We are BACK! Week 1 match thread - 2021/2022

[Scott1]

Friday 19:45 Bristol v Saracens

Saturday
15:00 Leicester v Exeter
Saints v Gloucester
Wuss v LI
17:00 Sale v Bath

Sunday 15:00 Newcastle v Quins

[Scott1]

Bristol Bears: 15 Charles Piutau, 14 Luke Morahan, 13 Piers O’Conor, 12 Alapati Leiua, 11 Ioan Lloyd, 10 Callum Sheedy, 9 Andy Uren, 8 Nathan Hughes, 7 Dan Thomas, 6 Steven Luatua (c), 5 Chris Vui, 4 Ed Holmes, 3 Max Lahiff, 2 Harry Thacker, 1 Jake Woolmore
Replacements: 16 Will Capon, 17 Yann Thomas, 18 Jake Armstrong, 19 Dave Attwood, 20 Jake Heenan, 21 Harry Randall, 22 Sam Bedlow, 23 Niyi Adeolokun

Saracens: 15 Elliott Obatoyinbo, 14 Alex Lewington, 13 Dom Morris, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Rotimi Segun, 10 Alex Lozowski, 9 Aled Davies, 8 Billy Vunipola, 7 Ben Earl, 6 Jackson Wray (c), 5 Tim Swinson, 4 Nick Isiekwe, 3 Marco Riccioni, 2 Tom Woolstencroft, 1 Ralph Adams-Hale
Replacements: 16 Kapeli Pifeleti, 17 Richard Barrington, 18 Alec Clarey, 19 Callum Hunter-Hill, 20 Sean Reffell, 21 Joe Simpson, 22 Manu Vunipola, 23 Ben Harris

[Scott1]

Anyone watching the game?

[Ashurstwoodtiger]

Yes think Emma Raducanu is playing well in patches

[JP14]

Riccioni looks like a good find by Sarries in fairness to them.

[Scott1]

Yes think Emma Raducanu is playing well in patches

She in another tournament already? Fair play!

[Goshengareth]

Sarries already reminding us how annoying their over the top celebrations are….cos someone knocked the ball on. Think both teams look weaker than Tigers. I would fancy our scrum over both theirs at the same time.

[Old Hob]

Agreed with all the above, although Tigers have yet to perform for real this season. We should know a lot more tomorrow.

[JP14]

Sarries already reminding us how annoying their over the top celebrations are….cos someone knocked the ball on. Think both teams look weaker than Tigers. I would fancy our scrum over both theirs at the same time.

We have a hooker at hooker, which helps in our scrum.

[Greenwhiteandred]

Pat Lam

Lost all respect for him

Posted in the wrong thread but can both of them lose please.

Sarries defence looks good as does their scrum…… too much kicking but I expect the same tomorrow I’m afraid

[Ian Cant]

I’ve always said that no matter what happened with the despicable salary cheating Sarries was a well coached club: tonight’s performance proves the point.
Great defence and a clever mix of kicking with discipline issues sorted out after poor start with regards of the new rules.
Bristol didn’t have many players missing!

[Old Hob]

2 of the 3 new laws not needed. The third, about not hitting/twisting jackallers lower limbs not needed either. Bristol seemed stuck for ideas and how much did Saracens line speed owe to being marginally (or more) offside?

[Greenwhiteandred]

2 of the 3 new laws not needed. The third, about not hitting/twisting jackallers lower limbs not needed either. Bristol seemed stuck for ideas and how much did Saracens line speed owe to being marginally (or more) offside?

What’s new

[JP14]

Bristol burying their head in the sand after the semifinal defeat and not deciding to replace Earl, Malins or S.Piutau in the off-season could prove to be huge mistakes, unless tonight gives them the kick up the proverbial to bounce back.

Too early to make conclusive statements but I don’t think tonight’s result should come as a huge result.

[Scott1]

Big win that is for Sarries,lots of players out,no excuses,no transition, they are in the mix!