Coventry Rugby team announced to face Wharfedale away.
Photo by Nick Meredith
By Tom Little
January 15 2015
The Coventry Rugby side to play Wharfedale away at Threshfields, this coming Saturday 17th January 2015, with kick off at 2pm, has just been announced.
There are four changes in the starting line-up from the side that had a windswept first win in three seasons over Blaydon at the BPA, last week. Injuries in the Blaydon game have ruled out winger Dom Lespierre whose place has been taken by Dan Rundle from the bench, whilst in the back row the injured Lewis Ludlam is replaced by George Oliver also from the bench. Will Hurrell is not available due to exams and his place on the wing is taken by debutant Rhys Williams, aged 19 a dr loan player from Leicester Tigers Academy. Prop forward Beno Obano comes in for Andy Brown.
15 Barry Davies
14 Dan Rundle
13 Callum MacBurnie
12 Rob Knox
11 Rhys Williams
10 Matt Jones
9 Wayne Evans capt
1 Andy Brown
2 Matt Price vice-captain and pack leader
3 Chad Thorne
4 Roan Van Heerden
5 Tom Poole
6 Sam Pailor
7 George Oliver
8 Ed Milne
Replacements from
16 Jake Farnworth fr, 17 Adam Parkins fr, 18 Andy Brown, 19 Cliffie Hodgson, 20 Louis Silver, 21 Pierre Ferre.
Interesting bench selections suggesting that although we have depth out at Broadstreet we are still lacking in strength in depth in some positions. Good to see Pierre getting another opportunity after working so hard while on DR at 'street.
Personally, I would like to wish Rhys Williams all the very best on his debut for Cov on Saturday. Lets hope he fits in well with our squad, and hopefully he might even get a try or two. Good luck Rhys, and welcome to Coventry
Dom and will might be out but we still have a great winger in dan rundle nige h sounds like you got no faith in our third winger come on dan and come on cov bring on 15 good luck boys do the biz
Dan is just fine.. Although no one is as big a fan of his than you are egg... :-)
It just doesn't help continuity losing our 2 first choice wingers in one foul swoop!
I am a big fan he is a great carrier of the ball and with a bit of a run in the team he might just turn a few heads. I know what you say about continuity but you have to have trust in the whole squad at times like this we will do good if the weather holds out.
Ok, Obano starting and Brown on the bench. Three players who provide front row cover, one of whom can provide back row cover, and if necessary push a back row up into the second row.
Of the backs, most of the more junior players have been signed across to Broadstreet rather than left as DR players, but Puerre has remained a DR and is recalled this week. It's presumably a call that he is a higher quality player even if needed out if position than re-signing one of the other young players back from Broadstreet.
good luck to the team. with the likely conditions and
unavailable players this will be real test. wharefedale are pretty strong at home and will wan tto perform having been thrashed at ealing last week. surprised scotts not on the bench to cover and add experience. hurrel a big miss for his ball carrying.
That sounds very much like the situation yesterday afternoon when Phil Maynard sent out the preliminary email to the squad, and prior to the decisions about starters, replacements, and travelling reserves made at training last night.
Finger on the pulse stuff from the Coventry (Birmingham) telegraph. John Wilkinson's report about this weeks Cov team selection hits the news stand 12 hours after the club website have announced a different team for saturday. They say sales are down. Surely not!!!
the telegraph had the team selected correctly on publication date but late changes after training on thursday night made it too late for friday paper but up to date for our website.
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