European Challenge Cup - Round Three

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Dragons vs Newcastle Falcons
Twickenham
Light rain - 12 degrees, 14mph South Westerly Winds

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Dragons

01. Sam Hobbs	09. Sarel Pretorius
02. Elliot Dee	10. Gavin Henson
03. Lloyd Fairbrother
04. Rynard Landman	11. Jared Rosser
05. Cory Hill	12. Jack Dixon
06. James Sheekey	13. Adam Warren
07. Aaron Wainwright	14. Ashton Hewitt
08. Robson Blake	15. Carl Meyer

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Replacements: 16 Liam Belcher, 17 Tom Davies, 18 Gerard Ellis, 19 Joe Davies, 20 James Benjamin, 21 Dan Babos, 22 Dorian Jones, 23 Pat Howard

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 Newcastle Falcons
Manager – Ozzy

01. Sam Lockwood	09. Sonatane Takulua
02. Santiago Socino	10. Craig Willis
03. David Wilson
04. Will Witty	11. Sinoti Sinoti
05. Iain Henderson	12. Toby Flood
06. Steven Luatua	13. Maxine Mermoz
07. Will Welch	14. Adam Radwan
08. Rob Burrows	15. Alex Tait

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16. Kyle Cooper 17. Rob Vickers 18. Jon Welsh 19. Sean Robinson 20. Mark Wilson 21. Micky Young 22. Joel Hodgson 23. DTH Van Der Merwe

TACTICS

- Blitz defence with good line speed with 9 and 15 sweeping.
- Big runners carrying close to the ruck but looking to keep the ball alive with offloads to runners on their shoulder.

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Oyonnax vs Worcester Warriors
Scotstoun
Light Rain - 11 degrees, 22mph South Westerly Winds

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Oyonnax

01. Khatchik Vartanov	09. James Hall
02. Quentin MacDonald	10. Anthony Fuertes
03. Thomas Laclayat
04. Geoffrey Fabbri	11. Tim Giresse
05. Simon Christian Njewel	12. Roimata Hansell-Pune
06. Curtis Browning	13. Ulupano Seuteni
07. Bilel Taieb	14. Daniel Ikpefan
08. Thibault Tauleigne	15. Axel Muller

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Replacements: 16 Benjamin Geledan, 17 Tommy Raynaud, 18 Irakli Mirtskhulava, 19 Shay Kerry, 20 Julien Audy, 21 Maxime Veau, 22 Jose Lima, 23 Luc Barba

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Worcester Warriors
Manager – CJB

01. Ethan Waller	09. Peter Stringer
02. Matt Williams	10. Jono Lance
03. Biyi Alo
04. Andrew Kitchener	11. Tom Howe
05. Donnacha O’Callaghan	12. Ben Te’o
06. Peter O’Mahoney	13. Jackson Willison
07. Sam Lewis	14. Wynard Olivier
08. Blake Gibson	15. Perry Humphreys

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16. Eddy Ben Arous 17. Jack Singleton 18. Nick Schonert 19. Will Spencer 20. David Denton 21. Jonny Arr 22. Jamie Shilock 23. Chris Pennell

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Gloucester Rugby vs Zebre Rugby Club
Kingspan Stadium
Light Rain - 13 degrees, 14mph Westerly Winds

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Gloucester Rugby
Manager - Prop_Lyd

01. Josh Honchek	09. Ben Vellacott
02. James Hanson	10. Billy Burns (k)
03. Gareth Denman
04. Tom Savage (c)	11. Charlie Sharples
05. Jeremy Thrush	12. Owen Williams
06. Jake Polledri	13. Henry Trinder
07. Jacob Rowan	14. Henry Purdy
08. Gareth Evans	15. Tom Marshall

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16. Motu Ma'tu 17. Val Ruskin 18. John Afoa 19. Ed Slater 20. Ruaan Ackermann 21. Aaron Smith 22. Richie Mo'unga 23. Jon Davies

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Zebre

01. Andrea Lovotti	09. Marcello Violi
02. Oliviero Fabiani	10. Carlo Canna
03. Eduardo Bello
04. David Sisi	11. Mattia Bellini
05. George Biagi	12. Tommaso Castello
06. Maxime Mbanda	13. Tommaso Boni
07. Johan Meyer	14. Giulio Bisegni
08. Giovanni Licata	15. Matteo Minozzi

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Replacements: 16 Tommaso D'Apice, 17 Cruze Ah-Nau, 18 Dario Chistolini, 19 Leonard Krumov, 20 Derick Minnie, 21 Edoardo Padovani, 22 Guglielmo Palazzani, 23 Giovanbattista Venditti

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London Irish vs Stade Francais Paris
Parc y Scarlets
Light Rain - 10 degrees, 19mph South Westerly Winds

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London Irish
Manager – Bambam

