Dean Ryan

By Cherry Picker
October 2 2008

It looks like being a case of the fittest 15 players lining up for Gloucester in their EDF tie at home to Wasps on Saturday. As well as the usual crop of bumps and bruises after any game, three more players joined the injury list after the midweek Premiership win over Newcasle Falcons.

They were Luke Narraway, Matthew Watkins and Nick Wood (left), while Anthony Allen, James Forrester, Gareth Delve and Akapusi Qera are all already sidelined with a variety of injuries.
Looking ahead to the Wasps match at Kingsholm, Ryan says it's very much a case of counting bodies as Glaws go into a run of five EDF and Heineken Cup matches.
He told the Citizen: "I'm not sure we have the luxury of being able to prioritise. We are going to have to play people because they are the only people we've got.
"We've lost Narraway and we've lost Watkins – the extent I don't know yet. You put that on top of Delve, Qera and Forrester at the moment and that's starting to stack up.
"You put Watkins on top of Allen (not a pretty sight - Ed) and in certain positions it's building a lot of problems for us.
"The problem is now were are going into Europe and we are counting bodies. We've got a big game here in the EDF, then we have a big game against Biarritz."
Ryan did say the depth of the Glaws squad it important - now's the chance to prove it.

Glaws count injuries for Wasps game

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Shedloads
02/10/2008 12:14

Glaws count injuries for Wasps game

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cheerycherry
02/10/2008 12:40

8 and 13 are major problems. Give Satala a game on Saturday and get Dan Williams back from Moseley for bench cover. 13 is an issue because it is Tinds and Sinbad and I dont believe Sinbad is a 13 anymore than I believe Tinds is a 12. I would like to see Dan Norton at least on the bench Saturday because I have a feeling he will be needed in the near future.

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Two Sheds
03/10/2008 14:39

Lots of changes, Big Les and Lamb back: GLOUCESTER: Willie Walker; Mark Foster, Jack Adams, Mike Tindall, Lesley Vainikolo; Ryan Lamb, Rory Lawson; Alasdair Dickinson, Olivier Azam, Dave Young, Marco Bortolami, Alex Brown, Apo Satala, Andy Hazell, Alasdair Strokosch. Reps: Scott Lawson, Yann Thomas, Peter Buxton, Adam Eustace, Dave Lewis, Henry Trinder, Olly Morgan.
Danny (I don't drink alcohol) Cipriani on bench for Wasps.

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cheerycherry
04/10/2008 09:10

It is a big game for both sides. With Falcons and the Dragons in the group then whoever wins at Kingsholm will really fancy their chances (with all respect to the other two). As a sidenote, Cip's better be bringing the missus along!

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