Champions Cup Round Six

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Toulouse v Harlequins
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Light Rain, 13 degrees, 5mph South Easterly

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Toulouse

01. Cyril Baille	09. David Mele
02. Julien Marchand	10. Luke McAlister
03. Nemiah Tialata
04. Romain Millo-Chluski	11. Timoci Matanavou
05. Joe Tekori	12. Paul Perez
06. Thierry Dusautoir	13. Toby Flood
07. Gregory Lamboley	14. Kunatani Kunabuli
08. Gillian Galan	15. Clément Poitrenaud

Replacements: 16 Dorian Aldegheri, 17 Vasil Kakovin, 18 Gert Muller, 19 Patricio Albacete, 20 Francois Cros, 21 Christopher Tolofua, 22 Jean-Marc Doussain, 23 Vincent Clerc.

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Harlequins
Manager – Steven_Sharks

01. Cian Healy	09. Ruan Pienaar
02. Scott Baldwin	10. Steven Myler (k)
03. Kieran Brookes
04. Luke Romano	11. Jack Nowell
05.George Kruis	12. Luther Burrell
06. Jack Clifford	13. Jason Emery
07. Michael Hooper (c)	14. Santiago Cordero
08. Damien Chouly	15. James O'Connor

16. Rob Buchanan 17. Ethan Waller 18. Tadhg Furlong 19. Jim Hamilton 20. Jamie Gibson 21. Henry Pyrgos 22. Damian McKenzie 23. Joe Tomane

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ASM Clermont Auvergne v Saracens
Stade Marcel Michelin
Sunny Intervals, 10 degrees, 5mph South South Westerly

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ASM Clermont Auvergne

01. Raphael Chaume	09. Morgan Parra
02. Benjamin Kayser	10. Camille Lopez
03. Daniel Kotze
04. Loïc Jacquet	11. Noa Nakaitaci
05. Sébastien Vahaamahina	12. Wesley Fofana
06. Damien Chouly	13. Jonathan Davies
07. Vito Kolelishvili	14. David Strettle
08. Fritz Lee	15. Scott Spedding

Replacements: 16 John Ulugia, 17 Vincent Debaty, 18 Michael Simutoga, 19 Paul Jedrasiak, 20 Camille Gerondeau, 21 Ludovic Radoslavjevic, 22 Brock James, 23 Albert Vulivuli

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Saracens
Manager – Pooly

01. Ben Franks	09. Lee Dickson
02. Richard Hibbard	10. Pat Lambie
03. Paul Hill
04. Bradley Davies	11. Miles Benjamin
05. Geoff Parling	12. Maxime Mermoz
06. Thierry Dusatoir	13. Henry Trinder
07. Temaini Harrison	14. Hosea Gear
08. Dave Denton	15. Stuart Hogg

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16. James Fish 17. Xavier Chocci 18. Jannie du Plessis 19. Patricio Albacete 20. Sam Underhill 21. Brad Weber 22. Marcelo Bosch 23. Morne Steyn

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Leicester Tigers v Ospreys
Welford Road
Thick Cloud, 9 degrees, 11mph South South Westerly

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Leicester Tigers
Manager – LukeLovesLuka

01. Max Lahiff	09. Micky Young
02. Schalk Brits	10. Francois Trinh-Duc (k)
03. Brian Mujati
04. George Skivington	11. Sitiveni Sivivatu
05. Pascal Pape (c)	12. Billy Twelvetrees
06. Tom Johnson	13. Yann David
07. Jacques Burger	14. Henry Purdy
08. Wycliffe Palu	15. Sean Maitland

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16. Hika Elliot 17. Gethin Jenkins 18. Cencus Johnston 19. Tom Price 20. Liam Messam 21. Thierry Lacrampe 22. Freddie Burns 23. Alex Cuthbert

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Ospreys

01. Paul James	09. Brendon Leonard
02. Scott Baldwin	10. Dan Biggar
03. Aaron Jarvis
04. Lloyd Ashley	11. Eli Walker
05. Alun Wyn Jones (c)	12. Josh Matavesi
06. Sam Underhill	13. Jonathan Spratt
07. Justin Tipuric	14. Hanno Dirksen
08. James King	15. Dan Evans

Replacements: 16 Sam Parry, 17 Nicky Smith, 18 Ma’afu Fia, 19 Rory Thornton, 20 Dan Baker, 21 Tom Habberfield, 22 Sam Davies, 23 Owen Watkin

