Coventry Rugby team announced to face Blackheath.
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
24th October 2013.
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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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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
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.
When will this stop? At this rate the squad will soon be 60+ !
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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.
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.
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.