Be interested to see how Liebenberg got on in the row - I know he's done it before, but don't think I've seen him play there - think that would be the only way to get them all on the pitch at the same time (short of a 4 man backrow!).
He has played there before you're right and it could be some scrum if we tried it but I think he seems to be making the 6 jersey his own so I would be tempted to leave him there. We seem to be well stocked 1-3 and 6-8 but perhaps are perhaps one quality lock short of a... well whatever is counted in locks!
A vault?
Oakham lad born and bred, Tigers season ticket holder who is enjoying steady progression back towards the good old days!
Was like watching a Saracens defensive training session. We always looked in control without getting out of 2nd gear. It was great with no Comms as you could hear the excitement the team had in defence. some of the hits were great - Joe heyes put some big shots in.
Steward is 100% the future, he is not yet the finished article.
Wish we would stop taking 3points, would much rather we always go to the corner - it's what Exeter do for the reason that the more you do it the better you get. So much more to come from our backline and frustrating we only looked to go wide in last 20.
kpj tiger wrote: ↑Fri Dec 11, 2020 9:33 pm
A classic case of not my job from the last Brive defender then
Can't blame him. Game's lost and there's a massive 20 something stone Fijian coming flying at you.
Much better performance, obviously not the finished article but better. We looked organised in defence and set piece. Attack still needs some work but the impact of Ford was massive. The impact of Youngs less so, I think White added more tempo. Hopefully someone tells Youngs that and fires him up.
Much needed game time for Lavanini who looked rusty early doors but improved over the 80. Moroni looks classy already and should get better as his sharpness returns. A lot to be positive about, that giant Bok prop looking a monster at the scrum icing on the cake.
Wasn’t Youngs directly involved in both tries we scored out wide? Thought he made a pretty decent impact off the bench
Youngs isn't a 100 cap international by accident he's one of the best going. I don't think he's hit his straps for Tigers for a few seasons and I don't think he did tonight though he certainly linked well once play opened up. I hope they tell him White outdid if nothing else then to push him towards his best form. We want vintage Youngs Vs Falcons in a couple of weeks.
I often get fed up with the stupid comments made by commentators but I missed them tonight. Sitting with my chums
at the game, there is always someone among us who knows who the players are. This year, with so many new faces and my eyesight not as good as it was, I struggle a bit. It surprised me how much I missed Ben etc and the score on the corner of the box. At least I did get to see it. Onwards and upwards.
Last season we put 40 past a Pau team of similar ability, so in terms of scoreline I don't see any reason to claim progress has been made today.
However, lots of faces new to each other and lots of positive individual performances. Hopefully we can see more of a team performance next week (although I wouldn't be surprised to see the seconds sent out).
Tiglon wrote: ↑Fri Dec 11, 2020 11:52 pm
Last season we put 40 past a Pau team of similar ability, so in terms of scoreline I don't see any reason to claim progress has been made today.
However, lots of faces new to each other and lots of positive individual performances. Hopefully we can see more of a team performance next week (although I wouldn't be surprised to see the seconds sent out).
That’s a tad disingenuous. We scored 37 points and had all tries been converted that would have been 43 points.
I think the result needs to be taken in context to the standard of the opposition, some were heaping praise after the Glaws game, the proof will be in our next 2 league games, I do worry we might of wasted Ford & Youngs in last nights game.
After last night White on form in a Tigers shirt should be our starting 9.
Wayne Richardson Fan Club wrote: ↑Sat Dec 12, 2020 7:39 am
I do worry we might of wasted Ford & Youngs in last nights game.
Here’s my thoughts for what is worth:
elite players are limited to 30 lots of 80 minutes or 35 involvements in a matchday squad, whichever comes sooner
So far this season Ford and Youngs have played:
Tigers 1
England 4
Tigers remaining matches in all competitions 14 matches (excluding matches during 6N 06 Feb 21 - 20 Mar 21)
Possible extra European matches 4
Possible extra Prem matches 2
England 6N 5
Total 30
I might have missed something but I reckon we should be ok. This is assuming they play every game for Tigers when they aren’t away with England and we get to the final in both Prem and Europe.
Oakham lad born and bred, Tigers season ticket holder who is enjoying steady progression back towards the good old days!
TA30 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 11, 2020 10:24 pm
Was like watching a Saracens defensive training session. We always looked in control without getting out of 2nd gear. It was great with no Comms as you could hear the excitement the team had in defence. some of the hits were great - Joe heyes put some big shots in.
Steward is 100% the future, he is not yet the finished article.
Wish we would stop taking 3points, would much rather we always go to the corner - it's what Exeter do for the reason that the more you do it the better you get. So much more to come from our backline and frustrating we only looked to go wide in last 20.
3 points every single time for me. If you can take 5 (for example) free shots at the posts, that gives you 15 points. You’ve got to get 2 tries and conversions to get that score from those 5 chances. The chances of that are slim.
3 points at every opportunity for me is what I’d always expect from my team if I were the coach.
TA30 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 11, 2020 10:24 pm
Was like watching a Saracens defensive training session. We always looked in control without getting out of 2nd gear. It was great with no Comms as you could hear the excitement the team had in defence. some of the hits were great - Joe heyes put some big shots in.
Steward is 100% the future, he is not yet the finished article.
Wish we would stop taking 3points, would much rather we always go to the corner - it's what Exeter do for the reason that the more you do it the better you get. So much more to come from our backline and frustrating we only looked to go wide in last 20.
3 points every single time for me. If you can take 5 (for example) free shots at the posts, that gives you 15 points. You’ve got to get 2 tries and conversions to get that score from those 5 chances. The chances of that are slim.
3 points at every opportunity for me is what I’d always expect from my team if I were the coach.
1. Depends on the quality of your goal kicker and location of the penalties. May only be 9 or 12 points.
2. Exeter go for the theory, ok they may only score 2 in 5 times early on, but red zone defending saps energy, risks cards and this means later in the game it is likely to mean more opportunities to score in open play and higher returns than 2 in 5 later.
I think we would have gone for the corner sooner we just wanted to ensure we were 8 or more points ahead before we did. Imagine a intercept try and suddenly we're chasing a game we should be controlling.
Their try yesterday came out of a dominant scrum by us which the just (dubiously) got the ball out of before giving away a penalty, our team was therefore not 100% set and one mistake on the ensuing kick and an awkward bobble got them back close. I certainly wasn't expecting a try for them but in rugby scores against the run off play happen. We managed the gap until we had chance to put our foot down.
It was our indiscipline that meant we delayed that till a bit later in the game.
Used to run around with an 11, 14 or 15 on my back.
Wayne Richardson Fan Club wrote: ↑Sat Dec 12, 2020 7:39 am
I think the result needs to be taken in context to the standard of the opposition, some were heaping praise after the Glaws game, the proof will be in our next 2 league games, I do worry we might of wasted Ford & Youngs in last nights game.
After last night White on form in a Tigers shirt should be our starting 9.
I thought it was important they got reintegrated into the environment. No pre season with Tigers, they haven't played with their teammates in months and with some of the lads ever. The Ford and Weise combo looked excellent straight away. We wouldn't have got the TBP without their intervention either, Ford in particular was excellent and brought our attack to life. Youngs didn't add the tempo I hoped but did link nicely for some of the scores (he's a class act that needs to be pushed).
I'd risk neither half back next week in France. In fact I'd send a second string and leave the first team here running drills ready for the Flacons game. Build up the attack and set piece as much as possible so we can hopefully do some damage to that solid looking Flacons defence.
