Boks vs Tigers

[hugh78]

http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,2588 ... 85,00.html

5th November, what a prospect!

[Bill W]

Splendid!

[kricher192]

Well what a chance for some of our boys to say that they should have been on the lions tour. Prepare to be quashed BOKS!!!!!!

[Rizzo]

Dare I say there will be fireworks on the pitch?

[hugh78]

Devils advocate: (I am not complaining - what a game!), but does the pressure to fill and repay the new stand mean that we will have increasing commitments on the team for exhibitions such as this, and thus risking silverware for the near future? Which would you rather say - I was there the day we beat the boks or when we won the 09/10 season?

[Tiger1980]

This is fantastic news, what a thrill for us to see our boys take on the world champions. Fair play to the Boks too, a return to traditional touring. i wish there was more of this.

What sort of strength team do you think we'll put out?

[Arvski]

Dare I say there will be fireworks on the pitch?

Would love to see Tuilagi smash his was through JP Pietersen.

Also would be interesting to see how far they get with bullying Castro, White and Moody!

[tigerben]

Devils advocate: (I am not complaining - what a game!), but does the pressure to fill and repay the new stand mean that we will have increasing commitments on the team for exhibitions such as this, and thus risking silverware for the near future? Which would you rather say - I was there the day we beat the boks or when we won the 09/10 season?

Munster played the All Blacks mid-week last year, they still won their league and got to the semis of the hc

Also if its one game a season (if it turns into a regular thing) is it really that different to playing the baa baas every year?

[Longshanks]

Can't think of a better birthday present than a ticket for this game!

[Timbo15]

If the intensity and passion inside the ground is anything like that of the munster game against the all blacks then this match could certainly go down as one of the great matches of all time at welford road

I cant wait!!!

However, 2 questions:

Will we get a full house with the increased capacity and it being a Thursday evening kick off?

Will tigers play a full strength team?

[StevoIRL]

Hopefully it'll be a full strength Tigers side so we can knock these Saffers down a peg

[Tigerbob]

I wondered how strong a side we would be able to put out against the Boks too!

Looking at the fixture list, there appears to be a 3 week window with no games during the Autumn Internationals - hurrah! (About time).

So I would have thought it would be an ideal opportunity to put out a stong side to prevent them getting ring rusty!

That said of course we are obviously going to be without most of our internationals who will be on EPS duty..... ho hum

Anyone about to predict a likely matchday 22 yet?

If it's a slow afternoon at work I might have a sneaky go myself!

[StevoIRL]

15.J Murphy
14.Hamilton
13.Smith
12. Mauger
11.Tuilagi
10. 12Trees/Vesty depending on his involvement with England
9.Grindall
8.B Deacon
7.Woods/Moody
6.Newby
5.Deacon
4.Kay
3.Castro
2.Chuter i guess
1.Cole/White

[kingol22]

Dare I say there will be fireworks on the pitch?

Would love to see Tuilagi smash his was through JP Pietersen.

Also would be interesting to see how far they get with bullying Castro, White and Moody!

even better to see him smash through habana