01. Danny Hobbs Ayowemi	09. Ben Meehan
02. David Paice	10. James Grayson (k)
03. Ben Franks
04. Sebastien De Chaves	11. Joe Cokanasiga
05. Brodie Retallick	12. Fegus Mulchrone
06. Mike Coman	13. Tom Fowlie
07. Luke Wallace	14. Ben Loader
08. Jack Conan	15. Jordie Barrett

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16. Sala Fainga 17. Gordon Reid 18. Tadgh Furlong 19. Brodie Retallick 20. Jack Conan 21. Scott Steele 22. James Marshall 23. Johnny Williams

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Stade Francais Paris

01. Zurabi Zhvania	09. Charl McLeod
02. Laurent Panis	10. Shane Geraghty
03. Paul Alo-Emile
04. Paul Gabrillagues	11. Djibril Camara
05. Alexandre Flanquart	12. Jonathan Danty
06. Mathieu De Giovanni	13. Waisea Nayacalevu
07. Matthieu Ugena	14. Julien Arias
08. Sekou Macalou	15. Tony Ensor

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Replacements: 16 Craig Burden, 17 Heinke van der Merwe, 18 Giorgi Melikidze, 19 Steevy Cerqueira, 20 Sergio Parisse, 21 Arthur Coville, 22 Paul Williams, 23 Jimmy Yobo

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Cardiff Blues vs Sale Sharks 
Galway Sportsground
Light Cloud - 12 degrees, 15mph Westerly Winds

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Cardiff Blues

01. Gethin Jenkins	09. Lloyd Williams
02. Matthew Rees	10. Jarrod Evans
03. Dillon Lewis
04. Damian Welch	11. Blaine Scully
05. Josh Turnbull	12. Rey Lee-Lo
06. Macauley Cook	13. Garyn Smith
07. Ellis Jenkins	14. Alex Cuthbert
08. Josh Navidi	15. Gareth Anscombe

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Replacements: 16 Kirby Myhill, 17 Brad Thyer, 18 Scott Andrews, 19 James Down, 20 Olly Robinson, 21 Tomos Williams, 22 Steven Shingler, 23 Rhun Williams

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 Sale Sharks
Manager – Steven_Sharks

01. Ross Harrison	09. Antoine Dupont
02. Malcolm Marx	10. AJ MacGinty (k)
03. Will Griff John
04. Josh Beaumont	11. Keelan Giles
05. Pieter Steph Du Toit	12. Mark Jennings
06. Judicael Cancoriet	13. Sam James
07. Ben Curry	14. Will Addison
08. Jono Ross (c)	15. Mike Haley

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16. Rob Webber 17. Greg Bateman 18. Halani Aulika  19. Bryn Evans 20. Josh Strauss 21. Will Cliff 22. Cameron Redpath 23. Paolo Odwogu

Worcester Warriors
Manager – CJB

01. Ethan Waller	09. Peter Stringer
02. Matt Williams	10. Jono Lance
03. Biyi Alo
04. Andrew Kitchener	11. Tom Howe
05. Donnacha O’Callaghan	12. Ben Te’o
06. Peter O’Mahoney	13. Jackson Willison
07. Sam Lewis	14. Wynard Olivier
08. Blake Gibson	15. Perry Humphreys

16. Eddy Ben Arous 17. Jack Singleton 18. Nick Schonert 19. Will Spencer 20. David Denton 21. Jonny Arr 22. Jamie Shilock 23. Chris Pennell

Newcastle Falcons
Manager – Ozzy

01. Sam Lockwood	09. Sonatane Takulua
02. Santiago Socino	10. Craig Willis
03. David Wilson
04. Will Witty	11. Sinoti Sinoti
05. Iain Henderson	12. Toby Flood
06. Steven Luatua	13. Maxine Mermoz
07. Will Welch	14. Adam Radwan
08. Rob Burrows	15. Alex Tait

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16. Kyle Cooper 17. Rob Vickers 18. Jon Welsh 19. Sean Robinson 20. Mark Wilson 21. Micky Young 22. Joel Hodgson 23. DTH Van Der Merwe

TACTICS


- Blitz defence with good line speed with 9 and 15 sweeping.
- Big runners carrying close to the ruck but looking to keep the ball alive with offloads to runners on their shoulder.

Need: Sale, Gloucester, and an Irish side please.

Oops, I thought I'd posted it

London Irish
Manager – Bambam

01. Danny Hobbs Ayowemi	09. Ben Meehan
02. David Paice	10. James Grayson (k)
03. Ben Franks
04. Sebastien De Chaves	11. Joe Cokanasiga
05. Brodie Retallick	12. Fegus Mulchrone
06. Mike Coman	13. Tom Fowlie
07. Luke Wallace	14. Ben Loader
08. Jack Conan	15. Jordie Barrett

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16. Sala Fainga 17. Gordon Reid 18. Tadgh Furlong 19. Brodie Retallick 20. Jack Conan 21. Scott Steele 22. James Marshall 23. Johnny Williams

I have taken the Glos and Sale teams from the last round. 

Please get some predictions in, for both the Champions and Challenge Cup please gents, and we can finish catching up with the fixtures a bit!