Amlin Challenge Cup Round Five

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Pool One

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Worcester Warriors vs. Banca Monte Crociati
Weather: 4 degrees , sunny , no wind
Worcester Warriors
Manager – Prop

01.George Porter	09.Byron Kelleher
02.Korree Britton	10.Nicky Robinson (k)
03.BJ Botha
04.Leo Cullen (c)	11. Jack Cuthbert
05.Ben Gulliver	12. Sean Lamont
06.Richard Thorpe	13.Regan King
07.Martyn Williams	14.Josh Drauninui
08.Mamuka Gorgodze	15.Gavin Henson

16.Chris Forety 17.Yann Thomas 18.Gareth Denman 19.Ollie Kohn 20.Ben McCalman 21.Eion Reddan 22.Tom Heathcote 23.Chris Paterson

Tactics
*Use a physical pack presence to dominate at the set piece,
*Back rowers to pick and use Godzilla to make big holes,
*Backs to have a play and try new moves,
*Henson to pick his lines well and make breaks,
*Contest the balls at the breakdown,
*Centres to dictate play,
*Robinson to take corners when he wants and pin them back,
*Dominate all over the park,
*Bring on McCalman at some point either in 2nd row or at 8 to use his 'hands' to open gaps,
*High intensity and we will accept nothing but a 5 point win and a morale boosting one at that!

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Banca Monte Crociati
Manager – xxxxxx

01.Frenchesco Pepoli	09.Jacopo Zucconi
02.Carlo Festuccia	10.Davide Farolini
03.Marco Coletti
04.Lollo Contini	11.Giovanni Alberghini
05.Douglas Fletcher	12.Sebastian Damiani
06.Mike Van Vuren	13.Hamid En Naour
07.Diego Delnevo	14.Luca Carritiell
08.Gabriele Cicchinelli	15.Giulio Rubini (capt)

16.Andrea Manici 17.Pardeep Singh 18.Luigi Milani 19.Edoardo Ruffolo 20.Giuseppe Sciacca 21.Marco Gennari 22.Federico Magri 23. Filippo Casalini


Tactics

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Bucharesti Wolves vs. Stade Francais

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Pool Two

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Exeter Chiefs vs. Petrarca Padova
Weather: 2 degrees , sunny , no wind
Exeter Chiefs
Manager – Driver

01.Brett Sturgess	09.Jimmy Cowen
02.Neil Clark	10.Henry Slade
03.Tom Mercy
04.Juilian Pierre	11.Matt Smith
05.Flip Van Der Merwe	12.Sam Jones
06.Declan Danahar	13.Jake Arnott
07.Lewis Moody	14.Vasily Artemyev
08.Johnnie Beattie	15.Sep Visser

16.Damian Varley 17.Efion Lewis Roberts 18.Dave Wilson 19.Simon Shaw 20.Michael Stupple 21.Sebastian Tulli 22.Colin Slade 23.Adam Thompstone

Tactics

Give our kids some game time in the backs and run the ball in ideal conditions.
Cowen to snipe the fringes in a armchair ride from our pack.
Slade to stand flat and look to put width on the ball and unlease Smith , Visser and Artemyev.

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Patrico Padova
Manager – xxx

01. Alessandro Furia	09.Alessandro Chillon
02.Agustin Costa Repetto (capt)	10. Tim Walsh
03. Luca D'Agostino
04. Agustin Cavalieri	11. Warren Spragg
05. Mantvydas Tveraga	12. Marco Neethling
06. Lance Persico	13. Jaun Sanchez
07. Scott Palmer	14. Alex Morsellino
08. Zane Ansell	15. Eoin Hickey

16.Ornel Gega 17.Flavio Damiano 18.Piermaria Leso 19.Edoardo Ghiraldini 20.Steven Bortolussi 21.Michele Sutto 22.Pietro Travagli 23.Fabio Faggiotto

