Tigers v Quins

[drc_007]

So with the amount of injuries prob looking at a team of.

1) Ayerza
2) Youngs
3) Bateman
4) Slater
5) Kitchener
6) Fitzgerald
7) O'Connor
8) McCaffrey
9) Harrison
10) Burns
11) Thompstone
12) Williams
13) Roberts
14) Betham
15) Tait

16) Thacker
17) Genge
18) Cilliers
19) Croft
20) Evans
21) Kitto
22) Worth
23) Brady

Probably very close, might swap Croft and Fitzgerald.

[Noddy555]

Thanks Soggypatch and others for letting me know about Matt Smith, let's hope he recovers soon as we need quality reserves like him.

[Noddy555]

Yes I would like to see Croft play some part in Sunday's match if only from the bench The quality of the Tigers line out play against the Dragons stepped up a few gears because Crofty was there. I counted at least twice when he stole the opponents ball, there may have been more?

[jgriffin]

I think just knowing that standing at 2 is the bloke the Lions used for disrupting SH lineouts is a considerable ring-trembler for opposition throwers.

[Soggypitch]

I didn't see the NGD game, how did Crofty play aside from the lineout?

As I say in an earlier post, I would like to see O'Connor and Evans given a go at 6 & 7 for this game. Quins will be without Robshaw and Clifford so we should aim to run them ragged.

Croft to appear after 55 - 60 mins..

[Iain]

Leicester Tigers (v Harlequins, Welford Road, Sunday 3.15pm)
15 Mathew Tait
14 Adam Thompstone
13 Peter Betham
12 Owen Williams
11 Tom Brady
10 Freddie Burns
9 Jono Kitto
1 Ellis Genge
2 Tom Youngs (c)
3 Greg Bateman
4 Ed Slater
5 Mike Fitzgerald
6 Tom Croft
7 Brendon O'Connor
8 Lachlan McCaffrey

Replacements
16 Harry Thacker
17 Marcos Ayerza
18 Pat Cilliers
19 Graham Kitchener
20 Luke Hamilton
21 Sam Harrison
22 Jack Roberts
23 George Worth

[Brianf]

Harlequins team..

Harlequins squad
15. Aaron Morris
14. Marland Yarde
13. Joe Marchant
12. Winston Stanley
11. Alofa Alofa
10. Nick Evans
9. Karl Dickson

1. Mark Lambert
2. Rob Buchanan
3. Will Collier
4. Charlie Matthews
5. James Horwill ©
6. Luke Wallace
7. Dave Ward
8. James Chisholm

16. Joe Gray
17. Dan Murphy
18. Adam Jones
19. Stan South
20. George Naoupu
21. Charlie Mulchrone
22. Tim Swiel
23. Charlie Walker

[Soggypitch]

With those two teams and a near capacity crowd at Welford Rd, I fully expect a 5 point victory!!

Evans is v unlucky not to be even in the 23.

[strawclearer]

With those two teams and a near capacity crowd at Welford Rd, I fully expect a 5 point victory!!

Evans is v unlucky not to be even in the 23.

Agree about Evans. If he's not got a niggle and not in need of a rest then surely these are the games he really ought to play in if we're to keep him? Slightly surprised Croft is starting - but thrilled he's fit enough to - and am also hoping for 5 whilst confident of 4 points!

[Iain]

I guess the logic is that O'Connor starts as there's no reason to rest him and he's our best openside.

Hamilton takes the bench spot as he covers more of the back row.

It is of course unfortunate for Evans, but this is a by-product for having strength in depth in the back row. He'll get more chances.

[JerryGas]

And don't forget we are on a five day turnround so expect a fair number of changes for Bristol Inc Evans.

[Iain]

And don't forget we are on a five day turnround so expect a fair number of changes for Bristol Inc Evans.

Very good point.

[sapajo]

With those two teams and a near capacity crowd at Welford Rd, I fully expect a 5 point victory!!

Evans is v unlucky not to be even in the 23.

Sadly with our injury list and missing players I do not share your 5 point optimism and I would be ecstatic with a win.

[strawclearer]

And don't forget we are on a five day turnround so expect a fair number of changes for Bristol Inc Evans.

Well done - I wondered who'd spot that!

[jgriffin]

Can see how this is working - Bryant would be OK on the bench against Brizzle, Worth at FB, Tait on the bench ie largely rotation facilitated by good performances in the AWC.