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Late player switch for Bristol Bears ahead of relegation showdown with Worcester

Harry Thacker flies through the air (Photo by Harry Trump/Getty Images)

Bristol Bears have made a change to their line-up ahead of the Gallagher Premiership clash with Worcester Warriors.

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Sam Parry starts at hooker, while Harry Thacker switches to the replacements bench.

Bristol Bears team to face Worcester Warriors at Ashton Gate on Saturday, March 23rd (3pmKO):

15. Luke Daniels; 14. Luke Morahan, 13. Piers O’Conor, 12. Siale Piutau (co-capt), 11. Tom Pincus; 10. Callum Sheedy, 9. Harry Randall; 1. Jake Woolmore, 2. Sam Parry, 3. Lewis Thiede, 4. Ed Holmes, 5. Chris Vui, 6. Steve Luatua, 7. Jake Heenan, 8. Jordan Crane (co-capt).

Replacements: 16. Harry Thacker, 17. Yann Thomas, 18. John Afoa, 19. Joe Batley, 20. Dan Thomas, 21. Andy Uren, 22. Ian Madigan, 23. Mat Protheroe.

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JW 49 minutes ago
Why ‘the curse of the Bambino’ is still stronger than ever at Leinster

Wasn’t the 3 option a 50/50? You’d take those odds? Have to look for Optas recap.


Yeah, if you’re right, hard for a breakout season 10 to go all the way and claim the title for his team. Let them/him build over the next few seasons. Noting the scrum too after you said that JGP did have a bit of a quite game for his standards?

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OJohn 52 minutes ago
Elegant or turbulent? Can Les give the Wallabies the Kiss of Life?

The very predictable and inevitable, let’s bag Less Kiss article from the hasbeen Welsh analyst, formerly employed by NZ rugby, trying to get his other mate and employer the failed pommie Lancaster a job in Australia, so that the hasbeen welshman can score some employment off him.


Soooo predictable.


You’re irrelevant now boyo. Try and spend more time trying to help your own country instead of constantly undermining them by supporting your former employer NZ rugby.

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JW 52 minutes ago
Why ‘the curse of the Bambino’ is still stronger than ever at Leinster

Yeap nip them in the bud, still, that’s just one guys opinion which I’m sure would have been more widely known if true (points by quarter).


But you appear to be in the camp, essentially, that they just need to run these guys into the ground and cross their fingers they get through. Is that how they started off winning Champs do you know? This is the same line up they’ve gone with in previous games right, where you saying that then?

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JW 55 minutes ago
Why ‘the curse of the Bambino’ is still stronger than ever at Leinster

Surely because he doesn’t have the same cohesion, they’d hardly played together. Sam and Jordie seemed to have a good combo going though. I doubt it would have looked any different than when Jordie was on the park myself.

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Ninjin 55 minutes ago
Why former All Black believes the Wallabies will beat the B&I Lions

To think that the best in Europe will not be able to keep up with Aus because Aus play in SRP. This is the B & I Lions we are talking about playing against Aus the #8 team on the rankings. I suppose upsets do happen but how can anyone see anything less than a 3-0 to the Lions. No national team made up of SRP players will be able to match the Lions on a rugby field imho. If they were playing basketball maybe but not rugby.

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JW 58 minutes ago
Why ‘the curse of the Bambino’ is still stronger than ever at Leinster

They didn’t seem to have any trouble accruing points in the second half GD.

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Alex 58 minutes ago
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Sorry to hear this. Good luck in the future dude

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JW 1 hour ago
Why ‘the curse of the Bambino’ is still stronger than ever at Leinster

In the end it all came down to whether Leinster could convert that penalty to points. The stage was set, they held all the cards, and it was time for the killer blow..

Yup, and then Pollock pilfered the ball after going to ground lol, gg.

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Is the All Blacks captaincy right for Scott Barrett?

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JWH 1 hour ago
Why former All Black believes the Wallabies will beat the B&I Lions

Don’t know where you are getting the idea that the Europeans are going to be any better than Taniela Tupou or Angus Bell at scrummaging tbh.

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JWH 1 hour ago
Why former All Black believes the Wallabies will beat the B&I Lions

Yeah boss, European rugby isn’t as quick as SRP. If the Wallabies force the Lions into playing a fast game, I think the Wallabies have the edge with experience at high pace, but it is easier to slow down a game than to speed it up.

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JWH 1 hour ago
Why former All Black believes the Wallabies will beat the B&I Lions

Tizzano, McReight, Wilson, Valetini, all of them are world class tbh.

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Ed the Duck 1 hour ago
Why ‘the curse of the Bambino’ is still stronger than ever at Leinster

Conan, Porter and Barrett all start in their strongest XV for that game, and given their respective performances, starting Baird over McCarthy would have been a better move too. Also unlikely that Byrne or even Frawley are Prender-gassed on the outside by Pollock either!

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Ed the Duck 1 hour ago
Why ‘the curse of the Bambino’ is still stronger than ever at Leinster

Saints were long shots to make up 6, 8 & 9 pt deficits on the three teams ahead for bottom spot in the play offs even before Saturday and if Dowson has any smarts, which he does, then it won’t even be a consideration, particularly with the injuries they’re also carrying.

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Ed the Duck 1 hour ago
'Most complacent selection decision you will ever see': Barrett benching slammed as Leinster knocked out

Pretty likely that Saints first XV atm has Threeman in the centre with back 3 of Furbs, Sleightholme and Hendy so yeah. first choice back 3 missing.


Great to see you recognise that Leinster were at full strength, on paper anyway…

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JW 1 hour ago
Why ‘the curse of the Bambino’ is still stronger than ever at Leinster

Yes I’d think they’d prefer a England/Saints type match up.

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JW 1 hour ago
Why ‘the curse of the Bambino’ is still stronger than ever at Leinster

Really? Who would you have changed, the hookers? I must say it didn’t seem as though Snyman was really all though, and I wondered why he wasn’t just bringing his enthusiasm in off the bench like normal. I could imagine him feeling more comfortable in that role.

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