Leicester Tigers

None of them are sound business nor is Watson I think Hatherall is a good player and Rogerson is a good squad player. Cracknell as an option at 8 might be fine. It's just none are the type of 7 we need. The whining over Watson is tiresome. As his contract with us didn't start until Nov/Dec time the...

Really thought we were well in it, until the red card. Thought we were decent for the first 50 minutes or so. I honestly thought Ridley was right with his initial analysis when he said yellow. It's a shame the TMO kept pushing for a red. Losing Tommy was big, too. Sorry, but Cracknell offers nothin...

Forwards played well but backs butchered 3 try scoring opportunities. Is this just lack of confidence or what? Looks like we're trying to evolve the attack in the backline that's just never had chance to settle. OHC looks like he's carrying an injury. Only positives from the backs were JvP looking ...

mol2 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 5:08 pm Fitness clearly an issue since Aled left. Back to the old second half collapses.

You can't play with 14 men against Saints for 50 mins and not expect to see the players blowing.

Have not watched this game so cannot comment on who played well or who did not. However, last time I looked rugby union was a game for fifteen not fourteen or thirteen, which is how we seem to play it. Just exactly how are we supposed to compete with anyone if we cannot maintain discipline and keep...

Have not watched this game so cannot comment on who played well or who did not. However, last time I looked rugby union was a game for fifteen not fourteen or thirteen, which is how we seem to play it. Just exactly how are we supposed to compete with anyone if we cannot maintain discipline and keep...

DaveRave wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 4:48 pm Well this has got really rather rubbish rather quickly.

We look shattered. Too long defending against Saints with a man down.

No Reffell and Montoya means no breakdown threat so they've got quick ball.

Pellsey wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 4:45 pm

Postiger2 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 4:44 pm Another game killed stone dead by a red card

We were the better team for the majority of the time when we had 15...

We've struggled ever since Reffell went off. Cracknell is once again an empty shirt.

4 point game and we have the first 4 minutes or so of the second half a man down, plus Saints bench is stacked.. Smith and Freeman will be very very dangerous against tired legs It is ok, OHC has barely hit 75% yet today! He has reserves! Unfortunately, neither has he since the beginning of the sea...

Can’t help thinking the lost points from the two try attempts butchered by Shilcock are going to cost us once Saints unload their bench. Don’t understand why we simply don’t play Steward at full back!!! One was butchered by Shillcock, the other by Steward (poor pass) I would stick Steward at 15 and...

OakhamTiger32 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:22 pm

Leicestertinytiger wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:22 pm That penalty not rolling away is a load of rubbish!

We have had 2 like that now.. not sure what we were meant to do

Not contest unless there's no one on their side. It's harsh as Reffell didn't impede anybody but sir is being consistent.

And yet in this country the support our private schools give to rugby is used as a club to bash the game over the head. ‘Toffs game’ and all that. And, indeed, the schools themselves. It's worth noting that private schools in Ireland are a fraction of the cost of private schools in the UK. The Iris...

Big Dai wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 3:05 pm

Goshengareth wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:43 pm Real struggle without Martin or Hanro.

+1

Great chance for Carnduff to lay down a marker though. If he wants to be in the mix for a game time next season then now is a great chance for a bloke with a lot of potential to show what he can do.

Saints have some injuries and they've rotated a few. They've got bench impact if they need it. Hopefully we can get the job done at front and starve them of quick ball.

Take your point. This was the player who was stand out for England A and called into English training squad because of it. There are plenty of good open sides at premiership clubs but he won’t have been sort of suitors. Suggesting he’ll be rotation initially isn’t fair imo I would fully expect him ...