Tigers v Bath (A) - Premiership - Saturday 28th October 2023 - KO:15-05

[ABClub]

Pretty much Baths first choice XV isn’t it?

A few absentees but strong replacements.

Tighthead - Will Stuart - du Toit may well be first choice anyway
Openside - Underhill - Reid is a quality young player
Blindside - Ted Hill and Bayliss - Lee-Warner is a decent player but heading back to Oz next month means he's probably behind both
Second row - Quinn Roux - McNally still a strong Prem second row
Outside centre - Ollie Lawrence - Ojomoh is very talented but can have defensive lapses at 13 as he's more of a 12

So a handful of potential missing starters but they're all well covered. It's close to full strength and their squad looks better now as a whole. Star signings from the bust clubs in Lawrence, Hill and Barbeary. Then really good signings in Russell, du Toit and Roux.

Tigers will need to be vastly improved or it could be a long day.

[Raimond]

https://www.leicestertigers.com/news/sq ... ate-231017

I'm not sure if I'm being a cynic or just plain unintelligent but the wording's a bit obtuse isn't it? They'll 'link up with their teammates in the build up' to the Quins match doesn't necessarily scream immediate availability does it?

[Leicestertinytiger]

Feel like the packs are fairly evenly matched. But we need a big game from Kelly / Porter if we want a win. Both want to be back in England contention so need to show a bit more ball in hand.

[TigerFeetSteve]

https://www.leicestertigers.com/news/sq ... ate-231017

I'm not sure if I'm being a cynic or just plain unintelligent but the wording's a bit obtuse isn't it? They'll 'link up with their teammates in the build up' to the Quins match doesn't necessarily scream immediate availability does it?

No think they'll have to manage rest weeks etc, so in all liklihood, rather than say oh X has this many minutes at the WC so will miss 2 games, but we may delay one of those a week.

Until Tigers medical team have had a look at how their bodies held up we're not going to get specifics

[Scott1]

Gloc 3 Sarries 14. We could be bottom come end of weekend

[Ian Cant]

Sarries now 21-3 up! I really thought Gloucester would edge this one!

[TigerFeetSteve]

Sarries now 21-3 up! I really thought Gloucester would edge this one!

And here is Jamie George telling Theo Dan the full time score...

[Big Dai]

Pretty much Baths first choice XV isn’t it?

A few absentees but strong replacements.

Tighthead - Will Stuart - du Toit may well be first choice anyway
Openside - Underhill - Reid is a quality young player
Blindside - Ted Hill and Bayliss - Lee-Warner is a decent player but heading back to Oz next month means he's probably behind both
Second row - Quinn Roux - McNally still a strong Prem second row
Outside centre - Ollie Lawrence - Ojomoh is very talented but can have defensive lapses at 13 as he's more of a 12

So a handful of potential missing starters but they're all well covered. It's close to full strength and their squad looks better now as a whole. Star signings from the bust clubs in Lawrence, Hill and Barbeary. Then really good signings in Russell, du Toit and Roux.

Tigers will need to be vastly improved or it could be a long day.

Thanks for cheering me up. I think I'll go and play golf. I hate golf.

[Leicestertinytiger]

Good start - rain might do us a favour!

[KiwiTig]

Horrendous defence

[kpj tiger]

Why is Basset so far infield leaving Muir unmarked

[MrG2]

Bassett properly out of position there

[nicmattyg]

Bath score out wide without having to do a lot. We really do look quite average at the moment.

Commentary already pouring over Finn Russell who has done very little tbh. Sounds already gone off.

What on earth is going on with Kelly? Seems a shadow of the player he was right know

[Leicestertinytiger]

Kelly falling off tackles and poor handling so far! Rogerson been good defensively!

[kpj tiger]

The refereeing is so poor during the WC, Obano rejoins the maul from the side unnoticed