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Exeter Chiefs:

15 Tommy Wyatt

14 Zack Wimbush

13 Joe Hawkins

12 Will Rigg

11 Paul Brown-Bampoe

10 Harvey Skinner

9 Tom Cairns


1 Scott Sio (c)

2 Dan Frost

3 Josh Iosefa-Scott

4 Rusi Tuima

5 Franco Molina

6 Ethan Roots

7 Lewis Pearson

8 Greg Fisilau


Replacements:

16 Max Norey

17 Kwenzo Blose

18 Jimmy Roots

19 Jack Dunne

20 Martin Moloney

21 Niall Armstrong

22 Will Haydon-Wood

23 Tamati Tua

Hartpury

15. Matthew Prothero
14. Dylan Coertze
13. Jack Johnson
12. Robbie Smith
11. Stan Underhill
10. Nathan Chamberlain
9. Mike Austin
1. James Gibbons
2. Will Crane ©
3. Alex Gibson
4. Dale Lemon
5. Jack Davies
6. Cam Cobbett
7. Harry Short
8. Sam Lewis

Replacements
16. E Hunt
17. B Mellows
18. O Popple
19. C Richards-Farr
20. E Hart
21. C Murry
22. J Edwards-Giraud
23. J Randall

Match Officials

Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
Assistant Referees: TBC and Simon

Weather Forecast as at 1200 Friday

Light cloud and a gentle breeze from the south
Temperature: 7 degrees will feel like 5 degrees
Precipitation is not expected
Simon



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Can’t understand why we are going that strong risking unnecessary injuries to the likes of Frost etc.. when a World Cup winning u20 international lock in Joe Bailey is not even getting a look in from the bench. So so disappointed for him and others. How are our younger academy players ever going to get any experience?
Unless injured this is a game Hammersley should be playing in rather than the premiership all a bit odd but that’s the norm re selection this season.
I think it must be get a home quarterfinal as the priority as a club as we are so desperate for the cash from a progression game?
A total mismatch on paper but if wet may keep the score down.
Hartpury 17 Chiefs 58.

Yeah, this is our Gloucester 23/24 arc.

Shame that so much of our U20s talent is being starved of minutes but with our Premiership ambitions all but dead, I understand throwing everything at the Cup.

Hartpury 15 - 62 Chiefs.

#allgoodinlewillhaydonwood
#winnerwinnerharveyskinner

Cueto wasn't in touch, at least in my dreams.

Like others, I think we're over-cooking it but it looks like Rob's desperate to win this competition.

Hartpury 15 Chiefs 40

Embarrassing.

mmm I do not like the idea of this team. As others have said/implied when are are our other prospects ever going to get a game? Hartpury 19 Chiefs 64. Rob will learn nothing from this game - unless we unexpectedly lose! I hope a big win does not bring noises of moving in the right direction!

3 progression games = close to £1million in gate receipts plus, presumably, some TV money.

For years other clubs put out their firsts whilst we used it as a development competition. For years pther clubs (particuarly Bath) sabotaged the A League with non-available frot row players. There is no second XV competition any more so keep the firsts playing. We're not going to make the playoffs unless 6 clubs go bust before the end of the season so the status of the games that are played is irrelevant.

Hartbury 10 Chiefs 52

Hartpury 16 Chiefs 68.

We will learn nothing and be told something daft about how they are happy with the progress being made from the previous game.

Agree with most:
Hartpury 10 - 60 Exeter

Can’t see anything but a win.
Hartpury 15 - 45 Exeter

This selection makes no sense to me. Almost a Peem side with the youngsters not being given a look. Are we trying to force our England U20 players out by ignoring them.
The coaches have lost my trust.
Having said that we should win at a canter. Hartpury 12 Chiefs 42

What are the coaches trying to achieve from this game, they will learn nothing, for once I agree with lineoutball, embarrassing. Hartpury 21- 58 Chiefs



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Hartpury 12 Chiefs 56

Its all about the money chief boldeagle the game is in a mess a bit like our finances we will not survive if we dont take this route shame. Hartbury 14 chiefs 57

Hartbury 19 Chiefs 52

At least we're playing the firsts in the pool stages. Remember when we got to the final and suddenly Leicester unleashed their firsts and Burns ruined the final for us?

