3rd January 2021 v Bath

[TigerFeetSteve]

George Martin is back!

Boom!!!

[JP14]

Leicester Tigers (v Bath Rugby, Mattioli Woods Welford Road, Sunday 3.00pm)

15 Freddie Steward

14 Kobus van Wyk

13 Jaco Taute

12 Matt Scott

11 Nemani Nadolo

10 George Ford

9 Ben Youngs

1 Ellis Genge

2 Tom Youngs (c)

3 Dan Cole

4 Harry Wells

5 Calum Green

6 George Martin

7 Hanro Liebenberg

8 Jasper Wiese

Replacements

16 Charlie Clare

17 Nephi Leatigaga

18 Joe Heyes

19 Cameron Henderson

20 Luke Wallace

21 Jack van Poortvliet

22 Zack Henry

23 Kini Murimurivalu

[TigerFeetSteve]

I'd have liked to see Wallace starting and Martin at lock, but we don't know the full covid situation and that is still a strong team, which given players are out is no bad thing

[RagingBull]

15. Anthony Watson, 14. Semesa Rokoduguni, 13. Jonathan Joseph, 12. Cameron Redpath, 11. Ruaridh McConnochie, 10. Rhys Priestland, 9. Ben Spencer; 1. Beno Obano, 2. Tom Dunn, 3. Will Stuart, 4. Josh McNally, 5. Charlie Ewels (C), 6. Taulupe Faletau, 7. Sam Underhill, 8. Zach Mercer

REPLACEMENTS
16. Jack Walker, 17. Juan Schoeman, 18. Christian Judge, 19. Elliott Stooke, 20. Josh Bayliss, 21. Miles Reid, 22. Will Chudley, 23. Josh Matavesi


Call me pessimistic but that's a very strong team.

[Wayne Richardson Fan Club]

A fantastically unbalanced backrow, we seem incapable of learning, still at least we have got a team out.

We are very much underdogs, getting anything out of this game is now a bonus, points wise we might of been better calling it off.

Ford & YBY really need to step up on Sunday & not just mindlessly kick the ball away.

[MCC1964]

A fantastically unbalanced backrow, we seem incapable of learning, still at least we have got a team out.

We are very much underdogs, getting anything out of this game is now a bonus, points wise we might of been better calling it off.

Ford & YBY really need to step up on Sunday & not just mindlessly kick the ball away.

Happy New Year

[RagingBull]

Hard to know with the back row if it’s forced or not though.
We don’t know what’s Wallace fitness.

And with it looking like, Reffell, Brink and Taufua out

[jgriffin]

COVID isolation. So I think a Crofty move with Martin at 6

[OakhamTiger32]

A fantastically unbalanced backrow, we seem incapable of learning, still at least we have got a team out.

We are very much underdogs, getting anything out of this game is now a bonus, points wise we might of been better calling it off.

Ford & YBY really need to step up on Sunday & not just mindlessly kick the ball away.

Happy New Year

A fantastically pessimistic way to approach our first match of the new year!

[Wayne Richardson Fan Club]

A fantastically unbalanced backrow, we seem incapable of learning, still at least we have got a team out.

We are very much underdogs, getting anything out of this game is now a bonus, points wise we might of been better calling it off.

Ford & YBY really need to step up on Sunday & not just mindlessly kick the ball away.

Happy New Year

A fantastically pessimistic way to approach our first match of the new year!

Or realistic maybe?
Personally in the present circumstances, I would rather be surprised & uplifted by a performance than let down by over expectation, rather like life in general at the moment.

[Scott1]

That’s a pig of a back row. Starting Wallace and letting Liebenberg cover BR and second row from the bench would’ve been far more balanced!

[OakhamTiger32]

Happy New Year

A fantastically pessimistic way to approach our first match of the new year!

Or realistic maybe?
Personally in the present circumstances, I would rather be surprised & uplifted by a performance than let down by over expectation, rather like life in general at the moment.

That’s fair enough.. here’s hoping that you are pleasantly surprised then! I don’t think this is the team any of us would have chosen and we are certainly missing a few big names but I think given the recent COVID outbreak and the fact none of us know player fitness levels or availability I’m reasonably content with the side and quietly confident. It will be a very tough match for sure but I reckon we have every chance..

[Scott1]

Let’s hope we get something or results go our way. It would be depressing to be bottom right at the start of the new year!

[OakhamTiger32]

Let’s hope we get something or results go our way. It would be depressing to be bottom right at the start of the new year!

Yep. With Worcester and Saints getting 4 points and Irish and Quins getting 2 points we need 4 points really. Don’t expect Glos to beat Sale but then again they are at home so who knows.

[JP14]

15. Anthony Watson, 14. Semesa Rokoduguni, 13. Jonathan Joseph, 12. Cameron Redpath, 11. Ruaridh McConnochie, 10. Rhys Priestland, 9. Ben Spencer; 1. Beno Obano, 2. Tom Dunn, 3. Will Stuart, 4. Josh McNally, 5. Charlie Ewels (C), 6. Taulupe Faletau, 7. Sam Underhill, 8. Zach Mercer

REPLACEMENTS
16. Jack Walker, 17. Juan Schoeman, 18. Christian Judge, 19. Elliott Stooke, 20. Josh Bayliss, 21. Miles Reid, 22. Will Chudley, 23. Josh Matavesi


Call me pessimistic but that's a very strong team.

A strong team on paper but Bath have really struggled to hit form this season, so who knows what will happen.