Bristol vs Saints,

[jimKRFC]

Bristol team for Saints:
15. Tom Jordan (4 apps), 14. Jack Bates (58 apps), 13. Benhard Janse van Rensburg (56 apps), 12. James Williams (57 apps), 11. Kalaveti Ravouvou (37 apps), 10. Sam Worsley (23 apps), 9. Kieran Marmion (58 apps); 1. Jake Woolmore (175 apps), 2. Harry Thacker (140 apps), 3. Lovejoy Chawatama (15 apps), 4. Pedro Rubiolo (5 apps), 5. Joe Batley (81 apps), 6. Santiago Grondona (18 apps), 7. Fitz Harding (103 apps) (c), 8. Viliame Mata (23 apps).

Subs: 16. Gabriel Oghre (49 apps), 17. Max Lahiff (112 apps), 18. Jimmy Halliwell (16 apps), 19. Joe Owen (43 apps), 20. Luka Ivanishvili (4 apps), 21. Sam Wolstenholme (12 apps), 22. Louis Rees-Zammit (4 apps), 23. Aidan Boshoff (9 apps).

Unavailable: Ellis Genge, Will Capon, George Kloska, James Dun, Paddy Pearce, Steven Luatua, Kofi Cripps, Harry Randall, Max Pepper, AJ MacGinty, Toby Baker, Joe Jenkins, Gabriel Ibitoye, Rich Lane, Noah Heward.

Bristol starting to look a bit stronger now with a few players coming back. Suspect you'd still have Saints as favorites as Bristol's form has been pretty patchy.

[jimKRFC]

Northampton Saints team:
15 George Furbank (c)
14 Edoardo Todaro
13 Tom Litchfield
12 Toby Thame
11 Amena Caqusau – Gallagher PREM debut
10 Fin Smith
9 Archie McParland

1 Emmanuel Iyogun
2 Craig Wright
3 Trevor Davison
4 Ed Prowse
5 JJ Van Der Mescht
6 Josh Kemeny
7 Sam Graham
8 Callum Chick

Replacements:
16 Robbie Smith
17 Tom West
18 Cleopas Kundiona
19 Archie Benson
20 Tom Pearson
21 Tom James
22 Rory Hutchinson
23 James Pater

I do like the sensible use of "replacements" in the announcement.

[FKAS]

Not considered for selection:
Emeka Atuanya, Anthony Belleau, Fraser Dingwall, Tommy Freeman, Will Glister, George Hendy, Curtis Langdon, Tom Lockett, Chunya Munga, James Martin, James Ramm, Charlie Ulcoq and Jonny Weimann.

[fivepointer]

These are usually very entertaining, high scoring games. Dont expect this to be any different.

[Captainhaircut]

Todoro screwed Saints over here with absolute idiocy in the first minute.

McParland has been dreadful. Furbank looks good.

[Adam_P]

Dreadful half of rugby for Saints. As above on Todaro and McParland. Also doesn't help the set piece having both locks non-jumping.

[jimKRFC]

35-0 at half time. The 20 minute red appears to have killed Saints but they've not seemed any better with 15...

[Adam_P]

Tempest is a terrible referee. Nothing to do with the score, but my god. Got the the way of the ball about 3 times already and make some very odd calls at set piece

[Adam_P]

Really bad game from Saints. Maybe a total of 3 mins playing like we're capable of. Handling and discipline awful throughout. Better once James came on.

Bristol much more physical in contact, much better handling. Both centres very good.

[fivepointer]

Worsley lucky not to get seriously injured after that challenge from Todaro. Looked really bad but thankfully he got straight back up.

Bristol very good at times, moving the ball sweetly between backs and forwards.

[Epaminondas Pules]

Tempest is a terrible referee. Nothing to do with the score, but my god. Got the the way of the ball about 3 times already and make some very odd calls at set piece

Tempest had an awful game. The red was as red as red can be but beyond that he seemed to have it in for Saints, who certainly did not get the rub of the green.

Bristol were great value with a number of really good performances.

[FKAS]

Worsley lucky not to get seriously injured after that challenge from Todaro. Looked really bad but thankfully he got straight back up.

Bristol very good at times, moving the ball sweetly between backs and forwards.

Todaro really showed his inexperience there. Came round the plodding back Saints forward at full speed only looking at the ball. A more experienced winger probably take their foot off the gas there because they know they might be unsighted. Give themselves a fighting chance of reacting.

[Adam_P]

Tempest is a terrible referee. Nothing to do with the score, but my god. Got the the way of the ball about 3 times already and make some very odd calls at set piece

Tempest had an awful game. The red was as red as red can be but beyond that he seemed to have it in for Saints, who certainly did not get the rub of the green.

Bristol were great value with a number of really good performances.

Lahiff did exceptionally well to win about 3 penalties by slipping his bind falling on his face in front of the ref

[FKAS]

Tempest is a terrible referee. Nothing to do with the score, but my god. Got the the way of the ball about 3 times already and make some very odd calls at set piece

Tempest had an awful game. The red was as red as red can be but beyond that he seemed to have it in for Saints, who certainly did not get the rub of the green.

Bristol were great value with a number of really good performances.

Lahiff did exceptionally well to win about 3 penalties by slipping his bind falling on his face in front of the ref

Yeah that's outrageous. Ripping off Saints tactics from the Ferguson days.