Leicester Tigers

Is there anything to prevent a player also being sponsored?

In which case is there any point in a salary cap?

If Loffredo goes then those that have worked with him have to go. Obviously we don't know for sure but I think it would be wrong to reward those that may have contributed to this season's poor form. Yes we got to 2 finals but we've struggled against some mediocre teams and things worse as the big na...

I'm not sure the board can be directly responsible for the poor play - that's down to the players & coaches.

Perhaps their role should be to make sure all of the coaching staff are singing from the same hymn sheet and those that undermine the head coach are sorted out.

Why are you so surprised by our poor defense - it's been like it all season! Two areas stand out. Around the ruck - none of the players seem to want to take responsibility for making the tackle. In the tackle itself - not attempting to stop the player merely using the players momentum to bring them ...

What's wrong with 2 props on the bench?

I think it puts the onus back on physio and coaches to look after their players and accept responsibility for looking after their players. They still have the option of putting more front row players on the bench to reduce the chances of injuries forcing uncontested scrums. Would Wasps have picked V...

If a side doesn't have a fit substitute and as a result is unable to field a front row thus forcing uncontested scums then it's simple - don't permit a replacement to come on. That way you find out if the injury is genuine or if it's tactical and the front row player is simply shagged out. If the pl...

The defense will need to be radically better. Tiger's biggest problem is their defense - even Leeds managed to go through the middle - yesterday we conceeded 3 pretty soft tries. Some of it is an imbalanced (immobile/slow) back row with both Corry & Crane playing that simply doesn't make the tac...

If he's the league's top try scorer I wonder haow many he would have scored this season if the pack had let the ball come out as often as they should?

Why have Hipkiss's performances been less effective this season? Partly because the forwards haven't been there to support him when he does opt for contact - why don't we opt for the conventional 2 flankers & a No8 in the back row instead of 2 No8s? Corry & Crane are No8s & not flankers ...

I'm not sure who is in charge at present. We seem to be making the same negative selections as we did last season. Don't blame the backs - the problem is the the forwards are not taking the ball up and releasing it quickly - simply trying the same things 20 times in a row in spite of the first 19 ma...

Puzzling to see Ollie Smith at wing.
Looks like brute force is the preferred option for Saturday.

England played poorly in the world cup but with the exception of South Africa most of the other big boys played poorly in the big games. (Putting 100 points on a minnow in the pool stages isn't the same as playing well) England scraped through the pool stages. Beat Australia because they can't scrum...

Are Newcastle underachieving?

Their results over the past few seasons have been consistently mediochre which suggests their current form and league position is a fair reflection of the team and coaching.

Too many of the pundits are ex-internationals. Playing rugby for England seems to be too much about waiting your turn rather than being the best player now or probably the best in the future. How long had Neil Back been the outstanding back row player in England before he got regular selection - age...