Tigers vs Gloucester - Teams Up

[kpj tiger]

I wouldn't mind seeing Browning get given a chance.

Me too!

He certainly has the speed to chase kicks!

[JP14]

I suspect if he hasn’t got Covid and he’s out of mandatory isolation from travelling from South Africa, Wiese could be involved.

[Redstripeman]

Haha

I wish I was joking...

Remember we have Glaws a massive head start at their place and still nearly beat them. The will be missing Thorley, May, Alemmano and Polledri. This is a game we should be targeting.

...we should be targeting every game.....anything else is folly!!!

[RagingBull]

Confirmed that Bonilla and Wigglesworth have been helping coach along with Borthwick, Ford, Deacon, Smith and Harrison

[TigerFeetSteve]

Confirmed that Bonilla and Wigglesworth have been helping coach along with Borthwick, Ford, Deacon, Smith and Harrison

Any news on which players are covid free and training?

[TigerFeetSteve]

Given they're involved as coaches I suspect given the limited preparation SB will go for experience and have those coaches on the field at the weekend so am expecting Wigglesworth and Bonilla to start

[westwinds31]

Agree, expecting a kicking game with a hard chase. Who better to orchestrate that than Wigglesworth.

[sam16111986]

I wouldn't mind seeing Browning get given a chance.

Me too!

He certainly has the speed to chase kicks!

Looked to have some physicality about him as well. Hopefully he gets a go this season. I'd guess at a Potter, van Wyk, Steward back three for the weekend.

[JP14]

Going for (although this is a wild guess because of the Outbreak):

1 Gigena
2. Youngs (c)
3. Cole
4. Wells
5. Green
6. Brink
7. Reffell
8. Liebenberg
9. Wigglesworth
10. Diaz Bonilla
11. van Wyk
12. Scott
13. Taute
14. Potter
15. Steward

16. Kerr
17. Leatigaga
18. Heyes
19. Enever
20. Wiese
21. White
22. Henry
23. Porter

[JP14]

That's the interesting thing for me is whether Tom Youngs will remain club captain under Borthwick? I suspect yes but who knows...

[TigerFeetSteve]

That's the interesting thing for me is whether Tom Youngs will remain club captain under Borthwick? I suspect yes but who knows...

Given his resurgence since Borthwick came in I'd say so yeah!

[mol2]

Possibly but I thought we have signed the Georgian hooker that played against England last weekend?

I suspect that club captain rather than first team captain would be more appropriate and allows easier rotation of the front row in a condensed season.

[Noggs]

Leave the captaincy as it is. It is a field position which is normally split in a 60/20 ratio or thereabouts so the on field captaincy is normally transferred for part of the game. Unless injured he will most likely be a 'starter' or 'finisher'.

[TigerFeetSteve]

Possibly but I thought we have signed the Georgian hooker that played against England last weekend?

I suspect that club captain rather than first team captain would be more appropriate and allows easier rotation of the front row in a condensed season.

Yes Mamukashvili played after lockdown a few times for us, but Youngs is no.1 choice.

Just looking at performances and the way the team was being picked pre lockdown
(assuming SB picking teams) Mamukashvili is roughly thought to be on a level with Kerr as 3rd choice behind Youngs and Clare.

Obviously as a newish player he may move up the ranks but don't see him unseating Youngs given how he played post lockdown.

Captain not playing every week for rotation is fine, but Youngs (barring injury) is likely to play a good chunk of the games.

[Bunchy]

Its been said that Borthwick and Tom Y will be doing the press interviews today i would say TY is nailed as capt for the coming season