Leicester Tigers

Tigers should be pleased with that draw, although away wins in Cardiff and Pau will not be easy. Pau didn't have the best of seasons in the Top14 and finished 11th but nonetheless will be a tough nut to crack in their home stadium. For travelling to Pau, there are two airports in the region, Tarbes/...

You might want to look at this https://www.eurostar.com/uk-en/train/france/london-to-marseille Looks good to me! You'll either have to change in Lille (just a change of platform) or in Paris (change of station Gare du Nord/Gare de Lyon), so changing in Lille would by far the simpler option, and it ...

He was 'most difficult opponent' because of his scrummaging ability, not his handling. With the utmost respect Tom, I think you need to watch this. Apart from his renowned scrummaging ability he displays some excellent handling including one outrageous "out the back door" pass, some crunching tackl...

johnthegriff wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 18, 2019 5:27 pm

I am an optimist and have bought tickets and secured accomodation in Marsaille for the Heineken/ Challenge Cup weekend.

Good man jg!! Now, go and uncork another bottle of rouge as a reward for your optimism!!

Big Dai wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 16, 2019 4:16 pm

Allez Toulouse! Up the red and black!

Salut, Dai! Not the best of matches but Toulouse’s willingness to move the ball paid dividends. Did you see the game on t’internet? The motto “jeu de mains, jeu toulousain” certainly applied yesterday!

A deserved win got Toulouse whose defence was watertight. Shame for Kayser, but he gave his all and had a wonderful career!

Clermont for me too, because of Kayser. What a pair o' sentimental aul' burghers! Ok, I'm a Toulouse supporter but I certainly wouldn't begrudge a winner's medal to Kayser! Ahh, Also have a soft spot for Toulouse and glad to see them 'on the up' again, would have been a harder choice if Floody was ...

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Sat Jun 15, 2019 11:45 am

strawclearer wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 15, 2019 11:44 am

Would love to see Kayser walk away with a winner's medal. I know - sentimental old fool!

Clermont for me too, because of Kayser.

What a pair o' sentimental aul' burghers!
Ok, I'm a Toulouse supporter but I certainly wouldn't begrudge a winner's medal to Kayser!

The Grand Final kicks off at 20h45 this evening (French time)! Here are the teams: Toulouse : 15. Kolbe ; 14. Huget, 13. Guitoune, 12. Ahki, 11. Médard ; 10. Ramos, 9. Dupont ; 7. Cros, 8. Kaino (cap), 6. Elstadt ; 5. Tekori, 4. Arnold ; 3. Faumuina, 2 Mauvaka, 1. Baille Bench : Marchand, Castets, F...

strawclearer wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 14, 2019 8:16 pm

Peter Wheeler appointed RFU President

https://www.englandrugby.com/news/peter ... president/

Good man, Peter!

Nice photo on the above link of himself propped by another Tiger, Steve Redfern and Phil Blakeway.

O'Gara has a great reputation for a young coach. It will be interesting to see how he does as a head coach. There's still no news on whether Joe Worsley will continue at Bordeaux. He was named head coach on a temporary basis after Rory Teague left but there's been no news of whether he will continu...

It may be just me, but I don't give a monkey's... about this cup. Next season we must be fully focused on the league and I'd use this competition like the other cup to develop new talent, bring in those returning from injury and give those that need it a rest (especially the internationals). Part o...

Ronan O'Gara has been appointed head coach of La Rochelle who reached the play-off semi-finals last weekend. He'll be under the Director of Rugby Jono Gibbes, the former Ulster head coach. O'Gara is currently attack coach for the Crusaders and leaves for La Rochelle at the end of this season and he'...

RagingBull wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 11, 2019 7:16 pm

Talk about speculative statements.

Indeed, but if true, there'll be no complaints from me.

Currently we don't know the final coaching and squad make up and I have no lofty expectations for the coming season. So rather than fret and shove my BP through the ceiling I am going to sit back, cheer my team and enjoy the rugby whichever side is playing it. BP? Now what could that be? The mind b...