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Gallagher Premiership 2018/2019

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    #392
    Clegg
    Registered Users Posts: 16,750 ✭✭✭✭Clegg


    Exeter have been excellent in changing the point of attack. Going right for phases then spreading it wide quickly. Nowell has also been excellent popping into the midfield for straight up carries.


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    #393
    Clegg
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    It's almost a shame that Hogg has signed for Exeter. Nowell has been electric from fullback. Picking some incredible lines in midfield and carrying strongly. He won't be able to do that nearly as much on the wing.


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    #394
    razorblunt
    Registered Users Posts: 17,300 ✭✭✭✭razorblunt


    Ewers is a mountain of a man but clever too, be through a few fake pickups at the back of rucks and caught the Sarries line offside, well watched by Barnes too.

    Itoje still acting the clown post yellow card.


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    #395
    razorblunt
    Registered Users Posts: 17,300 ✭✭✭✭razorblunt


    Clegg wrote: »
    It's almost a shame that Hogg has signed for Exeter. Nowell has been electric from fullback. Picking some incredible lines in midfield and carrying strongly. He won't be able to do that nearly as much on the wing.

    I dare say Hogg might not be in 15 for long. Richie Gray and Greig Laidlaw have been found wanting down south, will be interesting to see what happens.


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    #396
    Buer
    Registered Users Posts: 24,180 ✭✭✭✭Buer


    razorblunt wrote:
    Ewers is a mountain of a man but clever too, be through a few fake pickups at the back of rucks and caught the Sarries line offside, well watched by Barnes too.

    Not watching it but if he's deliberately faking a pick up to draw the opposition offside, that should be a penalty against him.


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    #397
    Dave_The_Sheep
    Registered Users Posts: 7,337 ✭✭✭Dave_The_Sheep


    If only Billy could have been this placid against us.


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    #398
    Clegg
    Registered Users Posts: 16,750 ✭✭✭✭Clegg


    Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »
    If only Billy could have been this placid against us.

    Saracens aren't playing to the same intensity as they against Leinster. But at the same time Exeter are doing brilliantly in not allowing the Saracens defence to settle.


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    #399
    razorblunt
    Registered Users Posts: 17,300 ✭✭✭✭razorblunt


    Buer wrote: »
    Not watching it but if he's deliberately faking a pick up to draw the opposition offside, that should be a penalty against him.

    No, he just slaps the ground next to the ball, never actually makes a pick motion. Quite clever.


    Itoje pinged again for not rolling away.


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    #400
    ScrubsfanChris
    Registered Users Posts: 8,599 ✭✭✭ScrubsfanChris


    Itoje has given away 3 penalties since coming back from being yellow carded. Is the guy genuinely a moron?


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    #401
    razorblunt
    Registered Users Posts: 17,300 ✭✭✭✭razorblunt


    Lovely try. Great work by Skinner.


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    #402
    LuckyGent88
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    Beautiful try from Exeter


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    #403
    conor678
    Registered Users Posts: 376 ✭✭conor678


    Great try that. Hopefully that will be it for the chief's.

    Itoje is a penalty machine


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    #404
    bilston
    Registered Users Posts: 17,753 ✭✭✭✭bilston


    Great try

    Saracens Champions Cup exploits potentially hurting them, at least that will probably be the narrative if the Chiefs go and win this.


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    #405
    razorblunt
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    ScrubsfanChris wrote: »
    Itoje has given away 3 penalties since coming back from being yellow carded. Is the guy genuinely a moron?

    He knows he’ll get away with it. This is 3 of 4 big games he’s been carded now isn’t it? Munster and Leinster the other two?


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    #406
    conor678
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    I don't know. He's been at it since his debut but seemed to always get away with it. Refs must be getting wise to it now


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    #407
    Clegg
    Registered Users Posts: 16,750 ✭✭✭✭Clegg


    Exeter are doing what Leinster didn't against Saracens. They haven't gotten sucked into a battle of collisions. They're doing what they need to do up front before going wide. Leinster had chances to go wide and score a few weeks ago, but failed to identify those opportunities.

    Saracens may still win this, but Exeter won't be rueing what ifs.


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    #408
    razorblunt
    Registered Users Posts: 17,300 ✭✭✭✭razorblunt


    This game has everything, including a typical 10 try line tackle.


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    #409
    conor678
    Registered Users Posts: 376 ✭✭conor678


    Really wanting the chief's to win here. Am very nervous. Grudgingly admire sarries but can't warm to them


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    #410
    Dave_The_Sheep
    Registered Users Posts: 7,337 ✭✭✭Dave_The_Sheep


    Well, ****.


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    #411
    LuckyGent88
    Registered Users Posts: 14,150 ✭✭✭✭LuckyGent88


    Some response from Saracens.


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    #412
    guapos
    Registered Users Posts: 525 ✭✭✭guapos


    Exeter struggling since a change in scrum half


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    #413
    LuckyGent88
    Registered Users Posts: 14,150 ✭✭✭✭LuckyGent88


    Wow!! Such a miss


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    #414
    Dave_The_Sheep
    Registered Users Posts: 7,337 ✭✭✭Dave_The_Sheep


    Odd call for the lineout. And that is that.


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    #415
    ScrubsfanChris
    Registered Users Posts: 8,599 ✭✭✭ScrubsfanChris


    Exeter only themselves to blame for that one, what a mess


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    #416
    ScrubsfanChris
    Registered Users Posts: 8,599 ✭✭✭ScrubsfanChris


    If you have an 11 point lead with 30 minutes to go and then concede 21 unanswered points you dont deserve to win any game, nevermind a final.


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    #417
    razorblunt
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    Itoje, MOTM?
    Is it true Healy is gone from BT after this season?


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    #418
    ScrubsfanChris
    Registered Users Posts: 8,599 ✭✭✭ScrubsfanChris


    Austin Healy decides the person who deserves MOTM is a man who gave away 7 penalties and got yellow carded costing his team 12 points while he was off the field.

    Well done


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    #419
    RugbyLover123
    Registered Users Posts: 1,564 ✭✭✭RugbyLover123


    razorblunt wrote: »
    Itoje, MOTM?
    Is it true Healy is gone from BT after this season?

    He’s had a huge impact in the second half


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    #420
    Dave_The_Sheep
    Registered Users Posts: 7,337 ✭✭✭Dave_The_Sheep


    RugbyLover123 wrote: »
    He’s had a huge impact in the second half

    He had a huge impact on the first half too, in a different manner.


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    #421
    Jupiter Mulligan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 525 ✭✭✭Jupiter Mulligan


    RugbyLover123 wrote: »
    He’s had a huge impact in the second half

    Yep. The positives outweighed the negs. Shame that Chiefs couldn't do it - probably partly because the outstanding Nic White ran out of legs.


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