Sarries vs Leicester - Teams Up

[Chobbsy]

I just hope Tigers go out to win or at least play like they do at home and scrap for everything. Get our lineout ball secured, I reckon we have enough to get one or two maul tries too.

1 Bateman
2 Kerr
3 Cole (c)
4 Lavanini
5 Wells
6 Liebenberg
7 Reffell
8 Kalamafoni
9 White
10 McPhilips
11 Olowofela
12 Eastmond
13 Thomas
14 Holmes
15 Veainu

16 TPN
17 Leatigaga
18 Heyes
19 Spencer
20 Batley
21 Simmons
22 Hardwick
23 Worth

No Tafua?

[Tigerbeat]

Green and Spencer are back in contention for selection according to the Merc.

Speaking to Callum on Saturday and he has only just got back into training so may be a couple of weeks before he is fully available.

[Bunchy]

I suspect there will be some rotation for this one - last game without the 6 nations players and next one is Sandy park when the cavalry return.
Taufua tweaked a hammy so suspect he will not be risked - think the front rows might swap places from last week too

[JP14]

Green and Spencer are back in contention for selection according to the Merc.

Speaking to Callum on Saturday and he has only just got back into training so may be a couple of weeks before he is fully available.

Ahh ok thanks.

[Jimmy Skitz]

I just hope Tigers go out to win or at least play like they do at home and scrap for everything. Get our lineout ball secured, I reckon we have enough to get one or two maul tries too.

1 Bateman
2 Kerr
3 Cole (c)
4 Lavanini
5 Wells
6 Liebenberg
7 Reffell
8 Kalamafoni
9 White
10 McPhilips
11 Olowofela
12 Eastmond
13 Thomas
14 Holmes
15 Veainu

16 TPN
17 Leatigaga
18 Heyes
19 Spencer
20 Batley
21 Simmons
22 Hardwick
23 Worth

No Tafua?

he suffered a hamstring injury against Worcester so is likely out at least a couple of weeks

[Noggs]

Leicester Tigers (v Saracens, away, Saturday 1.00pm)

15 Telusa Veainu

14 Jonah Holmes

13 Joe Thomas

12 Kyle Eastmond

11 Rory Hughes

10 Johnny McPhillips

9 Ben White

1 Nephi Leatigaga

2 Tatafu Polota-Nau

3 Joe Heyes

4 Will Spencer

5 Joe Batley

6 Harry Wells

7 Tommy Reffell

8 Sione Kalamafoni (c)

Replacements

16 Jake Kerr

17 Greg Bateman

18 Dan Cole

19 Calum Green

20 Ifereimi Boladau

21 Harry Simmons

22 Tom Hardwick

23 George Worth

[happywomble]

A fairly hefty front five! We going to bash them into submission?

[ourla]

Teams up:

15 Telusa Veainu
14 Jonah Holmes
13 Joe Thomas
12 Kyle Eastmond
11 Rory Hughes
10 Johnny McPhillips
9 Ben White
1 Nephi Leatigaga
2 Tatafu Polota-Nau
3 Joe Heyes
4 Will Spencer
5 Joe Batley
6 Harry Wells
7 Tommy Reffell
8 Sione Kalamafoni (c)

Replacements
16 Jake Kerr
17 Greg Bateman
18 Dan Cole
19 Calum Green
20 Ifereimi Boladau
21 Harry Simmons
22 Tom Hardwick
23 George Worth

[strawclearer]

Mako Vunipola starting for Sarries

Which is ok - as long as he stays 2m from Joe Heyes at all times.

And washes his hands.

And wears a mask.

[jgriffin]

Mako Vunipola starting for Sarries

Which is ok - as long as he stays 2m from Joe Heyes at all times.

And washes his hands.

And wears a mask.

Frankly, given what some medical friends (and daughter) have said about someone passing via HK, possibly on second leg of journey in plane with infected, and precautions - plain stupid, reckless, …….supply adverb.

[GB72]

Out of interest, is there any grounds for us applying for Vunipola to not be allowed to play given the Coronavirus risk. It is all well and good that Saracens are OK with him mixing with the team but does that mean that the opposition are obligated to take the same risk.

To take it one step further (not that I think we ever would) but are there grounds for us asking for the match to be postponed based on Vunipola having trained with the whole team and potentially passed on any infection.

[Jacko27]

Yes but the relative risk does need to be contextualised, after all there have been more Covid19 confirmed cases in UK than in HK.

[BFG]

Yes but the relative risk does need to be contextualised, after all there have been more Covid19 confirmed cases in UK than in HK.

Could you be arrested and put into a re-education camp for writing that in certain countries?

[Baz]

With Mako Vunipola starting at loose-head, I'd rather see Coley starting at tight-head for us. He's always had the better of Vunipola in previous encounters.

[sam16111986]

With Mako Vunipola starting at loose-head, I'd rather see Coley starting at tight-head for us. He's always had the better of Vunipola in previous encounters.

Dan's played a lot of games. Got to give him a rest at some point. Heyes has been pretty good off the bench in recent weeks. Be a great chance for Heyes to stake a claim for the back up tighthead shirt instead of dropping out of the 23 once Genge returns, Bateman's form hasn't been great at Leatigaga can play both sides.