Team V Ulster

[RagingBull]

It being an Away game could see why Cockers would go with Williams:

As said with the LV cup game next weekend could see the team being this:

1) Ayerza, 2) Youngs, 3) Logo
4) Parling, 5) Kitchener
6) Croft/Gibson, 7) Salvi, 8) Crane
9) Youngs, 10) Williams
12) Bai, 13) Goneva
11) Scully, 14) Benjamin, 15) Tait

16) Leo, 17) Rizzo, 18) Cole/Balmain, 19) De Cheves, 20) Gibson/Croft/Barieir, 21) Harrison, 22) Burns, 23) Smith

With the LV cup (Going off injury returns looking like:
1) Bristow, 2) Thacker, 3) Cole
4) De Cheves, 5) Peterson
6) Gibson/Croft 7) Beckett, 8) Pearce/Milne
9) Mele, 10) Bryant
12) Hepetema/Roberts, 13) Loamanu
11) Morris, 14) Smith, 15) Bell

16) farnworth, 17) Brugnara, 18) Balmain, 19) Whetton/Price, 20) Milne/Pearce, 21) Tresidder, 22) Hepetema/Roberts/pohe, 23) Manu

Maybe mix it more up with the likes of Owen, Catchpole, Rhys Williams etc.

What has Thompstone done wrong? I thought he had an excellent game last week.
He is not injured,is he?

Forgot Thompstone Scully is still injured anyway just went into cruise control then.

[drc_007]

When is Manu supposed to be ready to play?

Best ask Lancaster

To answer my own question

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/j ... -leicester

Looks like end of Feb at the earliest.

[Noddy555]

I feel we should field our Strongest team possible and would favour this team:

Backs. Tait, Goneva, Manu, Allen, Thompstone, Williams, B Youngs.

Forwards. Ayerza, T Youngs, Mullipola, Parling, Kitchener, Gibson, Salvi and Crane.

Subs. Ghiraldini, Rizzo, Balmain, Croft, Barbieri, Harrison,Burns, Bei.

This could do the job for the Tigers if all the above are fit.

[RagingBull]

Is Allen training ATM ?

[fleabane]

Noddy, suggest you read the Guardian link before putting Manu in your starting 15

[Spicer]

When is Manu supposed to be ready to play?

Best ask Lancaster

To answer my own question

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/j ... -leicester

Looks like end of Feb at the earliest.

What started as a couple of weeks has become half a year, I mean for gods sake.

[Doghashadhisday]

What started as a couple of weeks has become half a year, I mean for gods sake.

You have to careful with the pubis - if you rush it, it might bite back!

[Hinckley Bob]

What started as a couple of weeks has become half a year, I mean for gods sake.

You have to careful with the pubis - if you rush it, it might bite back!

That does sound painful, then so does a series of injections into the bone in the groin area. It brought tears to my eyes thinking about it!

[RagingBull]

Scully Fit for the weekend.

But Loamanu, Allen, Thorn, Cole, Manu will be out

[Doghashadhisday]

Scully Fit for the weekend.

But Loamanu, Allen, Thorn, Cole, Manu will be out

Shhhhhh, don't let the opposition know our injury situation.

[TigerLad]

Cockers said in the merc today that he still expects Manu back in 3-4 weeks. We all want him back but it's important he doesn't come back too early and risk aggrevating the injury. If that takes him an extra couple of weeks or a month then that's fine.

[smalldell]

Hope Gibson features. Don't know why he was not included last week. He does need a rest but with the LV coming up he will get one then.

Also, he is a player we need to convince has a big future here.

[tigerburnie]

No team gossip yet,I would think that Owen will start at 10, don't know about the centres, is Ant Allen fit? Plenty of options for the back three if Sculley is back in the frame. The pack will be interesting, who starts at 2?

[loretta]

Hope Gibson features. Don't know why he was not included last week. He does need a rest but with the LV coming up he will get one then.

Also, he is a player we need to convince has a big future here.

I think you can forget seeing much more of Gibson this season. Now that the news is out about him moving to Saints, he'll drop in the pecking order so fast, his nose'll bleed!

At least it'll give Croft plenty of chances to get some form back.

[tigerburnie]

Hope Gibson features. Don't know why he was not included last week. He does need a rest but with the LV coming up he will get one then.

Also, he is a player we need to convince has a big future here.

I think you can forget seeing much more of Gibson this season. Now that the news is out about him moving to Saints, he'll drop in the pecking order so fast, his nose'll bleed!

At least it'll give Croft plenty of chances to get some form back.

Don't see why, Ford played for us up to the end as have others. Tigers will use him if needed, probably not this coming weekend but during the LV I'm sure he would figure, winning games is the end game isn't it?