Exeter at home

[tigerburnie]

I note the Merc says we will get all our internationals back and in the match day squad, also Manu and Ant Allen are a long way off. Kitch and Brad are being monitored?
JP Doyle has the whistle, hoping for our strongest squad out this weekend.

COME ON YOU TIGERRRRrrrrsssss

[Iain]

As JP is the best ref, I'm happy he has the whistle for Saturday

Huge game. I do hope that Ben continues his England form. That may be key.

[tigerburnie]

I would hope we go for the similar rotation that we did at tighthead with Castro and Dan in the past, at hooker. Both Leo and OTY need to be kept happy and in peak form.

[Brianf]

Interesting article on the Exeter Chiefs website about Thomas Waldrom having mixed feelings about this Saturday

http://exeterchiefs.co.uk/news/mixed-feelings-waldrom/

[JerryGas]

Its almost like the start of a mini season - 5 wins give us a home semi, anything else is squeeky bum time.
Team wise, would hope to see something like:
Ayerza Youngs Cole
Parling Kitchener
Gibson Salvi Crane
Youngs Burns
Bai Goneva
Morris Thompstone and Tait

Reps: Ghiraldini Rizzo Logo Barbieri Pearce Harrison Bell Loamanu

We shall see but gonna be epic.

[Bobmac]

unable to make the game due to prior commitments. Does anyone know of a live streaming of the game?

[JackFlashJonny]

ANY streaming of the game would be very welcome....Should be a cracker

[Iain]

Open a Bet365 account. Should be streamed on that.

[parvacat]

Try cricfree

http://cricfree.sx/

[Noggs]

Its almost like the start of a mini season - 5 wins give us a home semi, anything else is squeeky bum time.
Team wise, would hope to see something like:
Ayerza Youngs Cole
Parling Kitchener
Gibson Salvi Crane
Youngs Burns
Bai Goneva
Morris Thompstone and Tait

Reps: Ghiraldini Rizzo Logo Barbieri Pearce Harrison Bell Loamanu

We shall see but gonna be epic.

I suspect you're close to the mark with that selection. 12 noon tomorrow we'll find out. Either way it should be a cracking game

[L Smith]

Its almost like the start of a mini season - 5 wins give us a home semi, anything else is squeeky bum time.

I heard the same viewpoint on radio Leicester last night but it's not accurate.
We're on equal points with Bath who have a massive points advantage on us, without even considering the comparative ease of their run in and the greater likelihood of them getting try bonus points.
It's quite possible that we could win 5 and still be away in the semis.
My prediction is thus:
Saints
Bath
Sarries
Tigers

Which is based on the fact that someone is going to drop the ball in the pressure cooker and I don't think Exeter have the experience to hold their nerve in their remaining fixtures. Having said that, the amount of balls that we've dropped this season...

[Jumbo]

Leicester Tigers (vs Exeter Chiefs, Welford Road, Saturday 3pm)
15 Mathew Tait
14 Adam Thompstone
13 Matt Smith
12 Seremaia Bai
11 Miles Benjamin
10 Freddie Burns
9 Ben Youngs (c)
1 Marcos Ayerza
2 Tom Youngs
3 Dan Cole
4 Sebastian de Chaves
5 Geoff Parling
6 Jamie Gibson
7 Julian Salvi
8 Jordan Crane

Replacements
16 Leonardo Ghiraldini
17 Logovi'i Mulipola
18 Fraser Balmain
19 Jack Whetton
20 Laurence Pearce
21 Sam Harrison
22 Tommy Bell
23 Vereniki Goneva

[doublecarpet]

Smith in for Goneva!?!?!

[northerntiger]

Odd. Much as I have liked Smith, he is not the player he was

[Tigerbeat]

Smith is probably better defensively than Goneva. Last 20 bring on Goneva.