Six Nations Preview: Top Try-Scorer
Yep, it’s the one you’ve all been waiting for. And after last year’s success in tipping Damien Penaud, hopefully, we can deliver for you again,
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WORCESTER WARRIORS
Saturday March 12th
14:30
PREDICTION – CHIEFS BY 12
EXETER CHIEFS
Steve Diamond wants to make it hard for teams to win at Sixways but what he wishes for and what he gets are likely to be two different things this weekend.
Exeter are rediscovering their mojo and should make it a fourth league win on the spin with some margin to spare.
Worcester Warriors: 15. Noah Heward, 14. Perry Humphreys, 13. Oli Morris, 12. Ashley Beck, 11. Alex Hearle, 10. Fin Smith, 9. Willi Heinz, 1. Murray McCallum, 2. Niall Annett, 3. Christian Judge, 4. Joe Batley, 5. Graham Kitchener, 6. Ted Hill (C), 7. Matt Kvesic, 8. Sione Vailanu.
Replacements: 16. Isaac Miller, 17. Kai Owen, 18. Jack Owlett, 19. Justin Clegg, 20. Jack Forsythe, 21. Gareth Simpson, 22. Billy Searle, 23. Harri Doel.
Exeter Chiefs: 15. Josh Hodge, 14. Olly Woodburn, 13. Ian Whitten, 12. Tom Hendrickson, 11. Tom O’Flaherty, 10. Joe Simmonds (capt), 9. Sam Maunder, 1. Alec Hepburn, 2. Jack Innard, 3. Harry Williams, 4. Jannes Kirsten, 5. Don Armand, 6. Dave Ewers, 7. Jacques Vermeulen, 8. Santiago Grondona.
Replacements: 16. Max Norey, 17. James Kenny, 18. Patrick Schickerling, 19. Will Witty, 20. Richard Capstick, 21. Jack Maunder, 22. Harvey Skinner, 23. Facundo Cordero.
LEICESTER TIGERS
Saturday March 12th
15:00
PREDICTION – TIGERS BY 4
LONDON IRISH
Tigers ‘ pack and defence should do the business but Irish have a settled side, they are playing with confidence and are in great form, so there shouldn’t be too much between them
Anytime try-scorer punters need to look no further than the two Argentinean hookers, Julian Montoya and Agustin Creevy.
Leicester Tigers: 15 Freddie Burns, 14 Harry Potter, 13 Matt Scott, 12 Dan Kelly, 11 Nemani Nadolo, 10 Freddie Burns, 9 Richard Wigglesworth (vc); 1 James Whitcombe, 2 Julián Montoya (vc), 3 Joe Heyes, 4 Harry Wells, 5 Eli Snyman, 6 Hanro Liebenberg (c), 7 Tommy Reffell, 8 Jasper Wiese
Replacements: 16 Charlie Clare, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Nephi Leatigaga, 19 Calum Green, 20 Olly Robinson, 21 Jack van Poortvliet, 22 Matías Moroni, 23 Chris Ashton
London Irish: 15 James Stokes, 14 Lucio Cinti, 13 Curtis Rona, 12 Benhard van Rensburg, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Paddy Jackson, 9 Nick Phipps (c); 1 Will Goodrick-Clarke, 2 Agustin Creevy, 3 Marcel van der Merwe, 4 Chunya Munga, 5 Rob Simmons, 6 Olly Cracknell, 7 Sean O’Brien, 8 Albert Tuisue.
Replacements: 16 Matt Cornish, 17 Facundo Gigena, 18 Ollie Hoskins, 19 Adam Coleman, 20 Matt Rogerson, 21 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 22 Hugh O’Sullivan, 23 Henry Arundell.
NEWCASTLE FALCONS
Saturday March 12th
15:00
PREDICTION – SARRIES BY 14
SARACENS
Despite the Falcons topping last weekend’s Opta stats for carries, metres made and defenders beaten they fell to a 24-10 defeat at champions Harlequins.
But the failure to score any points whatsoever against a team that lost two men to the sin-bin in quick succession says a lot about their lack of finishing.
Sarries, by contrast, are a ruthless bunch and this could be another difficult afternoon for Dean Rihards’ men who haven’t won since November.
Newcastle: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 George Wacokecoke, 12 Pete Lucock, 11 Nathan Earle, 10 Will Haydon-Wood, 9 Louis Schreuder; 1 Trevor Davison, 2 George McGuigan, 3 Mark Tampin, 4 Greg Peterson, 5 Rob Farrar, 6 Sean Robinson, 7 Josh Basham, 8 Callum Chick (captain).
Replacements: 16 Charlie Maddison, 17 Adam Brocklebank, 18 Logovi’i Mulipola, 19 Freddie Lockwood, 20 Will Montgomery, 21 Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti, 22 Brett Connon, 23 Max Wright.
