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

[jgriffin]

Big shout for Kini. Our most under- rated player ?

I really do want to see a back three of Nandolo, Kini, and Saumaki at least once this season - who is the most irritating 10 in the premiership who they can repeatedly trample?

Wow, never thought of that back 3 !!!

There is a queue of 10s......Biggar, Smith, Jackson etc

[TigerFeetSteve]

Connacht ran out of gas, when you consider we only made 2 changes to our pack (Manz, Whitcombe & Van Wyk all unused on the bench) our pack have incredible engines

[Big Dai]

Showed the value of a balanced pack with a ball winning 7 and a monster carrier at 8.

[westwinds31]

Still can’t quite believe that. We just got stronger and stronger as the game went on. Fitness told there and the likes of Kelly and Burns really stepped up I thought. Not sure on the scrum penalties against us as we clearly had the edge there. This team never gives up. Awesome win but still concerned about the penalty count

[Crofty]

I really do want to see a back three of Nandolo, Kini, and Saumaki at least once this season - who is the most irritating 10 in the premiership who they can repeatedly trample?

Wow, never thought of that back 3 !!!

There is a queue of 10s......Biggar, Smith, Jackson etc

Jackson surely has to top the list, make sure Wiese is fit and not banned for that game and set him to "kill"...

[Wayne Richardson Fan Club]

Big shout for Kini. Our most under- rated player ?

I really do want to see a back three of Nandolo, Kini, and Saumaki at least once this season - who is the most irritating 10 in the premiership who they can repeatedly trample?

Dan.......somebody......plays for Saints, I think.

Nope Paddy at Irish.

[WhitecapTiger]

Aled Walters and Co have definitely got this squad fit!

It's been generally evident for a long time now but the difference in the last 10 or so mins then was probably the widest I've seen between us and any other team we've played. Connacht were out on their feet and happy to kick kick and kick again with very little kick chase towards the end, like a heavyweight boxer on the ropes, trying to grab and hold on to see the round out.

Maybe that was SB's overall strategy for this game

[Qbec]

I agree LittleBigG, I would add to that Bryce Hegarty at fly half with JVP at scrum half.

[WhitecapTiger]

Big shout for Kini. Our most under- rated player ?

I really do want to see a back three of Nandolo, Kini, and Saumaki at least once this season - who is the most irritating 10 in the premiership who they can repeatedly trample?

During 6N? Then we can avoid the 'Harsh on Steward' debate

[thebearisstilldeano]

You're all used to this by now....

But


It's............Remy time!

That reminds me... Must buy some shares in Remy Cointreau. I can see their profits increasing weekly

[Tigers86asw]

Tigers looked rusty in phase play but with Freddie having next to no game time at 10 that’s not surprising. Having said that the pass at the end was superb and he grew into the game really nicely.

Kelly and Clare made a big difference- Dolly’s lineout work let him down a few times and Kelly stopped their drift defence effectively. Muri was excellent going forward but poor in his defensive positioning. Saumaki’s finish outstanding.

Our fitness is the best I’ve seen for a long long time. We just get stronger as the other team wilt.

Amazing mentality to fight until the end like that. Never know when we are beaten. It’s becoming our signature. Tigers never say die.

[LE18]

Never say die attitude gets it home, a display not to remember but a few individual bits of magic gets the win, discipline was awful, hoping Burns finds his old form as seems very rusty.

I think he is starting to. Some things that he completely arsed up the last few games have started to stick - nowhere near 100% yet but the trajectory is the right direction at least!

IMO Burns is very much a confidence player; another W will do wonders for him

Burns frustrates me to hell, his pluses are generally countered by more minuses, like Finn Russell, and I was so up and down with him today. I cant understand why Hegarty was not taking the place kicks, do we have % kicking stats for each? Once again we managed to almost lose a game through our total indiscipline but the changes, especially Kelly, improved our chances enormously. Well done Tigers.

[sapajo]

Tigers looked rusty in phase play but with Freddie having next to no game time at 10 that’s not surprising. Having said that the pass at the end was superb and he grew into the game really nicely.

Kelly and Clare made a big difference- Dolly’s lineout work let him down a few times and Kelly stopped their drift defence effectively. Muri was excellent going forward but poor in his defensive positioning. Saumaki’s finish outstanding.

Our fitness is the best I’ve seen for a long long time. We just get stronger as the other team wilt.

Amazing mentality to fight until the end like that. Never know when we are beaten. It’s becoming our signature. Tigers never say die.

The pass at the end for the Saumaki try was made by Kelly

[DeadlyDunc]

I though Joe Heyes came of age today - an immense performance across the park.

The back line spluttered for the main part until JVP and Kelly came on which gave balance to the midfield and bit more urgency at the base. It’s a bit unfair on Socino given he’s barely played but he wasn’t at the races and there was no continuity in midfield until Kelly came on.

A mixed bag, a mix and match team but 5pts and qualified after 3 games winning at Bordeaux and at Connacht in the process so what’s not to like!

[RagingBull]

Having a Centre partnership who have played lots together made a big difference.

I’m a fan of Socino just wonder if it’s more effective having him come off the bench like in the Sarries game