Bath vs. Tigers - Sat 25 Jan 15:00

[happywomble]

More good news on top of Borthwick - Wayne Barnes will take charge of Leicester Tigers’ fixture away to Bath Rugby this Saturday (January 25, 3.00pm) as they return to action in the Gallagher Premiership.

[OakhamTiger32]

More good news on top of Borthwick - Wayne Barnes will take charge of Leicester Tigers’ fixture away to Bath Rugby this Saturday (January 25, 3.00pm) as they return to action in the Gallagher Premiership.

That is great news! This certainly is the month that just keeps on giving! Home QF in the CC, guaranteed GP survival, Borthwick confirmed and finally we get Mr Barnes in charge of one of our fixtures this season! Shame it's not being televised but hey, I guess you can't have it all!

[Tiglon]

More good news on top of Borthwick - Wayne Barnes will take charge of Leicester Tigers’ fixture away to Bath Rugby this Saturday (January 25, 3.00pm) as they return to action in the Gallagher Premiership.

That is great news! This certainly is the month that just keeps on giving! Home QF in the CC, guaranteed GP survival, Borthwick confirmed and finally we get Mr Barnes in charge of one of our fixtures this season! Shame it's not being televised but hey, I guess you can't have it all!

If only "CC" meant Champions Cup and "survival" meant playoffs...

[OakhamTiger32]

More good news on top of Borthwick - Wayne Barnes will take charge of Leicester Tigers’ fixture away to Bath Rugby this Saturday (January 25, 3.00pm) as they return to action in the Gallagher Premiership.

That is great news! This certainly is the month that just keeps on giving! Home QF in the CC, guaranteed GP survival, Borthwick confirmed and finally we get Mr Barnes in charge of one of our fixtures this season! Shame it's not being televised but hey, I guess you can't have it all!

If only "CC" meant Champions Cup and "survival" meant playoffs...

If only.. it's all relative I suppose! next season perhaps? Trying to be positive

[BFG]

That is great news! This certainly is the month that just keeps on giving! Home QF in the CC, guaranteed GP survival, Borthwick confirmed and finally we get Mr Barnes in charge of one of our fixtures this season! Shame it's not being televised but hey, I guess you can't have it all!

If only "CC" meant Champions Cup and "survival" meant playoffs...

If only.. it's all relative I suppose! next season perhaps? Trying to be positive

Don't be too positive, next season you'll have Maccies rubbish blowing into your garden!

[OakhamTiger32]

If only "CC" meant Champions Cup and "survival" meant playoffs...

If only.. it's all relative I suppose! next season perhaps? Trying to be positive

Don't be too positive, next season you'll have Maccies rubbish blowing into your garden!

Touché!

[happywomble]

Bath will have lost two of their hookers for this weekends match. Ross Batty banned for four weeks (Same as Skelton but I thought Batty's looked much less serious) and Tom Dunn called up to England training - interesting wiki entry for Mr Dunn, says he is the sexiest man in rugby and dating Beyoncé.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Dunn_(rugby_union)

They have also lost the following to England:
Tom Dunn (Bath Rugby uncapped)
Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby, 12 caps)
Will Stuart (Bath Rugby, uncapped)
Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby, 15 caps)
Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby, 47 caps)
Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby, 42 caps)

We have lost:
Jonny May (Leicester Tigers, 52 caps)
Manu Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers, 40 caps)
Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers, 14 caps)
George Ford (Leicester Tigers, 65 caps)
Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 95 caps)

I think we have come off slightly worse, as Ford really is class and harder to replace than any other.

[Mark62]

Bath will have lost two of their hookers for this weekends match. Ross Batty banned for four weeks (Same as Skelton but I thought Batty's looked much less serious) and Tom Dunn called up to England training - interesting wiki entry for Mr Dunn, says he is the sexiest man in rugby and dating Beyoncé.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Dunn_(rugby_union)

They have also lost the following to England:
Tom Dunn (Bath Rugby uncapped)
Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby, 12 caps)
Will Stuart (Bath Rugby, uncapped)
Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby, 15 caps)
Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby, 47 caps)
Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby, 42 caps)

We have lost:
Jonny May (Leicester Tigers, 52 caps)
Manu Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers, 40 caps)
Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers, 14 caps)
George Ford (Leicester Tigers, 65 caps)
Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 95 caps)

I think we have come off slightly worse, as Ford really is class and harder to replace than any other.