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Scarlets v London Irish
Parc y Scarlets
Light Cloud, 10 degrees, 14mph Southerly

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Scarlets

01. Phil John	09. Gareth Davies
02. Ken Owens	10. Steven Shingler
03. Samson Lee
04. George Earle	11. DTH van der Merwe
05. Maselino Paulino	12. Hadleigh Parkes
06. Rory Pitman	13. Regan King
07. Aaron Shingler	14. Steff Evans
08. Morgan Allen	15. Mike Collins

Replacements: 16 Kirby Myhill, 17 Wyn Jones, 18 Rhodri Jones, 19 Tom Price, 20 Tom Phillips, 21 Rhodri Williams, 22 Dan Jones, 23 Steff Hughes

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London Irish

01. Ben Moon	09. Aaron Smith
02. Tom Youngs	10. Henry Slade (k)
03. Dave Wilson
04. Matt Symons (c)	11. Henry Speight
05. Ruan Botha	12. Brad Barritt
06. Marcell Coetzee	13. Jesse Kriel
07.	14. Marland Yarde
08. Jerome Kaino (c)	15. Anthony Watson

16. Harry Thacker 17. Scott Sio 18. Ben Alexander 19. James Broadhurst 20. Rynhardt Elstadt 21. Will Homer 22. Shane Geragthy 23. Tom Fowlie

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Stade Francais v Northampton Saints
Stade Jean-Bouin Stadium
Light Cloud, 8 degrees, 4mph South South Westerly

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Stade Francais

01. Zak Taulafo	09. Julien Dupuy
02. Laurent Panis	10. Morné Steyn
03. Rabah Slimani
04. Paul Gabrillagues	11. Julien Arias
05. Pascal Papé	12. Paul Williams
06. Sekou Macalou	13. Jonathan Danty
07. Jono Ross	14. Waisea Vuidarvuwalu
08. Sergio Parisse	15. Hugo Bonneval

Replacements: 16 Zurabi Zhvania, 17 Heindrick van der Merwe, 18 Paul Alo Emile, 19 Hugh Pyle, 20 Sylvain Nicolas, 21 Julien Tomas, 22 Jules Plisson, 23 Jérémy Sinzelle.

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Northampton Saints
Manager – Dammit_Chris

01. Mako Vunipola	09. Joe Simpson
02. Ashley Johnson	10. Matt Giteau (k)
03. Ramiro Herrera
04. Johnny Gray	11. Julian Savea
05. Courtney Lawes	12. Wesley Fofana
06. Sam Jones	13. Elliot Daly
07. David Pocock (c)	14. Adam Ashley Cooper
08. Billy Vunipola	15. Ben Foden

Replacements:
16. Dylan Hartley 17. Wyatt Crockett 18. Zander Fagerson 19. Joe Launchbury 20. Samu Manoa 21. Sam Hildago-Cline 22. George Ford 23. Manu Tuilagi

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Sale Sharks v RC Toulon
AJ Bell Stadium
Light Cloud, 9 degrees, 10mph Southerly

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Sale Sharks
Manager – SJE

01. Jack McGrath	09. Danny Care
02. Tommy Taylor	10. Bernard Foley
03. Rabah Slimani
04. Dave Attwood	11. Nemani Nadolo
05. Brodie Retalick	12. Jonathan Danty
06. Peter O'Mahony	13. Malakai Fekitoa
07. Matt Kvesic	14. Semesa Rokoduguni
08. Louis Picamoles	15. Nick Abendanon

Subs:
16. Benjamin Kayser 17. Ross Harrison 18. Marty Moore 19. Maro Itoje 20. Sean McMahon 21. Kieran Marmion 22. Johnny Sexton 23. Willie Le Roux

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RC Toulon

01. Florian Fresia	09. Eric Escande
02. Guilhem Guirado	10. Quade Cooper
03. Levan Chilachava
04. Jocelino Suta	11. Bryan Habana
05. Konstantine Mikautadze	12. Ma'a Nonu
06. Juan Smith	13. Mathieu Bastareaud
07. Steffon Armitage	14. Josua Tuisova
08. Duane Vermeulen	15. Drew Mitchell

Replacements: 16 Anthony Etrillard, 17 Xavier Chiocci, 18 Manasa Saulo, 19 Mamuka Gorgodze, 20 Frederic Michalak, 21 Maxime Mermoz, 22 Sebastien Tillous-Borde, 23 Thibault Lassale.

