By thechiefstribe.com
January 11 2024
MATCH INFORMATION, PRE-MATCH DISCUSSION THREAD AND SCORE PREDICTIONS
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TV Coverage
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Quote:Scott Sio picked up an injury against Leicester after making a break, can't remember if it was ankle, knee or hamstring.Bodges with Badgers
Where's Sio? He has been worryingly absent from the matchday squad in recent weeks.
Chiefs 42 Glasgow 12.
Quote:Not Manichean
Going through the team sheets player by player, with the exception of the half backs, i genuinely think that we have the edge.
We need Cairns and Skinner to have a good match, but there is plenty of strength and options coming off the bench to manage that if they struggle.
Scott Cummings will be a nuisance at the lineout so I hope that Yenz and Frosty are on target.
But I'm optimistic. Chiefs 37 Warriors 21
Quote:gonesouthQuote:Not Manichean
Going through the team sheets player by player, with the exception of the half backs, i genuinely think that we have the edge.
We need Cairns and Skinner to have a good match, but there is plenty of strength and options coming off the bench to manage that if they struggle.
Scott Cummings will be a nuisance at the lineout so I hope that Yenz and Frosty are on target.
But I'm optimistic. Chiefs 37 Warriors 21
I think you're thinking of Duncan Weir from at least 5 years ago. His form has been in the drain and is more than likely seeing his final year of contract out. Ross Thompson is definitely out of favour with Franco Smith and he's been playing NZ born Tom Jordan who came to Scotland cause he never even had a Mitre Cup club and wanted to see a bit of the world. He's come good but not ripping up trees. The back row is also on its bare bones but good to see Matt Fagerson back. Starting debut for the hooker who was playing club rugby with Jordan is also a head scratcher. Exeter will batter us, I think the coach has looked at the group and decided he only needs to win one game and is going for Toulon in our last match in a winner qualifies, loser out view. Chiefs by around 20.
Quote:That'd be a real shame, but completely understandable under the way this competition plays out. Good luck against Toulon and perhaps we'll meet again down the line.East_Stand_Warrior
I sadly agree with my fellow Warrior. This is a bare bones sort of team. Any Exeter fans expecting to see a good match up are likely to be disappointed. Comfortable home win.
Quote:East_Stand_WarriorQuote:gonesouthQuote:Not Manichean
Going through the team sheets player by player, with the exception of the half backs, i genuinely think that we have the edge.
We need Cairns and Skinner to have a good match, but there is plenty of strength and options coming off the bench to manage that if they struggle.
Scott Cummings will be a nuisance at the lineout so I hope that Yenz and Frosty are on target.
But I'm optimistic. Chiefs 37 Warriors 21
I think you're thinking of Duncan Weir from at least 5 years ago. His form has been in the drain and is more than likely seeing his final year of contract out. Ross Thompson is definitely out of favour with Franco Smith and he's been playing NZ born Tom Jordan who came to Scotland cause he never even had a Mitre Cup club and wanted to see a bit of the world. He's come good but not ripping up trees. The back row is also on its bare bones but good to see Matt Fagerson back. Starting debut for the hooker who was playing club rugby with Jordan is also a head scratcher. Exeter will batter us, I think the coach has looked at the group and decided he only needs to win one game and is going for Toulon in our last match in a winner qualifies, loser out view. Chiefs by around 20.
I sadly agree with my fellow Warrior. This is a bare bones sort of team. Any Exeter fans expecting to see a good match up are likely to be disappointed. Comfortable home win.
Quote:Ljs399Quote:East_Stand_WarriorQuote:gonesouthQuote:Not Manichean
Going through the team sheets player by player, with the exception of the half backs, i genuinely think that we have the edge.
We need Cairns and Skinner to have a good match, but there is plenty of strength and options coming off the bench to manage that if they struggle.
Scott Cummings will be a nuisance at the lineout so I hope that Yenz and Frosty are on target.
But I'm optimistic. Chiefs 37 Warriors 21
I think you're thinking of Duncan Weir from at least 5 years ago. His form has been in the drain and is more than likely seeing his final year of contract out. Ross Thompson is definitely out of favour with Franco Smith and he's been playing NZ born Tom Jordan who came to Scotland cause he never even had a Mitre Cup club and wanted to see a bit of the world. He's come good but not ripping up trees. The back row is also on its bare bones but good to see Matt Fagerson back. Starting debut for the hooker who was playing club rugby with Jordan is also a head scratcher. Exeter will batter us, I think the coach has looked at the group and decided he only needs to win one game and is going for Toulon in our last match in a winner qualifies, loser out view. Chiefs by around 20.
I sadly agree with my fellow Warrior. This is a bare bones sort of team. Any Exeter fans expecting to see a good match up are likely to be disappointed. Comfortable home win.
ESW how does this team compare with that which beat Bayonne away last month? That was quite an achievement! Hopefully we’ll manage to do the same next week.
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Having ended my superstitious streak of predicting Chiefs defeats for many weeks and always delighted at being wrong, last week I unfortunately got it right. So, all that’s done now. Time to start climbing the Prediction League 🤗
Chiefs 32 Glasgow 22
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Its starting to look like Bayonne might be a dead rubber...
Saints 42 Bayonne 0 HT