We’ve gone very similar RB, except you have Nadolo in for Potter and Snyman on the bench for Green.
Reffell has to start in terms of slowing their ball at ruck time equally important here is Montoya. That is another reason for starting Nadolo who is very good over the ball. Difficult call Potter and Ashton, personally I would just go with Potter
My feeling is Ashton is a big game player, Potter excellent all season but he was pretty bad v Leinster might have been a case of just being new to such a big occasion.
I also feel a bit more comfortable having Ashton cover 15 and Porter to the wing if Steward goes off injured.
I worry about this one mainly as we’ve thrashed them twice.
There is no reason to be concerned when you look at the way both Teams have gone this year but I just wonder how many times you beat your closest rivals three times in a season.
Nadolo has to start in the knock-out games for me. Can create something out of nothing and that could be the difference. Flats and Topsy Ojo discussed this game briefly on the highlights and it really is a clash of 2 different styles. If you look at it at face value, Saints should win this, given they're free-flowing style and scoring tries from everywhere. But then you look at how that has stacked up vs Tigers - ah, different story. We've dominated them in the tight, strangled them and our defence has pretty much held firm over the two games. 90 points in total for us ?
I have every confidence that we can do a job on them again. We're at home, against the so called flashy teams (Quins, Saints), our defence has more or less held up. Sarries would be a different proposition, but I'm not calling that one vs Quins, who could easily beat them at their gaff.
DeadlyDunc wrote: ↑Mon Jun 06, 2022 3:49 pm
I worry about this one mainly as we’ve thrashed them twice.
There is no reason to be concerned when you look at the way both Teams have gone this year but I just wonder how many times you beat your closest rivals three times in a season.
DeadlyDunc wrote: ↑Mon Jun 06, 2022 3:49 pm
I worry about this one mainly as we’ve thrashed them twice.
There is no reason to be concerned when you look at the way both Teams have gone this year but I just wonder how many times you beat your closest rivals three times in a season.
I hope I’m wrong!
I think by this stage each team knows the other and their style of play so well, that short of maybe a couple of trick plays there aren’t going to be many surprises. It’s all about who performs on the day and hope that the weather doesn’t have too much of an impact
DeadlyDunc wrote: ↑Mon Jun 06, 2022 3:49 pm
I worry about this one mainly as we’ve thrashed them twice.
There is no reason to be concerned when you look at the way both Teams have gone this year but I just wonder how many times you beat your closest rivals three times in a season.
I hope I’m wrong!
My thoughts, fears exactly
Going on recent playing form you would say Saints have the momentum, but its KO rugby so the side that make the least mistakes will prevail. Tigers by 5
Whoever said "one person cannot change the world' never ate undercooked bat
I think we have to be very careful here, we scored very big away but, its a big BUT, if Saints had passed the ball out they would have scored at least 2 more tries, white line fever and we also charged them down and had an interception try, that game could have been a Saints win.
This will be a very squeaky bum game, come on Tigers.
Yes,this one worries me. No pressure on Saints at all,it's all on us,it's essentially a shot to nothing for them. Best case scenario we just blow them away first half,get some rolling maul trys and a couple of there players in the bin
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