Chiefs U18s side to face Bristol

By Alfie Martin
3/1/18

With the fireworks of New Year’s Day all done and dusted, the Exeter Chiefs Under-18s will be looking to start 2019 with a bang when they head up to face Bristol Under-18s in their latest Premiership Rugby Under-18s League match-up.

Have come home empty-handed from their opening fixture away to London Irish, coupled with a crushing 64-7 defeat to Bath at the Rec before Christmas, the young Chiefs will have their sights set on proving a point and turning the tables on their fortunes on the road.

“We were bitterly disappointed with our performance against a real quality Bath team the other week. They punished us for every mistake we made!” said Academy coach Marek Churcher.

“We as a group of coaches are hoping to see a real positive reaction heading up the M5 on Saturday to Bristol. The squad trained well on Thursday and looking forward to putting in a big team performance this week. Bristol will not be easy so it’s going to be another good challenge on the road”.

Nine changes from the starting line-up that faced Bath sees Troy Sixton and Charlie Cadogan being brought into the fray alongside Luke Bralsford and Archie Hill. A shuffled back line sees Frankie Dart re-assume the anchor slot, while Ali Stacey starts ahead of Tom Cairns on the bench.

CHIEFS UNDER-18s TO FACE BRISTOL

15 Frankie Dart
14 Ben Fenton
13 Troy Sixton
12 Archie Hill
11 Charlie Cadogan
10 Haydn Lidstone
9 Ali Stacey
1 Cian Goldsmith
2 Will Goffey
3 Chris King
4 Joe Elsworth
5 Luke Bralsford
6 Jake Bond
7 Ethan Maltby
8 Josh Thorne

16 Mackenzie Oliver
17 Cam Leigh
18 Devlin Welch
19 Joe Greaves
20 Harry Hocking
21 Tom Cairns
22 Alex Gozzard
23 Dylan Gosling