By Tom Little.
October 24 2013

The Coventry Rugby team to face Blackheath at home at the Butts Park Arena this Saturday 26th October, kick off 3pm has just been announced. 

It shows 9 changes from the starting line-up that so disappointedly lost last Saturday against Wharfedale. Will Hurrell has recovered and comes back in on the wing in place of Ian Clark who goes onto the replacements bench. Likewise James Otutaha has recovered and comes in for the injured Luke Myring. There is a complete change at half-back with a fit again Matt Jones replacing Will Maisey and Louis Silver replacing Lewis Barker.

In the pack there are 5 changes plus one positional with Danny Hobbs and Matt Price coming in for Andy Brown and Chris Locke, with Chris Locke going onto the bench. In the second row Danny Wright comes in for Scott Morgan. It is all change in the back row with new signing Sam Pailor making his debut in place of Matt Tibbatts who reverts to No 8 following an injury sustained by Jacques le Roux. Club captain Rob Nash replaces Liam Munro who goes onto the bench.

On the replacements there are two further changes with Ignas Darkintis named and a debut for Alex Smit who can play either wing or scrum half.

15 Cliffie Hodgson

14 Mark Kohler

13 Barry Davies

12 James Otutaha

11 Will Hurrell

10 Matt Jones

  9 Louis Silver

  1 Danny Hobbs

  2 Matt Price

  3 Tim Ryan

  4 Tom Poole

  5 Danny Wright

  6 Sam Pailor

  7 Rob Nash

  8 Matt Tibbatts

Replacements:

16 Ignas Darkintis   fr

17 Chris Locke    fr

18 Liam Munro

19 Ian Clark

20 Alex Smit

Tom Little

Coventry Rugby press office

24^th October 2013.

Coventry Rugby team announced to face Blackheath.

Discussion started by Unofficial Coventry Rugby (IP Logged), 24/10/2013 20:54

Unofficial Coventry Rugby
24/10/2013 20:54

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Nige H
24/10/2013 21:13

Some really interesting choices, especially on the bench...

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Bono546
25/10/2013 10:28

Sam Pailor ex bedford signed for Doncaster
I seem to have missed the news about this signing and have been on Doncaster site to see his expectations having signed for them. Born in Swindon and his early rugby played ... guess where .......WALES. Any body else have any info?

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John Butler
25/10/2013 11:33

If you look under the other thread re Scott Morgan you will find reference there.

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baddog
25/10/2013 15:08

what as happened to greg evans this season not seen him play, played a lot of games last season is he out of favour with coaches or injured ?

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r hess
25/10/2013 19:14

It just seems odd that someone can turn up out of the blue and jump straight into the team?

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covmick1/Michael Carter
25/10/2013 19:23

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r hess
It just seems odd that someone can turn up out of the blue and jump straight into the team?

Even more so that we have two more back row/wing forwards who have not featured re; Gere Mere and James Tyas. ?????


covmick/Michael Carter

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OldNick
25/10/2013 19:31

Well, here's ">his showreel if you want so see what he looks like before tomorrow.

I would expect given his history that the coaches know rather more about him than we do - not out of the blue to him. More likely one of the side effects of larger crowd receipts than dufgeted for.

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r hess
25/10/2013 23:49

I trust we are not selecting / recruiting by U tube?

When will this stop? At this rate the squad will soon be 60+ !



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2013:10:26:00:02:31 by r hess.

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Kimbo
26/10/2013 00:20

Or even 78. And then perhaps you'll change the record?

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tom snr
26/10/2013 01:22

Squad is 39

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r hess
26/10/2013 09:06

I will post no more, but continue to fail to see how any degree of consistency can be achieved.

All teams have injuries, so that is the justification for big squads presumably. CRFC have a large squad but then still bring in others straight into the team?

Over and out, or else I shall find it difficult to remain positive.

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Bono546
26/10/2013 09:48

Try going to the away games (Blaydon and Wharfedale) that would test your ability to remain positive

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titchywinger
27/10/2013 00:47

Kimbo. Just a little bit more composure towards the end and we would have busted 78.Yes we were damn good today.

r hess. Sam Pailor, our new number 40 performed rather well. In fact very well. As Jaques Le Roux is injured again it would seem that the club have acted quickly to cover his absence. Shrewd business,me thinks

Today, The feel good factor was off the scale.We were good. Very good.Off to Worthing next week in a totally positive frame of mind.

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PaulRossborough
27/10/2013 09:43

Was it just me then that thought whilst very good in attack - quite clinical in fact, they were atrocious in defence. Some of the tries let in were bordering comical.
That said, if we score as many tries (some very impressive ones) throughout the rest of the season, I am sure we will do well, and I can sort of forgive the defensive failures! Lastly, the lineout was not great, in fact very worrying at points.

This said, a very impressive attacking performance and was a joy to witness in the end.

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tom snr
27/10/2013 14:14

Apart from first try conceded and then trying to play seven a side when 32.7 up, we then tightened up with Blackheath nilled in 2nd half.

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