Tigers v Bristol (H) - Saturday 25th March 2023 - KO 12:30pm

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Re: Tigers v Bristol (H) - Saturday 25th March 2023 - KO 12:30pm

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trendylfj wrote: Thu Mar 23, 2023 12:57 pm Brown
Watson
Scott
Porter
Potter
Pollard
Youngs
Cronin
Montoya
Cole
Martin
Henderson
Cracknell
Reffell
Wiese

Clare
West
Heyes
Wells
Liebenberg
JVP
Atkinson
Steward

Brissie are doing very well and need to be taken really seriously - a win will make the end of the season much more manageable - we have some big games to come and a short turn round to the Edinburgh game
I'd have the same 23 but swap West & Liebenberg into the starting team for Cronin & Cracknell.
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Re: Tigers v Bristol (H) - Saturday 25th March 2023 - KO 12:30pm

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Genge and Sinkler to be rested for Saturday's game.
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/rug ... er-8282998
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Re: Tigers v Bristol (H) - Saturday 25th March 2023 - KO 12:30pm

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LtPigeon wrote: Thu Mar 23, 2023 4:50 pm Genge and Sinkler to be rested for Saturday's game.
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/rug ... er-8282998
Gives us a chance to really get a foothold at the set piece if true.
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Re: Tigers v Bristol (H) - Saturday 25th March 2023 - KO 12:30pm

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As I mentioned earlier in the thread not surprised by that. We might rest some of our internationals for this one as well.

Bristol's scrum has really been turned around by the arrival of their new scrum coach (or return of their scrum coach as he's worked there before). Could be tougher up front than we've experienced previously.

West, Montoya and Heyes is a strong front row though.
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Re: Tigers v Bristol (H) - Saturday 25th March 2023 - KO 12:30pm

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Cronin now fit so can see him starting with West on the bench
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Re: Tigers v Bristol (H) - Saturday 25th March 2023 - KO 12:30pm

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LtPigeon wrote: Thu Mar 23, 2023 4:50 pm Genge and Sinkler to be rested for Saturday's game.
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/rug ... er-8282998
Bit of a clumsy article, that. If you read on, it suggests Genge was offered a rest but won't be taking it and therefore he will play.
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Re: Tigers v Bristol (H) - Saturday 25th March 2023 - KO 12:30pm

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The way I read it was Genge wanted to play but Lam told him that he was being rested.
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Re: Tigers v Bristol (H) - Saturday 25th March 2023 - KO 12:30pm

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ay2oh wrote: Thu Mar 23, 2023 6:46 pm The way I read it was Genge wanted to play but Lam told him that he was being rested.
I read it that genge will almost certainly be playing!
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Re: Tigers v Bristol (H) - Saturday 25th March 2023 - KO 12:30pm

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Postiger2 wrote: Thu Mar 23, 2023 6:40 pm
LtPigeon wrote: Thu Mar 23, 2023 4:50 pm Genge and Sinkler to be rested for Saturday's game.
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/rug ... er-8282998
Bit of a clumsy article, that. If you read on, it suggests Genge was offered a rest but won't be taking it and therefore he will play.
Has definitely been re-edited. It now says Sinkler resting but not Genge, definitely initially said both were resting.
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Re: Tigers v Bristol (H) - Saturday 25th March 2023 - KO 12:30pm

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Pat Lam I trust not!
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Re: Tigers v Bristol (H) - Saturday 25th March 2023 - KO 12:30pm

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Bad look when the man in charge says take a break but the player wont!! Then the next moan will be about player welfare.
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Re: Tigers v Bristol (H) - Saturday 25th March 2023 - KO 12:30pm

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Tasty side

Biggest surprise is Porter's absence meaning Gopperth at 12, but Gopperth and Pollard work well
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Re: Tigers v Bristol (H) - Saturday 25th March 2023 - KO 12:30pm

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Genge vs Cole in the battle off the bench
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Re: Tigers v Bristol (H) - Saturday 25th March 2023 - KO 12:30pm

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STARTING XV
15 Mike Brown [4]
14 Anthony Watson [11]
13 Matt Scott [62]
12 Jimmy Gopperth [12]
11 Harry Potter [61]
10 Handré Pollard [9]
9 Ben Youngs [298]
1 Tom West [5]
2 Julián Montoya (c) [38]
3 Joe Heyes [118]
4 George Martin [53]
5 Cameron Henderson [31]
6 Hanro Liebenberg [79]
7 Olly Cracknell [19]
8 Jasper Wiese [55]

REPLACEMENTS
16 Charlie Clare [73]
17 James Cronin [11]
18 Dan Cole [304]
19 Eli Snyman [30]
20 Tommy Reffell [94]
21 Jack van Poortvliet [60]
22 Charlie Atkinson [13]
23 Freddie Steward [67]
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Re: Tigers v Bristol (H) - Saturday 25th March 2023 - KO 12:30pm

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15. Charles Piutau (75 apps), 14. Ioan Lloyd (75 apps), 13. Semi Radradra (50 apps), 12. James Williams (11 apps), 11. Gabriel Ibitoye (13 apps), 10. AJ MacGinty (20 apps), 9. Harry Randall (cc) (97 apps); 1. Yann Thomas (106 apps), 2. Harry Thacker (96 apps), 3. Max Lahiff (63 apps), 4. Joe Joyce (163 apps), 5. Chris Vui (113 apps), 6. Steven Luatua (cc) (109 apps), 7. Fitz Harding (47 apps), 8. Magnus Bradbury (18 apps).

System players: 16. Fred Davies (6 apps), 17. Ellis Genge (32 apps), 18. George Kloska (24 apps), 19. Jake Heenan (90 apps), 20. Sam Lewis (8 apps), 21. Andy Uren (154 apps), 22. Sam Bedlow (59 apps), 23. Noah Heward (4 apps).
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