in the right areas of the field. When in or close to the Bath 22 we will look to play our fast paced offloading game where appropriate, whilst also going through the phases where the offload is not on.


In defence, as always we will be running a blitz defence. Our focus will be on the gainline collisions and driving back in the tackle. Line speed and no dog-legs will be key components for us. Hougaard will sweep in behind the defensive line to counter any chips/grubbers.

Specifics

  • Lineout - In damp conditions we will look to keep it safe up on our ball, utilising Armand, Bird, Manoa, and Jones as receivers, whilst also at times shortening the line and using our back row forwards as crash ball options off first phase. Defensively we will look to compete for the ball and disrupt wherever possible, making any ball secured by Bath as scrappy as we can.
  • Scrum - Hit channel one ball and get it to the back quickly, looking to maximise the space available with the opposition forwards packed down. On their ball, 8 man shove and look to drive them off as their hooker lifts his foot to hook the ball. Franks to stay tight and straight. Flanker on that side to stay bound and keep Franks square.
  • Breakdown - When we carry in, we will flood the breakdown rucking well past the ball to free it up quickly, so that Hougaard can feed the ball quickly to forwards, the first receiver, or snipe through a hole. In defence, if we have made a passive tackle and the carrier has momentum we will not over commit, but will maintain a strong defensive line. If we win the collision and knock the carrier back we will look to get the second man in hard over the ball to slow up momentum, or turn over possession. Key for us is being selective, and only committing men to a contestable ruck. 
  • Attacking Play - We will be looking to play a fast offloading game, with the ball shifted on to the support runner just prior to the point of the tackle with the defender already committed. However this will only be implemented within the opposition half. We will also utilise the pick and go, meaning their defensive line cannot blitz efficiently. We will then we will look to exploit the delay in their blitz that results. We will then look to shift the direction of play and pull their defenders out of position to create gaps. Hougaard to also look to snipe around the fringes, to keep the defence honest and keep us going forwards all the time.
  • Tactical Kicking - If we kick, we will look to kick for the corners and contest the opposition lineout.


Key Points

  • High Quality Spine - In those key jerseys, 2,8,9,10 we have top class operators. In big games, when things get tight, those guys can be the difference between winning and losing.
  • Impact Bench - 6 full internationals. All can have a huge impact on this game.
  • Experience - As a group, this is our 3rd semi final of the season, and 4th in 2 seasons, all of which we've won. We know how to get the job done.
  • Home Advantage - Very few Quarter Finals are won by the away team, which is why the contest to finish top of the groups was close. 


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Post by prop_lyd Tue 28 Mar 2017, 1:35 pm

01. Val Ruskin09. Gareth Davies
02. Ken Owens10. Dan Biggar(k)
03. WP Nel
04. Tom Savage11. James Short
05. Yohann Maestri12. Anton Leniert Brown
06. Jackson Wray13. Huw Jones
07. Sam Warburton14. Adam Thompstone
08. Ben Morgan15. Brice Dulin
:-
16. Codie Taylor 17. Joe Moody 18. Henry Thomas 19. Leone Nakawara 20. Matt Todd 21. Sam Harrison 22. Owen Williams 23. Waisaki Naholo

Season's Attributes-
Offloading in the Tackle
Breakdown (Turnovers)
Blitz Defence
Choke Tackle
*We see our back row as the main impact with the balance and ability to slow their ball whilst keeping the route to our 9 clear.
*We have a big carrying, hard working pack to stop them in their tracks and put a lot of pressure on 9 to prevent the quick ball.
*Bench-we have huge impact on our bench able and will use Taylor, Nakawara, Todd and Naholo to cause all sorts of trouble in the last 20 minutes minimum.

