Kings of the North.

[sam16111986]

Leicester Tigers (v Sale Sharks, away, Saturday 2.30pm)

Backs: Seremaia Bai, Tommy Bell, Freddie Burns, George Catchpole, Sam Harrison, Christian Loamanu, Paolo Odogwu, Matt Smith, Adam Thompstone, George Tresidder, Ben White, George Worth

Forwards: Fraser Balmain, Greg Bateman, Charlie Beckett, Riccardo Brugnara, Sebastian de Chaves, Tom Croft, Jake Farnworth, Mike Fitzgerald, Graham Kitchener, Joe Maksymiw, Will Owen, Matt Parr, Laurence Pearce, Tiziano Pasquali, Harry Thacker, Mike Williams

[jgriffin]

Sale team from their website
Team: Tom Arscott, Tim Jeffers, Sam James, Mark Jennings, Nev Edwards, Nick Macleod, Chris Cusiter, Eifion Lewis Roberts, Tommy Taylor, Brian Mujati, Jonathan Mills, Bryn Evans, Mark Easter, David Seymour, Viliami Fihaki

Bench: Neil Briggs, Ross Harrison, Vadim Cobilas, James Flynn, Andrei Ostrikov, George Nott, Cameron Neild, Liam, Parfitt, Daniel Braid, Josh Beaumont, Matt Rogerson, James Mitchell, Joe Ford, Tom Morton, John O'Donnell, Mike Haley,

A fair sprinkling of first team. The question arises, as I am in Oldham at 12 noon, do I go to the game (not easy to do if there is a Man Utd game, and awful down the M6 after) or do I go walking in Derbyshire with chips and a pint in Ashbourne to follow? Am I a real fan (even with a ST)?

[Tigris]

Presume this isn't televised?

[Cagey Tiger]

Presume this isn't televised?

Correct.

[Tigris]

Looks like radio Leicester has commentary

[RagingBull]

RL saying 1st half team is.

1) Brugnara
2) Thacker
3) Balmain
4) De Chaves
5) Kitchener
6) M.Williams
7) Owen
8) Beckett
9) Tresidder
10) Burns
11) Loamanu
12) Bai
13) Catchpole
14) Thompstone
15) Bell

Not bad glad to see Williams, Owen, Beckett Catchpole (@13) and Tresidder starting.

[WhitecapTiger]

RL saying 1st half team is.

4) De Chaves

De Chablis according to Steve Johnson........

[Spicer]

RL saying 1st half team is.

1) Brugnara
2) Thacker
3) Balmain
4) De Chaves
5) Kitchener
6) M.Williams
7) Owen
8) Beckett
9) Tresidder
10) Burns
11) Loamanu
12) Bai
13) Catchpole
14) Thompstone
15) Bell

Not bad glad to see Williams, Owen, Beckett Catchpole (@13) and Tresidder starting.

Not bad. Are we playing another 15 during the second half like last week? Also when is Slater back? I had forgot he was injured.

[WhitecapTiger]

Try for Sale - No8 Viliami Fihaki

[WhitecapTiger]

Conversion good. 7-0 to Sale.

Apparently scrum is suffering and Line out throws are a bit wonky.

Defence had been good up to that point - under the cosh by the sounds of it though.

[sam16111986]

Sounds like we're making all our own problems by not getting to the breakdown quick enough. Several times we've been pinged for holding on when isolated.

Defence sounds very good. We've got a very young pack out so I'm not surprised the more experienced Sale pack is applying pressure up front.

[WhitecapTiger]

2nd try for Sale converted. Mujati credited with the try.

14-0 approaching halftime, poor restart from Burns, straight into touch

[WhitecapTiger]

Sounds like we're making all our own problems by not getting to the breakdown quick enough. Several times we've been pinged for holding on when isolated.

Defence sounds very good. We've got a very young pack out so I'm not surprised the more experienced Sale pack is applying pressure up front.

Agree. Far from full power pack from us, not criticising as such, just observing

H/T Sale 14-0 Tigers

Could've been worse if our defence hadn't been so organised and good.

[sam16111986]

Sounds like we're making all our own problems by not getting to the breakdown quick enough. Several times we've been pinged for holding on when isolated.

Defence sounds very good. We've got a very young pack out so I'm not surprised the more experienced Sale pack is applying pressure up front.

Agree. Far from full power pack from us, not criticising as such, just observing

H/T Sale 14-0 Tigers

Could've been worse if our defence hadn't been so organised and good.

Good to hear the young guys playing with passion for the shirt and happy to put their body on the line in defence. Guess it's a learning experience for them in regards to the intensity required at premiership level particularly at the breakdown.

An organised pressing defence. I hope that can be a strength or us this season. Is certainly helping us today.

[Doghashadhisday]

Is it too early? Sack the coaches!