Clermont (Away) - Sunday 10th April 2022

[KiwiTig]

Flight booked

[Bunchy]

Praying to the easyjet gods that my flight still happens Friday !!!

[Robespierre]

Damian Penaud won’t be available for six weeks and will not only miss the Tigers’ matches but key Top14 games for the end of season playoffs. A cruel blow.

[LE18]

I just switched on to check on the team, I must be over excited its only Thursday, oops, travelling tomorrow, must calm down.

[Systonite]

Hoping we go full strength at Clermont. Of course, we will need to use players wisely over the coming weeks, but we may/should have the luxury of some less essential Premiership games before the play offs and progress in Europe is achievable for this squad. Even a 10 point defeat would leave hope for the home leg, but Clermont away needs some of our biggest, nastiest men to perhaps compliment the less experienced up and coming starlets.

Due in France tomorrow. Weather is apparently dire, but forecast to clear by Sunday.

[Rugbygramps]

Hoping we go full strength at Clermont. Of course, we will need to use players wisely over the coming weeks, but we may/should have the luxury of some less essential Premiership games before the play offs and progress in Europe is achievable for this squad. Even a 10 point defeat would leave hope for the home leg, but Clermont away needs some of our biggest, nastiest men to perhaps compliment the less experienced up and coming starlets.

Due in France tomorrow. Weather is apparently dire, but forecast to clear by Sunday.

Just wondering who is going to be the first to wind big Thomas up

[TigerFeetSteve]

Hoping we go full strength at Clermont. Of course, we will need to use players wisely over the coming weeks, but we may/should have the luxury of some less essential Premiership games before the play offs and progress in Europe is achievable for this squad. Even a 10 point defeat would leave hope for the home leg, but Clermont away needs some of our biggest, nastiest men to perhaps compliment the less experienced up and coming starlets.

Due in France tomorrow. Weather is apparently dire, but forecast to clear by Sunday.

Just wondering who is going to be the first to wind big Thomas up

Montoya.

[animalnitrate]

Word of warning for anyone flying into Lyon. Just arrived today....took nearly 1 1/2 hours to get through passport control. Hopefully they put more staff on for you guys this weekend.

[parvacat]

On our way! Bought the Telegraph...sorry...only to find a pic of Matt Scott labelled as Dan Kelly, the influencer. Excellent journalism lol. Thank God we avoided Dover.

[TigerFeetSteve]

On our way! Bought the Telegraph...sorry...only to find a pic of Matt Scott labelled as Dan Kelly, the influencer. Excellent journalism lol. Thank God we avoided Dover.

They're not the only one to make a mistake previewing this game...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/60942477

The beeb seems to think Penaud, a player publicly announced as injured for the opposition and out of both legs, is the key player to watch in the game...

[MCC1964]

On our way! Bought the Telegraph...sorry...only to find a pic of Matt Scott labelled as Dan Kelly, the influencer. Excellent journalism lol. Thank God we avoided Dover.

They're not the only one to make a mistake previewing this game...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/60942477

The beeb seems to think Penaud, a player publicly announced as injured for the opposition and out of both legs, is the key player to watch in the game...

They'll fit in fine at The Rugby Paper then, shold they wish to change jobs...

[westwinds31]

On our way! Bought the Telegraph...sorry...only to find a pic of Matt Scott labelled as Dan Kelly, the influencer. Excellent journalism lol. Thank God we avoided Dover.

They're not the only one to make a mistake previewing this game...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/60942477

The beeb seems to think Penaud, a player publicly announced as injured for the opposition and out of both legs, is the key player to watch in the game...

They'll fit in fine at The Rugby Paper then, shold they wish to change jobs...

"shold"...I see what you did there !

[westwinds31]

STARTING XV
15 Freddie Steward [48]
14 Harry Potter [33]
13 Guy Porter [38]
12 Dan Kelly [40]
11 Hosea Saumaki [10]
10 George Ford [120]
9 Ben Youngs [275]
1 Ellis Genge (c) [102]
2 Julián Montoya [22]
3 Joe Heyes [93]
4 Ollie Chessum [24]
5 Calum Green [83]
6 Hanro Liebenberg (vc) [50]
7 Tommy Reffell [70]
8 Jasper Wiese [36]

REPLACMENTS
16 Nic Dolly [19]
17 James Whitcombe [19]
18 Dan Cole [281]
19 Harry Wells [147]
20 Eli Snyman [16]
21 Jack van Poortvliet [42]
22 Freddie Burns [94]
23 Matías Moroni [27]

[jgriffin]

Lots of attack in there, could be a stormer of a second half as our fitness tells and gaps open.

[Old Hob]

Agreed, J G. Very strong side.