CONNACHT (A) - Saturday 15th January 2022 - 3-15pm

[LE18]

I quite like the look of Raging Bull's selection, maybe JVP who I thought showed signs of needing more game time in the squad instead of either Youngs or Wiggy.

I agree pick JVP, I thought he didn't have the best of his game v Wasps, he fumbled around base of the scrum too often, getting caught one or twice and that resulted in some poor slow passes to Ford. I think he is rusty. He is a very good attacking player but not at his best last week.

[Tigerbeat]

French official Mathieu Raynal will be in charge of the Leicester Tigers match against Connacht Rugby in Ireland in Round 3 of the Heineken Champions Cup next Saturday.

Tournament organisers EPCR, who on Friday announced that all fixtures are set to go ahead as scheduled despite updates on travel restrictions in some countries, have revealed their match official appointments for the remaining pool stage fixtures.

The Round 4 fixture between Leicester Tigers and Bordeaux-Bègles at Mattioli Woods Welford Road on Saturday, January 22 will be refereed by Georgian official Nika Amashukeli.

[RichieB]

Genge - Clare - Heyes
Chessum - Snyman
Martin - Wiese - Van Staden
Youngs - Ford - Scott - Moroni - Nadolo - Saumaki
Hegarty

Leatigaga - Dolly - Whitcombe - Wigglesworth - Murimurivalu - Agbongbon - Henderson - Burns

[GB72]

Going to be interesting to see which matches actually go ahead this weekend. Teams nervous about travelling to France as have to test in country and could have to quarentine there (from what I read, losing track of who has to do what and where). Bath saying they will not travel under current restrictions.

[Old Hob]

Going to be interesting to see which matches actually go ahead this weekend. Teams nervous about travelling to France as have to test in country and could have to quarentine there (from what I read, losing track of who has to do what and where). Bath saying they will not travel under current restrictions.

The cynic in me says this may be Bath's best chance of points

[GB72]

I was thinking not. If the match can be played and Bath decide not to play the fixture then I am guessing that they get a 28-0 defeat awarded against them.

[OakhamTiger32]

I was thinking not. If the match can be played and Bath decide not to play the fixture then I am guessing that they get a 28-0 defeat awarded against them.

New rules it would seem:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/59956566

[Soggypitch]

I was thinking not. If the match can be played and Bath decide not to play the fixture then I am guessing that they get a 28-0 defeat awarded against them.

New rules it would seem:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/59956566

Now France have relaxed the rules from tomorrow, hopefully the games in France this weekend against the English clubs can now go ahead.

[Old Hob]

Forecast for Galway on Saturday: 9 degrees, 40% chance of rain, 8mph wind gusting to 15mph so very light for a change.

[Scott1]

Trouble in the BR again!

[RagingBull]

Looks stronger than the past 2 weeks though
Chessum is a 6, Reffell a 7, Wiese a 8

[Scott1]

Looks stronger than the past 2 weeks though
Chessum is a 6, Reffell a 7, Wiese a 8

Need Reffell to do 80 though or as close to it. Manz looks an absolute monster!

[Scott1]

STARTING XV
15 Bryce Hegarty [5]
14 Freddie Steward [46]
13 Matt Scott [35]
12 Juan Pablo Socino [5]
11 Kini Murimurivalu [31]
10 Freddie Burns [85]
9 Richard Wigglesworth [23]
1 Ellis Genge (c) [100]
2 Nic Dolly [14]
3 Joe Heyes [86]
4 Harry Wells [139]
5 Calum Green [74]
6 Ollie Chessum [22]
7 Tommy Reffell [61]
8 Jasper Wiese [27]

REPLACEMENTS
16 Charlie Clare [38]
17 James Whitcombe [11]
18 Nephi Leatigaga [54]
19 Tom Manz **
20 Francois van Wyk [7]
21 Jack van Poortvliet [33]
22 Dan Kelly [32]
23 Hosea Saumaki [5]

[Scott1]

CONNACHT RUGBY MATCHDAY 23 VS LEICESTER TIGERS
Number/Name/Caps ( * denotes uncapped)
15. Tiernan O’Halloran (197)
14. John Porch (47)
13. Sammy Arnold (26)
12. Bundee Aki (114)
11. Matt Healy (150)
10. Jack Carty (169) (C)
9. Kieran Marmion (196)
1. Matthew Burke (33)
2. Shane Delahunt (110)
3. Finlay Bealham (168)
4. Oisín Dowling (14)
5. Niall Murray (24)
6. Cian Prendergast (18)
7. Conor Oliver (30)
8. Jarrad Butler (83)
Replacements
16. Dave Heffernan (153)
17. Tietie Tuimauga (2)
18. Jack Aungier (22)
19. Ultan Dillane (123)
20. Paul Boyle (63)
21. Caolin Blade (139)
22. Conor Fitzgerald (44)
23. Tom Farrell (67)

[Grimlish]

Manz is 6’ 8” and 18st 4lb, according to our website.