No Genge Next Saturday.

[Rossm]

Statement from Pat Lam. Read to the end for Genge.

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/it-is-what-it-is-bristol-confirm-lengthy-spell-out-for-luatua/

I wonder if we will not have Jack either?

[Neils]

Must be fairly confident without him.

[Covkid40]

Genge played a lot more minutes than Jack so I’d be surprised if he’s not playing against Bristol especially with Brad injured

[Steve from Cov]

Bristol are also without Stephen Luatua, Harry Thacker, Dan Thomas and Semi Radradra too.

If we can get Tom West, Tim Cardall and Nizaam Carr back on Saturday I reckon we can take the points.

[HDAWG]

Everyone breathes a sigh of relief, except Shugs who shrugs

[westwaleswasp]

Bristol are also without Stephen Luatua, Harry Thacker, Dan Thomas and Semi Radradra too.

If we can get Tom West, Tim Cardall and Nizaam Carr back on Saturday I reckon we can take the points.

As long as we come from behind and don't nil them in the first half...

[Shugs]

Everyone breathes a sigh of relief, except Shugs who shrugs

Quite so. Don’t get me wrong, he’s a good player - just not the Demi-god the media portray.

[mike909]

Everyone breathes a sigh of relief, except Shugs who shrugs

Quite so. Don’t get me wrong, he’s a good player - just not the Demi-god the media portray.

I like him as a player, but I want my LH to be super solid before anything else. Hence, my England RWC/6Ns  preference is for Marler starting at LH because if you are likely facing the sort of TH that (for example) SA and France can put out, I want solidity at scrum time before anything else.

[baldpaul101]

I want solidity at scrum time before anything else

Is he not solid at scrum time? Although he's not the biggest guy he's very aggressive to make up for it IMO

[Peej]

Genge is hands down the best LH in the Premiership

[mike909]

Personally I think Marler is best at scrum time. But that's just this old prop! Marler isn't the best all around player, with Genge you get a lot more. I guess we'll see when it comes to the AI's when England need to scrum vs SA.

[Rossm]

Genge is hands down the best LH in the Premiership

Not in my book. It depends on what you are looking for in a prop.

[wasps]

I've seen Genge dominant opposition tight heads in a way I haven't seen since Sheridan, but I've also seen him get in a bit of trouble too.


I don't recall seeing Marler struggling with his opposite number.




I'd take either personally, but given how Wasps tend to play, it'd be nice to have the power/aggression of Genge in open play.


That being said, West is a very strong scrummager, and Martinez looked very good before his injury.
Right now I'd take anyone that's fit

[Hymenoptera]

Genge is hands down the best LH in the Premiership

Not in my book. It depends on what you are looking for in a prop.

Name a better one. He's one of the best in the modern game.
Last weekend in a single game, according to stats, he beat more players, scored more tries and beat more defenders than West has the last 2 seasons.
Oh, and he's probably the better scrumager...
Being a likeable human being isn't the measure of a prop, if it was, he's a massive fail.

[Rossm]

Genge is hands down the best LH in the Premiership

Not in my book. It depends on what you are looking for in a prop.

Name a better one. He's one of the best in the modern game.
Last weekend in a single game, according to stats, he beat more players, scored more tries and beat more defenders than West has the last 2 seasons.
Oh, and he's probably the better scrumager...
Being a likeable human being isn't the measure of a prop, if it was, he's a massive fail.

Unfortunately, we're not going to get the matchup I'd like to see this weekend. Genge and Koch going head to head in the scrum.