Saracens: 15 Elliott Obatoyinbo; 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Alex Lozowski, 12 Duncan Taylor, 11 Rotimi Segun; 10 Alex Goode (c), 9 Aled Davies; 1 Richard Barrington, 2 Tom Woolstencroft, 3 Vincent Koch, 4 Theo McFarland, 5 Tim Swinson, 6 Jackson Wray, 7 Ben Earl, 8 Billy Vunipola
Replacements: 16 Kapeli Pifeleti, 17 Eroni Mawi, 18 Sam Wainwright, 19 Nick Isiekwe, 20 Andy Christie, 21 Ruben de Haas, 22 Dom Morris, 23 Alex Lewington
SALE SHARKS
Saturday March 5th
15:00
PREDICTION – SHARKS BY 8
GLOUCESTER RUGBY
Sale Sharks: 15. Luke James, 14. Tom Roebuck, 13. Robert du Preez, 12. Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 11. Arron Reed, 10. AJ MacGinty, 9. Faf de Klerk; 1. Bevan Rodd, 2. Ewan Ashman, 3. Coenie Oosthuizen, 4. Jean-Luc du Preez, 5. Lood de Jager, 6. Jono Ross (C), 7. Ben Curry, 8. Daniel du Preez.
Replacements: 16. Curtis Langdon, 17. Simon McIntyre, 18. Joe Jones, 19. Cobus Wiese, 20. Tommy Taylor, 21. Raffi Quirke, 22. Connor Doherty, 23. Jack Metcalf
Gloucester Rugby: 15. Kyle Moyle, 14. Santiago Carreras, 13. Tom Seabrook, 12. Billy Twelvetrees, 11. Ollie Thorley, 10. George Barton, 9. Ben Meehan, 1. Harry Elrington, 2. Santiago Socino, 3. Fraser Balmain, 4. Freddie Clarke, 5. Matias Alemanno, 6. Jordy Reid, 7. Lewis Ludlow (c), 8. Ruan Ackermann
Replacements: 16. Henry Walker, 17. Jamal Ford-Robinson, 18. Bryan O’Connor, 19. Andrew Davidson, 20. Jack Clement, 21. Charlie Chapman, 22. Louis Hillman-Cooper, 23. Alex Morgan
BRISTOL BEARS
Sunday March 13th
15:00
PREDICTION – QUINS BY 4
HARLEQUINS
Harlequins have won their last three Gallagher Premiership Rugby fixtures, all with maximum points, and return to the scene of their remarkable semi-final triumph last year much more confident than a month or so ago.
By contrast, Bristol look in disarray after four straight defeats, with last week’s derby defeat at Bath arguably the lowest point of what has been a hugely disappointing season.
With both teams prone to missing tackles in defence and making multiple line breaks in attack, this could be another try-fest.
Bristol Bears: 15. Rich Lane; 14. Alapati Leiua, 13. Semi Radradra, 12. Antoine Frisch, 11. Henry Purdy; 10. Callum Sheedy, 9. Max Green; 1. Yann Thomas, 2. Bryan Byrne, 3. Jake Armstrong, 4. Dave Attwood, 5. Chris Vui, 6. Steven Luatua (c), 7. Sam Jeffries, 8. Fitz Harding.
Replacements: 16. Jake Kerr, 17. Ashley Challenger, 18. John Afoa, 19. Joe Joyce, 20. Jake Heenan, 21. Theo Strang, 22. Tiff Eden, 23. Piers O’Conor.
Harlequins: 15. Tyrone Green, 14. Cadan Murley, 13. Huw Jones, 12. Andre Esterhuizen, 11. Oscar Beard, 10. Will Edwards, 9. Danny Care; 1. Simon Kerrod, 2. Jack Walker, 3. Will Collier, 4. Matt Symons, 5. Hugh Tizard, 6. Stephan Lewies – (C), 7. Tom Lawday, 8. Archie White.
Replacements: 16. Sam Riley, 17. Santiago Garcia Botta, 18. Wilco Louw, 19. George Hammond, 20. Luke Wallace, 21. Scott Steele, 22. Luke Northmore, 23. Louis Lynagh.
NORTHAMPTON SAINTS
Sunday March 13th
15:00
PREDICTION – SAINTS BY 5
WASPS
Northampton’s players will have been having sleepless nights over recent results. Too many points have gone begging when the side was in a winning position and there is a feeling that the Saints squad is too good for the near-misses to continue.
Wasps, at home, presents a golden opportunity for them to right some recent wrongs in what should be a free-flowing contest.
Northampton: Furbank; Skosan Dingwall (capt),Hutchinson Collins; Grayson, Mitchell; Waller, Matavesi, Hill, Ribbans, Ratuniyarawa, Coles, Harrison, Augustus.
Replacements: Haywood, Iyogun, Carey, Nansen, Tonks, James, Francis, Sleightholme.
Wasps: Watson; Odogwu, Spink, Mills, Bassett; Umaga, Robson; West, Oghre, Alo, Cardall, Stooke, Shields (capt), J Willis, T Willis.
Replacements: Frost, Hislop, Toomaga-Allen, Fifita, Carr, Porter, Atkinson, Gopperth.
Yep, it’s the one you’ve all been waiting for. And after last year’s success in tipping Damien Penaud, hopefully, we can deliver for you again,
Antoine Dupont is 5/1 to match Brian O’Driscoll’s record of three player of the Championship awards having previously picked up the award in 2020 and