Exeter Sale

[backdoc]

Yes I have just reread it.

It is a big mistake to place the time restrictions to 'a week' 

It should be 10 days IMPO.

[Raggs]

Yes I have just reread it.

It is a big mistake to place the time restrictions to 'a week' 

It should be 10 days IMPO.

It's really odd, because I don't think there's any team playing 3 games inside 7 days. I therefore presume that the definition of a week may simply be any 3 consecutive games once midweek games start, rather than 7 days specifically.

[Shugs]

Sale must turn up at the Ricoh on Tuesday with a second team. Were full strength again tonight.

Why? It won't be their 3rd game within a week. I think they can use the same players again, but even if so, they'll surely be a bit tired from the short turnaround.

Yes, nothing to do with legislation. Just because they'll be absolutely knackered. I think "Dimes" will write this one off.

[Bloke in North Dorset]

That's 2 games in a row with Sale's strongest available side (or something close to it). Suspect Wasps will be facing either a much changed or very weary Sale side on Tuesday.

I got the impression that Steve Diamond gave up on the game when Chiefs started to turn the screw and decided to protect his key players for Tuesday, it is a small squad.

Baxter only made one change going in to this game and it made me wonder if he wants to get the league position secured and then start resting his top player ready for the play-offs?

[Heathen]

Cannot start 3 games in a row and play no more that 160 mins.

[Bloke in North Dorset]

Cannot start 3 games in a row and play no more that 160 mins.

Good point.

[Raggs]

Cannot start 3 games in a row and play no more that 160 mins.

Is that what the guidelines actually say? Do you have a link? Because it's not what's said in the cov telegraph, that talks about a week.