-We have selected a heavy, hard working pack looking to nullify the Bristol danger from their big carriers and set piece,
-We will play a controlled game, offloading-only when on. Biggar will look for territory,
-Big carriers up front looking to offload if the conditions allow possible although being mindful of the encroaching defence and we will have support runners on their shoulders,
-Back row looking to be balanced with carrying, tackling and Warburton bringing the turnover attribute,
-The breakdown is likely to be scrappy and the first man there will look to go for the ball using our turnover attribute. If it is obviously lost we will fan out. If Wasps under-commit we will look to drive through them for the turnover,
-Look to not commit too much to their breakdown if the ball is lost and use blitz defence led by Jones allowing the chance to apply the choke tackle to stop them playing a quick tempo game,
-Backs to play what is in front of them, runners off ALB and Jones, we will use the back three as strike runners and know the pace of our back three to put pressure with quick ball,
-When nothing is on go for territory and also use 'bombs' to challenge and turn their backlline,
-We will the wingers to come into the line and switch things up to keep them guessing and allow us the chance to hit from deep at times and not be predictable,
-We have selected a huge bench which will be used for impact and to maintain a high tempo game running against tired legs,
-Take all kickable penalties.


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Post by Fluxy Tue 28 Mar 2017, 2:06 pm

Don't forget, it is six starting EQ and 8 in total in the squad.

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Post by prop_lyd Tue 28 Mar 2017, 3:15 pm

Is that aimed towards me or for all teams to be aware of?
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Post by Fluxy Tue 28 Mar 2017, 3:32 pm

All teams  thumbsup

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Post by prop_lyd Tue 28 Mar 2017, 4:48 pm

Ok cool, got me thinking then with my team!!
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Post by stnick88 Thu 30 Mar 2017, 5:37 pm

Fluxy, you have put Munster team in for Ospreys.

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Post by CJB Thu 30 Mar 2017, 11:44 pm

Bath Rugby
Manager – CJB
01. Ellis Genge09. Richard Wigglesworth
02. Mikey Haywood 10. Beauden Barrett
03. Samson Lee
04. Graham Kitchener 11. Christian Wade  
05. Mitch Lees 12. Sam Hill
06. Dan Lydiate  13. George Moala
07. Liam Gill  14. Juan Imhoff
08. Josh Beaumont 15. Alex Goode
16. Eddy Ben Arous 17. Rory Best 18. Scott Wilson 19. Charlie Ewels 20. Tony Falateu 21. Aaron Smith 22. Damian De Allende 23. Juan Imhoff

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Post by Fluxy Fri 31 Mar 2017, 9:21 am

stnick88 wrote:Fluxy, you have put Munster team in for Ospreys.
Sorry Nick, will amend now.

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Post by dammit_chris Fri 31 Mar 2017, 9:48 am

Prop, Maestri has been banned for 4 weeks I think, just saw a headline - something about abusing Wayne Barnes?

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Post by Fluxy Fri 31 Mar 2017, 9:59 am

dammit_chris wrote:Prop, Maestri has been banned for 4 weeks I think, just saw a headline - something about abusing Wayne Barnes?

He was just fined I thought Chris

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Post by prop_lyd Fri 31 Mar 2017, 11:34 am

Yeah I thought he was just fined?
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Post by dammit_chris Fri 31 Mar 2017, 11:36 am

May have got that one wrong...skim read the Maestri and Swinson articles. My bad!

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Post by Fluxy Fri 31 Mar 2017, 3:56 pm

Predictions Open - to me by midday Monday morning please OK 

Will update Driver's side when he adds one.

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Post by Fluxy Mon 03 Apr 2017, 9:53 am

Open until midday for predictions lads Ok!

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Post by Fluxy Mon 03 Apr 2017, 1:45 pm

European Challenge Cup - Quarter Finals

Gloucester Rugby - 0 
(T: - C: - P: - )
La Rochelle - 30
(T: Forbes [2], Murimurivalu, Holmes C: B James [x2] P: B James [x2])

Worcester Warriors - 31
(T: H Jones, Dulin, Maestri, Naholo C: Biggar [x4] P: Biggar [x1])
Bristol Rugby - 25
(T: Patchell [2], Matavesi C: Patchell [x2] P: Patchell [x2])

Exeter Chiefs - 33
(T: T Youngs, Ashton, Lopez, White C: Lopez [x2] P: Lopez [x3])
Ospreys - 20
(T: Beard, S Davies C: S Davies [x2] P: S Davies [x2])

Leicester Tigers - 27
(T: Manoa, Hougaard, Lahiff C: Beale [x3] P: Beale [x2])
Bath Rugby - 23
(T: Gill, A Smith C: Barrett [x2] P: Barrett [x3])

Semi Final Line Up:

Semi Final 1: Worcester Warriors vs La Rochelle
Semi Final 2: Leicester Tigers vs Exeter Chiefs

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Post by stnick88 Mon 03 Apr 2017, 2:10 pm

is it neutral venues?

