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Re: Tigers v Racing

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voice of the crumbie wrote: Wed Dec 12, 2018 4:35 pm
Jimmy Skitz wrote: Wed Dec 12, 2018 4:31 pm
voice of the crumbie wrote: Wed Dec 12, 2018 4:22 pm

Banned for 4 weeks following red card for high tackle v Bristol.
ah so he has another 3 weeks to serve then
Correct. Luckily we have Toomua back. Hopefully he will play as well as he did in the away fixture v Racing.
Hopefully the whole 23 will give another good performance as they did in Paris? If they play with the same determination and spirit then they will win!!
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Holmes at 15.
White still preferred to YBY.

Kitchener in for Wells. 6/2 split on the bench again. Would prefer to see Thompson at 6 with Fitz on bench but a good side that has a fighting chance.
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Soggypitch wrote: Fri Dec 14, 2018 12:07 pm Holmes at 15.
White still preferred to YBY.

Kitchener in for Wells. 6/2 split on the bench again. Would prefer to see Thompson at 6 with Fitz on bench but a good side that has a fighting chance.
Me too! Thompson seems to bring more energy and commitment that's been lacking recently.
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Re: Tigers v Racing

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Leicester Tigers (v Racing 92, Welford Road, Sunday 1.00pm)
15 Jonah Holmes
14 Adam Thompstone
13 Manu Tuilagi
12 Matt Toomua
11 Jonny May
10 George Ford (c)
9 Ben White

1 Ellis Genge
2 Tatafu Polota-Nau
3 Dan Cole
4 Will Spencer
5 Graham Kitchener
6 Mike Fitzgerald
7 Brendon O’Connor
8 Sione Kalamafoni

Replacements
16 Jake Kerr
17 Facundo Gigena
18 Gaston Cortes
19 Harry Wells
20 Mike Williams
21 Guy Thompson
22 Ben Youngs
23 Gareth Owen
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Re: Tigers v Racing

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Racing 92: 15 Simon Zebo, 14 Louis Dupichot, 13 Virimi Vakatawa, 12 Henry Chavancy (c), 11 Juan Imhoff, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Teddy Iribaren; 1 Guram Gogichashvili, 2 Ole Avei, 3 Ben Tameifuna, 4 Donnacha Ryan, 5 Leone Nakarawa, 6 Baptiste Chouzenoux, 7 Bernard Le Roux, 8 Antonie Claassen
Replacements: 16 Dimitri Szarzewski, 17 Vasil Kakovin, 18 Cedate Gomes Sa, 19 Boris Palu, 20 Fabien Sanconnie, 21 Maxime Machenaud, 22 Olivier Klemenczak, 23 Ben Volavola
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I wouldn't be surprised to see a late change to this team either - sure JH is still going through protocols so must be a risk
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Is Denton still out with a head injury from the Saints match at Twickenham?
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Not convinced by 6:2 on the bench what happens if one of the back 3 is injured?
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ourla wrote: Fri Dec 14, 2018 12:16 pm Racing 92: 15 Simon Zebo, 14 Louis Dupichot, 13 Virimi Vakatawa, 12 Henry Chavancy (c), 11 Juan Imhoff, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Teddy Iribaren; 1 Guram Gogichashvili, 2 Ole Avei, 3 Ben Tameifuna, 4 Donnacha Ryan, 5 Leone Nakarawa, 6 Baptiste Chouzenoux, 7 Bernard Le Roux, 8 Antonie Claassen
Replacements: 16 Dimitri Szarzewski, 17 Vasil Kakovin, 18 Cedate Gomes Sa, 19 Boris Palu, 20 Fabien Sanconnie, 21 Maxime Machenaud, 22 Olivier Klemenczak, 23 Ben Volavola
Noteworthy changes are Chavancy in the centre, Donnacha Ryan in the 2nd row, Machanaud on the bench (although Iribaren had a very good match last Sunday and Zebo in his best position at fullback.
This is another strong Racing team but my eternal optimism tells me that Tigers could sneak it if they get some early points on the board.
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Owen can play FB and White on the wing at a push. May covers FB too. Not ideal but just about covered.
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Chobbsy wrote: Fri Dec 14, 2018 12:25 pm Is Denton still out with a head injury from the Saints match at Twickenham?
back training but not ready yet
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Jimmy Skitz wrote: Fri Dec 14, 2018 1:33 pm
Chobbsy wrote: Fri Dec 14, 2018 12:25 pm Is Denton still out with a head injury from the Saints match at Twickenham?
back training but not ready yet
It will be a huge boost when we get him back
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Slightly disappointed GT is on the bench, would have liked to see us play 2 7/8s. Big opportunity to get a win at home and good to have a bit of consistency in the back line.
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Thompson for me, too.

If they play with the same spirit and attitude on Sunday, they will a lot of malcontents over, myself included
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25tiger wrote: Fri Dec 14, 2018 1:43 pm Slightly disappointed GT is on the bench, would have liked to see us play 2 7/8s. Big opportunity to get a win at home and good to have a bit of consistency in the back line.
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