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Re: Edinburgh match.

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TigerFeetSteve wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 12:01 pm STARTING XV
15 Freddie Steward [68]
14 Anthony Watson [12]
13 Guy Porter [56]
12 Jimmy Gopperth [13]
11 Harry Potter [62]
10 Handré Pollard [10]
9 Jack van Poortvliet [61]
1 James Cronin [12]
2 Julián Montoya (c) [39]
3 Dan Cole [305]
4 George Martin [54]
5 Cameron Henderson [32]
6 Hanro Liebenberg [80]
7 Tommy Reffell [95]
8 Olly Cracknell [20]

REPLACEMENTS
16 Charlie Clare [74]
17 Tom West [6]
18 Joe Heyes [119]
19 Eli Snyman [31]
20 Jasper Wiese [56]
21 Sam Wolstenholme *
22 Charlie Atkinson [14]
23 Dan Kelly [51]
For me would have kept Wiese in the starting 15 as he has been immense and the best ball carrier across the board for a number of weeks. Great to see Porter back and hopefully Kelly gets some game time too. Great looking team though!!
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Great to see Kelly back in the squad!

Wiese is going to be some impact…!
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Edinburgh team:

15. Emiliano Boffelli (28)

14. Darcy Graham (57)
13. Mark Bennett (85)
12. James Lang (36)
11. Duhan van der Merwe (72)

10. Blair Kinghorn (131)
9. Henry Pyrgos (81)

1. Pierre Schoeman (95)
2. Stuart McInally (174)
3. WP Nel (185)
4. Sam Skinner (11)
5. Grant Gilchrist (187) Co-captain
6. Jamie Ritchie (95) Co-captain
7. Hamish Watson (137)
8. Viliame Mata (113)

Replacements

16. Dave Cherry (68)
17. Boan Venter (43)
18. Luan de Bruin (19)
19. Marshall Sykes (39)
20. Luke Crosbie (83)
21. Ben Vellacott (36)
22. Cammy Hutchison (18)
23. Damien Hoyland (104)

Unavailable: Matt Currie, Wes Goosen, Nick Haining, Henry Immelman, Ben Muncaster, Harry Paterson, Pierce Phillips, Charlie Savala, Angus Williams.
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speedski wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 12:07 pm Great to see Kelly back in the squad!

Wiese is going to be some impact…!
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Cracknell and Wiese similar players so doesn’t affect the balance. Lenny and Brown a week off though Steward was always coming back in.
Having a fit and firing centre partnership of Kelly and Porter could be that real point of difference for the season run in.
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Crikey there is some experience in that Edinburgh side. Too close to call this one.
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Their team looks promising on paper but that’s not where the game is played. Third from bottom in the URC. No doubt affected by so many Scotland call ups.

Tigers rotating up front seems sensible. Where the battle will be won as always.

Great to have Kelly back.
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90% chance of rain tomorrow half backs kicking game will be key. Kinghorn is a wonderful player but does have very long levers leaving him susceptible to a charge down.
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Holy Moly. I wasn’t quite sure who played for Edinburgh. I know now! We may lose the battle of the breakdown here. Some pace in the backs too. This is going to be…..interesting, despite their lowly position in the URC.
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Tigers86asw wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 12:12 pm
Tigers rotating up front seems sensible. Where the battle will be won as always.

Great to have Kelly back.
Agree about Kelly; their front row is monstrous
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Old Hob wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 12:17 pm
Tigers86asw wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 12:12 pm
Tigers rotating up front seems sensible. Where the battle will be won as always.

Great to have Kelly back.
Agree about Kelly; their front row is monstrous
Old Hob there is a tendency for front rows used to playing on artificial surfaces to scrummage higher due to them finding it easier to keep their feet. Do you think this is the case with Edinburgh
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Old Hob wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 12:17 pm
Tigers86asw wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 12:12 pm
Tigers rotating up front seems sensible. Where the battle will be won as always.

Great to have Kelly back.
Agree about Kelly; their front row is monstrous
I thought that and then I thought who would I take from their team? Ritchie, Schoeman, Gilchrist, VDM and possibly Watson. Tigers still for me.
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Hanro v Ritchie and Watson v reffell is pretty tight I feel

The Scottish pair are better carriers but as work horses Hanro and red fell are two of the best
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Raynal on the whistle.
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Some sensible rotations. Wiese giving us the impact off the bench. Kelly back ahead of schedule. Nice to see Wolstenholme. Big day for Cam.
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