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Exeforever
3 progression games = close to £1million in gate receipts plus, presumably, some TV money.
For years other clubs put out their firsts whilst we used it as a development competition. For years pther clubs (particuarly Bath) sabotaged the A League with non-available frot row players. There is no second XV competition any more so keep the firsts playing. We're not going to make the playoffs unless 6 clubs go bust before the end of the season so the status of the games that are played is irrelevant.

Are you joking? Exeter are infamous for putting out stronger teams in this competition than any other Prem club. This year takes it to a whole new level, but remember the days of Moray Low and Greg Holmes in your front row?

Look at the XV Bath are fielding (and winning heavily with) if you want an example of what this club is meant for.

Great idea to flog the ‘Prem’ players. Give them little time off. By the time Prem returns we’ll be either knackered or injured. Surprise, surprise, our Prem opponents will be well rested. No rhyme nor reason. RB’s losing the plot
Hartpury 14 Chiefs 65

Dose TR & Rob ever listen to the fans who keep the club afloat. I can see demonstrations starting at games soon.

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keithbar54
Its all about the money chief boldeagle the game is in a mess a bit like our finances we will not survive if we dont take this route shame. Hartbury 14 chiefs 57

Will it really make that much of a difference money wise? The prem cup games don't draw big crowds, and if not part of the season ticket I can see plenty of season ticket holders not spending the extra to attend these, especially those in the higher priced areas of the ground. I wonder how many we'd need through the gate to break even on progression prem cup fixtures?
Don't think there's any TV money unless you get to the final (assuming that's being shown).

I dont have a problem with selection.

Critics can't have it both ways. On the one hand many insist that these players either aren't ready for the Premiership, or aren't Premiership quality to begin with. On the other hand its embarrassing for them to be playing in the lower competition.

As Exeforever says, virtually every other Premiership club has put out their strongest team in previous years an attempt to win silverware and in many of those seasons we didn't. The rules are the rules. If it is designed to be a tournament for younger players then the framework of the competition should ensure that.

There are some obvious positives imo.

Firstly the players need to get back used to winning ways. Most agree that confidence has been low. A good result in this competition can only help.

Secondly,experience. Over and above confidence, these players need the experience of competing in knock out matches and it will pay dividends next year.

Thirdly coaching. Letting Pellow and Thomas compete with the same players does provide some insight into the coaching hierarchy, or at least what it should be.

Fourthly, silverware. Some say that this doesn't matter. Well I van guarantee that it matters to the players and winning it is certainly better than not winning it.

Fifthly, money. Every pound spent at the ground matters and getting to the progression stages is important for the club.

Finally, anything that @#$%& off Ballsup has to be a good thing...😀🤣😇

Hartbury 19 Chiefs 51

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Rowancroft73
Great idea to flog the ‘Prem’ players. Give them little time off. By the time Prem returns we’ll be either knackered or injured.

If they make it through to the final they'll have a mere two week rest between group stages and QF, but other than that it's a game a week til the beginning of April and the European break.

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Not Manichean
Finally, anything that @#$%& off Ballsup has to be a good thing...😀🤣😇

Hear, hear! More like Balls Deep, am I right, NM?

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Not Manichean
Finally, anything that @#$%& off Ballsup has to be a good thing...😀🤣😇

Hear, hear! More like Balls Deep, am I right, NM?

Im pretty sure that they haven't dropped yet, either way. 😇

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Not Manichean
every other Premiership club has put out their strongest team in previous years an attempt to win silverware and in many of those seasons we didn't.

You guys pretending you don't put out strong Prem quality teams every year is genuinely hilarious.

Can't wait for Chiefs to tweet out your changing room celebrations when you beat Hartpury by 70 points.

no one is bothered what you think lineout, are you a contribute to the chiefs or just a troll

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lineoutball

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Not Manichean
every other Premiership club has put out their strongest team in previous years an attempt to win silverware and in many of those seasons we didn't.

You guys pretending you don't put out strong Prem quality teams every year is genuinely hilarious.

Can't wait for Chiefs to tweet out your changing room celebrations when you beat Hartpury by 70 points.

Not as funny as watching you pretending to know what you're talking about. 🤣😂🤣

What was the name of that other troll that hung around like a bad smell? Ballsup or something?

