wasps team is up

[pogue3]

looks like vickery is starting and flutey at 10.
just looking at their team you forget how good their team is. we're gonna have to raise our game for this, it's going to be tough.............real tough!

[Gibbo12]

15 Mark Van Gisbergen
14 Paul Sackey
13 Fraser Waters
12 Dominic Waldouck
11 Josh Lewsey
10 Riki Flutey
9 Eoin Reddan

1 Tim Payne
2 Raphael Ibanez
3 Phil Vickery
4 Simon Shaw
5 Tom Palmer
6 James Haskell
7 Tom Rees
8 Lawrence Dallaglio (c)

16 Joe Ward
17 Pat Barnard
18 Richard Birkett
19 Joe Worsley
20 Mark McMillan
21 Jeremy Staunton
22 John Hart

[cornish_tiger]

hope waters finds it hard without Flutey inside him.

Has Flutey played fly half much this season ??

[Gibbo12]

I kow he's had experience at 10 beofre, but I don't think he's played their for Wasps with Cipriani and Walder there.

He's a good player though and a good hard runner with an eye for the gap - Goodie and Mauger will have to be at their best to deal with him.

[Darc Tiger]

Anyone remember the shocker Flutey had against us in a playoff semi at WR 2 seasons ago. Absolute shocker. It was the first time id seen him play and I wasnt 2 impressed with him at 10. Tho he may prove us wrong.

I think we will pinch it due 2 lack of continuity in their backs due to the reshuffle. Many believe that was our downfall this season.

[bigstef]

I think this season is our weakest pack for a while. They definitely pip us there. Especially in the tight 5.

Their back line looks weak though. Mark Van G can easily be caught out. Flutely has never been a top class 10 and I think Varndell and Tuilagi can catch Lewsey and Sackey out

It'll be close, and it breaks my heart to say it but I think they'll nick it.

[Crivvens]

Well hopefully I've just put the kibosh on them - I placed a £10 bet on Wasps to win and I never win bets. Either way I'll win something...I just hope it costs me a tenner though!

[kevf]

looks like vickery is starting and flutey at 10.
just looking at their team you forget how good their team is. we're gonna have to raise our game for this, it's going to be tough.............real tough!

did you ever assume it would be a walk in the park..

lets have some faith in the guys... we can do this your right its not going to be easy and i don't think any of our boy's will assume that.....

[Daveyboy]

Yes, Wasps are a good side. But no team is invincible.

On our day, I reckon our forwards can prevent theirs from getting any ball eg Cardiff EDF semi.

We can do it boys and girls!

KTF.

[SteveB]

I think IMHO that it will come down to individual errors/penalties, so we need to force them into making more than us.

Game On!!

[cornish_tiger]

and not give away silly penalties like we did V Glos.

[kevf]

and not give away silly penalties like we did V Glos.

there is that off course lol

[westy154]

Waldouk is an excellent young player, but he is pretty inexperienced (though he never plays like he is!), so I hop that the 10, 12, 13 partnership fails a bit.

I may be tempted to test Van Gisbergen early doors too, he has been know to make the odd mistake this season. Try an up and under, try a really hard fast grubber. Turn him around and make him play the ball.

Sackey will give nothing away, we all know that. We can't give him a sniff either in attack.

We need parity up from and creativity in the backs (as always really), and watch for the snipes around the ruck and lineout areas.

REALLY nervous...

[cornish_tiger]

I may be tempted to test Van Gisbergen early doors too, he has been know to make the odd mistake this season. Try an up and under, try a really hard fast grubber. Turn him around and make him play the ball.

We could also let Tuilagi run right over him

[smalldell]

For Van Gisbergen read Balshaw, he is always likely to have a shocker...you have ot really unsettle him early on and repeatedly.

Tactics

High ball - Try it twice, if it does not work change tact.

Unnerve him by cutting off other defensive options, he wont like the attention.