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Bath v Leinster Rugby
The Rec
Light Cloud, 10 degrees, 10mph South South Westerly

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Bath Rugby
Manager – CJB

01. Richard Barrington	09. Maxine Machenaud
02. Rory Best	10. Jack Debrenczeni
03. Scott Wilson
04. Charlie Ewels	11. Hallan Amos
05. Alexander Flanquardt	12. Sam Hill
06. James Gaskell	13. Francis Saili
07. Justin Tipuric	14. Christian Wade
08. Josh Beaumont	15. Alex Goode

16. Steven Kitchoff 17. Mikey Haywood 18. Samson Lee 19. Will Skelton 20. Francois Louw 21. Richard Wigglesworth 22. Beauden Barrettt 23. Damian De Allende

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Leinster

01. Peter Dooley	09. Luke McGrath
02. James Tracy	10. Ian Madigan
03. Tadhg Furlong
04. Ross Molony	11. Dave Kearney
05. Mike McCarthy	12. Ben Te'o
06. Rhys Ruddock	13. Gary Ringrose
07. Josh van der Flier	14. Isa Nacewa (c)
08. Jordi Murphy	15. Zane Kirchener

Replacements: 16 Sean Cronin, 17 Jack McGrath, 18 Marty Moore, 19 Tom Denton, 20 Sean O'Brien, 21 Eoin Reddan, 22 Johnny Sexton, 23 Noel Reid.

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Keeping you busy Flux

So much so, that I forgot to do/ran out of time to do my own predos

Conditions will be up later...

1. Mako Vunipola
2. Ashley Johnson
3. Ramiro Herrera
4. Jonny Gray
5. Courtney Lawes
6. Sam Jones
7. David Pocock (c)
8. Billy Vunipola
9. Joe Simpson
10. Matt Giteau (k)
11. Julian Savea
12. Weslie Fofana
13. Elliot Daly
14. Adam Ashley Cooper
15. Ben Foden

Replacements:
16. Dylan Hartley 17. Wyatt Crockett 18. Zander Fagerson 19. Joe Launchbury 20. Samu Manoa 21. Sam Hildago-Cline 22. George Ford 23. Manu Tuilagi

Conditions updated

Saracens
Manager – Pooly

01. Ben Franks	09. Lee Dickson
02. Richard Hibbard	10. Pat Lambie
03. Paul Hill
04. Bradley Davies	11. Miles Benjamin
05. Geoff Parling	12. Maxime Mermoz
06. Thierry Dusatoir	13. Henry Trinder
07. Temaini Harrison	14. Hosea Gear
08. Dave Denton	15. Stuart Hogg

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16. James Fish 17. Xavier Chocci 18. Jannie du Plessis 19. Patricio Albacete 20. Sam Underhill 21. Brad Weber 22. Marcelo Bosch 23. Morne Steyn

Tactics:

Harlequins

1. Cian Healy
2. Scott Baldwin
3. Kieran Brookes
4. Luke Romano
5. George Kruis
6. Jack Clifford
7. Michael Hooper (c)
8. Damian Chouly
9. Ruan Pienaar
10. Steven Myler (k)
11. Jack Nowell
12. Luther Burrell 
13. Jason Emery
14. Santiago Cordero
15. James O'Connor

16. Rob Buchanan 17. Ethan Waller 18. Tadhg Furlong 19. Jim Hamilton 20. Jamie Gibson 21. Henry Pyrgos 22. Damian McKenzie 23. Joe Tomane

Leicester Tigers
Manager – LukeLovesLuka

01. Max Lahiff	09. Micky Young
02. Schalk Brits	10. Francois Trinh-Duc (k)
03. Brian Mujati
04. George Skivington	11. Sitiveni Sivivatu
05. Pascal Pape (c)	12. Billy Twelvetrees
06. Tom Johnson	13. Yann David
07. Jacques Burger	14. Henry Purdy
08. Wycliffe Palu	15. Sean Maitland

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16. Hika Elliot 17. Gethin Jenkins 18. Cencus Johnston 19. Tom Price 20. Liam Messam 21. Thierry Lacrampe 22. Freddie Burns 23. Alex Cuthbert

