Leicester Tigers

But we can't blame him for taking the posh pound. He's just trying to earn a living by not actually making anything or doing anything creative. A sad position for a once-great sportsman, really.

At the risk of further censorship, Danny Cipriani leaves Glaws with a media t'effect.

I also imagined he had a popstar girlfriend and that would add to the American lure, but I googled him ( word of advice, don't do that - I think it has cost me at least 5% of my braincells ) and it turns out his fiancee/wife is a 39 year old grandmother and "mental health campaigner" Real...

I suppose the equivalent for fans' brain damage is not buying a season ticket.

That scrum should serve us well if we can keep it going.

Neither side seems really up for it.

Drop The Dead Mercury, S1 Ep1. Scene - a blurry Zoom meeting late on a Thursday night. Sports reporter Phil Pages is in conversation with his editor, Juan Kerr. PAGES: Tigers have made a good start to the season. KERR: (Slinging back a large glass of 'McHighland Scotty Johnny' Scotch whisky) That's ...

It’s another example of the privilege and entitlement that gave us the ‘Barnard Castle eye test.’ Their scripted crocodile tears merely underline the contempt these people have for everyone who isn’t part of their fatuous little gang.

'Chris Robshaw, Richard Wigglesworth, Sean Maitland and Jackson Wray were among the 12 players stood down from the fixture, along with a number of other Saracens players.'

Priorities, eh?

He's shown a slipperiness worthy of Matt Tait with ball in hand. Great to watch.

McCall's view - 'It is what it is.' Where have we heard that before?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/53999727

Some electric passing v Irish which shows a proper team. This is what I want to shout for at Welford Road.

One thing that does get a team winning is constant, miserable criticism from constant, miserable c

This is without exception the weakest team that tigers have ever fielded in the Premiership. And it is this complacent nostalgia that has done for Tigers, these past ten years or more. Both on and off the field. We now have an extended pre-season against several Premiership sides. It's a golden opp...

Tigers played well, Exeter played well. After 6-odd months of not playing at all. Ref got about 50% of his calls right. What more do you want?