Tactics

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Toulon vs. Lyon Rugby

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Pool Three

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Rugby Rovigo vs. Northampton Saints
Weather: 12 degrees , sunny , no wind
Rugby Rovigo
Manager – xxx

01. Otis Lombardi	09. Micky Wilson
02. Luke Mahoney (c)	10.German Bustos
03. Alessio Ceglie
04. Tomasso Reato	11. Andrea Bacchetti
05.Jean-François Montauriol	12.Roberto Pedrazzi
06. Aaron Persico	13. Joe Van Nikirk
07. Fellipo Cristiano	14. Sam Pace
08. Jared Berry	15. Steffon Basson

Tactics

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Northampton Saints Team
Manager Dammit Chris

01.Matt Mullen	09.Joe Simpson
02.Dimitri Szawesk	10.Lionel Beauxis (k)
03.James Johnson
04. Ali Williams	11.Christian Wade
05. Patricio Albacete (c)	12.Wesley Fofana
06. Dan Lydiate	13.Matt Hopper
07.Alexander Lapandry	14.Elliot Daly
08.Liam Messam	15.Rory Lamont

Subs: 16.Mike Haywood 17.Matt Stevens 18.Henry Thomas 19.Calum Clark 20. Jackson Wray 21. Mike Phillips 22. Tyler Beyendaal 23. Jamie Elliot

Tactics:
* Picked team that can score tries and move the ball around the pitch
* Picked an experienced team with some great young players
* Lionel Beauxis boot to build the score board - doesn't miss.
* Picked lot of good ball carriers to get over gainline.
* Lot of play off Hopper at 13 and his offloading.
* Debuts to Lydiate and Fofana - both will add a lot to the team.
* Push for 4 tries and blitz opposition from the start.

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Bordeaux vs. Bayonne

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Pool Four

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I Cavilieri Prato vs. Bath Rugby
Sunny , 14 degrees , 4 mph winds
I Cavilieri Prato
Manager – xxx

01.Bryan Young	09.Pino Patelli
02.Lorenzo Giovanchelli	10.Riccardo Bocchino
03.Tim Ryan
04.Filippo Cazzola	11.Billy Ngwaini
05.Uili Kolo'ofai	12.Alberto Chiesa (capt)
06.Luca Petillo	13.Denis Majstorovic
07.Alessandro Boscolo	14.Rima Wakarua
08.Rome Nifo Tautua	15.Dion Berryman

16.Gerlando Marino 17.Andrea Lupetti 18.Giacomo Bernini 19.Emanuele Leonardi 20.Marco Frati 21.Clemens Von Grumbkov 22.Martin Murgier 23.Cosma Garfagnoli

TACTICS:

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Bath Rugby
Manager – ITFL

01. Kane Newport	09. Chris Cook
02. Will Tanner	10. David Skrela
03. Ben Alexander
04. Donnacha O’Callaghan	11. George North
05.Rob Simmons	12. Steven Shingler
06. Max Northcote-Green	13. Dominic Waldouck
07.Jacques Botes	14.Sean Maitland
08. Tom Guest	15. Lachie Turner

16. Jon Golding 17. Joe Ward 18. Euan Murray 19. James Cannon 20. James Haskell 21. Fourie Du Preez 22. Aurelien Rougerie 23. Kurtley Beale

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Perpignan vs. Newport Gwent Dragons

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Pool Five

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London Wasps vs. Club Rugby Vila vs. London Wasps
Sunny, 13 degrees , 4 mph winds
Rugby Villa
Manager – xxxx

01.Nicolas Martinez	09.
02.Neil Chivers	10.Nick McCashin
03.Joe Hutchinson
04.Thom Cleary	11.Juanma Quirante Carmona
05.Mike Fitton	12.James Knight
06.Jarrid Ells	13.Marcos Poggi
07.Paco Martinez Manzano (capt)	14.Javi Carrion Llorens
08.Matthew Cook	15.Edu Ramierez

