Weekly question - Saturday team v Sale?

[Chobbsy]

I thought the weekly question would have been posted by now, what's the likely team for Saturday going to be?

[Iain]

Few changes to the team that beat Newcastle I'd imagine. Maybe even none.

Referee is Master Craig Maxwell-Keys, as long as he tidies his room first.

[Chobbsy]

I think we need to start with Williams to counter the carrying of Beaumont

[sam16111986]

Genge, Youngs, Cole
Barrow, Kitchener
Williams, McCaffery, O'Connor
Youngs, Burns
Mermoz, Roberts
JPP, TV, Thompstone

Bench; McGuigan, Rizzo, Cilliers, Hamilton, Thacker, Harrison, Williams, Smith.

Controversial call for no lock on the bench but Sale tend to fall apart against teams who dominate them at the breakdown. Previously we've had them at the set piece and still lost, I think the extra backrow impact could be critical. Smith over Tait because he's a much better defender and the Sale midfield run hard and straight.

[Roly]

Few changes to the team that beat Newcastle I'd imagine. Maybe even none.

Referee is Master Craig Maxwell-Keys, as long as he tidies his room first.

Genuinely funny.

I do think he's a pretty good referee though.

[Roly]

Bath v Glaws is the one to watch in terms of results this weekend.

Both teams took an emotional and/or physical battering last weekend and its whoever can dog it out.

SOBO, but Bath at home must be favourites making Tigers' match v Sale crucial.

[Iain]

Few changes to the team that beat Newcastle I'd imagine. Maybe even none.

Referee is Master Craig Maxwell-Keys, as long as he tidies his room first.

Genuinely funny.

I do think he's a pretty good referee though.

He's improving, I'll give him that. He still strikes me as unduly arrogant and bolshy for someone of his inexperience. Maybe I've just got an unfair bias against him because not only is he much younger than me, he also looks like he should be in the sixth form

[Iain]

Bath v Glaws is the one to watch in terms of results this weekend.

Both teams took an emotional and/or physical battering last weekend and its whoever can dog it out.

SOBO, but Bath at home must be favourites making Tigers' match v Sale crucial.

Yep. Come on you Glaws!!!

*throws up*

[Roly]

Bath v Glaws is the one to watch in terms of results this weekend.

Both teams took an emotional and/or physical battering last weekend and its whoever can dog it out.

SOBO, but Bath at home must be favourites making Tigers' match v Sale crucial.

Yep. Come on you Glaws!!!

*throws up*

Ditto. But then its the same for either team!

[Jumbo]

Leicester Tigers (v Sale Sharks, Welford Road, Saturday 3.00pm)
15 Mathew Tait
14 Adam Thompstone
13 Jack Roberts
12 Owen Williams
11 J P Pietersen
10 Freddie Burns
9 Ben Youngs
1 Ellis Genge
2 Tom Youngs (C)
3 Dan Cole
4 Dom Barrow
5 Graham Kitchener
6 Mike Williams
7 Brendon O'Connor
8 Luke Hamilton

Replacements
6 George McGuigan
17 Greg Bateman
18 Fraser Balmain
19 Mike Fitzgerald
20 Harry Thacker
21 Sam Harrison
22 Matt Smith
23 Peter Betham

[Chobbsy]

Leicester Tigers (v Sale Sharks, Welford Road, Saturday 3.00pm)
15 Mathew Tait
14 Adam Thompstone
13 Jack Roberts
12 Owen Williams
11 J P Pietersen
10 Freddie Burns
9 Ben Youngs
1 Ellis Genge
2 Tom Youngs (C)
3 Dan Cole
4 Dom Barrow
5 Graham Kitchener
6 Mike Williams
7 Brendon O'Connor
8 Luke Hamilton

Replacements
6 George McGuigan
17 Greg Bateman
18 Fraser Balmain
19 Mike Fitzgerald
20 Harry Thacker
21 Sam Harrison
22 Matt Smith
23 Peter Betham

No TV or MM

[kpj tiger]

Leicester Tigers (v Sale Sharks, Welford Road, Saturday 3.00pm)
15 Mathew Tait
14 Adam Thompstone
13 Jack Roberts
12 Owen Williams
11 J P Pietersen
10 Freddie Burns
9 Ben Youngs
1 Ellis Genge
2 Tom Youngs (C)
3 Dan Cole
4 Dom Barrow
5 Graham Kitchener
6 Mike Williams
7 Brendon O'Connor
8 Luke Hamilton

Replacements
6 George McGuigan
17 Greg Bateman
18 Fraser Balmain
19 Mike Fitzgerald
20 Harry Thacker
21 Sam Harrison
22 Matt Smith
23 Peter Betham

I'm sure this team will probably do the job against Sale but I can't see this team getting a tbp

[Iain]

Must be training injuries. I can't believe you'd start without them on purpose at this point.

We're certainly well stocked for hookers on the bench...

The pack is very strong, probably our best starting pack available.

I've not read anything about the continued absence of McCaffrey and Cilliers though. What's the deal there?

[Brianf]

Here is the Sale Sharks team, courtesy of its website:

15. Mike Haley
14. Denny Solomona
13. Sam James
12. Mark Jennings
11. Josh Charnley
10. AJ MacGinty
9. Mike Phillips

1. Ross Harrison
2. Rob Webber (c)
3. Kieran Longbottom
4. Bryn Evans
5. Andrei Ostrikov
6. Cameron Neild
7. Tom Curry
8. Laurence Pearce

Replacements:
16. Ben Curry
17. James Flynn
18. Diogo Ferreira
19. George Nott
20. David Seymour
21. Peter Stringer
22. Johnny Leota
23. Byron McGuigan

[Seal]

Not particularly surprised at absence on Mermoz given that he's been in Florida for much of the last 2 weeks.

I hope TV isn't injured, and I'm assuming that both Locky and Cilliers are.