Leicester Tigers

Proud to be the standard bearers for England: English rugby is in our hands, all our scorers were EQ and none of Sarries were. And chwarae teg Ospreys, how good was our HC group? You're an abosolute gent sir. If Viadana had won the final they got to, our group would have had all four domestic champ...

Well done guys.

Leicester: GP Champions
Ospreys: Magners Champions
Clermont: T14 Champions

It's a shame that Viadana let the group down

It seems Januarie may not have been properly registered so the debacle may not yet be over. This is a new one, given that he'd already played in 3 other pool games - where's the proof? To be added to a Heineken cup squad a player must receieve a 3 month contract. Januarie was only with the Ospreys ...

The Ospreys will surely appeal. Byrne's ban will hopefully be cut to one week making him available for the Six Nations opener. Afterall Dan Luger wasn't banned in 2003 for the same transgression against Samoa in the World Cup. Dan Luger was ordered onto the pitch by the England physio. The physio w...

Which is more likely, the Ospreys Officials, the referee, his two assistants, the fourth official, and at least two Ospreys players are all stupid and incompetent OR there was a conspiracy involving some of these? On the balance of probabilities? Is this you being serious or jesting? Thinking that ...

tigerburnie wrote:Attempt to add some humour,clearly I failed

My response was rather dry, wasn't it

Still, after reading a lot of extreme opinions from both sides, it's difficult to tell anymore whether something is said in jest, seriousness or downright trolling

Bill W (2) wrote:Farbeit from me to suggest what it might have been but it is, IMHO, essential that ERC find out.

Agreed. The sooner we can put this matter to bed, the better for everyone concerned.

"I thought Sonny had gone off on the other side of the field but obviously he hadn't," Agreed - Is that why he can clearly be seen shouting "Sonny! Sonny!" and gesturing for him to leave the pitch when he comes on?! Very odd thing to say given the clear video evidence to the con...

I was with him all the way , till he got to the bit about Wales winning the Grand Slam,then I realised it was the drink talking :smt003 It's not like Wales winning a Grand Slam is beyond the realms of reality, is it? "I thought Sonny had gone off on the other side of the field but obviously he...

Darc Tiger wrote:Aargh! we just locked the main thread!

Yeah, I was wondering why I couldn't post in that thread.

This does seem to offer a different point of view though, so it's probably worth it's own thread.

Interview with Lee Byrne in the Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyu ... -saga.html

Make of that what you will.

To our friend from Ospreys please read the statement put out by Leicester Tigers.It reads to me exactly what you say it ought to. You've missed Wheeler's Radio 5 interview. I believe it's on iPlayer. The quote I posted above is from that interview. Leicester were nowhere near our line when this inc...

However, do remember that a significant part of their complaint is against ERC itself. Well, that's the problem, isn't it? If say for example, the Ospreys have been found to have followed correct process and the officials had made this mess, would you expect a board based in Ireland with a 66% Iris...

It would indeed be a great shame if Ospreys were to bring the game into further disrepute. So, you are saying that you would expect your club to fight what they/you perceive to be an injustice then..........? They have every right to do this of course, but wouldn't this make you/your team as bad as...

ERC have convened a disciplinary hearing charging Lee Byrne and Ospreys with misconduct. How are you going to counter claim against them? Bad choice of words I guess.. That regulation also deals with misconduct. It could very well apply to Wheeler. From his Radio 5 interview: ‘The player (Byrne) wh...