16.Rodrigo Martinez Sánchez 17.Diego Vazquez Orrego 18.Pablo Previtera 19.Henry Davies 20.Fredi Gonzales 21.Hernan Quirelli 22.Alexis Hebrard 23.Tim Evans

Tactics

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London Wasps
Manager – Arry
Team to be announced

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Agen vs Brive

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Exeter Chiefs
Manager – Driver

01.Brett Sturgess	09.Jimmy Cowen
02.Neil Clark	10.Henry Slade
03.Tom Mercy
04.Juilian Pierre	11.Matt Smith
05.Flip Van Der Merwe	12.Sam Jones
06.Declan Danahar	13.Jake Arnott
07.Lewis Moody	14.Vasily Artemyev
08.Johnnie Beattie	15.Sep Visser

16.Damian Varley 17.Efion Lewis Roberts 18.Dave Wilson 19.Simon Shaw 20.Michael Stupple 21.Sebastian Tulli 22.Colin Slade 23.Adam Thompstone

Northampton Saints Team
Manager Dammit Chris

01.Matt Mullen	09.Joe Simpson
02.Dimitri Szawesk	10.Lionel Beauxis (k)
03.James Johnson
04. Ali Williams	11.Christian Wade
05. Patricio Albacete (c)	12.Wesley Fofana
06. Dan Lydiate	13.Matt Hopper
07.Alexander Lapandry	14.Elliot Daly
08.Liam Messam	15.Rory Lamont

Subs: 16.Mike Haywood 17.Matt Stevens 18.Henry Thomas 19.Calum Clark 20. Jackson Wray 21. Mike Phillips 22. Tyler Beyendaal 23. Jamie Elliot

Tactics:
* Picked team that can score tries and move the ball around the pitch
* Picked an experienced team with some great young players
* Lionel Beauxis boot to build the score board - doesn't miss.
* Picked lot of good ball carriers to get over gainline.
* Lot of play off Hopper at 13 and his offloading.
* Debuts to Lydiate and Fofana - both will add a lot to the team.
* Push for 4 tries and blitz opposition from the start.

01.George Porter	09.Byron Kelleher
02.Korree Britton	10.Nicky Robinson (k)
03.BJ Botha
04.Leo Cullen (c)	11. Jack Cuthbert
05.Ben Gulliver	12. Sean Lamont
06.Richard Thorpe	13.Regan King
07.Martyn Williams	14.Josh Drauninui
08.Mamuka Gorgodze	15.Gavin Henson

16.Chris Forety 17.Yann Thomas 18.Gareth Denman 19.Ollie Kohn 20.Ben McCalman 21.Eion Reddan 22.Tom Heathcote 23.Chris Paterson

Tactics
*Use a physical pack presence to dominate at the set piece,
*Back rowers to pick and use Godzilla to make big holes,
*Backs to have a play and try new moves,
*Henson to pick his lines well and make breaks,
*Contest the balls at the breakdown,
*Centres to dictate play,
*Robinson to take corners when he wants and pin them back,
*Dominate all over the park,
*Bring on McCalman at some point either in 2nd row or at 8 to use his 'hands' to open gaps,
*High intensity and we will accept nothing but a 5 point win and a morale boosting one at that!

01. Kane Newport	09. Chris Cook
02. Will Tanner	10. David Skrela
03. Ben Alexander
04. Donnacha O’Callaghan	11. George North
05.Rob Simmons	12. Steven Shingler
06. Max Northcote-Green	13. Dominic Waldouck
07.Jacques Botes	14.Sean Maitland
08. Tom Guest	15. Lachie Turner

16. Jon Golding 17. Joe Ward 18. Euan Murray 19. James Cannon 20. James Haskell 21. Fourie Du Preez 22. Aurelien Rougerie 23. Kurtley Beale

London Wasps team

1. Benn Robinson
2. Tatafu Polota-Nau
3. James Slipper
4. Stuart Hooper
5. Richard Birkett
6. Rocky Elsom (c)
7. Deon Stegmann
8. Steve Mafi

