By Tom Little
February 4 2016

...away on Saturday 6th February 2016.

The Coventry Rugby team has just been announced that is away at the Woodlands to face Fylde this coming Saturday 6th February for a 3pm kick off.

The team shows 5 changes from the starting line- up that had a hard fought bonus point victory over Hull Ionians last week. Hooker Devlin Hope comes off the bench to replace an injured Matt Price, with Jake Farnworth taking his place on the bench. At prop Tipiloma Kivalu comes in for Chad Thorne who replaces him on the bench, and at lock the injured Martin Wolfenden is replaced by a first appearance of former Northampton player Tom Hicks. At scrum-half George Tresidder returns after injury to replace Wayne Evans who goes onto the bench, and at wing the unavailable Gaston Mieres is replaced by Ryan Hough.

  15 Scott Hamilton

 14 Dom Lespierre

 13 Callum MacBurnie

 12 George Worth

 11 Ryan Hough

 10 Cliffie Hodgson     captain

   9 George Tresidder

   1 Andy Brown

   2 Devlin Hope

   3 Tipiloma Kivalu

   4 Danny Wright

   5 Tom Hicks

   6 Sam Pailor

   7 George Oliver

   8 Tom Preece

  Replacements:-

 16 Jake Farnworth-fr

 17 Chad Thorne-fr,

 18 Dan Carpo

 19 Wayne Evans

 20 Caolan Ryan

Tom Little

Coventry Rugby Press office 3rd February 2016

Coventry Rugby team announced to face Fylde Rugby...

Discussion started by Unofficial Coventry Rugby (IP Logged), 04/02/2016 18:10

Unofficial Coventry Rugby
04/02/2016 18:10

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Wazeroonie
04/02/2016 19:27

Good to see Tressider back at 9, he was having a good game against Richmond before he went off injured.

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Sid
04/02/2016 21:24

No Joe Forman again. How much more Rugby will he get this season?

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OldNick
04/02/2016 21:29

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AgentB
No Joe Forman again. How much more Rugby will he get this season?

One match a week at Broadstreet, as he as all season, unless Cov has an injury crisis in the props.

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Sid
04/02/2016 21:44

Not quite as straight forward as that or he may have played last week instead of carrying the water on.He was signed as a Cov player
a month ago if he signs back then he is at Street for the rest of the season. A bit like Sam Smith who can now not move from Cov as he has been fully transfered twice in 2015/16.

Keep up!

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titchywinger
04/02/2016 21:52

Tom Hicks looked good two or three years ago when on loan to us. Do you know where he has been playing for the last few months Nick? The write up above says he is a former Saints player.

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OldNick
04/02/2016 23:10

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titchywinger
Tom Hicks looked good two or three years ago when on loan to us. Do you know where he has been playing for the last few months Nick? The write up above says he is a former Saints player.

No idea, but if he's played at a useful level it will show up on stat bunker.

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titchywinger
04/02/2016 23:54

Hicks may be on Gloucesters books. Where is Ben Thomas? Where is Parky? Where is Weightman? Where is Hutchinson? No news.The merry-go-round continues.

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rustyroof
05/02/2016 00:44

Hutchinson is in the Scottish u20 6 nations squad I think. Thomas and Poole must still be injured, hence Hicks who Has had the odd appearance for Glos.



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covmick1/Michael Carter
05/02/2016 11:24

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rustyroof
Hutchinson is in the Scottish u20 6 nations squad I think. Thomas and Poole must still be injured, hence Hicks who Has had the odd appearance for Glos.

Yes Rory Hutchinson is named one again in the Scotland U20s squad.

covmick/Michael Carter

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tonker
05/02/2016 13:53

worrying lack of pace in the backs given fylde's style of play. the bad weather & heavy pitch will hopefully slow them down!

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OldNick
05/02/2016 16:58

The pitch may be damp, but it will not be heavy. It drains very well.

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cov pete
05/02/2016 19:10

I think Hicks has played at Moseley a few times over the last couple of seasons.

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John Butler
05/02/2016 21:16

Cliffie now requires just 5 points at Fylde to become the first Cov player to chalk up 1,000 league points for the club.

I will be sending regular score details back to BBC Cov & Warwick as usual for those not going up.

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Woodlands Wanderer
06/02/2016 10:09

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OldNick
The pitch may be damp, but it will not be heavy. It drains very well.

The pitch is certainly very wet but not particularly muddy. However, after one drenching Saturday after another during the past two months, the conditions have certainly slowed our fast guys. A 4G pitch is a distant dream for some of our people. This would have been unthinkable in the past on what was considered one of a best surfaces in the North but after the past couple of winters it's certainly an option.
Hope that some of you make the game despite the weather and M6 problems - you'll all be very welcome!

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