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Post by Fluxy Mon 03 Apr 2017, 2:23 pm

They are still home venues mate.

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Post by Fluxy Mon 03 Apr 2017, 2:35 pm

Worcester Warriors 24 - 23 Bristol Rugby
Both sides have very strong sides out and are clearly targeting the cup. Front 5s pretty even, think Bristol stronger in the back row with some good form. One a piece at halfback, Wuss have a great centre pair but the back 3s even. Home advantage wins this.

Worcester Warriors 32 - 28 Bristol Rugby
Cracking game from two of the up and coming sides in the league. Wuss take the pack with a little more quality and form against the Bristol side. This just gives them a better platform. Backlines pretty close. 

Worcester Warriors 31 - 26 Bristol Rugby
More detail from the home side in the tactics, but a slightly stronger pack gives them more go forward in the backs. 

Worcester Warriors 27 - 26 Bristol Rugby

Worcester Warriors 27 - 24 Bristol Rugby 
A close game, however the form of the Warriors six nations lads coming back into their side is a difference maker. The Worcester centre partnership is just dangerous and the back three will look for any opportunity to run, despite the weather. Bristol back three also electric but just not the day that Bristol would have wanted away from home.

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Post by Fluxy Mon 03 Apr 2017, 2:36 pm

Exeter Chiefs 30 - 21 Ospreys
Welsh sides always struggle against teams in our league, and this is no different. Too much power in the pack for Exeter, and outside of the halfbacks they're streets ahead of the Ospreys backline. Easy win

Exeter Chiefs 34 - 24 Ospreys
Ospreys put up a fight but Exeter too strong at home and come away with a good win. 

Exeter Chiefs 32 - 16 Ospreys
More class over the whole pitch for the home side.

Exeter Chiefs 30 - 15 Ospreys
Exeter have an excellent pack despite the young (talented) front row and will bully Ospreys. The Welsh side have a top class halfback pairing and good young backrow but otherwise fall short and Exeter are at the least strong throughout

Exeter Chiefs 28 - 22 Ospreys
The Pack battle is easily won for Chiefs with Underhill not hitting form yet after injury lay off. Half backs for Ospreys may bring some spark but Chiefs have good control and Lopez can make something out of nothing here as well. Good win.

Exeter Chiefs 28 - 21 Ospreys
Chiefs will just have too much quality for a young Ospreys pack to deal with. This will allow the Chiefs halfbacks to dictate the game as they please. Davies will provide sparks and moments for the O's, but he Exeter bench will come on and put the cherry on top of a strong display.

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Leicester Tigers 20 - 17 Bath Rugby
Leicester have the gnarly pack which is perfectly suited to their game plan, and very difficult to play against. Bath with the dashing backline, but in Leicester's favourite weather conditions this will be really tough. I fancy the big pack to trundle around the pitch racking up points, and Bath's flyers just not having quite enough

Leicester Tigers 26 - 23 Bath Rugby 
Leicester shade the front 5 with a slightly stronger unit although may lose out a little in the scrum. Bath backrow lack a bit of carrying across the board and Tigers the better pack overall. CLose game on paper but lack of tactics ultimately costs.

Leicester Tigers 25 - 19 Bath Rugby
Bath struggle through lack of tactics and this gives the home side a more convincing win. bit hard to rate Jones at the moment due to length of his injury lay off.

Leicester Tigers 27 - 20 Bath Rugby
Tigers have an immediate advantage with tactics, Bath take a good advantage in the scrum but the rest of the pack goes Exeter's way, with a well balanced side. Barrett is class but I like the Tigers' HBs work well in tandem and will have a firm partnership by now. Two quality backlines cancel out

Leicester Tigers 25 - 20 Bath Rugby
Tactics really help Tigers here and we can see how they would play this game. Top experience in the front row for games like these and a good back row balance sways the pack battle towards Tigers. Bath's half backs could get them into it but can't see much getting through that Tigers centre combination. Home win here.

Leicester Tigers 26 - 25 Bath Rugby

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