Team for Exeter

[Dr H Flashman MBE]

Foley finally gives a pen for blocking....61 mins in.

How do Exeter continually get away with blocking and going off their feet

Or dummy running into a player and diving to the floor.

[jgriffin]

What a bunch of whingers you all are. Expecting miracles on Day Zero. SB now knows about 3 players, each of them having a quality replacement coming. Game a lot cliser than the Moaning Minnie's predicted. This should be renamed The Moan-In.

[ABClub]

Early doors in the SB reign but centre is as ever an issue for us. Matt Scott good, Taute not. Fullback we were always going to miss TV sparkle. But oh the penalty count is dreadful.

It's telling we are missing Moroni, Nadolo, Murimurivalu and van Wyk from the recent signings.

The back three have been outclassed.

Ford has been excellent, Scott good and both our 9s have played pretty well.

[Jimmy Skitz]

There are some green shoots here. The team haven't collapsed but have hung in there. That at least, is an improvement.

line speed has been good, as has defence in General

Worth should be seen as a 12 now for me, not sure how many other real options we have for 15 though, especially until Super Rugby finishes. Also Taute just doesn't seem to offer too much at 13 in terms of line breaks etc.

[POSTIGER]

I'd also add that the team look fitter than they did pre-lockdown. Mr Walters doing his job.

[sapajo]

Taute is not at his best today

[speedski]

Im impressed, my self implosion was a feeling I got from the last few years when we got in that position, but no, we've hung in there and the signs are good considering everyone missing from this lineup...

[Dr H Flashman MBE]

I want to see more of Zac Henry. He will be class I think.

[Jimmy Skitz]

how does it go from a knock on advantage to us to their penalty? Just let them pick the ball up and we get the scrum

[POSTIGER]

Shame we couldn't have just snook an LBP, there are some positive signs though, definitely.

[jgriffin]

That was a good result with an improved performance in MOST areas.

[MCC1964]

100% in the line out and Dallaglio actually complimentary at the end. I’ll take that for a start. Some of you need to grow a pair and get your reality goggles on. Shock horror, a team goes to Sandy Park and concede several rolling maul tries in the corner. Get real.

[Offside]

We kept stuck in but when we had the call the only attack was Ford kicking over and everyone charging after it. No shape or running lines. Early days for attach coach but much needed.

[Jimmy Skitz]

That was a good result with an improved performance in MOST areas.

I doubt think a bonus point loss with no LBP can ever be called a good result, some positives to take and it certainly wasn't a terrible result by any means.

As I said in a previous post Worth is a 12 for me not a full back, Taute, I'm not really sure what he offers in attack. Liked the look of Scott at 12 and the make up of the back row for sure

[POSTIGER]

Excited to see what this side can do with our new Fijian lads in the back 3.