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Saracens Men team to play Exeter Chiefs:

1 Rhys Carre

2 Jamie George

3 Marco Riccioni

4 Nick Isiekwe

5 Hugh Tizard

6 Theo McFarland

7 Ben Earl

8 Tom Willis

9 Ivan van Zyl (c)

10 Fergus Burke

11 Rotimi Segun

12 Nick Tompkins

13 Alex Lozowski

14 Tobias Elliott

15 Elliot Daly

Replacements:

16 Theo Dan

17 Eroni Mawi

18 Ollie Hoskins

19 Andy Onyeama-Christie

20 Juan Martin Gonzalez

21 Toby Knight

22 Charlie Bracken

23 Alex Goode


Exeter Chiefs:

15 Josh Hodge

14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso

13 Olly Woodburn

12 Joe Hawkins

11 Ben Hammersley

10 Will Haydon-Wood

9 Sam Maunder


1 Will Goodrick-Clarke

2 Jack Yeandle (c)

3 Marcus Street

4 Jack Dunne

5 Christ Tshiunza

6 Ethan Roots

7 Richard Capstick

8 Greg Fisilau


Replacements:

16 Jack Innard

17 Kwenzo Blose

18 Josh Iosefa-Scott

19 Rusi Tuima

20 Martin Moloney

21 Tom Cairns

22 Harvey Skinner

23 Will Rigg

Itoje belatedly being given a chance to rest.

Puja

I don't think I've seen Haydon-Wood yet. Anybody is better than Skinner, though.

Overdue start for WHW. Think he'll add some creativity to the Exeter attack. Rigg looked full of beans last week. Interested to see how much game time he gets.

Puja wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2024 2:17 pm Itoje belatedly being given a chance to rest.

Puja

Injured I thought.

Van Zyl as skipper? He’s a really meh player

Banquo wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2024 5:37 pm

Puja wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2024 2:17 pm Itoje belatedly being given a chance to rest.

Puja

Injured I thought.

Van Zyl as skipper? He’s a really meh player

I used to think the same about that Aussie SH at Exeter. When he went and the current batch stepped in, I realised how wrong I was.

I can't offer an opinion on Van Zyl having hardly seen him. You are probably right (as usual, annoyingly).

Banquo wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2024 5:37 pm

Puja wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2024 2:17 pm Itoje belatedly being given a chance to rest.

Puja

Injured I thought.

Van Zyl as skipper? He’s a really meh player

I presume he's a really good on field general at 9 because his other attitudes are pretty meh as you say.

FKAS wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 3:04 pm

Banquo wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2024 5:37 pm

Puja wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2024 2:17 pm Itoje belatedly being given a chance to rest.

Puja

Injured I thought.

Van Zyl as skipper? He’s a really meh player

I presume he's a really good on field general at 9 because his other attitudes are pretty meh as you say.

Indeed. I’m amazed he’s even starting for a side as good as Sarries.

Banquo wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 9:53 pm

FKAS wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 3:04 pm

Banquo wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2024 5:37 pm

Injured I thought.

Van Zyl as skipper? He’s a really meh player

I presume he's a really good on field general at 9 because his other attitudes are pretty meh as you say.

Indeed. I’m amazed he’s even starting for a side as good as Sarries.

People ask how Saracens fit all their stars into the salary cap - they've gotta have a dump stat somewhere...

Puja

Puja wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 10:20 pm

Banquo wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 9:53 pm

FKAS wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 3:04 pm

I presume he's a really good on field general at 9 because his other attitudes are pretty meh as you say.

Indeed. I’m amazed he’s even starting for a side as good as Sarries.

People ask how Saracens fit all their stars into the salary cap - they've gotta have a dump stat somewhere...

Puja

Until they generate a quality 9 from the academy.

Puja wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 10:20 pm

Banquo wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 9:53 pm

FKAS wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 3:04 pm

I presume he's a really good on field general at 9 because his other attitudes are pretty meh as you say.

Indeed. I’m amazed he’s even starting for a side as good as Sarries.

People ask how Saracens fit all their stars into the salary cap - they've gotta have a dump stat somewhere...

Puja

9 isn't the obvious place to start.

Banquo wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2024 2:10 pm

Puja wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 10:20 pm

Banquo wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 9:53 pm

Indeed. I’m amazed he’s even starting for a side as good as Sarries.

People ask how Saracens fit all their stars into the salary cap - they've gotta have a dump stat somewhere...

Puja

9 isn't the obvious place to start.

If you've got the Ice Man at 10 there's not a lot of point spending big money on a livewire 9 to whip the ball into his hands at speed or snipe on breaks he won't follow. There might be a change in emphasis now there's a changing of the guard.

jeez....a new low in analysis from ben kay. IFW given the credit for segun dropping a simple pass.

FKAS wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2024 2:37 pm

Banquo wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2024 2:10 pm

Puja wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 10:20 pm

People ask how Saracens fit all their stars into the salary cap - they've gotta have a dump stat somewhere...

Puja

9 isn't the obvious place to start.

If you've got the Ice Man at 10 there's not a lot of point spending big money on a livewire 9 to whip the ball into his hands at speed or snipe on breaks he won't follow. There might be a change in emphasis now there's a changing of the guard.

Im not even discussing a big money 9, van zyl just is bang average. Bracken s better now...but accept xperience lacking.

exeter all over the shop.

Banquo wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2024 3:43 pm exeter all over the shop.

They were. Not a single part of their game was satisfactory and too many of their players just didnt show up.

Wiilis played well and young Elliott looked pretty sharp.

It’s the first time I’ve ever watched Exe and thought that that they look less than the sum of their parts.