Ballsout, and he was banned from the Bath bored.

Completely agree with NMs comments (18:12 today). This is as much about money as anything else. We desperately need another home game. If that's £1m or £500k in the bank it's the difference between profit and loss on the last financial statement. It's a shame, but given we don't have a financial sugar daddy to rely on (unlike a certain trolls apparent club) we have to grab what we can to ensure there's a club here to debate next season. If we were challenging the top of the table, I'm confident things would look very different.
Hartbury 14 : Chiefs 54

In Rob we trust.
By the way - cream on first. There's nothing to debate.

Exeterfan i think the club would pull 6000 fans and at £25.00 a ticket average thats £150000 plus bar and food so a nice earner which of course would help towards a decent player. Every little helps in these torrid times.

Hartpury 19, Chiefs 44

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keithbar54
Exeterfan i think the club would pull 6000 fans and at £25.00 a ticket average thats £150000 plus bar and food so a nice earner which of course would help towards a decent player. Every little helps in these torrid times.

I certainly hope so. If they price the games taking into consideration its not League/Europe level then that'd be a fantastic move.

Worth putting out a strong team to generate inane comments from the unflushable turd who now calls himself lineoutball!
Gloucester couldn’t buy a win in the Premiership last season so concentrated their efforts on this competition, seems to have paid off this season.
Agreed it would have nice to see some of our youngsters but 4 of them are currently away with the U/20s!
Hartpury 19 Chiefs 62.

Is the match being streamed anywhere?

Hartbury 7 Chiefs 80. Exeter oicked a complete first team and Hartpury picked a complete second XV. Understand the logic but Chiefs were the first to bemoan the demise of the A league and opportunity for younger players so other clubs appear to be using this as a stepping stone. In 4 games from recollection not one player been introduced. Surely integrating a few against either Hartbury of Pirates would have no effect on the outcome!!

Completely agree BA10.
Yet again rugby's governing bodies are not supporting their clubs nor the sport.
Without some rules of engagement the premiership clubs are going to use the PRC just for their own particular, selfish, reasons. Also the invitation to the championship sides will soon become meaningless to the clubs, and just as important their fans and spectators.

Like the vast majority of others on this forum I would have preferred a different team, certainly up front, the likes of Roots and Frost could have been rested. I can understand a full selection if we try out loads of new attacking plays. If we revert to type and use forward power to bash it up, we'll have learnt nothing and possibly injured/tired out some players.
With regards to the wider competition without some rules this type of selection will always happen, we've been on the recieving end a few times. Although Championship teams will struggle to compete, I'm not sure it puts spectators off. If I was a championship fan I'd want to see internationals playing at my club, rather than loads of people I don't know.
Hartbury 12 Chiefs 56

Ps Ballsout/lineoutball etc is banned from the Barf forum. I quite enjoy the NM style Micky taking, rather than any form of ban. If nobody takes him seriously or gets wound up by him he'll disappear!

Hartpury 12 Chiefs 69

As mentioned, the loss of the A league was rightly blamed for blunting the development of young players. Then along comes this competition giving a perfect chance to do exactly that, and what do we do? Full on first team, match after match. I don’t see the reasoning, hope the coaches know what they’re doing.

As for linoutball his predictable trolling is quite funny, but blimey, just imagine how sad his life must be?

Hartpury 3 Chiefs 55

Hartpury 10 - 61 Chiefs

Hartbury 15- 48 Exe but I could e wrong!

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CullyChief
As mentioned, the loss of the A league was rightly blamed for blunting the development of young players. Then along comes this competition giving a perfect chance to do exactly that, and what do we do? Full on first team, match after match. I don’t see the reasoning, hope the coaches know what they’re doing.
As for linoutball his predictable trolling is quite funny, but blimey, just imagine how sad his life must be?

He's probably a jealous Ealing fan.

Cueto wasn't in touch, at least in my dreams.

Hartbury 10 Chiefs 58

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Debenair
Ballsout, and he was banned from the Bath bored.

Ahh so it’s one and the same then! Come back on here under a ‘slightly’ different name! How sad I bet he sits at home thinking he’s funny! 🤣

Thanks again, Ouch!

Cueto wasn't in touch, at least in my dreams.