London Irish Team

A Watson , M Yarde , J Kriel , B Barritt , H Spieght , H Slade , A Smith; B Moon , T Youngs , D Wilson , M Symons (C) , R Botha , M Coatzee , F Quedraogo , J Kaino (8)

H Thacker , S Sio , B Alexander , J Broadhurst , R Elstadt , W Homer , S Gereghty , T Fowlie

Sale Sharks
Manager – SJE

01. Jack McGrath	09. Danny Care
02. Tommy Taylor	10. Bernard Foley
03. Rabah Slimani
04. Dave Attwood	11. Nemani Nadolo
05. Brodie Retalick	12. Jonathan Danty
06. Peter O'Mahony	13. Malakai Fekitoa
07. Matt Kvesic	14. Semesa Rokoduguni
08. Louis Picamoles	15. Nick Abendanon

Subs:
16. Benjamin Kayser 17. Ross Harrison 18. Marty Moore 19. Maro Itoje 20. Sean McMahon 21. Kieran Marmion 22. Johnny Sexton 23. Willie Le Roux

Waiting for a side from CJB

Bath Rugby
Manager – CJB

01. Richard Barrington	09. Maxine Machenaud
02. Rory Best	10. Jack Debrenczeni
03. Scott Wilson
04. Charlie Ewels	11. Hallan Amos
05. Alexander Flanquardt	12. Sam Hill
06. James Gaskell	13. Francis Saili
07. Justin Tipuric	14. Christian Wade
08. Josh Beaumont	15. Alex Goode

16. Steven Kitchoff 17. Mikey Haywood 18. Samson Lee 19. Will Skelton 20. Francois Louw 21. Richard Wigglesworth 22. Beauden Barrettt 23. Damian De Allende

Predictions open and to SJE please! 

RESULTS:

Toulouse 21 (T:2 C:1 P:3)
Harlequins 29 (T:3 C:1 P:4)

Clermont 27 (T:3 C:3 P:2)
Saracens 23 (T:2 C:2 P:3)

Leicester 27 (T:3 C:3 P:2)
Ospreys 20 (T:1 P:5)

Scarlets 21 (T:2 C:1 P:3)
London Irish 33 (T:5 C:4)

Stade Francais 20(T:1 P:5)
Northampton Saints 30 (T:4 C:2 P:2)

Sale Sharks 28 (T:3 C:2 P:3)
Toulon 21 (T:2 C:1 P:3)

Bath 28 (T:3 C:2 P:3)
Leinster 22 (T:1 C:1 P:5)

BONUS:
Full: Prop, Bam, SJE, Pooly & CJ
Score: Fluxy, Matt, Steve & Luke
Missed: CJB, Driver & Chris

Toulouse 22-28 Quins
Quins will get some dominance up front especially in the back row. Flood at 13 is odd for Toulouse and think the Quins backline will get the important scores for a good win.

Toulouse 18 - 26 Harlequins

Quins take the set piece with a strong front 5, Kruis and Romano a really amazing pairing in all aspects. Toulouse have some good players in backrow but Quins stronger, with Hooper and Clifford very complementary in covering carrying and the whole unit excellent at the breakdown. More control at 9-10 for Quins and with solid backs vs Flood out of position, Quins win

Toulouse 20-20 Harlequins

Tough place to go but Quins have come into this one well set out. I can see the packs being close but not sure Quins have enough in the halfbacks or centres to come away with the win. Tough fought out draw.

Toulouse 23 - 25 Harlequins

Toulouse v Harlequins. 21-22

Toulouse 20-30 Quins

A rotated Toulouse side who haven't taken this comp as seriously this year. Feel Quins can actually sneak the tbp.

Toulouse 20 - 25 Quins

Toulouse 21 - 27 Harlequins

Toulouse take this more seriously than most of the French sides, and will be up for it, but Quins have got plenty of first choice forwards on the pitch, and I'd expect them to control the game from there. Plenty in hand in the backs too, and even if not the bonus point, a fairly comfortable win on the road

Clermont 25-25 Sarries
Sarries can get on top in the pack with a solid front row on show. Closer at half back and feel Clermont can get more gains out wide. Good impact from Sarries on the bench I think will bring them a draw away from home.

