Ealing beat Saracens

[TigerFeetSteve]

27-26 final score to Trailfinders

Ok so only Billy V of the England squad atm was playing, but with 6 Internationals in their starting lineup Saracens it suggests promotion may not be a sure thing for them.

[TigerFeetSteve]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/55691642

BBC report om the game

[Scott1]

That’s cheered me up!

[fentiger]

The rumours around ringfencing have gone very quiet

[RagingBull]

27-26 final score to Trailfinders

Ok so only Billy V of the England squad atm was playing, but with 6 Internationals in their starting lineup Saracens it suggests promotion may not be a sure thing for them.

5 Internationals.

It was basically Sarries B's v Ealing.

Sarries was still missing
1. Vunipola
2. George
3. Koch
4. Itoje
5. Swinson
6. Rhoades
7. Clark
8. Wray
9. Day
10. Vunipola
11. Lewington
12. Farrell
13. Socino
14. Maitland
15. Daly

[TigerFeetSteve]

27-26 final score to Trailfinders

Ok so only Billy V of the England squad atm was playing, but with 6 Internationals in their starting lineup Saracens it suggests promotion may not be a sure thing for them.

5 Internationals.

It was basically Sarries B's v Ealing.

Sarries was still missing
1. Vunipola
2. George
3. Koch
4. Itoje
5. Swinson
6. Rhoades
7. Clark
8. Wray
9. Day
10. Vunipola
11. Lewington
12. Farrell
13. Socino
14. Maitland
15. Daly

I'm sure I saw Koch on the teamsheet starting, but 2nd team or not I don't think Sarries expected to lose that and it won't stop them being huge favourites for the championship, but Ealing have proved even more so they can compete and this will help give them some belief

[Scott1]

Koch started according to Sarries OS

[RagingBull]

Koch started according to Sarries OS

He was also taken out of it as he picked up a injury in the warm up.

[Scott1]

Koch started according to Sarries OS

He was also taken out of it as he picked up a injury in the warm up.

Those rubbish Championship teams websites

[JP14]

They couldn't field the following 8 players anyway because of the Barbarians Covid ban:

Clark
Lewington
Kpoku (it was his younger brother, Jonathan, who played against Ealing)
Maitland
Socino
Swinson
Vunipola
Wray

[Wayne Richardson Fan Club]

They couldn't field the following 8 players anyway because of the Barbarians Covid ban:

Clark
Lewington
Kpoku (it was his younger brother, Jonathan, who played against Ealing)
Maitland
Socino
Swinson
Vunipola
Wray

I presume our culprit still has a game to go as we have only played 3.

[TigerFeetSteve]

They couldn't field the following 8 players anyway because of the Barbarians Covid ban:

Clark
Lewington
Kpoku (it was his younger brother, Jonathan, who played against Ealing)
Maitland
Socino
Swinson
Vunipola
Wray

Do friendlies count towards the ban?

[Scott1]

They couldn't field the following 8 players anyway because of the Barbarians Covid ban:

Clark
Lewington
Kpoku (it was his younger brother, Jonathan, who played against Ealing)
Maitland
Socino
Swinson
Vunipola
Wray

Do friendlies count towards the ban?

Depends if you’re an All Black

[kk20gb30]

For both of these clubs it is vital that The Championship season is played to its fullest (possible) extent as it is logical to assume based on the (thus far unsubstantiated) information that has leaked out that both clubs are viewed as part of long term 13/14 team Premiership based on both financial viability and depth/strength of playing resource.

[JP14]

They couldn't field the following 8 players anyway because of the Barbarians Covid ban:

Clark
Lewington
Kpoku (it was his younger brother, Jonathan, who played against Ealing)
Maitland
Socino
Swinson
Vunipola
Wray

Do friendlies count towards the ban?

I'm not sure, I think games have to be "meaningful" but don't quote me verbatim on it. Even if friendlies counted, Saracens have only played one fixture before their Ealing encounter against us so they still wouldn't have been able to field certain players.