I think another poster said that Faletau has a clause in his contract saying he can be released for Wales training so they be without him too.
From memory their injury rosta is quite full too

[ABClub]

1.Bateman
2.Youngs
3.Cole
4.Lavanini
5.Spencer
6.Kalamafoni
7.Reffell
8.Taufau

9.White
10.Hardwick

11.Holmes
12.Eastmond
13.Taute
14.Olowofela
15.Veainu

16.Kerr
17.Gigena
18.Heyes
19.Green
20.Lewis
21.Simmons
22.Reid
23.Worth

On paper the addition of Lavanini, Tuafua, Reid and Taute along with the emergence of Lewis and Reffell should give us a much stronger 6 Nations period side than we've been able to field for several years. Hopefully we see the results on the field.

[happywomble]

I think another poster said that Faletau has a clause in his contract saying he can be released for Wales training so they be without him too.
From memory their injury rosta is quite full too

Yes, they have lost a few to injury too and also Jamie Roberts has departed. Hopefully Holmes has not got the same clause in his contract that Faletau has!!

[OakhamTiger32]

I think another poster said that Faletau has a clause in his contract saying he can be released for Wales training so they be without him too.
From memory their injury rosta is quite full too

Yes, they have lost a few to injury too and also Jamie Roberts has departed. Hopefully Holmes has not got the same clause in his contract that Faletau has!!

Roberts has departed but has been replaced by Matavasi

[Mark62]

1.Bateman
2.Youngs
3.Cole
4.Lavanini
5.Spencer
6.Kalamafoni
7.Reffell
8.Taufau

9.White
10.Hardwick

11.Holmes
12.Eastmond
13.Taute
14.Olowofela
15.Veainu

16.Kerr
17.Gigena
18.Heyes
19.Green
20.Lewis
21.Simmons
22.Reid
23.Worth

On paper the addition of Lavanini, Tuafua, Reid and Taute along with the emergence of Lewis and Reffell should give us a much stronger 6 Nations period side than we've been able to field for several years. Hopefully we see the results on the field.

Coley not going with England hasn’t hurt either

[ABClub]

1.Bateman
2.Youngs
3.Cole
4.Lavanini
5.Spencer
6.Kalamafoni
7.Reffell
8.Taufau

9.White
10.Hardwick

11.Holmes
12.Eastmond
13.Taute
14.Olowofela
15.Veainu

16.Kerr
17.Gigena
18.Heyes
19.Green
20.Lewis
21.Simmons
22.Reid
23.Worth

On paper the addition of Lavanini, Tuafua, Reid and Taute along with the emergence of Lewis and Reffell should give us a much stronger 6 Nations period side than we've been able to field for several years. Hopefully we see the results on the field.

Coley not going with England hasn’t hurt either

Very true. With Dunn and Stuart in England camp, plus Catt and Thomas injured Bath will likely be fielding:

1.Obano
2.Batty or Walker
3.Judge or Nixon

It's a front row that Tigers should be able to target at the scrum given our depth there. I could even see Gigena starting to get after Judge or Nixon with Bateman coming on for impact as a ball carrier later in the game.

[Mark62]

Batty banned for 4 weeks so hooker will be Walker and A N Other

[sam16111986]

1.Bateman
2.Youngs
3.Cole
4.Lavanini
5.Spencer
6.Kalamafoni
7.Reffell
8.Taufau

9.White
10.Hardwick

11.Holmes
12.Eastmond
13.Taute
14.Olowofela
15.Veainu

16.Kerr
17.Gigena
18.Heyes
19.Green
20.Lewis
21.Simmons
22.Reid
23.Worth

On paper the addition of Lavanini, Tuafua, Reid and Taute along with the emergence of Lewis and Reffell should give us a much stronger 6 Nations period side than we've been able to field for several years. Hopefully we see the results on the field.

Coley not going with England hasn’t hurt either

Very true. With Dunn and Stuart in England camp, plus Catt and Thomas injured Bath will likely be fielding:

1.Obano
2.Batty or Walker
3.Judge or Nixon

It's a front row that Tigers should be able to target at the scrum given our depth there. I could even see Gigena starting to get after Judge or Nixon with Bateman coming on for impact as a ball carrier later in the game.

Batty is suspended so it'll be Walker starting presumably with Obano and Jutge either side. I'd back Cole to keep Obano in his pocket. Be two of the high profile scrum coaches in the Prem facing off in Stanko Vs Hatley as well.