Tigers v Newcastle Falcons (H) - Premiership - Sunday 3rd December 2023 - KO: 3-00pm

[daktari]

this could be fun....
https://news.leicester.gov.uk/news-arti ... s-streets/

[Rugbygramps]

Always the other side of Regent Road to the ground so shouldn’t be too many issues

[LE18]

Quite like the idea of kata coming on for the last 25 similar to Gloucester this week and causing havoc. My 23 would be something like.

1 van wyk
2 Montoya
3 heyes
4 wells
5 chessum
6 Rogerson
7 reffell
8 wiese
9 Youngs
10 pollard
11 OHC
12 kelly he wasn’t great against Gloucester but him and Scott work as a partnership
13 Scott
14 Watson if fit and ready to go
15 shillcock

Bench of
Cronin
Vanes/dolly
Cole
Henderson
Hanro
Whitley
Kata
Watson

Watson would need to be super fit to start and be on the bench.

[Terracetiger4]

Quite like the idea of kata coming on for the last 25 similar to Gloucester this week and causing havoc. My 23 would be something like.

1 van wyk
2 Montoya
3 heyes
4 wells
5 chessum
6 Rogerson
7 reffell
8 wiese
9 Youngs
10 pollard
11 OHC
12 kelly he wasn’t great against Gloucester but him and Scott work as a partnership
13 Scott
14 Watson if fit and ready to go
15 shillcock

Bench of
Cronin
Vanes/dolly
Cole
Henderson
Hanro
Whitley
Kata
Watson

Watson would need to be super fit to start and be on the bench.

good spot!

[Rugbygramps]

Winter draws on on Sunday, weather can be a great leveller so plenty of no nonsense low risk ruby to be expected

[AngusMcCoatup]

Winter draws on on Sunday, weather can be a great leveller so plenty of no nonsense low risk ruby to be expected

Ah! so it's Ruby Sunday, not Ruby Tuesday then! ~ hoping it "draws" a big crowd.

[Rugbygramps]

Winter draws on on Sunday, weather can be a great leveller so plenty of no nonsense low risk ruby to be expected

Ah! so it's Ruby Sunday, not Ruby Tuesday then! ~ hoping it "draws" a big crowd.

A good ruby port is always appreciated. I blame fat fingers and autocorrect

[Darc Tiger]

Its the right game for a few tweaks, without going mad.

Hope Whitcombe gets a start, as I think he's had to be very patient. Give Hendo and Hanro a rest, but other than that, I'd stick with last week's line-up. If Watson is available, then I'd consider throwing him in.

Happy to see Sara Cox rewarded for a good showing last week. Hopefully she gets more into the regular rotation.

[PeteK]

I don't think Watsons contract starts with us yet?

Start of December but I'd be surprised if he wasn't rehabbing and training with us before that point.

He put a post on instagram during the world cup how he was having fun rehabbing with the boys... pic was him and JVP and cannot remember who else but one other, at Oval Park.

[TigerFeetSteve]

I don't think Watsons contract starts with us yet?

Start of December but I'd be surprised if he wasn't rehabbing and training with us before that point.

He put a post on instagram during the world cup how he was having fun rehabbing with the boys... pic was him and JVP and cannot remember who else but one other, at Oval Park.

It was Matt Scott he was with, but it wasn't at Oval Park he was pictured was just a gym

[Rugbygramps]

Start of December but I'd be surprised if he wasn't rehabbing and training with us before that point.

He put a post on instagram during the world cup how he was having fun rehabbing with the boys... pic was him and JVP and cannot remember who else but one other, at Oval Park.

It was Matt Scott he was with, but it wasn't at Oval Park he was pictured was just a gym

Think someone said it was a Lutterworth gym though some of the players use Genge Syngym. Also photos of Martin and Hatherall with Montoya

[KiwiTig]

Just read that and realised…really ?

[KiwiTig]

To give it context ..en route to NY with work ..I really wish this forum would appreciate people and players better and be nicer

[Rugbygramps]

To give it context ..en route to NY with work ..I really wish this forum would appreciate people and players better and be nicer

Which post are you referring to

[ourla]

Leicester Tigers have named their side for Sunday’s double-header at Mattioli Woods Welford Road with Dan McKellar making four changes to his starting XV for the round eight clash against Newcastle.

Mike Brown starts at fullback which sees Freddie Steward shift to the wing in an otherwise unchanged Tigers backline.

Francois Van Wyk and Dan Cole form the front-row with Julián Montoya who was confirmed captain for the 2023/24 season on Thursday.

Harry Wells partnering Ollie Chessum in the second-row is the final change to Tigers’ starting selection, with tighthead prop Will Hurd being the only addition to Leicester’s matchday 23.

Leicester Tigers head coach, Dan McKellar said: “We’ve earned a few results of the back of our preparation and execution and Sunday’s no different against a good Newcastle side.

“We’re fortunate to have depth in key positions at the moment so it’s important to freshen guys up and provide opportunity where we can.

“The crowd against Saints was incredible and with the double-header on Sunday I’m sure it’ll be another brilliant atmosphere.”

STARTING XV
15 Mike Brown [14]
14 Freddie Steward [75]
13 Matt Scott [69]
12 Dan Kelly [65]
11 Ollie Hassell-Collins [9]
10 Handré Pollard [18]
9 Ben Youngs [305]
1 Francois Van Wyk [39]
2 Julián Montoya (c) [45]
3 Dan Cole [313]
4 Harry Wells [182]
5 Ollie Chessum [46]
6 Hanro Liebenberg [94]
7 Tommy Reffell [104]
8 Jasper Wiese [64]

REPLACEMENTS
16 Charlie Clare [87]
17 James Whitcombe [42]
18 Will Hurd [32]
19 Sam Carter [8]
20 Matt Rogerson [9]
21 Tom Whiteley [14]
22 Jamie Shillcock [10]
23 Solomone Kata [4]