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Potential Lions call-up Kyle Sinckler withdrawn by Bristol Bears
By Ian Cameron
Potential British & Irish Lions call-up Kyle Sinckler is a late withdrawl by Bristol Bears for their came with Leicester Tigers this afternoon.
The club said: "One change for Bristol Bears as Kyle Sinckler (hamstring) is ruled out, with John Afoa coming in at tighthead. Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro comes onto the bench."
The withdrawal means fans won't get to see Sinckler go up against fellow England prop and friend Ellis Genge, who lines up at loosehead for Leicester Tigers. Both have spoken publically of their disappointment at missing out on Lions selection and today would have provided the pair a stage to showcase their talents and throw their hats in the ring as potential Lions call-ups.
BRISTOL BEARS TEAM: 15. Max Malins; 14. Piers O’Conor, 13. Semi Radradra, 12. Siale Piutau, 11. Henry Purdy; 10. Callum Sheedy, 9. Harry Randall; 1. Yann Thomas, 2. Will Capon, 3. John Afoa, 4. Dave Attwood, 5. Chris Vui, 6. Steven Luatua (c), 7. Dan Thomas, 8. Nathan Hughes.
System players: 16. Jake Kerr, 17. Jake Woolmore, 18. Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 19. Joe Joyce, 20. Ben Earl, 21. Andy Uren, 22. Ioan Lloyd, 23. Alapati Leiua.
LEICESTER TIGERS TEAM: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Harry Potter, 13 Matías Moroni, 12 Matt Scott , 11 Kini Murimurivalu , 10 Johnny McPhillips, 9 Ben Youngs, 1 Ellis Genge, 2 Tom Youngs (c), 3 Dan Cole, 4 Harry Wells, 5 Cameron, Henderson, 6 George Martin, 7 Tommy Reffell, 8 Hanro Liebenberg
REPLACEMENTS: 16 Julián Montoya, 17 James Whitcombe, 18 Joe Heyes, 19 Tomás Lavanini, 20 Jasper Wiese . 21 Richard Wigglesworth, 22 Zack Henry, 23 Nemani Nadolo
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Good summation Ned. Agree the Canes were out-muscled for once (except at the scrum!) by a focused Brumbies outfit. Tua deserves consideration for higher honors after the way he humbled Jordie and the Canes defense. Thankfully, his lack of eligibility for Oz keeps him from Joe’s plans. While I also agree the injuries affected the Canes performance, some players seemed to lack focus and intensity for this match. Perhaps after the Blues demolished the Brumbies, they thought it was going to be easy? A good reminder that any slip up in preparation can have a big affect on the result. Brumbies deserved that win.
Go to commentsKarl Dixon should never have been appointed this fixture, absolute disgrace, He’s not much of a referee anyway, didn't have the balls to send his mate care off
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