Leicester Tigers

As I understand it the four 'big" South African franchises will replace the current two. The players are going to be spending a lot of time in aeroplanes!

Of course we should disapprove of old style mass brawls but I'm probably not alone in secretly enjoying a guilty pleasure! So yes I enjoyed seeing WW "deck" a crowing Afoa and Nathan Hughes running on to exchange hairstyle tips with Gengey etc. And after 15 months of crowdless and sometime...

To be honest, I don't remember Floyd Steadman as a player but his is an interesting and genuinely uplifting story. Appointing him Saracens' Club Captain in the 80s was clearly a tribute to his personal and playing qualities but also, it has to be said, quite a brave and positive decision by the then...

To be honest I have never been a great fan of the Lions - it always seemed a strange concept even in amateur times. The total absurdity of combining the rugby might of FOUR nations to take on ONE Southern Hemisphere nation was highlighted for me this weekend by the report that Warren Garland attende...

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Does anyone know what has happened to Harry Thacker? He wasn't in Bristol's 23 today and hasn't played for weeks maybe months. Presumably he is carrying some long term injury.

Fine player and a great captain. I think of him as an unselfish facilitator who brought out the best in the talented players around him. Astonished to read that he was 80. Tempus fugit!

In the two all French semis (Champions Cup) there were 78 points scored in total and not a single try (25 pens &1 DG). Pretty remarkable statistic, I reckon, and it could be interesting to read the stories behind it.

WW?

"... when I first started watching props didn't carry the ball" (WRFC). When I played props didn't even touch the ball except secretly in the ruck!

Anyone else think we might see Ben back with us before the end of the 6 Nations? Thought Robson has looked sharper this year and Randall looks a rare talent

Scotland try scored by Van Der Meuve converted by Van Der Walt . Modern rugby I suppose.What are they called bokjocks!

Geordan Murphy and Rory Underwood. Can anyone remember whether they ever played in the same team? Did a very young Geordie take the field with an about-to-retire Rory in 1997?

And their first match of the 2020/21 season is against... Seems like most Tigers games these days feature a reunion with an ex-Tiger!

Antoine Dupont certainly is a terrific player who draws comparison with Faf de Klerk. Both are tough, talented players who instinctively make good decisions and I'm kind of reassured that both are ( relatively) small men suggesting that top level rugby isn't just for bulked-up giants. De Klerk has b...