Clermont 24 - 23 Saracens

ASM 24- 22 Saracens

Clermont not as invincible as they once were. Saracens can compete at the scrum, edge the lineout and even at the backrow. Clermont have more quality at halfback though and similar skill set (other way around) but with more quality at centre. Close at the back 3 and close overall but ASM hold on at home 

Clermont Auvergne 24 - 23 Saracens

ASM Clermont Auvergne v Saracens. 17-16

Clermont 24-22 Saracens

Far from a first choice front 5 for the french side but they edge the backrow slightly, have more about the backs overall and are at home.

Clermont 28 - 28 Sarries

Clermont 24 - 22 Saracens

On the road in Clermont is very difficult for any side, and I don't think Sarries have the quality in the pack to be able to get on top of the Clermont 8. Its going to be very even up front, and I think the Clermont backs are better overall. Sarries will go close, but not quite enough away from home.

Tigers 27-20 Ospreys
Apart from some key performers for Ospreys, Tigers have more to give in this game and the bench will pull them away.

Leicester 23 - 22 Ospreys

Tigers 25 - 21 Ospreys

Ospreys in good form. Tigers have the edge at the scrum and maybe even at the lineout. Ospreys back row good at breakdown and all playing well right now, but Tigers have experience and more power in Palu and match them. Close at 10, Biggar im great form but FTD had a great cameo vs Quins and has a better SH for me. More stardust in Leicester back 3 and more secure centres and they get a good win

Leicester 19-17 Ospreys

Leicester will get on top in the front 5 but there's some form issues in the backrow that could give them some issues against a firing O's unit. Halfbacks to O's but Tigers just have enough in the backline to come through.

Leicester Tigers v Ospreys. 26-25

Tigers 19-16 Ospreys

Extra power of the Tigers side around the park sees them through this one

Tigers 18 - 15 Ospreys

Leicester 29-20 Ospreys

The Welsh side have a few good players in their pack, but Leicester as a unit are far stronger, and will really put them under a lot of pressure. Not a lot between the backlines, but Leicester have a good deal more impact off the bench. Would expect it to be close up to about 60 mins, then Leicester will ease away to a home win

Scarlets 20-26 Irish
Scarlets are showing well in the pro 12 and their front row will not give Irish much joy back row closer however Irish haven't named a 7 so I will drop a man off their bench to replace this. Better half back combo for Irish and outwide Irish can cause Scarlets enough problems.

Scarlets 18 - 19 Irish

Scarlets 17 - 26 London Irish

London Irish ahead at the set piece. Not sure why Fluxy hasn't put up Ouedraogo, assuming he's playing Irish win the breakdown and carrying vs a weakened Scarlets back row. Davies good but Smith world class 9 with Slade injured but well suited to playing outside Smith's style of quick passing. Good centres with solid 12 and attacking 13 plus top class attacking back 3 and it's easy enough for Irish

Scarlets 17-27 Irish

Bit of routine win for Irish even without a 7 lol. Good looking backline and a good pack bar probably Moon, they'll take home the win with a bit to spare.

Scarlets 21 - 29 London Irish

Scarlets v London Irish 39-40

Scarlets 24-30 Irish

Can see Irish (with Quedragao at 7) getting on top in the backrow and giving their halfbacks a great platform

Scarlets 20 - 31 Irish

Scarlets 16 - 30 London Irish

Irish lining up with two captains and no 7 (!), but overall they have far too much quality throughout the side against a game but limited Scarlets team. Welsh regional sides really struggle against our teams, and its no different here. Comprehensive win

Stade 20-25 Saints
Not a lot between the two teams really with Stade getting solid set piece ball but Saints able to be solid in defence and have good creativity. It's the highly impressive Saints bench that get's them a great win.

Stade 25 - 26 Saints

Stade 20 - 30 Saints

With his real life form, Mako vs Slimani very interesting. Hard to call scrum but if AJ hits his men, lineout is strong and can attack Stade's throws and the breakdown should go to Saints too. Great carrying and hard hits throughout pack really give Saints edge at the gain line. This plus quick ball allows Simpson and Giteau time and space and they will thrive, feeding the 5 exceptional attackers outside and the combo of yhis plus the carrying power means I think, away in France or not, Sainys get the TBP

Stade 22-23 Northampton

Certainly one of the tougher games of the week with Stade a force at home. Saints a shade stronger bar front row and halfback and will sneak a good win away.

