The run in.

[wasps]

Malakai is certainly an intense individual.

[Horusthewasp]

With 2 rounds to go, interesting Premiership title odds (bar the obvious on Exeter) by Skybet:

Exeter Chiefs - 8/13

Bristol - 6/1

Wasps - 6/1

Bath - 13/2

Sale 13/2

[backdoc]

The bookies really can't decide. The odds are astonishingly close.

[Raggs]

Partial update.


Sale 59 vs
Saints 4
Wuss 4

Bristol 59 vs
Tigers 4
Irish 4

Wasps 66 vs
Chiefs 0

Bath 65 vs
Sarries 0

Exeter 100000
Sale 67
Bristol 67
Wasps 66
Bath 65


Skin of our teeth is my current guestimate... Bath can overtake us if they get equal league points, as they have more wins.

[DGP Wasp]

Pressure is firmly on Bristol and Sale now with a 7 point gap to those 2, so they cannot afford a slip up.  Wasps and Bath have that first BP win in the bag.  Admittedly Bristol and Sale have what should be an easier run in, but points in the bag more important.  Wasps and Bath have strange final games against the strongest 2 teams in the league (like it or not, on results alone Sarries would be 2nd), but both can only finish 1st and last, so nothing at stake but pride and in Exeter's case a bit of momentum going into the semis and European final.

Here's hoping for a favour or 2 from the E Midlands today and tomorrow!

[MarleyWasp]

Having seen the Leicester team I'm not even going to waste my time hoping for a miracle from them.

[DGP Wasp]

Having seen the Leicester team I'm not even going to waste my time hoping for a miracle from them.

Who thoughts Wasps "reserves" would win against full strength Sarries?

Although looking at that Tigers team I think a repeat of their visit to the Ricoh is more likely!

[backdoc]

It looks like we will face Exeter's first team on Sunday.



CHIEFS SIDE TO FACE LONDON IRISH 29th Sept

15 Phil Dollman
14 Facundo Cordero
13 Tom Hendrickson
12 Ollie Devoto
11 Olly Woodburn
10 Harvey Skinner
9 Stu Townsend
1 Billy Keast
2 Jack Innard
3 Marcus Street
4 Will Witty
5 Tom Price
6 Richard Capstick
7 Don Armand (capt)
8 Aaron Hinkley

16 Elvis Taione
17 James Kenny
18 Alfie Petch
19 Dave Dennis
20 Charlie Wright
21 Sam Maunder
22 Jack Walsh
23 Corey Baldwin

[DGP Wasp]

No surprise there.  Maybe not all out and out first team as I'm sure there'll be a few minor niggles that just won't be worth the risk at this stage, but very much there or thereabouts.

[NellyWellyWaspy]

Spoiler

Well, Sale are currently walking all over Saints.

[DGP Wasp]

Dan Biggar gift wrapped one try. Not helping our cause.

[Raggs]

Dan Biggar gift wrapped one try. Not helping our cause.

I've counted 3 nasty bounces of the ball against Saints now, one losing them a great deal of field position, the other two leading directly to scores. Disappointing, as they're not looking too bad.

[RBB]

Saints right back in it, then just as I say it Ludlam looks broken.

[Neils]

No crowd noise = lots of swearing saffer voices.

[RBB]

And....Sale score their 5th try, probably all over now.