After a decent win against a second string Falcons team on Saturday, the news today is that we have already qualified for the knockout stage of the Challenge Cup. The only question left to answer is do we go full strength and look to land a home tie by qualifying second?
Pau have a very tough fixture the week after this game as they face Clermont and they could do with a win to help them move up the Top 14 table so they might be tempted to rest a few key players knowing that they have already qualified.
I think that we have to go as full strength as we can in order to get that key home tie in the knockout round.
Potential Squad
G Thomas G Phillips
S Parry L Lloyd
T Botha B Warren
J Fender J Ratti W Griffiths/W Spencer
J Morgan J Tipuric M Morris M Morse
RMW K Hardy
D Edwards
K Giles
O Watkin K Williams E Boshoff
D Kasende
J Walsh
I Hopkins/M Nagy/H Houston
Discuss
Pau are ; Mondinat, Attissogbe, Roudil (cap), Brau-Boirie, Arfeuil, (o[10] Desperes, (m[9]) Souverbie, Hamonou, Whitelock, Kpoku, Picquette, Tagitagivalu, Papidze, Ruffenach, Calles
Finishers(bench): Delhommel, Bibi-Biziwu, Williams, Liufau, Jooste, Grandidier-Nkanang, Robson, Gailleton
I nearly booked this trip, I would be furious. I thought some of these would have been rotated in last week. I hope there aren’t too many injured and WG hasn’t joined Rhys Davies.
So 9 so called first choice players are not involved at all.
Hope this doesn't come back to bite us...
Well, I for one, did not see that selection coming...
Is the game tv on Saturday? Can’t seem to find it.
Think OWat will be 12 with Boshoff 13. difficult to take 15 of Walsh after 2 tries. Not sure where Naggy is dismal season for him. No Rhys Davies do Fender plus 1 from Ratti Spencer WG with other 2 on bench. Hopefully no one else crocked. Draw with 4 tries would be good. Unless they get 4 as well. They opted to kick most penalties against Dragons.
Swansea home April 5th weekend of last 16
Well done to Dan Edward’s. The rest ignored.
Thanks
Do we know if this game is going to be televised?
What’s wrong with Cokanasiga anyone heard he’s been out a while?
Kieran faied his HIA so maybe Florence or Owen Williams could be involved? Doubt there is much chance of Coka making a guest appearance.