Tigers vs Gloucester (H) - Premiership - Friday 22nd March 2024 - KO:19.45

[TigerFeetSteve]

Going with next week a team of for me
1. Whitcombe, 2. Montoya, 3. Cole
4. Martin, 5. Wells
6. Hatherall, 7. Reffell, 8. Wiese
9. JVP, 10. Pollard
12. Kata, 13. Scott
11. OHC, 14. Bassett, 15. Steward

16. FTT, 17. Cronin, 18. Hurd
19. Carnduff, 20. Hanro,
21. Youngs, 22. Shillcock, 23. Brown

Cole said on the podcast I think he's having his week off

[RagingBull]

Going with next week a team of for me
1. Whitcombe, 2. Montoya, 3. Cole
4. Martin, 5. Wells
6. Hatherall, 7. Reffell, 8. Wiese
9. JVP, 10. Pollard
12. Kata, 13. Scott
11. OHC, 14. Bassett, 15. Steward

16. FTT, 17. Cronin, 18. Hurd
19. Carnduff, 20. Hanro,
21. Youngs, 22. Shillcock, 23. Brown

Cole said on the podcast I think he's having his week off

Have edited cause forgot England players need a break so this one is prob a good one to give some

[mol2]

Playing like that was inexcusable.
The internationals looked tired, Reffell knackered.

As for the rest, they looked like they were in a pre season friendly. Touch rugby in the midfield defence. Go wide without committing the tackler...
Wiese awol for most of the game. Youngs played like he had already retired.

The rolling maul worked but we had no clue how to get the ball there to use it.

We lost at home to the second worst team. Little more to say.

[TigerFeetSteve]

Going with next week a team of for me
1. Whitcombe, 2. Montoya, 3. Cole
4. Martin, 5. Wells
6. Hatherall, 7. Reffell, 8. Wiese
9. JVP, 10. Pollard
12. Kata, 13. Scott
11. OHC, 14. Bassett, 15. Steward

16. FTT, 17. Cronin, 18. Hurd
19. Carnduff, 20. Hanro,
21. Youngs, 22. Shillcock, 23. Brown

Cole said on the podcast I think he's having his week off

Have edited cause forgot England players need a break so this one is prob a good one to give some

Personally I want to see Porter back in the 23, but I'm probably picking a broadly similar team to you...

[sam16111986]

I thought Youngs was very average tonight.
JVP speeded things up but sadly got charged down twice.

One of those looked very offside. Unfortunately sir was on the wrong side of the ruck and the assistant was to far away to assist sir.

[cheltexile]

Bassett hasn't impressed at all since he came here, not sure what people are expecting.

[sam16111986]

Realist v idealist there I think.

Sarries play Quins tomorrow. As it stands we're a point off one and two points off the other, both teams you'd expect to be in the mix for the playoffs. We could still catch them, we've just got to improve. We were certainly better tonight than we were last week.

Wow....realy raising the bar there. I'm resigned to a 5th or 6th finish. I may be surprised. But I doubt it.

I'd agree. I'm expecting 5th or 6th but depends on how we develop into the end of the season.

[OakhamTiger32]

Cole said on the podcast I think he's having his week off

Have edited cause forgot England players need a break so this one is prob a good one to give some

Personally I want to see Porter back in the 23, but I'm probably picking a broadly similar team to you...

Would say we start Whitcombe/Montoya/Heyes and Martin should be fresh and raring to go. Got to have Wiese in the XV.. JvP and Kata nailed on starters for me too and I guess OHC in there.. would like to see more of Ilione and perhaps next week could be a good chance for him..

[RagingBull]

Cole said on the podcast I think he's having his week off

Have edited cause forgot England players need a break so this one is prob a good one to give some

Personally I want to see Porter back in the 23, but I'm probably picking a broadly similar team to you...

IDK if he's fit or not.

[RagingBull]

Bassett hasn't impressed at all since he came here, not sure what people are expecting.

Problem for me is I hoped he would be Watson's backup, reality has been he's our starting winger

[OakhamTiger32]

I thought Youngs was very average tonight.
JVP speeded things up but sadly got charged down twice.

One of those looked very offside. Unfortunately sir was on the wrong side of the ruck and the assistant was to far away to assist sir.

Assistant managed to spot us ahead of the kicker at the restart but must have missed their winger doing exactly the same at the next one..

[TigerFeetSteve]

Have edited cause forgot England players need a break so this one is prob a good one to give some

Personally I want to see Porter back in the 23, but I'm probably picking a broadly similar team to you...

IDK if he's fit or not.

McKellar saying he's back in full contact training so he should have completed concussion protocols now

[RagingBull]

Personally I want to see Porter back in the 23, but I'm probably picking a broadly similar team to you...

IDK if he's fit or not.

McKellar saying he's back in full contact training so he should have completed concussion protocols now

That would be handy I would def have him at the 23 and plan on putting him on the wing v Leinster

Scott needs to start at 13 if fit also that game

[sapajo]

Appalling to rescue defeat from the Jaws of victory in the final 2 mins what the heck are we playing at? Kata was epic and went off with an injury a big worry. BY has already retired he was genuinely bad and if Shillcock had converted just 2 goal kicks we would have won. Truth is Gloucester wanted it more and that I cannot understand from us playing at home. Mckellar was not happy post match but what on earth has the coaches and players been doing for 7 weeks? They looked like a team of total strangers and Glos attacking game was sublime whereas yet again save the rolling maul and Kata we offered nothing in attack bar two gilt edged opportunities which we butchered as per. Kelly is yesterday's man and Basset is great if he has a clear run to the line. Very dissapointed that I pay hard earned cash to watch that drivel Carley ignored 2 clear knock ons one of which directly led to a Glos try

[sapajo]

Have edited cause forgot England players need a break so this one is prob a good one to give some

Personally I want to see Porter back in the 23, but I'm probably picking a broadly similar team to you...

Would say we start Whitcombe/Montoya/Heyes and Martin should be fresh and raring to go. Got to have Wiese in the XV.. JvP and Kata nailed on starters for me too and I guess OHC in there.. would like to see more of Ilione and perhaps next week could be a good chance for him..

Kata was crocked so don't see him back anytime soon but who knows