Leicester Tigers

Maybe a poor game but what England would have given for a performance like that in the World Cup Final: the Lions met fire with fire. Well done. Same again next week! For entertainment nothing will beat the two Quins’ games in the Play Off Semi then the Final but this is test rugby. Different intens...

Autumn Internationals only mean one thing: a huge chunk of our squad, England, Argentina and South Africa, won’t be available. Then with rest week ends and The Six Nations I’m not sure how teams like us, Sarries, Exeter, Saints, Bath and now most likely Quins will get on if some players get injured....

Like others I’m not particularly keen on either shirt particularly as there is no “Classic” version as I like a collar. I always liked the shirt we won the first European Cup ( and beat Bath at Twickers) in and thought it might be part of the Captain’s Collection this season. Think Tigers, though ha...

Atmosphere at the England vPakistan T20s far superior to England at Wembley. Sweet Caroline, Hey Jude etc have been played since T20 began and I think it’s brilliant. I shall watch the 100 but I’m worried for my club, Leicestershire and other “smaller clubs” like Derbyshire as I’m not sure how the 1...

Richard Cockerill turned an absolutely woeful Edinburgh team into a very competitive one then over last 2 seasons quite a few of the team became regular members of the Scotland squad but the club didn’t have the funds to invest in a deep squad. When I was in Edinburgh for a concert I2 years ago I sa...

George Ford showed everyone what a World Class player he is throughout the season we just beat relegation. I’d want Smith to learn from George and George to get the joy Smith shows back into his game. Having watched George home and away for Tigers in his early days he was, just like Smith, a fantast...

Am I right in thinking we will be without our Argentina and South Africa internationals until late November due to the Southern Hemisphere and Autumn International games! Add in Ford, Genge, Youngs,Martin; possibly Steward and Heyes, away with England then Steve Borthwick having to rest or deciding ...

Quins deservedly won the Premiership as they had a much improved pack, consistent selection policy which meant combinations were extremely confident to try things and even when way behind believed they could win. Tigers were one of the few sides to just hold on! Smith reminds me of a young George Fo...

I just enjoyed the game. Scratch side did very well and thought Smith was great.
Freddie did well to recover from being tipped up and loved Ashton’s comment:” I’d have got ten weeks for that!” Tougher test ahead but not next week!

Great commentator so let’s hope he successfully overcome his cancer.

I’ve had to take the sound off the Lions’ game: Will Greenwood waffling on and on and on. Give me Oz, Lol and Benny Kay any day.

For me personally I see JVP as our number 1 scrum half as he plays what he sees in front of him which you hope Borthwick will cultivate. As great as Ben Youngs is I feel JVP will be more like Oz: the games Healey won for us by doing something unexpected was incredible: nothing more so that the first...

Oz, to be fair, has often commented about the way some teams get away with things and others don’t. I remember him being livid about Tigers not being given a penalty try when Ben Youngs was blatantly tackled by defenders who hadn’t gone back behind the try line when ordered too by Sir! In the incide...

Just watched the recording of the final.Fantastic final and thrilled for Quins. I hope Steve Borthwick, who is doing a great job takes note of how Quins didn’t take any key players off: Mahler immense, Dombrant, Danny Care, Lynagh,Marchent, all kept on despite playing such a long semi-final. To be h...

Injuries and international call ups will have a serious impact for us and other squads with England and Southern Hemisphere players.
Rugby Union must do more to ensure us, the loyal fans, see more of our players in a club shirt. How they do that I’m not sure!