ASM Clermont Auvergne Vs Ulster Sat 11th Jan @ 1.00pm BT Sport 3

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Bart S wrote: Mon Jan 06, 2020 2:05 pm
I thought it was O’Toole rather than EOS who made the “jacob” Stocktake?
You're right, thanks for correction.
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Bill probably did not want to play against the old buddies. If it was just a pull out in the warm up with little contact, I am sure it will be fine.
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Coetzee, Murphy and Cooney all available for selection this week.
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Lowry should be fit for matches during the 6 nation's barring any other setbacks
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That all being the case team picks itself

(15-9) Will Addison, Robert Baloucoune, Luke Marshall, Stuart McCloskey, Jacob Stockdale, Billy Burns, John Cooney.

(1-8) Jack McGrath, Rob Herring, Marty Moore, Alan O'Connor, Iain Henderson (Capt.), Matthew Rea, Jordi Murphy, Marcell Coetzee.

Replacements: Adam McBurney, Eric O'Sullivan, Tom O'Toole, Kieran Treadwell, Sean Reidy, David Shanahan, Bill Johnston, Craig Gilroy.

Harsh on Timoney who was excellent versus Munster. Is it beyond question that you wouldn't start Reidy ahead of Murphy? Treadwell may be fresher but O'Connor is in the form of his life, cannot see him dropping to the bench. Andrews may hold onto the replacement hooker spot. I'd take Gilroy ahead of Faddes on form.

Injured - Carter, Milasinovich, Ludik, Lowry, Hume, Lyttle, Curtis

That's close to our strongest team on paper, management have done well to have us nearly fully loaded for this trip.
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Is Johnston fit?
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Just wondering how Saracen players and fans are thinking this weekend with the news of some players perhaps leaving. I assume at end of the season.
I can't see a voluntary pay cut.
Sorry, can't find the correct thread.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/51013178

It really must rub into the wounds of Exeter - they must be livid with the past 3 years finals.
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10 or 15 only wrote: Mon Jan 06, 2020 1:42 pm I'd go for McGrath. He looks like he is enjoying it here.
A few smiles through the game, coming up to player to congratulate a try, all positive from him.
I thought initially he was here just as a professional player but I think he is playing for the team now.
Good to see but it also applies to many of the light blues coming North.
I get this impression from McGrath to.
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big mervyn wrote: Mon Jan 06, 2020 6:16 pm Is Johnston fit?
The official UR injury bulletin only mentioned Coetzee, Murphy and Cooney.
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The top tackler has to start. A lot of tackles will be required.
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I’d go McG over EOS. For me our scrum has to be bang on & McG is a better scrummager. If we start going backwards our attack is blunted straight away, and do we really want Parra getting an armchair ride or their backline or backrow quality ball? It’ll bring their crowd even more into it. We need that experience on the pitch from the start - we can’t afford to go behind & chase the game.

EOS McB TOT off the bench with 20/30 to go. Lots of aggression Carrying tackling work rate & hopefully not many scrums - unless we need to burn the clock. This will be fantastic for their rugby educations.
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Parra wasn’t involved in their defeat at Racing.

Probably rested rather than injured as he played 72 minutes the week before.

Think I’d start Reidy too as there’s not much point having impact off the bench if you’re thirty points down at the interval.
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Zirakashvili injured on Saturday for them versus Racing. Out for 5 weeks.

Don't like to hear of any player injured but I'm glad our front row will not be facing him.

He destroyed us at set piece when he came on at Ravenhill.
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Georgian sportsman of the year in 2010.

A big loss.

Just looking back to the last time we went there. 28 nil down after 41 minutes before we rallied/they declared.

I expressed my disappointment after the game when 2MP headed straight for the coach. He then groggily turned around and came over to see us to explain he was heavily concussed.

Anyone know what happened to the big fella?
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forced to retire due concussion
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