By Moorsman
March 23 2016
Sarries 2nd v Chiefs 1st has a nice ring to it paticularly as there are just 5 games left in the 'league' season.
Sarries v Chiefs
Steeno - Chiefs alltime points scorer
Sarries 2nd v Chiefs 1st has a nice ring to it paticularly as there are just 5 games left in the 'league' season.
Position | W | D | L | F | A | BP | Points | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chiefs | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 422 | 270 | 11 | 59 |
2 | Sarries | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 426 | 303 | 7 | 57 |
3 | Wasps | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 441 | 300 | 9 | 53 |
4 | Tigers | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 366 | 339 | 5 | 49 |
5 | Saints | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 353 | 277 | 10 | 46 |
6 | Quins | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 410 | 420 | 10 | 44 |
7 | Glaws | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 339 | 323 | 5 | 39 |
8 | Sharks | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 312 | 348 | 6 | 38 |
9 | Bath | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 307 | 321 | 9 | 33 |
10 | Warriors | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 325 | 413 | 6 | 30 |
11 | Falcons | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 270 | 426 | 4 | 22 |
12 | Irish | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 264 | 495 | 1 | 17 |
It's going to be interesting to see how many of the 6 Nations players will feature in this game, particularly from a Sarries point of view. Both sides may be said to have been misfiring during the 6N period whilst still picking up valuable points. If Sarries have the likes of Kruis, Itoje, Vuniplola (2) and Farrell in Saturday's squad and with home advatage you'd not be criticised for fancying them for the win. However, whilst the Chiefs have not had the same number of players on International duty we have been gradually seeing a return of some injured players, notably Henry Slade. There is also the small but significant fact that Chiefs know how to win at Allianz Park under pressured circumstances as they did last season to set up a nail biting end to the season.
It also appears that our very own Giraffe on Steroids (Damien Welch) is back in full training and may feature in the squad for this match.
My feeling is that he may take a bench seat as our second row has been going well lately especially with regards the lineout where Geoff Parling appears to be masterminding things. However it's not just Geoff who has been doing the damage to opposition throws as both Don Armond and Ollie Atkins have been poicking up steals. Indeed The Don has been picking up plaudits after most games for his allround performance.
I don't see too many changes from the side that beat Saints last week although Dolly may return at fullback although Lachie Turner showed a lot of class in his Prem debut and looks another shrewd Baxter signing.
Whatever the side that Rob Baxter selects I think they'll really look to impose themselves on the game with forward intensity and flowing backs moves.
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