9. Martin Roberts
10. Steven Myler
11. Noah Cato
12. James Downey
13. Matt Banahan
14. Ugo Monye
15. Chris Wyles

16. Andy Titterell
17. Charlie Beech
18. CJ Van Der Linde
19. Mark Chisholm
20. Tom Johnson
21. James Honeyben
22. Luke McAlister
23. Tom Williams

Worcester 80 Banca 0
Rovigo 10 Northampton 35
Prato 10 Bath 52
Villa 12 Wasps 54

Worcester 52-9 Banca
Exeter Chiefs 29-10 Petrarca Padova
Rovigo 12-37 Northampton
Prato 9-41 Bath
Villa 12-45 Wasps

No explanations needed the AP sides are just way too strong here

Worcester 37 - 10 Banca

Worcester have a nicely balanced side and although they could get schooled at the scrum with 2 young and inexpereinced players they will be fine over the 80 mins.

Exeter 26 - 18 Petrarca

Young players in the 3/4's for Exeter here and Petrarca aren't push overs so it's a tough game for Exeter. They get the win though, not a huge scare.

Rovigo 12 - 52 Northampton

Basically it's a rout. Saints too strong everywhere and will run in tries a plenty. Look like favourites for this cup for me.

Prato 13 - 48 Bath

Another big win here. Bath have far to nuch here with a good balance of youth and experience.

La Villa 0 - 60 Wasps

Arry's only problem here is to stop his players hitting Benidorm post game! Routine win. La Villa are a poor side and this shouldn't pose to many issues for his side.

Worcester 55-6 Banca

Easy win

Exeter 49-7 Padova

Easy win

Rovigo 12-42 Saints

Tougher but still a simple win

Prato 10-48 Bath

Easy win

Vila 10-45 Wasps

Easy win



Is there really any point predicting on these group games?

Seedings for QF's

Exeter 62-10 Padova
Too much here

Rovigo 18-45 Saints
Tad moe of a challenge

Prato 5-40 Bath
Kids do well

Vila 6-40 Wasps
Too much

Worcester 63-3 Banca

Can see the new no8 absolutely destroying Banca...

Exeter 25 - 6 Padova

Really young backline that hasnt played much together - can't see Padova causing them problems, but defence will cause Exeter few probs.

Prato 3 - 47 Bath

Good blend of youth and experience, but the bench will blow Prato away.

Vila 0 - 55 Wasps

Worst team going - thrashing, absolute thrashing.

Easy win

Worcester 65-6 Banca

Routine

Exeter 49-7 Padova

Easy win but pad not as bad as other teams

Rovigo 12-42 Saints

Same as Exeter explan

Prato 10-78Bath

Easy win routine

Vila 10-75Wasps

Easy win bla bla

Results

Worcester Warriors 65-6 Banca Monte Crociati

Tries: Cuthbert (2), Cullen, Gogodza, King, Williams, Henson (2)
Conversations: Robinson (8)
Penalties: Robinson (3) ~ Farolini (2)


Exeter Chiefs 46-11 Petrarca Padova

Tries: Artemyev (2), Mercy, Smith, Thompstone ~ Hickey
Conversations: Slade (3) ~
Penalties: Slade (5) ~ Walsh (2)


Rugby Rovigo 13-48 Northampton Saints

Tries: Pace ~ Fofana, Messam, Daly, Wade, Thomas
Conversations: Bustos ~ Beauxis (4)
Penalties: Bustos (2) ~ Beaxuis (5)


I Cavilieri Prato 9-58 Bath Rugby

Tries: Simmons, North (3), Rougerie, Guest, Maitland
Conversations: Skrela (3)
Penalties: Bocchino (3) ~ Skrela (3)


Club Rugby Vila 7-60 London Wasps

Tries: Hutchinson ~ Monye, Banahan, Elsom, Mafi, Cato, Slipper, Williams
Conversations: McCashin ~ Myler (5)
Penalties: ~ Myler (5)

good stuff SJE

Scorers updated