45jumper wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:40 am
I think the comments about Carpenter and JLDP being irreplaceable for the run-in are correct. I'd also be tempted to completely rest Wiese but I'd like to see him come on and cause chaos for half an hour. Assuming LJames isn't fit (what on earth has happened to him this season?) I'd go with something like...
Veanu
Roebuck
SJames
RMW
TOF
RDP
Quirke
Rodd
Taylor
Harper
Bamber
Andrews
Dugdale
Curry
Beaumont
Reps
LCD/Creevy, McIntyre/Harrison, AOF/John, Wiese, Neild, Warr, Curtis, Wills
Think it'd be a big call to drop Curtis straight in at 10, and given the likely weather I don't think a RDP/SJ centre partnership has the go-forward either. Concerns about Veanu under the high ball but we can always move SJ back there if required.
Not too far away! Team as follows:
15. Telusa Veainu, 14. Arron Reed, 13. Sam James, 12. Rekeiti Ma-asi-White, 11. Tom O’Flaherty, 10. Rob du Preez, 9. Raffi Quirke, 1. Ross Harrison, 2. Agustin Creevy, 3. Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 4. Ben Bamber, 5. Hyron Andrews, 6. Ben Curry ©, 7. Sam Dugdale, 8. JL du Preez.
Replacements:
16. Tommy Taylor, 17. Si McIntyre, 18. James Harper, 19. Tom Ellis, 20. Cam Neild, 21. Nye Thomas, 22. Connor Doherty, 23. Alex Wills.
Tom Ellis and Connor Doherty back which is great. Gus getting a break which I'm all for. No Tom Curtis.... Can only assume injury and SJ is back up fly half.