Tigers v Leinster (H) - Champions Cup - Saturday 20th January 2024 - KO: 3-15pm

[Rugbygramps]

Locked & loaded

https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/preview/le ... ab=preview

Leinster Rugby (caps in brackets)
15. Hugo Keenan (62)
14. Jordan Larmour (98)
13. Garry Ringrose (122) CO-CAPTAIN
12. Robbie Henshaw (83)
11. James Lowe (73)
10. Harry Byrne (59)
9. Jamison Gibson-Park (133)

1. Andrew Porter (114)
2. Dan Sheehan (54)
3. Tadhg Furlong (138)
4. Joe McCarthy (27)
5. James Ryan (78) CO-CAPTAIN
6. Ryan Baird (61)
7. Josh van der Flier (134)
8. Caelan Doris (74) Replacements:

16. Rónan Kelleher (54)
17. Cian Healy (270)
18. Michael Ala’alatoa (57)
19. Ross Molony (170)
20. Jack Conan (138)
21. Luke McGrath (200)
22. Sam Prendergast (9)
23. Tommy O’Brien (30)

Great team. Going to be a close one I feel and even a 5 point win may not guarantee Leinster a top 2 seed

[Scott1]

Leinster by 11-20

[GB72]

Leinster by 11-20

Unfortunately I agree, we are not getting anything out of this one. Hoping for one of those gritty performances when we scrape a win but when you are basically playing the Ireland national team (not sour grapes or complaining, just a statement of fact) I do not hold out our chances to even scrape a losing bonus point.

I am very happy to be proven wrong.

[loretta]

Leinster by 11-20

Unfortunately I agree, we are not getting anything out of this one. Hoping for one of those gritty performances when we scrape a win but when you are basically playing the Ireland national team (not sour grapes or complaining, just a statement of fact) I do not hold out our chances to even scrape a losing bonus point.

I am very happy to be proven wrong.

Agreed. I’ve been given the chance of a weekend in Cornwall or go to this game. I’ve suffered enough of these David and Goliath games to know what I’ll enjoy most. No contest, in either sense. Pasty, here I come.

[markharbtiger]

TBH I am surprised to see Kata on the bench. Of the games I have seen, he has been one of the few consistent attacking threats.

[Rugbygramps]

TBH I am surprised to see Kata on the bench. Of the games I have seen, he has been one of the few consistent attacking threats.

He is but I also think he limits our back play. He and Lenny off the bench could be interesting if we are within touching distance

[Tigerbeat]

Nothing on the website about the teams yet- not that I can see.

I wonder why the club thinks everyone is on Twitter. It’s a cesspit.

What about people who don’t use social media - children who want to know the team but don’t use it (to name just one example)

Get a grip Leicester.

Sorry for the rant but such an easy thing to fix.

Team news was on home page at 9-36am this morning.

https://www.leicestertigers.com/news/team-icc4-2324

[Rugbygramps]

Nothing on the website about the teams yet- not that I can see.

I wonder why the club thinks everyone is on Twitter. It’s a cesspit.

What about people who don’t use social media - children who want to know the team but don’t use it (to name just one example)

Get a grip Leicester.

Sorry for the rant but such an easy thing to fix.

Team news was on home page at 9-36am this morning.

https://www.leicestertigers.com/news/team-icc4-2324

Clever since it doesn’t get officially announced till midday. I think that might be the time the article was written but not published.

[AViewFromLe2]

TBH I am surprised to see Kata on the bench. Of the games I have seen, he has been one of the few consistent attacking threats.

He is but I also think he limits our back play. He and Lenny off the bench could be interesting if we are within touching distance

I think he does too. We have had better shape and have got the ball wider with DK at 12 and Scott at 13. I think with Kata, we get a bit lazy and just ask him to bang it up the middle. Admittedly that has worked for us and we have had no other options due to injury, but we have become a bit too predictable with him in the side. I personally think he is better off the bench anyway, we have seen the impact he has had doing that away at Sarries and Gloucester.

[Pellsey]

I fear this might be a repeat of last week's score. I hope I am very wrong.

[Scuttle]

La Rochelle have picked a number 8 at 12....

Botia who has played in both the back row and centres at 7...

Will be interesting how that lines up vs Sale

So really we need a point out of tomorrow because with selections like that you can see Sale winning, La Rochelle getting 2 BPs and Tigers being out by virtue of a lower points difference.

[Wayne Richardson Fan Club]

If we keep hold of the ball it makes it harder for them to score.
It's more about the performance tomorrow as the actual result, there aren't that many of our team that would get into theirs.
Do we know who "Sir" is?

[Rugbygramps]

TBH there are that many different variations difficult to predict anything other than Leinster winning the group.
I can see a possibility where all 3 of the ties could go either way, for instance I don’t know what strength side Stormers are sending to Paris but Stade could turn them over

[Pellsey]

Do we know who "Sir" is?

Andrea Piardi... all Italian officiating team. He will also be reffing in the 6N apparently.

[Rugbygramps]

Do we know who "Sir" is?

Andrea Piardi... all Italian officiating team. He will also be reffing in the 6N apparently.

Oh brilliant the gentleman that made a Horlicks of the Bath v Racing game and cost Racing the game