Teams Up for Briz.

[Rossm]

15 Matteo Minozzi (17)

14 Zach Kibirige (24)

13 Malakai Fekitoa (22)

12 Jimmy Gopperth (104)

11 Josh Bassett (125)

10 Jacob Umaga (29)

9 Dan Robson (122)

1 Simon McIntyre (171)

2 Tommy Taylor (69)

3 Kieran Brookes (40)

4 Joe Launchbury (c) (150)

5 Will Rowlands (92)

6 Jack Willis (60)

7 Thomas Young (118)

8 Brad Shields (33)

 

Replacements

16 Gabriel Oghre (27)

17 Tom West (32)

18 Biyi Alo (14)

19 James Gaskell (119)

20 Alfie Barbeary (5)

21 Tom Willis (20)

22 Ben Vellacott (7)

23 Michael Le Bourgeois (34)

[Vespula Vulgaris]

While I'm gutted not to see Cruse in there, I can't really argue with that team.

[Rossm]

And the oppo.

15. Max Malins; 14. Luke Morahan, 13. Semi Radradra, 12. Siale Piutau, 11. Piers O’Conor; 10. Callum Sheedy, 9. Andy Uren; 1. Jake Woolmore, 2. Harry Thacker, 3. John Afoa, 4. Joe Joyce, 5. Chris Vui, 6. Steven Luatua (c), 7. Ben Earl, 8. Nathan Hughes.

System players: 16. George Kloska, 17. Yann Thomas, 18. Kyle Sinckler, 19. Ed Holmes, 20. Dan Thomas, 21. Harry Randall, 22. Sam Bedlow, 23. Alapati Leiua.

[DGP Wasp]

Well that's about as strong as we can get.  Launch and J Willis back which is great news.

Always get nervous with the 6/2 bench split as an early injury in the backs leaves us with no options.

[Rossm]

Always get nervous with the 6/2 bench split as an early injury in the backs leaves us with no options.


Alfie?

[Covkid48]

Taking Injuries into consideration that is probably our strongest starting lineup. I think the choices at hooker are correct as I still think when fit TT is our best hooker and Oghre and Barbeary are our very near future.

[Covkid48]

If the forwards can get the upper hand I think we'll be fine, good quality ball to play off and then get into them at the ruck.

[RogerE]

That'my team choice - including subs !

[backdoc]

Always get nervous with the 6/2 bench split as an early injury in the backs leaves us with no options.


Alfie?

Yes - I can't wait to see him play in the centre, but perhaps not in the SF!

[Garuda]

Not sure how comfortable Shields is at no.8? But its a strong 23.

[Steve from Cov]

Two strong squads.

I’m delighted that Joe and Jack are back. I love the idea of Ogre and Barberry getting on from the bench. Both are outstanding prospects.

Malins is a worry for me. He is a class player and is a very strong replacement for Charles.

[Vespula Vulgaris]

Mallins is good, but Piutau is a game changer at the highest level, and he is in a real seam of form right now, so I'm pretty pleased with the way things are.

[WonkyWasp]

+ 1

[backdoc]

i think that the way Malins skipped through our defence so easily is the concern. But our defence had slackened somewhat by then.

[coddy]

Pretty pleased that Malins is at 15 and not 10 where he caused us problems recently.

I would of had JDJ or Watson as the replacement 2nd back ahead of MLB but really happy with the squad named.