Leicester Tigers

ourla wrote:There is a theory it's money related but does anyone have any quotes or knowledge that confirm how it has come about?

Have you tried asking the RFU?

Mark62 wrote:Nothing to do with The Ladies, but I am reliably informed that Paula Odogwu, turned up to play for Lichfield against Derby, in a Nat 3 midlands fixture yesterday

Who is she and how is she allowed to play in a men's team?

Soggypitch wrote:Do the women have a Ms Farrell playing for them?!

Evidently not otherwise the score would have been even larger. They ran in twelve tries but only converted the last two of them.

Noddy555 wrote:We wouldn't put up with locked gates and class separation.

What? Not even in the Try Line Club?

Soggypitch wrote:Also need Wales to win tomorrow (which the neutrals/tv companies definitely don't want)!

As it's on BBC, we'll have the totally biased commentary of Eddie :censored: Butler and the punditry of whining Jonathan Davies so it's definitely one to be watched with the sound muted.

Agree that a league is a league but there has to be a level playing field with all teams being able to field the strongest side. Playing durung the Internationals and Six Nations deprives some sides of its top players. The play offs are a leveliing factor and whilst they may bring more money in to ...

Sorry Neil Noddy but the Championship playoffs are really a cash cow, I do not like the playoffs in any division as the pure supporter is milked for more of his hard earned money. My exwife was a cashcow & drove a qashqai (cashcow!) :smt042 We all realise that your first in - last out at the Tr...

Why should the team that finished 4th in the league have an equal chance of promotion to the teams that finished higher in the league? The league is a meritocracy the best team over the season finishes top, only they should be promoted. Based on the experience over the last 10 years the evidence wo...

Noddy555 wrote:Sorry BeeJ I think it would be a retrograde step to scrap the play offs in the Premiership.

Why? What are your reasons? As Tigerburnie quite rightly said, play-offs are nothing more than cash cows.

Tigerbeat wrote:Not sure if he is eligible to play in the semi final next weekend....I seem to recall that there was a requirement to have been involved in the group games? I may be wrong.

There's no mention of such in the 2016/17 regulation. See here.

According to the Aviva site here.

As long as the top team meets the required criteria, it will be automatically promoted. Now all we need to do is get rid of the play-offs in the Premiership.

strawclearer wrote:You'd think weed all know better than to embark upon this joint venture of punnery!

Indeed. You can guarantee the moderator will be along soon to put a real downer on it.

Hot_Charlie wrote:Didn't Williams recently start co-commentating for the BBC? I guess that'll have gone up in smoke.

Losing his job with the BBC? That'll annoy him - in fact I bet it'll get right up his nose.

drc_007 wrote:Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones wanted to kick for goal at a crucial stage of Saturday's 29-13 defeat by Scotland, but says his kickers said "no".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39092731

Captaining by committee?

Remind you of anything? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrWiG7dvZIg

ourla wrote:Betham not so sure about. Hopefully after a mini-break he can capture some form.

I think having his mate Telusa playing again will help him.