Round 5 Predictions, News etc
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Topic: Round 5 Predictions, News etc
Posted By: corporalcarrot
Subject: Round 5 Predictions, News etc
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2023 at 10:29
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Friday Matches Jersey 0-5 Ealing cancelled but would have been a brilliant match which could have gone either way Exiles 3-3 Pirates Always a good match I have seen these on the way back from Jersey games Briz 5-0 Blood & Sand Arena stuff I'm afraid but great experience for newbies Sale 5-0 Amps Again should be great experience for the Mob Saturday matches Glaws 2-5 Cov Howay Cov you can do it lads Bath 0-5 Chiefs the visitors are taking it seriously Archers 2-5 Quins Should be a full house and a cracking game Sarries 5-0 Pury Banker Blues 1-5 Tiggers Biggest crowd of the season? Sunday matches Falcons 5-1 Ravers Ravers best trip of the season hope they enjoy the Toon as much as I always have Saints 2-5 Donny Howay Donny you can win this one Have a great season lads. Missing you already. ------------- Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD. |
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Posted By: tigerburnie
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2023 at 12:48
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Tigers picked a very youthful team 15 Elliot Gourlay ***
14 Ben Woollett * 13 Jacob Cusick [10] 12 Joseph Woodward [7] 11 Joe Browning [5] 10 Kieran Wilkinson [2] 9 Sam Edwards [10] 1 Archie van der Flier * 2 Archie Vanes [8] 3 Dan Richardson [12] *** 4 Lewis Chessum [8] 5 Sam Carter (c) [2] *** 6 Finn Carnduff [7] 7 Emeka Ilione [13] 8 Richard Clift ** REPLACEMENTS 16 Finn Theobald-Thomas * 17 Cameron Miell * 18 Ollie Crane * 19 Tom Manz [5] 20 Simon Koroiyadi [3] 21 Ollie Allan * 22 Charlie Myall * 23 Morgan Meredith [4] * Leicester Tigers debut ** Loan player / Leicester Tigers debut *** First Leicester Tigers start |
Posted By: Paul10
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2023 at 12:54
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Saints Team 15 George Furbank (c) 14 James Ramm 13 Fraser Dingwall 12 Rory Hutchinson 11 Tom Seabrook 10 Fin Smith 9 Archie McParland 1 Alex Waller 2 Curtis Langdon 3 Trevor Davison 4 Alex Moon 5 Chunya Munga 6 Tom Lockett 7 Tom Pearson 8 Sam Graham Replacements: 16 Robbie Smith 17 Ethan Waller 18 Elliot Millar Mills 19 Emeka Atuanya 20 Angus Scott-Young 21 Tom James 22 Joel Matavesi 23 George Hendy
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Posted By: Paul10
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2023 at 12:54
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Quins are also playing barbarians tomorrow. |
Posted By: *Stalwart
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2023 at 14:03
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Friday Matches Exiles 1-4 Pirates Briz 5-0 Cambridge Sale 5-0 Amps Saturday matches Glaws 4-1 Cov s Bath 0-5 Chiefs Nottingham 0-5 Quins Sarries 5-0 Hartpury Bedford 1-5 Leicester Sunday matches Falcons 5-0 Ravers Saints 4-1 Donny
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Posted By: Geoff DC
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2023 at 20:31
| HT - Quins Jocks 0 Pirates 19 |
Posted By: corporalcarrot
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2023 at 20:41
PREMIERSHIP RUGBY CUP
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Posted By: corporalcarrot
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2023 at 21:42
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Posted By: Se7en
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2023 at 21:42
| Was following these games on Twitter but it went down, was the final score Bears v Cambridge 80-odd points to 7?! |
Posted By: *Stalwart
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2023 at 22:11
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Good win for The Pirates on the road. Feels like all the new boys are settling in well and this competition has been an excellent pre-season for us. Obviously tougher tests to come, but any win away from home is good going - especially at The RAG which has been a bit of a bogey ground for us over the years. ------------- *Stalwart |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2023 at 22:24
98-14 I think. (Edit: Ah, yes, confirmed above).
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Se7en wrote:Posted By: tigerburnie
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2023 at 22:38
| Some premiership sides really didn't enter this with the spirit that was intended, Sale and Bristol field their strongest sides minus any away at the WC. |
Posted By: Se7en
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2023 at 22:42
| Yes i was going to say, that is a brutal scoreline for Cambridge, 16 tries conceded! They'll just hope they've escaped without too many injuries before the league starts I'd expect. |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2023 at 23:49
Poor old Cambridge were already in awful nick last week. I was told that their replacemwnt hooker had been playing for the 3rds the week before, and thwy picked up a few more injuries in that game. So I can't imagine what shape they were in for this match.
