Let The Games Begin

By Blues Brother
April 22 2016

Mike Rayer isn't giving much away with the selection for the first of the three games against Bristol which will define our season - and possibly of those to come .

This week's opener is pretty meaningless. We know we will play the side which finished top at home a week on Sunday before we travel for the decider the following Sunday.

Both clubs are making a host of chasnges with only four of last week's Blues lining up at Goldington Road this week -ly George Perkins, Myles Dorrian, Mike Howard and Charlie Clare starting again.

We ave drasfted in  Loughborough Students hooker Jacob Fields as an emergency signing after Sam James damaged a shoulcder. In any case Jacob will be joining Blues next season.

Blues: 15. James Pritchard 14. Pat Tapley 13. Henry Staff 12. Ollie Dodge 11. George Perkins 10. Myles Dorrian 9. Jordan Burns 1. Camilo Parilli-Ocampo
2. Charlie Clare 3. James Currie 4. Mike Howard 5. Harry Wells 6. Alex Lundberg 7. Seb Nagle-Taylor 8. Nick Fenton-Wells (capt)

Reps: Jacob Fields, Tom Williams,  Phil Boulton, Paul Tupai,  Pete White,. Jake Sharp,. Michel LeBourgeois

By comparison Bristol make a mere six changes including a debut for young fly half Callkum Sheedy.

Bristol: Jack Wallace; Ryan Edwards, Jack Tovey, Nick Carpenter, David Lemi (c); Callum Sheedy, Will Cliff; Jack O’Connell, Marc Jones, Gaston Cortes, Mark Sorenson, Ben Glynn, Jack Lam, Olly Robinson, Marco Mama.

Reps: Ross McMillan, Anthony Perenise, Joe Joyce, James Phillips, Martin Roberts, Luke Arscott, Ben Mosses.