Leicester Tigers

g wrote:It doesn't matter how well Flood plays for his club he will not get a starting England place while ever "king Jonny" is lurking around.

That's certainly what I was shouting when he missed those easy kicks against Italy.

Dicky P - Agreed.

Whilst I would like to have seen a few tinkerings, the point made by someone on the BBC Sport site is a valid one: To drop players for the awful Rome showing, because they strictly followed their orders, would be somewhat wrong. The selection didn't stink up that game, the managament stunk that game...

He will be in a fish bowl down there that's for certain. New club, one of the only Englishman in the competition, plus the fact that they obviously know his name and will have heard of his potential. He will have to be really good for most of the time to avoid getting eaten alive by the media. It co...

Surely there needs to be a balance in the game though? Great attacking play coupled with some great defence at times? Brilliant backline moves coupled with some outstanding forward dominated set pieces? Of the 4 things mentioned just there, Super Tries only has 2 of them. I would say they may as wel...

As Ben Dirs pointed out on the BBC Sport site, the "a win's a win" mantra is the same as meat and potatoes: it fills a hole, but is hardly likely to set the world on fire. I have a friend at work who flew out to Rome to watch the match, at great expense no doubt. The post match interviews ...

Didn't look out of place on the international scene. Gave a way a really silly penalty, but got involved, kept up with the pace and looked solid in the scrum.

Bill W (2) wrote:I wager he was a Stade player!!!!!

Agreed. Almost looked like he had his Stade shorts on under his French ones. Perhaps they are lucky shorts?

Italy played well FOR THEM. Within their constraints they played out of their skins, and great credit to them. But the aspirations of England are somewhat beyond beating a passionate second tier nation on a good day for them, right ? With the salary and experience and potential in the England side ...

When we were told that England would be playing a new expansive style of rugby, did I misunderstand the terms, "Expansive" and "style"? Because for the most part today I watched the same tired tactics we have watched for far too many years. Now too many years ago those tactics ma...

Played badly on the pitch, arrested off of it. Not his best weekend I reckon.

Australia - England, tour from hell?

The last year of the Tiger was 1999. We won the league title in 1999.

If he is a talent and a prospect, I'm all for giving him a go, even if for only 30 minutes. Tell Armitage he is starting but barring major cock-ups that he'll only get 50 minutes. See what that does to his motivation (not questioning it, but competition for places is always a good thing). Foden has ...

If it is just a bit rainy then it should obviously be kept open; sport is about adapting to the conditions as much as anything else. But if the weather is really grotty, to the point where it will seriously detract from the spectacle of the game, then close the roof if it is available. No one likes ...