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Posted By: FHLH
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2023 at 23:49
Bristol coach saying they paid respect to Cambridge by fielding strongest side ------------- "My father told me big men fall just as quick as little ones, if you put a sword through their hearts." |
Posted By: Se7en
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 09:12
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Fair enough. Like a lot of the Champ clubs, the Prem outfits will have been using these last few games as pre-season warm ups to get that winning feeling for the start of Prem also. To be fair to Cambridge, looking at the other scorelines across the Prem Cup, and the recent form of those particular Champ clubs, I'd say they'll be able to give the likes of Ampthill and Scottish a decent game when the league kicks off. Looking forward to seeing the Bedford v Tigers scores come in, that should be game of the day.
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Posted By: oneagainstthehead
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 10:16
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I spent a very enjoyable afternoon at Cambridge last week watching them play Ealing. Whilst they were comfortably beaten over 80 minutes, Cambridge were very competitive in the first half. I can’t see anything ahead of them this season other than a scrap for Championship survival, there was enough on display to suggest that they may win that scrap. ------------- Speak softly, but carry a big stick. |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 13:05
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Glaws 0-5 Cov Chudley 2 mins ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 13:06
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Make that 0-7 ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 13:19
Make that 12-7  ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 13:55
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17-12 at HT 3t-2t ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: OldNick
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 14:31
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Make that 20-12. Gloucester getting desperate and started kicking penalties. |
Posted By: OldNick
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 14:36
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27 - 19 Cov still very much in the game.
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Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 14:38
Not in the cup though. ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 14:39
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27-24 on 70 minutes ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 14:42
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Posted By: OldNick
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 14:43
| That's a try bonus point. Now need a win. |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 14:44
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27-31 Cov lead. 76 mins ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: Big Eddie
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 14:46
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Stick it to them Coventry ------------- ''The future isn't what it used to be'' |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 14:46
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Do Glaws not have a try bonus already Nick. Lost track. Cov still need another few points even if not. ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: Camquin
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 14:46
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Cov still need another score ------------- Sweeney Delenda Est |
Posted By: OldNick
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 14:53
| 32-31 |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 14:54
Glaws already have a try bonus, so irrelevant. ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: castleparknight
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 14:54
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Unlucky Cov defeated at the death 32-31 ------------- Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny! |
Posted By: OldNick
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 14:55
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So proud of that Coventry squad. FT
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Posted By: Camquin
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 14:57
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Just got back from Bristol, as I picked up a puncture and needed to get new tyres before heading home. Ashton Gate is a magnificent venue, and the stewards were excellent. Also, ticket, parking and a beer at Bristol cost less them my standing ticket at Franklin Gardens - and they charged for parking. As to the match, Cambridge put in a lot of good tackles, but Bristol managed to keep recycling the ball, and moved it with such pace they simply found another gap. And everything they tried worked. Cambridge muffed two scoring chances, one pass was just out of fingertip range, and we fumbled a ball with the line begging - no names as players were putting in a magnificent shift. We are where we are, and know who we are fighting, and it is not Bristol. However, hopefully we have learned something from these games - and not suffered too many injuries ------------- Sweeney Delenda Est |
Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 15:44
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HT Blues (2 tries) 12-21 (3 tries) Tigers A penalty try and yellow cost Blues 14 quick points, when we should’ve just accepted the try, but Blues go down the slope 2nd half, for hopefully the attacking onslaught we try to implement going down it.
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Posted By: corporalcarrot
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 15:52
------------- Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD. |
Posted By: Paul10
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 15:56
Sounds great. A bunch of my lad's U14s teammates are there.
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Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 15:59
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Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 16:29
| 72 mins Blues 40-28 Tigers |
Posted By: castleparknight
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 16:39
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Well done Bedford ------------- Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny! |
Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 16:40
| FT Blues 47 - 28 Tigers |
Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 16:47
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Obviously it wasn’t a 1st XV but still a win against a well drilled side who were very quick in defence in a very fast pace game which Blues appeared fitter (always helps going down the slope). Lots of big hits from both sides and a massive improvement after the last 2 weeks.
ATT was 3707
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Posted By: Se7en
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 16:57
| Well done Blues 👏 |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 19:39
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Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 19:53
Bedford blues 
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Posted By: Captain_Beaky
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 19:58
| Nottingham v Quins looked like being one way traffic after 20mins, but snorts defence sharpened up and they scored 3 good tries. Quins scrum dominance and capitalising on errors made it a comfortable win in the end though. A really entertaining game. |
Posted By: Bluesman11
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2023 at 12:05
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Great performance by Blues, albeit against a scratch Tigers team. Optimistic for next season. Blues have a bit more depth than last season. Having 2 quality players at both loosehead and tighthead is going to make an enormous difference. Cam King looks a star in the making at number 8. If we can sort out the lineout, get Alex Day fit and get some luck with injuries, I think we should be able to compete for 3rd with the likes of Doncaster. I think Cov are going to be the “best of the rest” after Ealing this season. ------------- Championship Prediction League Winner 11/12 |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2023 at 14:04
I think the intention is to be the best of the best tbf. (Slightly tongue-in-cheek). ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2023 at 14:46
| Saints 21 Knights 7 |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2023 at 15:15
| Saints 28 Knights 7 |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2023 at 15:57
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Saints 63 Knights 12
Saints 82 Knights 12 Tough tough day
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Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2023 at 18:37
What kind of strength did Saints field today? It's kinda hard to judge some of these results. ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2023 at 19:00
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Pretty much 1st teamers but with 4 DR’d with Blues last year. 15 George Furbank (c) 1 Alex Waller Replacements: |
Posted By: oneagainstthehead
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2023 at 19:27
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Has anyone heard anything about a decision on how Jersey’s cancelled cup fixtures are being handled? Precedent seems to suggest that a bonus point win will be awarded to the affected teams. If that proves to be the case, Ealing Trailfinders are likely to go into the semifinals as top seeds. I bet the Premiership didn’t see that coming! ------------- Speak softly, but carry a big stick. |
Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2023 at 19:32
I saw a lot of Tigers fans moaning about not picking a better team to play Blues, as they will likely be going away to Ealing now when they could have had a home semi. In the past they have either given a 20 - 0 Bp win, but I also think they have stripped results against Jersey. I imagine it will be the former to have all clubs with 5 games.
