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Rugby, the original version

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Too Much Water Sep 2020 12:30pm, 22 Sep 2020 7,607 posts	0 Too Much Water So, been looking at the playoffs. The final round for every team is October 4th. Bath get an early start on round 21 tonight. Bristol play their Semi final on Friday, then round 21 the following Wednesday. 3 games in 9 days. Sale play round 21 next Tuesday. Wasps play round 21 next Monday. Ignoring who the opposition are for now, the dates of the games massively favour Bath - and if they win with a bonus point tonight should Sale or Bristol not win their round 21 game Bath will be in the playoffs. A lot of ifs there though
B Rubble Sep 2020 1:41pm, 22 Sep 2020 2,600 posts	0 B Rubble Let's hope Bath lose then, particularly tonight :-). Waits for Richmac to come back on this
Eynsham Red Sep 2020 4:05pm, 22 Sep 2020 6,431 posts	0 Eynsham Red Bristol will have to decide where their priorities lie. Cup or top four, and field sides appropriate to that decision. Personally I hope that they will prioritise a top four position and put the second team out for the semi-final.
richmac Sep 2020 4:33pm, 22 Sep 2020 14,334 posts	0 richmac Lol thanks for that this is where being rubbish early in the year pays off. So Bristol have Bordeaux, Tigers and irish. Don't see them losing any of those. Sale have saints and worcs, not going to bother them overly. Wasps have quin's and Exeter, so they'll get another 5 points Exeter have Toulouse, Irish and Wasps. Three wins and Send Wasps away work zero points. We have Glaws, which we may well choke on and Sarries who are unpredictable. So would rather have Sales run in if not Bristols A good chance of the playoffs and some overdue silverware. Wouldn't like it to be tainted by people saying it's only because Sarries for sent down or because X & Y for injuries in an extra match, although it's not like football fans is it 😉
Badger Sep 2020 5:19pm, 22 Sep 2020 12,814 posts	0 Badger Exeter is the big worry for Wasps, yup. If we do make the playoffs, at least we can say we beat Sarries home and away so deserve their place!
Too Much Water Sep 2020 5:33pm, 22 Sep 2020 7,608 posts	0 Too Much Water As Richmac has pointed out, Bath and Wasps have harder matches but more recovery time. What that means with weakened teams is anyone’s guess. Leicester, Northampton, Worcester and London Irish have largely been on the beach for the past month. Bristol I reckon will go for both tournaments. Bath’s pitch I think would really benefit from summer rugby. It’s probably been their strongest performer since the restart
Angus Clydesdale Sep 2020 6:53pm, 22 Sep 2020 19,819 posts	0 Angus Clydesdale 3 - 20 going into the final ¼ ‘MON GLAWS!!
Angus Clydesdale Sep 2020 7:00pm, 22 Sep 2020 19,821 posts	0 Angus Clydesdale Ours to throw away now....
richmac Sep 2020 7:07pm, 22 Sep 2020 14,335 posts	0 richmac 17 - 20 You were saying?
Too Much Water Sep 2020 7:13pm, 22 Sep 2020 7,609 posts	0 Too Much Water And now Bath in the lead...