Leicester Tigers

isn't it obvious? we're signing all 3 Barrett brothers ...

Personally I think that we should line up with Steward on the wing in attack and Shillcock at 15. I think that actually suits both of them. Steward has consistently made his tries and meters (apart from kick returns) out wide. In defence you can swap them around. I think Shillcock is more than capa...

If we need a second playmaker and want Shillcock in the side, why not try him at 12, with Freddie at 15? Shillcock is a more jinky runner and it would let Kata go on the wing, Kelly at 13.? the club need to look after Shilcock he's a 15 after all yet we keep asking him to play out of position at 10...

On the subject of Freddie, we can't have it both ways. We can't moan about the attack being dull or not good enough, and then then moan about the solution to that problem is by bringing in Shillcock. Currently with Freddie at FB, we are probably defensively stronger, yet probably weaker in attack. ...

put your tin hat on ABC, you've dared suggesting moving Freddie's position. With the back line we picked today you could experiment with Kelly to 12 Freddie to 13 Kata to 14, with the fall back option of swapping back if its not working, whatever we do we need to get our biggest weapons with their h...

got to feel for Jimmy Whitcombe not getting a look in behind a sub par Cronin and a bang average Van Wyk

Personally I think Kelly is our best 12 and I would play Kata on the wing. Steward is our best fullback and in my opinion should be playing there. I don't like our second option at 10 being on the pitch from the start, an injury to Pollard means a shuffle round among the backs and if Shillcock has ...

we needed those big 3 to have a chance of winning IMO, 2 of whom was massive in England's upset win

I hope we can at least give a respectable fighting performance

for us to have any hope we need Reffell, Chessum and Martin fit 15. Shillcock 14. Steward 13. Scott 12. Kelly 11. Hassell-Collins 10. Pollard 9. JVP 1. Cronin 2. Montoya 3. Cole 4. Martin 5. Chessum 6. Hanro 7. Reffell 8. Wiese 16. Clare 17. Whitcombe 18. Hurd 19. Wells 20. Hatherall 21. Illione 22...

for us to have any hope we need Reffell, Chessum and Martin fit 15. Shillcock 14. Steward 13. Scott 12. Kelly 11. Hassell-Collins 10. Pollard 9. JVP 1. Cronin 2. Montoya 3. Cole 4. Martin 5. Chessum 6. Hanro 7. Reffell 8. Wiese 16. Clare 17. Whitcombe 18. Hurd 19. Wells 20. Hatherall 21. Illione 22....

so is this the match thread then? I'll buy these players will miss the game when the match starts and they aren't listed

For me the Newcastle scrum had Diamond's fingerprints all over it, he knows Dickson has neither the knowledge or the nouse to see the early push, the angled shove and the classic Diamond shuffle (also known as wheeling). Every team he coaches have the same play book, credit to him as they seem to w...

Kelly hasn't really played well at 12 since his injury in the title winning season, given our issues on the wing Kata at 14 is becoming a bigger option but with the need to get Shillcock into the side in support of Pollard I would think Steward would slide over to the wing

Sounds like the cap is only going up a season then back down potentially. If so it does make you wonder if this player limit will actually come in. If it's going up for one season, what's the point? (Not having a go at you at all, by the way) It's only going to put the clubs in more of a pickle in ...

I thought Illione should have come on far far earlier last night he only got on about 30 seconds before the Clare yellow. Side note I noticed when Clare returned Phil C returned too as Montoya went back off, but Phil C went off to allow Cronin to return, what are the rules around this> I would have ...