Hope we're to going to box-kick the ball to their back three.

Newcastle Falcons team to face Exeter Chiefs (Sunday, 3pm, Kingston Park Stadium)

15 Simon Hammersley

14 Vereniki Goneva

13 Chris Harris

12 Josh Matavesi

11 Sinoti Sinoti

10 Toby Flood

9 Michael Young

1 Rob Vickers

2 Kyle Cooper

3 Jon Welsh

4 Calum Green

5 Sean Robinson

6 Will Welch (captain)

7 Gary Graham

8 Mark Wilson

Replacements

16 Scott Lawson

17 Sam Lockwood

18 Scott Wilson

19 Evan Olmstead

20 Nili Latu

21 Sonatane Takulua

22 Joel Hodgson

23 Juan Pablo Socino


CHIEFS SIDE TO FACE NEWCASTLE FALCONS

15 Lachie Turner
14 James Short
13 Ian Whitten
12 Sam Hill
11 Olly Woodburn
10 Gareth Steenson
9 Nic White
1 Alec Hepburn
2 Jack Yeandle (capt)
3 Tomas Francis
4 Mitch Lees
5 Ollie Atkins
6 Dave Ewers
7 Matt Kvesic
8 Sam Simmonds

16 Elvis Taione
17 Carl Rimmer
18 Greg Holmes
19 Toby Salmon
20 Thomas Waldrom
21 Will Chudley
22 Henry Slade
23 Phil Dollman

Referee: Andrew Jackson.



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Looks a strong side and I like the look of the bench. I have to admit that I'm surprised that Takelua doesn't start as I doubt he will play in any of the cup games coming up. The wingers will need to help out competing at the kick chase.

Great that Sinoti is back quickly! He has performed well against Chiefs in the past and I think this is a game we could see the best out of Matavesi.

Only surprise is Takalua on the bench. The I ncentive is there for Young to have a good game. I don’t hold much hope for the gane. Exeter are a top team that we tend to struggle against home & away

I certainly don't expect a win, I'd take a LBP right now.

Exeter are a top side. They'll be dominant in the scrum. Hepburn is a fantastic player for them, has the same impact as Cooper does for us in the front row.

It's going to be a tough match for us, can't see us getting to much out of this but who knows.

WWW!

I think Takelua is there as an impact sub - Mickey Ward is no slouch tackling big forwards which we know Exe will send round the corner

Mickey Ward [u][/u]am glad he is playing

Good team, good match-up, bar Takalua starting. I don't see why we can't get a positive result. I think Exeter will be wary of our offensive game too. With us being the home side I see us giving it a real go, although Exeter are rightly the most formidable team in the AP at the moment.
Some interesting duels in that midfield. Exeter with some big boys with Whitten and Hill both of whom are test level centres.

Got him out of retirement!! Micky Young

That's an impressive Exeter back row.

Ewers is a man mountain at 6, Simmonds is a very good strike runner and Kvesic is a breakdown king.
Mark, Will and Gary are going to have to be on their game.

I don't get the Young call. Why one earth start him in this game??

Whenever Young is fit management seem to lean towards him ive noticed over Takulua , why Im as baffled as everyone else.

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Good team, good match-up, bar Takalua starting. I don't see why we can't get a positive result. I think Exeter will be wary of our offensive game too. With us being the home side I see us giving it a real go, although Exeter are rightly the most formidable team in the AP at the moment.
Some interesting duels in that midfield. Exeter with some big boys with Whitten and Hill both of whom are test level centres.

Hardly....Hill has never been capped and Whitten has 2 caps for Ireland, the last in 2009.

Almost our best available squad but,like others, I'm baffled what they see in Michael Young. I hope we plan on playing attacking rather than safety first football.

We're not going to beat Exeter with box kicks. Lets really go for it from the off, nobody is really expecting anything from the game.

How are ticket sales going for this one?

Tickets still available from the stadium, Skip

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Good team, good match-up, bar Takalua starting. I don't see why we can't get a positive result. I think Exeter will be wary of our offensive game too. With us being the home side I see us giving it a real go, although Exeter are rightly the most formidable team in the AP at the moment.
Some interesting duels in that midfield. Exeter with some big boys with Whitten and Hill both of whom are test level centres.

Hardly....Hill has never been capped and Whitten has 2 caps for Ireland, the last in 2009.

My comment is an opinion , and I said test level centres. I didn't say they have played test rugby, but I rate both at that level, and I'm sure both could easily play at that level. In the end these things are just about opinions.
I hope that clarifies things for you.

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Good team, good match-up, bar Takalua starting. I don't see why we can't get a positive result. I think Exeter will be wary of our offensive game too. With us being the home side I see us giving it a real go, although Exeter are rightly the most formidable team in the AP at the moment.
Some interesting duels in that midfield. Exeter with some big boys with Whitten and Hill both of whom are test level centres.

Hardly....Hill has never been capped and Whitten has 2 caps for Ireland, the last in 2009.

My comment is an opinion , and I said test level centres. I didn't say they have played test rugby, but I rate both at that level, and I'm sure both could easily play at that level. In the end these things are just about opinions.
I hope that clarifies things for you.

No dramas Lizard, everybody is entitled to an opinion. I was just pointing out they're clearly not test level centres and backed this up with some evidence to show this. If you think they are, good for you.

What a first half!!

Hopefully we can continue this great performance in the second half.

Good game the referee should of gone to Specsavers mind jaysus.

What a game!

That was not good for my nerves! Amazing in the first half and heroic display in the 2nd. Scrum was awful as normal but we somehow managed to hang on.

Our very own test level centres made the Exeter combo look very ordinary.

re-posted on the other thread



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