Stade Francais 19 - 25 Northampton Saints

Stade Francais Paris v Northampton Saints 16-17

Stade 20-26 Saints

Great pack battle but the Saints halfbacks can do more with the ball in hand

Stade Francais 22 - 29 Saints

Stade 20 - 26 Saints

Stade a decent side, but Saints are the best Euro team, and the quality throughout the side shows. Not much to add, really like the look of Chris's backline on current form

Sharks 24-20 Toulon
Sharks take the front 5 and the back row battle is a bit closer. Half backs go one a piece with the centres a great battle, out wide we have top quality on both sides. The Sale bench is actually better impact than Toulon and they will do the required job to get over the line.

Sale 27 - 26 Toulon

Sale 26 - 21 Toulon

For all their strength, Toulon are not great in front row and Sale have clear scrum advantage. They also have a strong and I think superior lineout, and compete at the backrow despite the galaticcos- they'll at least match the breakdown but lose out on carrying. Outside, they have the better halfbacks (in both positions) and can almost match the Toulon's centres for power with 2 great finishers and close at fullback. I don't see where Toulon can get an advantage and so Sale win comfortably 

Sale 21-19 Toulon

Bit of an epic one this week. Strong outfit from Sale and they can just sneak it. Toulon a little hit and miss really helps Sale get an edge and they can take home that advantage late in the game.

Sale Sharks 26 - 24 RC Toulon

Sale Sharks v RC Toulon 18-17

Sale Sharks 25 - 22 Toulon

Sale 23 - 17 Toulon

Sale one of the few sides that can match Toulon for power and dynamism in the pack, and it turns out that way here. Toulon's front 5 looks weak given the resources and the sides we've seen in the past, and I'd expect Sale to dominate the set piece and build from there. Back row and backs pretty even, but the front 5 platform gives a comfortable win

Bath 27 - 26 Leinster

Bath 27 -20 Leinster

I think Bath can take the honours at the scrum and have picked a very able lineout and will cause Leinster problems all day here. They also have more quality in the backrow, especially with a lot of pace and mobility and athleticism there. Leinsyer edge the halfbacks, with very close contest in the back 3 (if Wade were fit, Bath would win it). Leinster centres hyped up, but think the efficiency of the young Bath pairing will make them work well together and show up their opponents. 

Bath 20-20 Leinster

If Bath could upgrade on a few EQ they'd have took the win with margins to spare. As it is, Wilson Gaskell and Ewels are just not quite at this level and hold them back a bit.

Bath 22 - 19 Leinster Rugby

Bath v Leinster Rugby 32-31

Bath 24-23 Leinster

This Leinster side were pretty impressive last week and give Bath a good go of it especially with great impact late on

Bath 21 - 19 Leinster

Bath 24-20 Leinster

Bath pack has enough to get on top of a weakened Leinster side, with players like Ruddock out of position. Pretty even in the backs, but at home Bath pretty comfortable

SirJohnnyEnglish wrote:Scarlets 20-26 Irish
Scarlets are showing well in the pro 12 and their front row will not give Irish much joy back row closer however Irish haven't named a 7 so I will drop a man off their bench to replace this. Better half back combo for Irish and outwide Irish can cause Scarlets enough problems.

Scarlets 18 - 19 Irish

Scarlets 17 - 26 London Irish

London Irish ahead at the set piece. Not sure why Fluxy hasn't put up Ouedraogo, assuming he's playing Irish win the breakdown and carrying vs a weakened Scarlets back row. Davies good but Smith world class 9 with Slade injured but well suited to playing outside Smith's style of quick passing. Good centres with solid 12 and attacking 13 plus top class attacking back 3 and it's easy enough for Irish

Scarlets 17-27 Irish

Bit of routine win for Irish even without a 7 lol. Good looking backline and a good pack bar probably Moon, they'll take home the win with a bit to spare.

Scarlets 21 - 29 London Irish

Scarlets v London Irish 39-40

Scarlets 24-30 Irish

Can see Irish (with Quedragao at 7) getting on top in the backrow and giving their halfbacks a great platform

Scarlets 20 - 31 Irish

Scarlets 16 - 30 London Irish

Irish lining up with two captains and no 7 (!), but overall they have far too much quality throughout the side against a game but limited Scarlets team. Welsh regional sides really struggle against our teams, and its no different here. Comprehensive win

Sorry Driver, not that it affected you result, but don't know what happened with Ouedragao!