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Dunno. Looked in great form when he came on last week and was sure he'd start this week. Maybe he's carrying some small knock we don't know about.Danthefan wrote:Didn't see D'Arcy being benched, but like the look of the team.
What's going on with Healy though?
Vesty at 15 and Banahan at 13. Thankfully, Geech has passed us his game plan before the match. Boot it up field and then try crashing Banahan up the middlewixfjord wrote:Bath team:
15 Sam Vesty
14 Jack Cuthbert
13 Matt Banahan
12 Olly Barkley
11 Nick Abendanon
10 Stephen Donald
9 Michael Claassens
1 David Flatman
2 Chris Biller
3 David Wilson
4 Dave Attwood
5 Ryan Caldwell
6 Francois Louw (c)
7 Guy Mercer
8 Simon Taylor
Replacements
16 Ross Batty
17 Nathan Catt
18 Anthony Perenise
19 Will Spencer
20 Andy Beattie
21 Chris Cook
22 Tom Heathcote
23 Ben Williams
With Hipkiss out, the only other option would be Vesty at 13 and as you were.Darce wrote:
Vesty at 15 and Banahan at 13. Thankfully, Geech has passed us his game plan before the match. Boot it up field and then try crashing Banahan up the middle
He tweeted yesterday evening that he'd had a shite day. I thought then that he mightn't be starting.Donny B. wrote:Dunno. Looked in great form when he came on last week and was sure he'd start this week. Maybe he's carrying some small knock we don't know about.Danthefan wrote:Didn't see D'Arcy being benched, but like the look of the team.
What's going on with Healy though?
Did anyone catch a reference by Fitzpatrick on SKY last week (after the match) that Healy had been "a naughty boy" and that's why he wasn't starting? Could have totally misheard the guy, so just wondering!Grumpy Old Man wrote:He tweeted yesterday evening that he'd had a shite day. I thought then that he mightn't be starting.Donny B. wrote:Dunno. Looked in great form when he came on last week and was sure he'd start this week. Maybe he's carrying some small knock we don't know about.Danthefan wrote:Didn't see D'Arcy being benched, but like the look of the team.
What's going on with Healy though?
He was very niggley when he returned from the WC - maybe JS & JG are telling him to cut out the needless penalties?
Fixed that for ya!!!Grumpy Old Man wrote:He tweeted yesterday evening that he'd had a shite day. I thought then that he mightn't be starting.Donny B. wrote:Dunno. Looked in great form when he came on last week and was sure he'd start this week. Maybe he's carrying some small knock we don't know about.Danthefan wrote:Didn't see D'Arcy being benched, but like the look of the team.
What's going on with Healy though?
He was very niggley when he returned from the WC - maybe JS & JG are telling him to cut out the needless TWEETING?
Half-wrong, half-right with my prediction. Surprised not to see Cian start, but that is a hell of a lot of pace to bring on in the front five if the game opens up - we all saw how quick Nathan White was with his try against Cardiff, Cian and Cronin have incredible pace for front-rowers, add Locky and Ruddock to the mix ... if things go right for us in the first hour, we could really see some high-paced stuff in the last twenty minutes.hugonaut wrote: I'd like to see Kev get some gametime in the second row at this level, maybe the last 20mins or so. Bath played both their second rows for the full 80mins in the last game, and neither are huge powerhouses – I don't think Kev would suffer by comparison if he came on, and we'd really be able to up the tempo with Cronin, Nathan White, Jenno and Kev coming off the bench. Wouldn't mind seeing Rhys Ruddock start on the blindside, he has put in some good performances this season at the head of some weakened teams during the World Cup, and I think he deserves a start. Big ask for him to go up against Francois Louw, but I think he needs the test.
Fergus McFadden had a very strong game on Sunday, I felt. He's got waaaaay more pace than D'Arcy these days, and I think there are line breaks to be made in the Donald/Barkley channel. Darce doesn't seem to trust his pace at all anymore, he hasn't put the hammer down in space for a season. He had a good game in the Rec though, and Joe is obviously a fan. Bit harsh to leave him out, but it'd be good to see McFadden and O'Malley playing as a combination at this level.
Starting XV
R Kearney; I Nacewa; E O'Malley; F McFadden; L Fitzgerald; J Sexton; E Reddan; J Heaslip; S O'Brien; R Ruddock; D Toner; L Cullen; M Ross; R Strauss; C Healy
Subs
G D'Arcy; I Madigan; I Boss; S Jennings; K McLoughlin; N White; S Cronin; H van der Merwe
That has been a problem alright but from what I could see, I thought he looked very sharp and disciplined last week.Grumpy Old Man wrote:He tweeted yesterday evening that he'd had a shite day. I thought then that he mightn't be starting.Donny B. wrote:Dunno. Looked in great form when he came on last week and was sure he'd start this week. Maybe he's carrying some small knock we don't know about.Danthefan wrote:Didn't see D'Arcy being benched, but like the look of the team.
What's going on with Healy though?
He was very niggley when he returned from the WC - maybe JS & JG are telling him to cut out the needless penalties?
He could have been talking about the scrap he had with Tito in the Cardiff game. I don't remember any controversial incidents involving Ciano last week.LeinsterLeader wrote:
Did anyone catch a reference by Fitzpatrick on SKY last week (after the match) that Healy had been "a naughty boy" and that's why he wasn't starting? Could have totally misheard the guy, so just wondering!
Yeah, I hadn't heard it anywhere else so I assume either me or Fitzpatrick got the wrong end of the stick (my moneys on himDonny B. wrote:He could have been talking about the scrap he had with Tito in the Cardiff game. I don't remember any controversial incidents involving Ciano last week.LeinsterLeader wrote:
Did anyone catch a reference by Fitzpatrick on SKY last week (after the match) that Healy had been "a naughty boy" and that's why he wasn't starting? Could have totally misheard the guy, so just wondering!
)I said fock all Grumpy. And I wouldn't do it either, unless I was on the phone from the south pacific.......MaybeGrumpy Old Man wrote:He tweeted yesterday evening that he'd had a shite day. I thought then that he mightn't be starting.Donny B. wrote:Dunno. Looked in great form when he came on last week and was sure he'd start this week. Maybe he's carrying some small knock we don't know about.Danthefan wrote:Didn't see D'Arcy being benched, but like the look of the team.
What's going on with Healy though?
He was very niggley when he returned from the WC - maybe JS & JG are telling him to cut out the needless penalties?
Donny B. wrote:Dunno. Looked in great form when he came on last week and was sure he'd start this week. Maybe he's carrying some small knock we don't know about.Danthefan wrote:Didn't see D'Arcy being benched, but like the look of the team.
What's going on with Healy though?
Other than that I'm delighted with Jenno, Dev, Eoin and Reddan back in. I like the call to keep Ferg and drop Darce even if it's a little tough on him. Looking forward to a better balance at backrow and in the backline.
I heard it was because Healy broke his twitter curfew of no tweets after 24hrs before the game.LeinsterLeader wrote:Yeah, I hadn't heard it anywhere else so I assume either me or Fitzpatrick got the wrong end of the stick (my moneys on himDonny B. wrote:He could have been talking about the scrap he had with Tito in the Cardiff game. I don't remember any controversial incidents involving Ciano last week.LeinsterLeader wrote:
Did anyone catch a reference by Fitzpatrick on SKY last week (after the match) that Healy had been "a naughty boy" and that's why he wasn't starting? Could have totally misheard the guy, so just wondering!
