Tigers v Wasps Sunday March 25th

[WhitecapTiger]

I would expect Guy Thompson to start at 8 for them on Sunday

Be out to impress his future employers and supporters no doubt!

[TomWeston]

I would expect Guy Thompson to start at 8 for them on Sunday

Be out to impress his future employers and supporters no doubt!

I would much rather he flopped, failed to stop 2 or 3 tries and saved a brilliant performance for our starting match next season!

[Leicestertinytiger]

Thompson is quality, must be one of the most underrated backrowers going at the moment in the premiership. Doesn’t get many rave reviews but has a very good all round game, always makes yards and turnovers.

[jgriffin]

Tigers Team:

15 Telusa Veainu

14 Adam Thompstone

13 Manu Tuilagi

12 Matt Toomua

11 Jonny May

10 George Ford

9 Sam Harrison

1 Greg Bateman

2 Tom Youngs (c)

3 Dan Cole

4 Mike Fitzgerald

5 Graham Kitchener

6 Valentino Mapapalangi

7 Luke Hamilton

8 Sione Kalamafoni

Replacements:

16 Tatafu Polota-Nau

17 Ellis Genge

18 Logovi’i Mulipola

19 Harry Wells

20 Will Evans

21 Harry Simmons

22 Mathew Tait

23 Nick Malouf

[Soggypitch]

Good side but very disappointed no BOC, anyone know what's wrong with him?

[kpj tiger]

Good side but very disappointed no BOC, anyone know what's wrong with him?

Something to do with his Ribs according to Ben Kay on Rugby Tonight I heard

[Spicer]

Wasps team to play Leicester
15. Willie Le Roux
14. Christian Wade
13. Juan De Jongh
12. Jimmy Gopperth
11. Elliot Daly
10. Danny Cipriani
9. Dan Robson
1. Simon McIntyre
2. Tom Cruse
3. Jake Cooper-Woolley
4. Joe Launchbury ©
5. James Gaskell
6. James Haskell
7. Thomas Young
8. Guy Thompson

Replacements:
16. TJ Harris
17. Matt Mullan
18. Marty Moore
19. Will Rowlands
20. Kearnan Myall
21. Jack Willis
22. Joe Simpson
23. Josh Bassett

[MJB]

I thought Wasps were struggling with injuries? That still looks like a pretty decent side to me. Maybe the bench is a weakness but the starting XV look like they could cause a few problems.

[Soggypitch]

I thought Wasps were struggling with injuries? That still looks like a pretty decent side to me. Maybe the bench is a weakness but the starting XV look like they could cause a few problems.

Ditto - envisage a close game. Our first up tackling will need to be spot on, likewise our kick chase.

[ghdav27]

I thought Wasps were struggling with injuries? That still looks like a pretty decent side to me. Maybe the bench is a weakness but the starting XV look like they could cause a few problems.

Wasps only have to have about 3 players out before everyone starts saying they are having an injury crisis. We've probably got more out than them at the moment!

[jgriffin]

Proves that the injury thing with Wasps was propaganda! Should be a titanic clash, just hope we are the iceberg! Really looking forward to this, the hardest match we have to come, frankly.

[Spicer]

Both teams were quite predictable. With both almost at full strength. My only disappointment is that Evans is not starting at 7 when BoC is out.
Wasps have an extra forward on the bench, clearly they are predicting a massive forwards battle

[Rugbyflanker]

Wasps off first phase are frightening and that 9/10/12 axis is superb! We will concede tries no doubt about it,just hoow we can score more! I know that's the point of rugby but you get my drift

[Stephen18]

Tigers Team:

15 Telusa Veainu

14 Adam Thompstone

13 Manu Tuilagi

12 Matt Toomua

11 Jonny May

10 George Ford

9 Sam Harrison

1 Greg Bateman

2 Tom Youngs (c)

3 Dan Cole

4 Mike Fitzgerald

5 Graham Kitchener

6 Valentino Mapapalangi

7 Luke Hamilton

8 Sione Kalamafoni

Replacements:

16 Tatafu Polota-Nau

17 Ellis Genge

18 Logovi’i Mulipola

19 Harry Wells

20 Will Evans

21 Harry Simmons

22 Mathew Tait

23 Nick Malouf

Thats an impact front row off the bench, but im a bit worried about the impact anyone else can have off the bench compared to wasps bench. Should be a great game both teams look about at full strength, just a shame about boc, think hes beennthe biggest difference for us these last few games. Hopefully Toomua will dominate Gopperth and i reckon that could really disrupt their attack.

[Ian Cant]

Excited about this game: but I was for the game in December. If we still haven’t learned our lessons about kicking the ball back for them to run at us then the result will be the same. If we do kick it needs to be high and the chase excellent. Our missing injured far more detrimental than theirs: BOC and Williams have been brilliant recently. Unlike many others I just don’t think Evans is anywhere near as good as BOC or our old friend Salvi.
Will make lots of noise from the start. Up for it.