chipnchase wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 12:22 pm
I'm really looking forward to this season, based on some club rebuilds and no major changes to squads im going with the below.
Very difficult to call as squads have changed a lot. Don’t think Quins will surprise everybody next year especially if Marcus Smith gets picked by England. From Tigers perspective think top 6 is achievable and outside chance of top 4.
Tigers will finish top 4. I know it’s bullish but I see them being very good.
Saracens have an excellent squad but not playing rugby at the top level for a year will make consistent excellence hard. Bristol and Exeter will also do very well.
We did a pretty full on preview of the Premiership as a whole on the Tigers podcast, The Rolling Maul (yes, it’s a plug - available for download from Apple, Google, Spotify etc), but the effect of international absence is particularly key this year. Springboks in particular may not be seen until the New Year, which is why I think Sale may struggle.
iceman_19 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 3:55 pm
We did a pretty full on preview of the Premiership as a whole on the Tigers podcast, The Rolling Maul (yes, it’s a plug - available for download from Apple, Google, Spotify etc), but the effect of international absence is particularly key this year. Springboks in particular may not be seen until the New Year, which is why I think Sale may struggle.
I know Sale will be losing Faf de Klerk till the New Year most likely, but I doubt any other of their Saffas will be there up until that point.
I think the squad bubble will be kept, in the world that we live in. That means no Du Preez bros, no Ooesthuizen, no De Klerk, no De Jäger AND Tom Curry missing for several weeks. Perhaps biggest of all is McGinty’s injury - we won’t see him until new year either. Rob Du Preez is miles off AJs standard. With everyone there, they’d be pushing top. Missing that lot before Christmas, it’s a struggle for Top 4 IMO.
I know Sale will be losing Faf de Klerk till the New Year most likely, but I doubt any other of their Saffas will be there up until that point.
I think the squad bubble will be kept, in the world that we live in. That means no Du Preez bros, no Ooesthuizen, no De Klerk, no De Jäger AND Tom Curry missing for several weeks. Perhaps biggest of all is McGinty’s injury - we won’t see him until new year either. Rob Du Preez is miles off AJs standard. With everyone there, they’d be pushing top. Missing that lot before Christmas, it’s a struggle for Top 4 IMO.
McGinty is back from his injury - starting at the weekend for the USA in their RWC qualifier vs Canada
tigerburnie wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 11:04 am
I wonder if Bristol's management are getting nervous already lol.
After Sarries performance last night it might not just be the Bears getting twitchy? A good performance by Sarries and without 8 first choice players too.
Whoever said "one person cannot change the world' never ate undercooked bat
