Personally, I'm quite liking the mid-week fixtures as they are forcing the teams to go deeper into their squad and ensuring that the Championship players don't just sit on the bench or play A league games (which don't exist this year anyhow).

I'm mostly aware of the Ealing players that have moved up, and here's how I thought they've done so far:

Matt Cornish: He's played in, I believe, all of the games for Irish. He managed a driving maul try as a replacement in his first match, started in the second and played well but couldn't finish a particularly good opportunity on a rolling maul in the second and came on relatively late in the third and fourth. Overall, he's looked like a solid player, but hasn't been tearing up trees. 6/10.

Harry Sloan: He came on for a few minutes in one game for Sarries and was fine. Too early to score.

Jordy Reid: If there's anyone who has been impacted negatively by the focus on the breakdown, it has been Jordy. He's gotten pinged for quite a number of penalties, most of which wouldn't have been called last year, and some of which were just plain wrong. He's started once and came on as a replacement (late) twice. He had one billing steal, break, and chip that was ruined by a wing failing to dot down. 5/10

Jordan Els: Hasn't played for Quins.

Craig Trenier: Hasn't played for Quins.

Outside of Ealing, I've only seen Will Hooley get much playing time, but I'll let Blues fans comment on him.

Josh McNally has established himself as a starter at Bath.

Jonah Holmes, Greg Bateman and Will Spencer were all fairly regular starters for Leicester, but all three have left during the lockdown.  The first two have moved to Wales, but Spencer has had one game for Bath since the resumption.

Ah - wasn't aware of this. That'll explain it.

And for clarity, I was just commenting on folks who left at the end of last season. Otherwise, I'd add that Piers O'Connor has looked absolutely awful at Bristol this year, and that's after he looked good enough last year to earn a non-capped appearance against the Baa Baas.

Purdy obviously went to Glaws with some success.

Forsyth and Jennings are also on loan at Leicester until the end of the current Prem season.

Luke Wallace has had some decent minutes at Tigers. 

It might be an idea if for once they swallowed pride & admitted their statement was wrong.

Yes, I know. Brain fart.

Bit like calling him 'Puffy' I guess.

Sam Matavesi has been coming off the bench for Saints, has committed one howler which cost them a try unfortunately 

Marc Thomas to Quins

Bomber hislop to Saracens

Tom James Northampton 

(Paul Hill and Piers Francis been there a few years)

Will Griff John at Sale

Pete Luco ck  to Newcastle

Jake Armstrong (via Jersey) at Bristol

Michael Heaney at Worcester

Any view on how they are doing?

Heaney was getting plenty of game time

Will Griff John playing regular

Tom James came off bench for Saints two weeks ago

Marc and bomber just signed on temp contracts

Piers and Paul are regular players, Piers as gone on to play for England

Also we had Lewis  Tomas Francis now at Exeter, plus Jack Yeandle both regular starters over recent years

Tom James started last night against Bristol, and although Northampton got utterly lumped, it wasn't due to any mistakes from Tom. Also Garside from Ampthill came on as a replacement and was fine, putting in one very clever carry.

Not Premiership but a couple of Scrum halves with Scarlets & a couple of forwards with Edinburgh - Falcons players may eventually be added when the new season starts. Charlie Clare (via Blues) was playing in the televised game last night.

Harry Williams: Exeter & England

- 'came through our M&J then spent a couple of years in the firsts'

- 'came through our M&J then left to go to a prem academy'

- 'played a few games for us on D/R'

- 'turned up on the scene fully formed, played for us and left for the Prem'

- etc

Sometimes when I sit and look at Moseley's list I wonder which ones we can actually claim and whether we're trying to tell ourselves stories with some of them because it sounds good 

With someone like Lewis Bean - who went from us in N1 to Saints and is now getting at least regular bench starts (as indeed he did this week), then he'd apparently never played rugby before someone put a ball in his hand in the army, then he came to us for a couple of seasons, then off to Saints. So I suppose we split the honours with the army in terms of his (rapid) development? But then again, given how rapid it was, maybe he was just a natural? And then Worcester would chip in and say 'while he was at Moseley he was training with us sometimes and played the odd A League match, so where's our credit?'

For a lot of players there has been genuine development, and hard work, but I always wonder how much ice there is below the surface in these lists of contributions, where it amounts to 'he wore our shirt'?

Mind you Saracens have Mako as an academy graduate when he was in Bristol’s academy and had played forty games for Bris before they signed him.

Josh Hodge

Morgan Passman 

Adam Brocklebank

Will Montgomery 

Contact Cade

Rob Farrar

Tom Marshall

Cameron Nordli-Kelementi

Jack Payne

It would be better name the players who have broken the mould and create/forged themselves an opportunity at a later stage in their careers.... so again looking at DMP -

Adam Radwan released from Falcons at 16 joined DMP set the league alight and will probably pull on an England shirt in the next 2 year

Matt Shields- Prop moving to Quins in late 20s

Matt Heaton - Canadas player of the year and played everyminute of the world Cup playing for a USA franchise (mega money i would giess) in late 20s

Simon Uzokwe - a medical student as sunderland uni signing a pro contract at early 20s

Frano Lamanna - Uruguay world Cup player playing in pro 14

Luca Petillo - one if the hardest men I've ever met again playing pro 14

Santiago Socino - from DMP to Jaguars and 2nd choice hooker for Argentina 

These are the types of players we should be commenting on not DR'S and they were selected and placed in the said club to develop for the Premiership team....

If we really turned back the clock in the mid 2000s Toby Flood was offered to DMP as the answer to Kevin Oliphants injury and was places on the wing as he didn't make the cut at the time??? That was Nat 3 north

Whatever else is stacked against the Championship at the moment (and there's plenty), it is clear that Eddie Jones is a major supporter, not just from this quote, but from things like going to Ealing to train the team.

Woolmore illustrates the point above about experience gained further down the pyramid than the Championship.  He was at Taunton for several seasons, plus a brief Exeter connection.  All before Jersey.  And now more game for Bris (does the 's' really sound like 'z'?).  Who developed him?  All of them.  I suspect the man himself may have but a bit of effort in too.

Maybe not if your team spoil our unbeaten run again though, but so happy for you that you went away with your wish the last time. 

Good to hear Bartman - cheerz to you too ; 

if zomeone wants to get all upzet about a jokey zwitch of conzonant they pozzibly need to go to the nearezt pub & order a large glazz of perzpective...

I believe that Jake just turned up at Taunton to try his luck at a higher level, having played a while in the Yeovil/Sherborne area (though I think he is a Londoner by birth). It wasn't long before he was on Exeter's radar. You are not wrong to suggest he put in a bit of effort himself, a very hard working young man.

When not on duty at Exeter/Jersey he would sometimes turn up and perform water duties for Taunton, we are very proud of his achievements.

Another Ealing player got his Prem debut in the midweek games, with Jordan Els getting a run out for Quins. He came on after Quins had already lost a player to a red card, but he didn't look great. On two occasions I saw team mates need to shove him to the right spot on the defensive line - but I only caught the condensed highlights, so might have missed something else. He spent two years in Ealing, coming from South Africa, but really improved his ball handling.

And yes, Jake Woolmore did start his rugby in Yeovil.  Lucky escape for him.

Good article on the Jersey Offy.