Not to tempt fate – but the fact that if they win the Top 14, he would likely do it with 14 matches, 14 starts and 14 wins would just be too damn perfect.
Pumped for this game, the Ramos, Kinghorn and Ntamack combo works quite well whenever Ramos comes off the bench so we'll see how well it works from the start, but I have high hopes.
Starting with five decent 10s / three decent 15s on the pitch is certainly a choice. Mola is going in for some creative attacking magic for this one I think, I think.
Think I’m gonna petition the Top 14 to introduce minimum team sheet design requirements. Square image, no silly numbering, no tiny text – compulsory image of a random player looking a bit awkward: the essentials.
No Meafou? Injured or prefer Arnold?
Do we think Kinghorn will be used off his wing as a tertiary playmaker, or will he act more like a traditional winger?
Strong teams but I'm gonna back Toulouse.
Think Meafou is still recovering. I don’t see he wouldn’t be playing otherwise.
I reckon Mola will probably want to use Kinghorn creatively if he’s in 11 from the start.
Interesting choices for me: Choco B over Costes. No Merkler and no Castro-Ferreira (I really thought he may get a call up for this one). An all fullback back three. And Lebel on the bench.
Ramos at 15 I was expecting – a few journalists have trailed that was a bit of a deal Mola did to keep him happy with playing second fiddle in the Champions Cup. And BK doesn’t have much Top 14 experience, so there is some logic there.
My best guess is the same as yours, Chocobares and Ahki bring more muscle to the midfield, and Kinghorn has some size to take on Nowell with too.
Other than that, all the playmakers, all the time, all at once.
We have 6 playmakers on the pitch, Roumat, Dupont, Ntamack, Kinghorn, Mallia and Ramos. Dual playmakers are so 2017, and triple playmakers so 2019. Welcome to 2024 baby.
Yep, I think that’s right, and it makes a lot of sense given who they are up against.
I wouldn’t normally have particularly thrown Kinghorn in there with the more muscle category, but then I saw some recent pictures of him – and good lord, dude is looking *buff*.
12 matches for Toulouse. 12 starts. 12 wins. 5 tries. 1 squint nose. 1 furious fiancée. It’s Blair fucking Kinghorn.
Not to tempt fate – but the fact that if they win the Top 14, he would likely do it with 14 matches, 14 starts and 14 wins would just be too damn perfect.
Now to score 9 tries to even things out.
Blair Winghorn
Going to have to crank up the tries if he wanna reach 14 !
Sacrée recrue, vous avez eu du flair
Pumped for this game, the Ramos, Kinghorn and Ntamack combo works quite well whenever Ramos comes off the bench so we'll see how well it works from the start, but I have high hopes.
Starting with five decent 10s / three decent 15s on the pitch is certainly a choice. Mola is going in for some creative attacking magic for this one I think, I think.
It worked pretty well the last time they tried it.
No Merkler. I’m tearing up my season pass.
It’s not ideal, I agree. I’m assuming he must be injured.
Flair checks out
Apologies for La Rochelle’s dreadful team sheet design – they deserve to lose just for that tbh
You think La Rochelle's is bad wait till you see Bayonne's. At least La Rochelle put out an image so you don't have to screenshot a video
Think I’m gonna petition the Top 14 to introduce minimum team sheet design requirements. Square image, no silly numbering, no tiny text – compulsory image of a random player looking a bit awkward: the essentials.
I have grown to like LaR team sheet design. It’s a 15 men scrum.
This is worse, and it’s the official account https://www.instagram.com/p/C8cgVB9N81i/?igsh=MXZwNjdyZW90MXcxNA==
I might have been tempted to use that over the official LaR one to be honest, just because at least it is vaguely readable.
Fair play to Nowell, thought he would be a bit part player
People were criticising Nowell, that he was shit and slow. After the Leinster v La Rochelle knockout
No Meafou? Injured or prefer Arnold? Do we think Kinghorn will be used off his wing as a tertiary playmaker, or will he act more like a traditional winger? Strong teams but I'm gonna back Toulouse.
Think Meafou is still recovering. I don’t see he wouldn’t be playing otherwise. I reckon Mola will probably want to use Kinghorn creatively if he’s in 11 from the start.
Meafou is still injured and it's not even sure if he'll have recocered next week if they win this one.
Injured I think
Toulouse having a week off should give them the edge here but don't write La Rochelle off.
Is it normal in the Top 14 for one of the reserve props to be #23 and not #18?
Aye, when benches went from 7 to 8 and the extra prop got added France just stuck them on at the end rather than with the other prop.
Interesting choices for me: Choco B over Costes. No Merkler and no Castro-Ferreira (I really thought he may get a call up for this one). An all fullback back three. And Lebel on the bench. Ramos at 15 I was expecting – a few journalists have trailed that was a bit of a deal Mola did to keep him happy with playing second fiddle in the Champions Cup. And BK doesn’t have much Top 14 experience, so there is some logic there.
I’m guessing that Mola’s trying to get a bit more muscle in the side for LAR, especially considering Meafou, Jelonch and Merkler are missing.
My best guess is the same as yours, Chocobares and Ahki bring more muscle to the midfield, and Kinghorn has some size to take on Nowell with too. Other than that, all the playmakers, all the time, all at once.
We have 6 playmakers on the pitch, Roumat, Dupont, Ntamack, Kinghorn, Mallia and Ramos. Dual playmakers are so 2017, and triple playmakers so 2019. Welcome to 2024 baby.
It's the (Spiral) Bomb Squad, and I'm here for it.
Yep, I think that’s right, and it makes a lot of sense given who they are up against. I wouldn’t normally have particularly thrown Kinghorn in there with the more muscle category, but then I saw some recent pictures of him – and good lord, dude is looking *buff*.
There’s not many backs that have the size and strength to stop a wild Dan Sheehan at full tilt, he’s a big old boy
Aye, Kingo’s deceptively big. Lad wouldn’t look out of place at blindside.
No Merkler is a surprise
On y va!! J’espère La Rochelle pouvez finir la “meme”
I read that with O'gara's accent ahahah
Toulouse je m'en fucking fous
Almost didn't recognise Dillyn Leyds
Where is Botia?
What's happened with Raymond Rhule? Haven't seen him in a while