Leicester Tigers

Just seen a local headline behind a pay wall.
Would be very sad.
Any word from Tigers?

It was a tongue in cheek comment. England lost a game they deserved to win. Blowing up these sort of issues in the press is unfortunate for both sides. I suspect that back in the day if there had been a problem between the players it would have been sorted out on the field rather than in the media....

It was a tongue in cheek comment. England lost a game they deserved to win. Blowing up these sort of issues in the press is unfortunate for both sides. I suspect that back in the day if there had been a problem between the players it would have been sorted out on the field rather than in the media.

Video evidence suggests he said "wyd kant", which translates as wide or open side and is very similar in pronunciation to the alleged insult. As has been noted elsewhere, there are always 2 "kants" to a story, in this case Curry being one.

Not sure if I have missed any discussion on this but how is Marco VS set to Play again for Bulls with White saying he’s had no symptoms for 8 months ???!!! If he had no symptoms then he would have playing for us!! It’s unclear whether he is ready to play immediately or is continuing his rehab there...

Mentioned in SA commentary as well

Finally,a proper match! I expect The Lions to sneak it,they are more match fit at present but will be a cracker! As close to a test side as positive PCRs allow, so effectively a 4th test but won’t be counted as such. Good idea to get the Boks up to speed but expect a Lions win. Cold and wet in Cape...

The cynic in me suspects that the TV money from this tour had already been spent and so very little choice but to go ahead. No tour and the various unions are paying millions back to Sky and other broadcasters and that is assuming that the contracts in place also had provision preventing the paymen...

Jacko27 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 11:32 am Cancelled. It was always as daft an idea as a football tour of Brazil or a cricket tour of India. It was a daft idea driven by the public's (understandable) desire to "return to normality" before it was remotely possible and, I assume, media companies' greed

Or a cricket tour of England?

One of the Bok positives is Vincent Koch, who had travelled from England the day before, where he had presumably been in a "bubble" with Saracen teammates who are in the Lions squad.

Johannesburg is in the middle of an exponential increase of Covid, led by the Delta variant. Hospitals are overwhelmed, no ICU beds available. Patients are being transferred to other provinces. Cape Town is okay at the moment but cases increasing. Not sure how how clever it is to continue with the t...

It would be a very sad day if the tour were to be cancelled, even though without full houses it won't match the outstanding 2009 series. I can't see where it could be fitted into the future international calendar if postponed. As far as Covid is concerned, both countries are well out of epidemic sta...

Zero enthusiasm for Lions v Boks being moved to Oz in South Africa, or being moved to the UK, particularly as currently COVID infections/deaths etc are per capita lower in SA than the UK despite no strict lockdown measures or extensive vaccinations.

East Midlands vs Wallabies round about 1966

Reliably informed Mallett would jump at it but as of a week or so ago had not yet be asked. I think he is the man for the job but would put many noses out of joint.