Coventry Rugby team announced to face Blaydon at home...
By Tom Little.
November 12 2015
...on Saturday 14th November 2015.
The Coventry Rugby team has just been announced that is at home to Blaydon at the Butts Park Arena this coming Saturday 14th November with a 3pm kick off.
The team shows 10 changes including 1 positional from the starting line-up of the side that lost to Esher last week. New Uruguayan World Cup star Gaston Mieres makes his debut at full-back in place of Scott Hamilton, who goes onto the bench. There is a welcome return after injury for half-backs Matt Jones and Wayne Evans in place of Caolan Ryan and Harrison Lee-Everton, with Caolan Ryan going onto the bench. On the wing Peter Weightman replaces Nigel Baker.
Both locks Tom Poole and Danny Wright are retained, but there is a complete change in the front row with Andy Brown replacing Tipiloma Kivalu who goes onto the bench, with fellow prop Chad Thorne coming in for the injured Adam Parkins. At hooker Matt Price comes in from the bench to replace Jake Farnworth, with Devlin Hope replacing him on the bench after flu.
The back row sees Jacques Le Roux switching to No 8 in place of Dan Carpo who goes onto the bench, with Sam Pailor coming in at No 6. There is a recall for George Oliver in place of Alex Woodburn.
15 Gaston Mieres
14 Dom Lespierre
13 Rory Hutchinson
12 Rob Knox
11 Peter Weightman
10 Matt Jones
9 Wayne Evans
1 Andy Brown
2 Matt Price
3 Chad Thorne
4 Tom Poole
5 Danny Wright
6 Sam Pailor
7 George Oliver
8 Jacques Le Roux
Replacements:-
16 Devlin Hope-fr
17 Tipiloma Kivalu-fr
18 Dan Carpo
19 Caolan Ryan
20 Scott Hamilton
Tom Little
Coventry Rugby Press office
12th November 2015.
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Having said that, this team is more like last years.
No pressure to win on saturday!!! :-(
Like the look of this side.
With this team and a supportive crowd, we can beat Blaydon.
Come on COV.
Serious back row with LeRoux Olver and Pailour
Strong pack and with the new guy in the back we look forward to some hard running and some feed to the wings.
just get the ball out to Dom
Having said that, Blaydon represent an opportunity for us to get the waggon back on the tracks and make progress for the rest of the season.
The weather does not look at all promising and will severely affect the style of play. But then, it's the same for both sides.
I'll be right behind Cov as ever and hoping and praying for a turnaround in our fortunes.
Quote:Charliebravo (Cliff Bennett)
It does look a better and more established selection but 10 changes this week and 9 last week? That's more than a whole team in two consecutive games. I do seriously wonder at the selection policy.
Having said that, Blaydon represent an opportunity for us to get the waggon back on the tracks and make progress for the rest of the season.
The weather does not look at all promising and will severely affect the style of play. But then, it's the same for both sides.
I'll be right behind Cov as ever and hoping and praying for a turnaround in our fortunes.
It was 10 changes as well last week at Esher Cliff. Ticknell who was selected was unable to play.
covmick/Michael Carter
It used to be said of Ron Greenwood when he was England football manager that he would throw a whole number of players into the air, and whichever eleven of them landed first would be the team. I have to say it seems a bit like that at the moment with CRFC.
And yet we have reverted to virtually the fifteen who played together for so much of last season. So what does that say about our scouting and recruitment policy?
Ye gods, I'm so much hoping for not just a win tomorrow but a good performance too.
That should be match time for all of them.