Exeter Chiefs vs Glasgow Warriors - Heineken Champions Cup

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Exeter Chiefs

15 Stuart Hogg
14 Jack Nowell
13 Henry Slade
12 Ian Whitten
11 Tom O’Flaherty
10 Joe Simmonds
9 Jack Maunder
1 Ben Moon
2 Luke Cowan-Dickie
3 Josh Iosefa-Scott
4 Sam Skinner
5 Sean Lonsdale
6 Dave Ewers
7 Jannes Kirsten
8 Sam Simmonds

16 Jack Innard
17 James Kenny
18 Patrick Schickerling
19 Dafydd Jenkins
20 Don Armand
21 Sam Maunder
22 Harvey Skinner
23 Tom Hendrickson

Glasgow Warriors

1. Jamie Bhatti
2. George Turner
3. Zander Fagerson
4. Scott Cummings
5. Kiran McDonald
6. Matt Fagerson
7. Rory Darge
8. Jack Dempsey
9. Ali Price
10. Ross Thompson
11. Cole Forbes
12. Sam Johnson
13. Sione Tuipolotu
14. Kyle Steyn
15. Fraser Brown

Replacements
16. Fraser Brown
17. Oil Kebble
18. Enrique Pieretto
19. Lewis Bean
20. Ryan Wilson
21. George Horne
22. Duncan Weir
23. Sebastian Cancelliere

Match Officials


Referee: Roman Poite
Assistant Referees: Vincent Biaso Baque & Stephane Boyer
TMO: Denis Grenouillet
Citing Officer: Chris Catling

Weather as at 1200 Friday

Light cloud and gentle winds from the south west

Temperature feels like 8 degrees

Low chance of rain

Television Coverage from 5.15 pm

Channel 409 BT Sport 2 SD
Channel 431 BT Sport 2 HD

What the hell is going on, players popping in and out every week, Gray was mentioned as being
doubtful but where is Jonny Hill? We have not got a settled team and we are going to suffer.
Chiefs 17 - 25 Warriors

Glad JI has got number two hooker, quite a youthful bench but quality. Believe we will win with all the illness prior to our last meeting must have drained energy levels. We will have to do our bit as we know the team does respond.
Chiefs 30-Glasgow 17

“all heave away, heave away for Exeter”
“All heave away, for Exeter Chiefs!”

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Boldeagle
What the hell is going on, players popping in and out every week, Gray was mentioned as being
doubtful but where is Jonny Hill? We have not got a settled team and we are going to suffer.
Chiefs 17 - 25 Warriors

That was my immediate reaction, seeing neither of the Jonnys starting, especially after how well our lineout was working last week.

Why are we not putting sam HC on the bench is he now just a water boy, missing johnny Gray and Hill will be massive . This game will be tight and i just wonder if they might nick it chiefs 17 Glasgow 21

Startyto wonder if we are prioritising top 4????

Chiefs 25 Glasgow 20. No way can we possibly repeat the dire performance we had up there.

Chiefs 28 - Glasgow 21

Exeter 31 - 18 Glasgow. Optimism abounds.

Pleased to see Innard. Not so happy with no Hill and Whitts start ahead of Hendrickson. Worried re Poite's interpretations of scrum as I think that is our big weakness. Avoiding soft penalties key and not dropping off first time tackles, Sladey especially. Poite often allows quite a lot at the breakdown. Will also struggle to defend maul's against their pack. Really worried but on the evidence of last week's performance and a must win game at all costs. Chiefs 30 Glasgow 28. Not at all confident though.

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Currychef
Startyto wonder if we are prioritising top 4????

The thought crossed my mind as well. With possible travel restrictions and covid cancelations the cup is starting to look at bit farcical. Going all out for top four might not be a bad thing.

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Chiefs 25 Glasgow 20. No way can we possibly repeat the dire performance we had up there.

Also agree with this, we can't play that badly again. I'm going for Chiefs 22 Glasgow 12.

Exe 25-18 Glasgow but I could be wrong.

Like others, I wonder if top 4 in the league is our focus. It may be that we have illness (covid/flu) in the camp and, along with injuries and AH's suspension, these are the best options we have at the moment. Whilst Warriors are probably favourites Rob may be looking at the possible outcomes of this and other matches in Pool A and will decide after this week whether to go for it in Montpellier or focus on top 4.

As with last week, I think if we can keep it close before the replacements come on, we'll maybe get at least an LBP so I'm going to randomly say, Chiefs 24 - Warriors 28 - and, as fisher says 'I could be wrong' (as I have been every other week )

Exe 25 Glasgow 12

On paper I believe that Glasgow should be favourites which would mean the home form history would be broken. I’m sticking with a Chiefs home win because I want our young guns to step up of the bench and make future selection a problem. This has cost me too many times this season in our prediction league but hey it’s only a game. I can believe I just wrote that!

Ex 28 Glasgow 26
Hoggy for Man (player) of the match

Maybe we can get points for predicting that?

28-20 Looking for improvements in the pack without some usual faces to take us into next year. Hope that's RB's plan as to me it's a great opportunity.

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

Chiefs 18 Glasgow 17

Chiefs 17 Glasgow 12

Gloomy is the word down here. It may be the weather or the fact that we have lost our 1st and 2nd choice tight heads, our 1st choice loose head, both our second row starters and our 1st choice 12. Will the home crowd be enough to lift the players? Notwithstanding all the above I'm greatly looking forward to seeing Dafydd Jenkins make his Euro debut!
Mrs PC lose 17 - 20
PC Draw 15 - 15.

Can't commit the heresy of predicting a loss. Besides, I reckon we, ie the home support, will make the difference.

Exeter 26 - 18 Glasgow

Well, I'm embarrassed and ashamed by my total inability to understand rugby union. Why I thought Chiefs would lose that, I just don't know. Please accept my apologies.

Glasgow looked stunned by the pace and intent and once Chiefs got on the right side of Poite they looked unbeatable. All of the guys played well and I thought it was very noticeable how much energy Hoggy brought to the game.

Don't mention it Ouch. the pessimists' boat was pretty crowded and the fence has severely damaged my bottom going for a draw.
Clalan with four points (correct result and correct Glasgow score) "surges" into the lead with Osmium with three (correct result and within one point of correct Glasgow score) catching up with Bold Eagle.
27 Points: Clalan
26 Points: Bold Eagle; Osmium
25 Points: Mike the Shirt
24 Points: Cornwall Chief: DumnoniiNomad;
22 Points: Mrs PC; Big Chief Little Chief; The Stoke Canon; Fisher;
21 Points: Chief Firewater; Ex 58;
20 Points: Ouch That Hurts;
19 Points: Curry Chief;18 Points: Plympton Chief; ExTeddChief
17 Points: Thomas Hawk
15 Points: Last of the Beercans;
14 Points: Exeterfan; Keithbar54;
10 Points: Father Alice
A few others less than 10. Late entries to the game mostly with some not predicting every week.

Glasgow looked stunned by the pace and intent and once Chiefs got on the right side of Poite they looked unbeatable.

Helps when it is not a ref from their league like the away game. not planed I think ?

If it was racing I think there would be a steward's inquiry into Glasgow's performance in the last half-hour even taking into account Exeter's improvement.