Leicester Tigers

If I'd been paying more attention in Biology A level, I'd be tempted to clone Mike Brown. I wouldn't expect him and his clones to play in positions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, and possibly not 8 and 9. Given all the criticsm on here of the other players in recent weeks, he'd probably make a better fist of it ...

As others have alluded to, the club's DNA has altered over the years. I was at the JP Cup final in 1978 and can still remember the attritional Glaws forwards deciding the match. That pack contained such softies as Burton and Fidler. Tigers won the next three finals with their stellar backline that f...

Quote " Symptom of no clear attacking plan and Pollard not being up to it."

For S Africa's two most recent RWC wins, other than being their most reliable place kicker, what else did Pollard contribute?

I don't agree with posters saying that the yellow cards cost Tigers the match due to numerical mismatches. Saints also had two so cancel out the Tigers' cards. Obviously the red card made some difference but I'd argue the main difference was how the team with 15 used their numerical advantage over t...

"I think about 12 of that starting 15 are international players, and 3 from the bench (ish)? Tigers are playing worse than the sum of their parts currently because that is a team/squad littered with top drawer talent." An obvious question is "why?" In their (brief) golden period ...

I don't know why many teams bother when you end up playing 90% of the current 2nd in the world squad. Never been a level playing field. According to Wikipedia, England has five times more adult male players than Ireland. All other things being equal (and that's not necessarily true), if Ireland has...

I don't know why many teams bother when you end up playing 90% of the current 2nd in the world squad. Never been a level playing field. According to Wikipedia, England has five times more adult male players than Ireland. All other things being equal (and that's not necessarily true), if Ireland has...

albany wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 11:05 am Telegraph & Mail reporting Matt O’Connor about to be confirmed as new attack coach. Telegraph also suggesting George Martin has NFL break clause in his contract which the San Francisco 49ers and Chicago Bears are looking to activate at the end of the season!

I need to check today's date.

Excellent though not unexpected news re Perese. On Beets personally I would be surprised if we spent cap money on another back rower. If the coaches feel he has the ability then sometimes youth needs to be given its head as Baxter has proved at Exeter. Slight aside a poster asked for explanations o...

Oh dear - yet more rants about the ref. Perhaps all professional players should be equired to pass a test on the laws of rugby? ( a bit like a theory exam before a driving test). There are plenty ofexamples of players and ex-players not knowing the laws (eg Haskell/England vs Italy a few years ago w...

I guess that the Welsh players didn’t anticipate THAT pass so made the chances of an interception less likely than for a normal floated pass?

A similar situation arose 25 years ago, at Wembley. It finished Wales 32-31 England but England were six points up near the end of the match and had the opportunity to kick a fairly straightforward penalty to make it "two scores". They opted for the lineout, Wales turned it over and Gibbs ...

The irony is that Freddie would probably have taken that chance too as he's scored several similar tries for England. Supposedly Furby's point of difference is his play making, not his finishing. Did he make any plays vs Scotland?

I've often said that Princess Anne is the ideal president for the SRU as she has/had one Scottish grandparent.

Re: England training squad Forwards Tigers 4 Bath 4 Saracens 4 Quins 3 Saints 2 Sale 1 Exeter 1 Bristol 1 Newcastle 0 Gloucester 0 Backs Saints 4 Bath 4 Sale 3 Bristol 1 Quins 1 Saracens 1 Exeter 1 Tigers 1 Gloucester 0 Newcastle 0 What conclusions may be drawn from this, if any? An East Midlands r...