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Posted By: Geoff DC
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2023 at 21:00
I guess we have to wait until the committee meets, as usual. |
Posted By: HookerPaul
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2023 at 21:03
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As I posted earlier on another thread.. Eurosport.com were reporting that the Prem cup rules stated that should a team fail to play a game due to "unforeseen circumstances" the result would be deemed a 0-0 draw but I haven't seen that elsewhere. Seems a bit odd that you would earn 2 points for not turning up!
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Posted By: Camquin
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2023 at 21:25
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The regulations seem to permit the organisers to come to whichever decision they want. So if they want to deny Ealing a home semi-final, they will award no points. Cynical moi. ------------- Sweeney Delenda Est |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2023 at 22:14
Cynical, yes. Almost certainly right? Yes.
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Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2023 at 12:46
| Much to my almost complete shock, Ealing (and Pirates) have both been awarded 20-0, 4 try walkovers for the Jersey games. This means that Ealing will host a semi-final against Leicester Tigers on Sunday 18th February at 1500, which will be televised live on TNT Sports. This determination also make Ealing top seeds (24 pool points, 5 wins, and PD of 99), so if they should happen to win that match, then they would also ensure a home cup final. |
Posted By: oneagainstthehead
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2023 at 12:51
On a ground that’s supposedly unsuitable for Premiership rugby? At least no one can accuse the RFU of lacking a sense of irony … ------------- Speak softly, but carry a big stick. |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2023 at 12:56
Well - Ealing's comms say that we're hosting the match on Twitter and their website, but Tigers says 'time and venue TBC', so let's see what happens. Given that we have 4 months, I'd like to think that this is the perfect opportunity for Ealing to push their planning permission, or even just attempt to get temporary permission to bring in stands to get the capacity up for the match. Tigers have a notoriously large following, so I could see this being a sell out at 5k (or am I dreaming?).
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Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 19 Dec 2023 at 21:01
| Ealing season ticketholdrrs were given a window today to buy tickets to the semi vs. Tigers. Some consternation though as we were not given the option to book our usual seats, and instead they go to Leicester fans or PRL bigwigs. Quite pricey too, with best seats at £75, regular seated £40. |
Posted By: *Stalwart
Date Posted: 19 Dec 2023 at 22:21
That is shocking - how to alienate your loyal fans in one easy lesson. ------------- *Stalwart |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 20 Dec 2023 at 08:54
Maybe it wasn't the Ealing Hierarchys decision to do it like this, feel for the Ealing faithful though.
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Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 20 Dec 2023 at 19:41
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Maybe Gooley is looking to subsidise his pocket, just saw the latest accounts show: Potential profit of at least £134,033, can't imagine dividends are paid Sponsorship from Trailfinders £4,270,440 Charitable gifts from The Mike Gooley Trailfinders Charity of £3,397,448 That is a net expenditure by Mike Gooley of over £7.5m, before other income which you would think would be over 4 times what Jersey's budget was. |
Posted By: renbiv
Date Posted: 20 Dec 2023 at 22:23
Apparently it was out of Ealing's hands the RFU and Premiership said they needed all the best seating for their use first. Of course this is where a majority of the season ticket holders sit. Now the cost of the tickets is another matter and where I suspect the club are trying to cash in. The irony is the Early Bird email was trying to drum up support for Ealing saying how well Leicester travel and how we need us there to be vocal for our club, whilst telling us to not sit in our usual seats and pay over twice the price for the privilege. As gerg mentioned this has gone down like a lead balloon.
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Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2023 at 15:59
My guess would be that much of this is on ground improvements, and/or preparation for them. The playing squad is big, but there is no way the expenditure on it is anything like £4m based on what I have heard from players.
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Posted By: Paul10
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2023 at 17:08
There's no growth in Assets so it's operating costs meaning players, coaches and facilties. Ealing has a women's squad as well. They're pro aren't they?
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Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2023 at 21:41
The whole cost of the women's squad is capped at 190k/annum. I'm sure that there are considerable coaching costs, and expenses, but it doesn't come close to touching the men's squad.
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