Newcastle v Tigers

[tigerburnie]

First off I wonder if we get any players available from the EPS squad and secondly what do we think will happen with Toby Flood? If he starts and Owen is on the bench, do we take that as an opportunity to rotate the scrum halves as some have suggested? Along those lines, do we also give Julian Salvi a well earned rest on the bench?
With such a strong back up in certain places we now have the luxury of choice, whereas a few weeks ago we were looking very thin.

[RagingBull]

Would go with

Ayerza
OTY
Logo
Deacon
Slater
Gibson
Matera
Crane
YBY
Williams
Scully
Allen
Bowden (like the wuss game worked out quite well then)
Goneva
Tait

Hawkins
Sanko
Balmain
Kitchner (Mafi if Kitch isn't fit)
Mafi (Waldrom is Kitch isn't fit)
Mele
Flood
Manu

[kpj tiger]

I would go with

1. Ayerza
2. Youngs/Hawkins
3. Mulipola
4. Slater (C)
5. Kitch/Deacon
6. Gibson
7. Matera
8. Crane
9. Youngs
10. Williams
11. Scully
12. Bowden
13. Goneva
14. Thompstone
15. Tait

16. Stanko
17. Hawkins/Thacker
18. Balmain
19. Deacon/De Chaves
20. Waldrom
21. Mele
22. Flood
23. Tuilagi

[CitizenSmiff]

Matera to start and a whip-round to send Salvi on a beach holiday somewhere, the man deserves his own open-topped bus tour even if we don't pick up any trophies.

[GT1]

BT are showing the match free on most platforms - Bonus
http://www.leicestertigers.com/news/189 ... w9apIVFUxw

[RagingBull]

Matera to start and a whip-round to send Salvi on a beach holiday somewhere, the man deserves his own open-topped bus tour even if we don't pick up any trophies.

This.

[sapajo]

BT are showing the match free on most platforms - Bonus
http://www.leicestertigers.com/news/189 ... w9apIVFUxw

Nice to see the club plugging BT Sport, their products and their rates

[Bunchy]

Would be surprised if we rested anyone given the upcoming break

[Tiger_in_Birmingham]

BT are showing the match free on most platforms - Bonus
http://www.leicestertigers.com/news/189 ... w9apIVFUxw

Nice to see the club plugging BT Sport, their products and their rates

Probably all part of the BT sponsorship package - so many weekends televised free throughout the year to get more people watching, teams involved have to plug cost & availability

[cidermark]

Personally I would go with

Dan Cole
Bismarck du Plessis
Tony Woodcock
Sam Whitelock
Eben Etzebeth
Thierry Dusautoir
Richie Macaw
Kieran Read

Will Genia
Dan Carter
Cory Jane
Sonny Boy Williams
Conrad Smith
Julian Savea
Israel Dagg

Unfortunately our awful management team have only been able to get hold of Dan Cole!

Terrible state of affairs! They should all be sacked

[BJ.]

Unfortunately our awful management team have only been able to get hold of Dan Cole!

Dan Cole at loosehead? Now I know you're not being serious.

[cidermark]

Unfortunately our awful management team have only been able to get hold of Dan Cole!

Dan Cole at loosehead? Now I know you're not being serious.

That's what happens when you try and cut 'n' paste in a pub - players end up out of position!

[DickyP]

Matera to start and a whip-round to send Salvi on a beach holiday somewhere, the man deserves his own open-topped bus tour even if we don't pick up any trophies.

I agree with this - Salvi has had a season from hell! worked his socks off to little reward and constantly pinged incorrectly: like last week against LI, where he comes in grabs the ball and I'm waiting for a turnover or a penalty for not releasing, but he is then whistled (by number) for not releasing when he was 5 metres away when they tackle was made

Never gives less than 110%.

[Smurphswillgetya]

Personally I would go with

Dan Cole
Bismarck du Plessis
Tony Woodcock
Sam Whitelock
Eben Etzebeth
Thierry Dusautoir
Richie Macaw
Kieran Read

Will Genia
Dan Carter
Cory Jane
Sonny Boy Williams
Conrad Smith
Julian Savea
Israel Dagg

Unfortunately our awful management team have only been able to get hold of Dan Cole!

Terrible state of affairs! They should all be sacked

Why would we want a journeyman like Dan Carter who would only be looking to top up his pension. We should promote from within the academy and play Sam Harrison at flyhalf

[BJ.]

Team's up and Manu's starting!

15 Mathew Tait
14 Blaine Scully
13 Manu Tuilagi
12 Dan Bowden
11 Vereniki Goneva
10 Owen Williams
9 Ben Youngs
1 Marcos Ayerza
2 Tom Youngs
3 Logovi'i Mulipola
4 Louis Deacon
5 Ed Slater (c)
6 Jamie Gibson
7 Pablo Matera
8 Jordan Crane

Replacements
16 Neil Briggs
17 Boris Stankovich
18 Fraser Balmain
19 Sebastian De Chaves
20 Thomas Waldrom
21 David Mele
22 Toby Flood
23 Adam Thompstone

I almost feel sorry for the Falcons. That's a cracking line-up.