Leicester Tigers

Why does it have to descend into rude comments about "tartan rug brigade" and the like? It's patently obviously that a disability or infirmity has nothing to do with the implied "anyone who stays sitting down is boring and old and therefore requires a tartan rug" digs at people....

It is one of those things. We know that RC and the board don't always handle things well, it is in the nature of things. I personally don't think that Castro's illness has helped! I feel sorry for the guy. I hope that he is not left off the team sheet for the final. He has always given 101%. I will ...

Gatland is as usual talking Kiwi-balls. You cannot coach what Farrell lacks - only maturity and a leg transplant would do that!

BJ. wrote:Artificial pitch, artificial team, artificial concept of what a successful rugby club should be. I was on the point of reaching for a sick bag when I saw their 'guard of honour' on Sunday.

Pretty well what my Stains in-laws said on Sunday night.

If you buy a seat, sit in it.
If you want passion, shouting and so on, come in to the Crumbie.
We even tell the opposing team to sit down if there's action in the TV studio corner.

I lack the confidence of many of you in Lancaster and his coaching team.

I think this final is probably credit to two of the best young English DoR in the Premiership. It certainly pains me to see these two coaches constantly overlooked for further honours compared to what we have to put up with instead. It should be a great match-up! I agree 100% and it shows up not on...

13-27.
I have never wanted Stains to win this much (came close in their HC final) - am I demented?
Proves old rivalry is nothing compared to anti-Saffacens sentiments (apart from Brits and Hodgson, two gentlemen of the game).

I said halfway through the season that Saffacens plastic would have an 'Oldham effect'. I hope Stains stuff 'em, but I don't hold out more than a hope.

We have Virgin full TV package - currently seems only ESPN Classic & USA on - does anyone know better? went on Virgin website a week or so ago but couldn't find definitive info.

There is no problem getting more through the doors if there was a decent A league programme and/or a ladies team structure.

Thought Geordan was going back to old rucking last week

Not the first game that I went to (apparently I used to roam on the slope where the goldsmiths stand is now) but the first game I remember going to was on April 15th 1995. Tiger beat Bath 31-21 to win the Courage League, seem to remember Dan Lyle throwing an American football style crossfield pass ...

If this is Lancaster's new direction it will be very interesting. To me there is a very jumbled look to the squad and some odd selections - it seems SL has his mind made up about some players regardless of form or proven weakness.

As I've mentioned before, this was all predicted by National Athletics Coach Tom McNab in the early 80s. He was a rugby coach as well, and he predicted that the use of modern athletic training methods (strength work, plyometrics, nutrition, periodic tapering etc) would change the game, but most of a...