Saints v Tigers

[Wayne Richardson Fan Club]

Poor Referee, one touch judge who was a shockingly bad ref & as for the TMO....

[jgriffin]

EJ likely sees Olowefela as a Joseph type 13, a position he played for England

[voice of the crumbie]

Poor Referee, one touch judge who was a shockingly bad ref & as for the TMO....

J P Doyle …..I'd rather have Mrs Doyle from Father Ted.

[Wayne Richardson Fan Club]

Poor Referee, one touch judge who was a shockingly bad ref & as for the TMO....

J P Doyle …..I'd rather have Mrs Doyle from Father Ted.

Go on, go on, go on...........with Father Jack as TMO & Dougal as citing officer

[voice of the crumbie]

Poor Referee, one touch judge who was a shockingly bad ref & as for the TMO....

J P Doyle …..I'd rather have Mrs Doyle from Father Ted.

Go on, go on, go on...........with Father Jack as TMO & Dougal as citing officer

And just to complete the set Bishop Brennan and Dick Byrne as touch judges.

[Tomvarndell]

At least we get a trip to Twickenham again this year even it isn’t in late May when I’d rather be there.

[Soggypitch]

Yes and in May the weather is usually better - forecast heavy rain in Twickers all afternoon on Saturday.

Not sure who that will favour, but it is not good for the "spectacle".

However after two defeats to Saints last season, the only spectacle I'm interested in is the right numbers on the scoreboard!!!!

[JackFlashJonny]

Tigers are on a hiding to nothing this game...the emotion in the Saints camp will be at fever pitch for poor old Rob Horne

I really hate wet weather rugby...completely ruins the game (unless playing it as sliding around in the mud is great fun)

[ellis9]

Tigers are on a hiding to nothing this game...the emotion in the Saints camp will be at fever pitch for poor old Rob Horne

I really hate wet weather rugby...completely ruins the game (unless playing it as sliding around in the mud is great fun)

Yes because Twickenham doesn't have an excellent pitch with much grass on it does it? It's going to end up being a brown pitch with no grass on it by the end if the match!

[Chobbsy]

Tigers are on a hiding to nothing this game...the emotion in the Saints camp will be at fever pitch for poor old Rob Horne

I really hate wet weather rugby...completely ruins the game (unless playing it as sliding around in the mud is great fun)

Yes because Twickenham doesn't have an excellent pitch with much grass on it does it? It's going to end up being a brown pitch with no grass on it by the end if the match!

Really? it's a fantastic pitch, just because it isn't Welford Road

[ourla]

Leicester Tigers (v Northampton Saints, Twickenham Stadium, Saturday 3.00pm)

15 Jonah Holmes
14 Adam Thompstone
13 Manu Tuilagi
12 Kyle Eastmond
11 Jonny May
10 George Ford
9 Ben Youngs

1 Greg Bateman
2 Tom Youngs (c)
3 Dan Cole
4 Mike Williams
5 Harry Wells
6 David Denton
7 Guy Thompson
8 Sione Kalamafoni

Replacements
16 Ross McMillan
17 David Feao
18 Joe Heyes
19 Sam Lewis
20 Valentino Mapapalangi
21 Sam Harrison
22 Tom Hardwick
23 Jordan Olowofela

[ourla]

Bench looks really weak so looks like that forward pack will be flogged again. Needs must I guess.

[ourla]

Saints

15 Harry Mallinder
14 Ahsee Tuala
13 Andrew Kellaway
12 Luther Burrell
11 Taqele Naiyaravoro
10 Dan Biggar
9 Cobus Reinach

1 Alex Waller (co-captain)
2 Dylan Hartley (co-captain)
3 Ehren Painter
4 David Ribbans
5 Courtney Lawes
6 Jamie Gibson
7 Lewis Ludlam
8 Teimana Harrison

Replacements:
16 Mike Haywood
17 Francois Van Wyk
18 Ben Franks
19 Api Ratuniyarawa
20 Mitch Eadie
21 Alex Mitchell
22 Fraser Dingwall
23 Tom Collins

Not available for selection:
James Craig (concussion), James Fish (ankle), Paul Hill (shoulder), Rory Hutchinson (knee), Toby Trinder (foot), Ken Pisi (shoulder), Heinrich Brüssow (concussion), Nafi Tuitavake (neck), Andy Symons (knee), Piers Francis (concussion), and Jamal Ford-Robinson (knee).

[Soggypitch]

Interesting to see Holmes at FB . Hope he does well.

Disappointed still no BOC, we really miss him.

As Ourla says, it's a weak bench but not much choice with the injuries and Toomua/TPN missing.

I have no idea how we will play tomorrow, could be an easy win, bad loss or a very close tussle. Just impossible to tell given our current form and the same can be said for Saints. Just hope we really turn up and fight for everything!!

[Chobbsy]

Interesting to see Holmes at FB . Hope he does well.

Disappointed still no BOC, we really miss him.

As Ourla says, it's a weak bench but not much choice with the injuries and Toomua/TPN missing.

I have no idea how we will play tomorrow, could be an easy win, bad loss or a very close tussle. Just impossible to tell given our current form and the same can be said for Saints. Just hope we really turn up and fight for everything!!

No BOC nor Telusa :(