Please get behind your team v Exeter

[Ian Cant]

Yes we all hate losing and I too moan then feel guilty I have but after getting back last night I couldn’t believe how negative the posts are!
I’ve said it many times along with others: Borthwick took ages to get things right then when he had he followed it by gradually taking all of the main coaches!
Time to just get behind the players like some of us at the AJBell did. Lots of them played their hearts out: Pollard has struggled recently so start with Shilcock and let Pollard come on for the last 20 if he is fit.
For all our problems we really had them worried but Fordy was superb and the decision to take the 3 points midway through the second half was crucial.
So, how about all those who moan from their armchairs please just get down and show your support.
Bristol, Saints, Bath, Gloucester have all had their problems.
The fans I really admire are the Newcastle ones: the core support still turn up loud and proud.
LET’S ALL MAKE ALOT OF NOISE a week today.

[OakhamTiger32]

I’ll be there and cheering loudly as always

[Ian Cant]

Brilliant. Let’s hope all the home support really get behind the Tigers.
Loud and proud from the first whistle!

[Lutontiger]

Of course!

[TigerCam]

Given the way the Chiefs dismantled Quins, the Tigers will need their best performance of the season to send the Tiger faithful away with something to hang onto until September 20th.

[TigerFeetSteve]

Whatever team is picked I'll back them, but we can't go up and can't go down... need to give the youngsters a real shot IMO...

[Tiglon]

Great Post, agree wholeheartedly. However, I thought Pollard gave everything against Sale - a couple of huge tackles and some good stuff with ball in hand.

[Ian Cant]

Agree about Pollard v Sale but I’m sure he took a couple of knocks early on then another huge tackle by him late in the first half meant he was struggling.
I just wonder if it’s worth putting him on the bench with Montoya and Cole just to have some impact late on! Risky maybe but then again if we can be in the game or leading after 60 minutes what an impact they could have.
I really like Pollard but he’s not a Ford, Freddie or Floody who would all boss the backs!

[Ellie]

Good team for tomorrow’s game but no Kata, Ben Youngs or Shillcock.

[RunTigerRun]

Good team for tomorrow’s game but no Kata, Ben Youngs or Shillcock.

Some odd selections for me for sure. But back the team nonetheless.

[Tigerbeat]

Leicester Tigers have named their side for Saturday’s Gallagher Premiership Round 18 clash against Exeter Chiefs at 3:05pm at Mattioli Woods Welford Road.

Backrow Jasper Wiese, centre Matt Scott, prop Francois van Wyk start in what will be their last game for the club, with captain Julián Montoya returning to the team after missing out last week.

Mike Brown returns from suspension to take his place on the wing while Kieran Wilkinson could be in-line for a Tigers league debut in his final game at the club.

Leicester Tigers head coach, Dan McKellar said: “Setting this season aside, Saturday’s an important day for our club and we’re determined to send our fans off with a smile on their face and to give our departing players one more happy memory at Mattioli Woods Welford Road.”

“I’ve been genuinely overwhelmed by the way our supporters turn up week in, week out and I know the players will feed off their energy on Saturday.”

STARTING XV

15 Freddie Steward [87]
14 Mike Brown [26]
13 Matt Scott [79]
12 Dan Kelly [80]
11 Ollie Hassell-Collins [21]
10 Handré Pollard [32]
9 Jack van Poortvliet [72]

1 Francois van Wyk [53]
2 Julián Montoya (C) [58]
3 Dan Cole [322]
4 George Martin [65]

5 Harry Wells [198]
6 Hanro Liebenberg [106]
7 Tommy Reffell [113]
8 Jasper Wiese [78]

REPLACEMENTS
16 Charlie Clare [94]
17 James Cronin [33]
18 Joe Heyes [140]
19 Finn Carnduff [12]
20 Olly Cracknell [42]
21 Tom Whiteley [29]
22 Kieran Wilkinson [4]
23 Solomone Kata [18]

[Leicestertinytiger]

Kata on the bench.

Difficult game to predict. Would hope we’d go all out to end the season on a high. BUT we thought there would be a reaction against Gloucester at home and there wasn’t. So could also see a big defeat.

[trendylfj]

Exeter Chiefs:

15 Dan John
14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso
13 Henry Slade
12 Joe Hawkins
11 Olly Woodburn
10 Harvey Skinner
9 Tom Cairns


1 Scott Sio
2 Max Norey
3 Marcus Street
4 Jack Dunne
5 Dafydd Jenkins (c)
6 Ethan Roots
7 Jacques Vermeulen
8 Greg Fisilau


Replacements:

16 Dan Frost
17 Billy Keast
18 Ehren Painter
19 Christ Tshiunza
20 Ross Vintcent
21 Niall Armstrong
22 Will Haydon-Wood
23 Zack Wimbush

[Ellie]

Good team for tomorrow’s game but no Kata, Ben Youngs or Shillcock.

Some odd selections for me for sure. But back the team nonetheless.

That’s interesting Kata now on the bench and they’ve updated Instagram to add Kata in 23 shirt when it was originally Phil C?

[Rugbygramps]

Unsure where the strange selections are given it’s a 23 man game. Good to see Wilkinson on the bench

Have TNT said which game they’re leading with tomorrow