Leicester Tigers

Hi All,

This is a long shot, but I am trying to organise a very social game of rugby against a local side in Dublin....would anybody have any connections to any clubs in Dublin I may be able to tap in to?

Thank you!

Re-watch Tigers loss to Bath at Twickenham last season and see if you still think we haven't upgraded with Ford coming in.

Thanks, Fogba

15 Veainu
14 Thompstone
13 Roberts
12 Mermoz
11 JPP
10 Williams
9 Harrison
8 Hamilton
7 O'Connor
6 Williams/Fitzgerald
5 Barrow
4 Slater (if fit)
3 Cilliers
2 Youngs
1 Genge

16 Mcguigan
17 Bateman
18 Betts
19 Croft
20 Thacker
21 Kitto
22 Burns
23 Tait

Can't see it happening, was documented at some point last season that Mike Brown is on £320k per season at Harlequins - assuming he doesn't want to take a pay cut then surely we can't get tying that much salary cap up when clearly needs are greater elsewhere...

Agreed Iain, an embarrassment of riches

How good was Harry Wells on Saturday? He was brilliant away at Bath earlier in the competition and on Saturday he carried well, offloaded, made his tackles and went well in the line-out.

Surely he is ready to be given greater exposure in the league fixtures.......

Agreed Noddy- important to enter in to the spirit of the cup.
Thought this weekend might be a good week to give a bit of game time to Jordan Crane though - disappointed not to see him get 80mins under his belt. Think he could really add some grunt in this East Midlands derby.

Thanks, Nod.

Well I guess we will never know but having watched Cipriani miss tackles against far less powerful runners than Manu last weekend I would imagine that would be a concern for him. Regarding Smith being equally as capable at breaking a defensive line as Manu......they have both scored 29 tries for Lei...

What difference does that make?

Yes of course Alex and Manu are capable of making mistakes....but unfortunately playing steady, reliable players from 9-15 doesn't win you anything. See England post 2003 with players such as Jamie Noon and Brad Barritt playing. They do nothing to make you think they are bad players, but conversely ...

Some very short memories - anybody remember how good Manu was in attack against Gloucester at the end of last season both making and scoring tries?