Looking ahead to Bath

[LE18]

Ford must be worrying a bit about BOC and our back row getting to him, he will be up against the best No7 in an AP match for some time. Bring on the game, with our new signings things must look a lot different to last year.

[JackFlashJonny]

Leinster & Ireland had BOD..We now have the mighty BOC!!

Meanings include Body of Christ or Bag of Cr*p pending on how he plays

[Iain]

Ford must be worrying a bit about BOC and our back row getting to him, he will be up against the best No7 in an AP match for some time. Bring on the game, with our new signings things must look a lot different to last year.

I must say, this is the battle I'm most looking forward to. Ford is undoubtedly excellent on the front foot. In O'Connor, we have a 7 who appears to like nothing more than being an absolute menace at the breakdown and stopping good ball going to his opponents. If O'Connor plays as well as he has been doing, Ford will have a very difficult afternoon.

[Guinness&Nuts]

Veainu was signed as a winger, so why not play him on the wing where he scored 4 tries in the WC. Yes, Goneva and Thompson have started the season in decent form, but Goneva is suspect defensivel/under the high ball, so I'd be tempted to play Veainu and Thompson on the wings.

I think Veainu may get exposed at FB at some point when Leicester are put under pressure. To date he hasn't really been tested in either the Exeter or Treviso games. And winter is nearly upon us!

[trendylfj]

I am beginning to love this season already when we have so many choices to make and not pick a side based on who is fit.

I really feel we have an excellent chance of winning silverware this year.

[Bill W (2)]

I really feel we have an excellent chance of winning silverware this year.

Yes, yes, yes!!

KEEP THE FAITH!

[Stu_F]

I really feel we have an excellent chance of winning silverware this year.

Yes, yes, yes!!

KEEP THE FAITH!

Yes but it's the opinion of a man who for many years was convinced that Yorkshire were the finest cricket team on the planet when they quite obviously weren't!

[Bill W (2)]

I really feel we have an excellent chance of winning silverware this year.

Yes, yes, yes!!

KEEP THE FAITH!

Yes but it's the opinion of a man who for many years was convinced that Yorkshire were the finest cricket team on the planet when they quite obviously weren't!

Well maybe he is right this time!!

[GS]

In a great contrast to the past few seasons we have a great squad to pick from - as they aren't all injured. I think Mauger must still be assessing the players and what combinations work in different circumstances. We are still a work in progress but I'm so optimistic, as we all seem to be. We do need to keep in mind that so many new players and a new phillosophy of playing will take a while to really bed in.

However, with that cautionary warning I am looking forward each game and this one is no exception. We all bear the scars inflicted by Barf last season but we did put up a show at WR. Of the two teams we are the 'form' one and they have to come here and produce their best this season whilst we have the momentum. Lets not get carried away but we are not the predictable team of the past few years and Barf have the problem of figuring out a new Tigers set-up that has looked pretty good so far, Exeter excepted.

I don't think Barf will beat us, the result is all down to how/who we play.

[Jumbo]

Bath Rugby team to face Leicester Tigers

15 Anthony Watson
14 Semesa Rokoduguni
13 Matt Banahan
12 Kyle Eastmond
11 Horacio Agulla
10 George Ford
9 Niko Matawalu
1 Nick Auterac
2 Ross Batty
3 Henry Thomas
4 Stuart Hooper (c)
5 Tom Ellis
6 Matt Garvey
7 Francois Louw
8 Leroy Houston

Replacements

16 Tom Dunn
17 Nathan Catt
18 Max Lahiff
19 David Denton
20 Guy Mercer
21 Chris Cook
22 Rhys Priestland
23 Tom Homer

[RagingBull]

Damn Owen and Niki out for Bath game.

[Jumbo]

Tigers:

MA
TY
DC
ES
MF
MW
BOC
LM
BY
TB
TV
MS
PB
AT
MT

GB
MA
FB
GK
TC
SH
SB
GC

[RagingBull]

Lazy Jumbo.



Trying to beat that rush to post the team first i see.

[kpj tiger]

Pretty strong team, only worry is how Bell performs with the Bath backrow pressuring him

[loretta]

No OW?