Tigers v Bath (A) - 11th November 2022 - KO 19:45

[Crofty]

Let’s talk scrum dominance !!!

Let’s - we had it for much of the game and weren’t rewarded for it by dodgy reffing. Have you played prop ….. again I ask

First line in the team briefing should always be, "play the ref out of the game". That should be underlined when Foley has the whistle or Rose is in the truck, double underlined if both...

[kpj tiger]

I still question some of the substitution timings, I get that Hurd isn't going to get better without gametime but the scrum collapsed when he came on and yet you have Potter having a shocker stays on all game

There’s no one on the bench to replace Potter.

Cokanaisga is a 13

[longlivethecrumbie]

That wasn't the moment to chuck Hurd in. That'll take some recovering from for him.

He'll improve - van Wyk won't.

Potter was excellent in his last outing at centre and was decent today.

[manxleigh]

The try shouldn't have stood. Bath player taking out the guard at the breakdown in midfield. If you have a tmo to look at things on video then use it!

100% agree. Foley called it and then failed to review it. Either use TMO or don’t! Don’t mix and match!

[Postiger2]

We're going to really miss Nemzy

[Big Dai]

Chucked it away.

With full sides. No internationals away. No contest.

Professional rugby is rubbish. The sooner it collapses the better I shall feel.

[sapajo]

We were so annoying but the whole of the commentary team were against us, calling out every time there was any coming together and Austin Healey should be ashamed of his bias against us. Little man with a massive chip on his shoulder against Tigers.

Yep like a yappy little dog trying to get our players sent off or yellow carded all match long.

[baz1664]

Tigers were just not clinical, a bench front row who fell to bits, coughed up rubbish points!! Let’s just say we should be where we were last season on the build, Bath to be fair we’re absolute dog!!

[kpj tiger]

That wasn't the moment to chuck Hurd in. That'll take some recovering from for him.

He'll improve - van Wyk won't.

Potter was excellent in his last outing at centre and was decent today.

Van Wyk did win us a penalty in fairness

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We were so annoying but the whole of the commentary team were against us, calling out every time there was any coming together and Austin Healey should be ashamed of his bias against us. Little man with a massive chip on his shoulder against Tigers.

Agree. I loved Oz as a player, can't stand him now. Fair enough be neutral, but he's completely anti-tigers now.

[Tigers86asw]

I still question some of the substitution timings, I get that Hurd isn't going to get better without gametime but the scrum collapsed when he came on and yet you have Potter having a shocker stays on all game

There’s no one on the bench to replace Potter.

Cokanaisga is a 13

Fair enough but I don’t see how changing Potter wins us the game.

[longlivethecrumbie]

Why have Hurd and Whitcombe gone backwards so badly?

Whitcombe? He'll be skippering the Prem Cup side in midweek and once that nonsense is done he will be rotating with Cronin

[nicmattyg]

Honesty tigers are gonna have to make some tight calls

Missing this many internationals is killing us

I don’t buy that, we had so many opportunities to win that game with all of the territory and possession.

Gifted a win to bath

Maybe but you don’t think the prop depth is a big issue?

Van Wyk isn’t a backup LH really

Agree with that completely, Hurd looks like an amateur playing in the professional game.

Struggling to believe we’ve just lost that game tbh, we basically had to fall over the line and couldn’t manage it….

[trendylfj]

The try shouldn't have stood. Bath player taking out the guard at the breakdown in midfield. If you have a tmo to look at things on video then use it!

Didn't the ref say to check the possibility of an off-the-ball tackle and then nothing happened - no-one looked at it and it was as clear as any decision needed to be made.

[mol2]

Why does Van Wyke get in ahead of Whitcombe?

The moment he comes on we are second best in the scrum.
Hurd is a developing player and 3rd choice at tight head. Fair enough he may be a step down from Cole and Heyes but when your loose head scrums like a melting jelly.....