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Semi Final line ups: Premiership Rugby Cup

BY Jack Tunney  ·  Friday Feb 16, 2024

The Premiership Rugby Cup has reached the semi-final stage and for the first time in its history, it includes a Championship side. Gloucester host Exeter at Kingsholm, whilst Ealing Trailfinders welcome Leicester Tigers to the Trailfinders Sports Ground.

This years competition was the first time in 18 years that Premiership sides faced lower-tier teams in a cup competition.

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Gloucester Rugby:

Currently ninth in the Premiership

Starting team:

15. Lloyd Evans, 14. Alex Hearle, 13. Max Llewellyn, 12. Seb Atkinson, 11. Ollie Thorley, 10. George Barton, 9. Caolan Englefield, 1. Jamal Ford-Robinson, 2. George McGuigan, 3. Kirill Gotovtsev, 4. Freddie Clarke, 5. Cam Jordan, 6. Ruan Ackermann, 7. Lewis Ludlow (C), 8. Zach Mercer

Replacements:

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16. Seb Blake, 17. Harry Elrington, 18. Ciaran Knight, 19. Arthur Clark, 20. Jack Clement, 21. Charlie Chapman, 22. Louis Hillman-Cooper, 23. Josh Hathaway

Exeter Chiefs:

Currently fifth in the Premiership

Starting team:

15 Josh Hodge, 14 Ben Hammersley, 13 Zack Wimbush, 12 Ollie Devoto, 11 Arthur Relton, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Tom Cairns, 1 Scott Sio, 2 Max Norey, 3 Ehren Painter, 4 Rusi Tuima, 5 Lewis Pearson, 6 Jacques Vermeulen, 7 Richard Capstick, 8 Greg Fisilau

Replacements

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16 Jack Yeandle, 17 Danny Southworth, 18 Josh Iosefa-Scott, 19 Jack Dunne, 20 Ross Vintcent, 21 Will Becconsall, 22 Iwan Jenkins, 23 Will Rigg

Leicester Tigers:

Currently sixth in the Premiership

Starting team:

15 Mike Brown, 14 Matt Scott, 13 Dan Kelly, 12 Phil Cokanasiga, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Jamie Shillcock, 9 Tom Whiteley, 1 Francois van Wyk, 2 Finn Theobold-Thomas, 3 Dan Richardson, 4 Harry Wells, 5 Kyle Hatherell, 6 Hanro Liebenberg, 7 Matt Rogerson, 8 Olly Cracknell

Replacements

16 Charlie Clare, 17 James Whitcombe, 18 Tim Hoyt, 19 Sam Carter, 20 Emeka Ilione, 21 Sam Edwards, 22 Kieran Wilkinson, 23 Joseph Woodward

Ealing Trailfinders

Currently first in the Championship

Starting team:

1 Will Goodrick-Clarke, 2 Matt Cornish, 3 Biyi Alo, 4 Bobby De Wee, 5 Barney Maddison, 6 Rob Farrar, 7 Jordy Reid, 8 Rayn Smid, 9 Craig Hampson, 10 Dan Lancaster, 11 James Cordy-Redden, 12 Billy Twelvetrees, 13 Reuben Bird-Tulloch, 14 Jonah Holmes, 15 Max Bodilly

Replacements:

16 Mike Willemse, 17 Kyle Whyte, 18 Jimmy Roots, 19 Andrew Davidson, 20 Richard Hardwick, 21 Lloyd Williams, 22 Dan O’Brien, 23 Will Montgomery

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