Saracens v Tigers

[RagingBull]

Can't see Billy V playing this weekend.

Will be given a week's rest for the Clermont game next weekend.

reckon we could see something like this:
1) Vunipola, 2) Brits, 3) Du plessis
4) Itojie, 5) Hargreaves
6) Wray, 7) Brown, 8) Joubert
9) De Kock, 10) Hodgson
12) Barritt, 13) Taylor
11) Strettle, 14) Ashton, 15) Goode

IMO not as strong as their normal first XV but @ Home reckon Sarries would back that team TBH.

Barritt and Taylor are both still injured, I think. Certainly they were last weekend. Though if either is returning, I would expect them to play to get game time before the Cup semi final.

Yeh I know but had heard both might be fit.

Although could be similar to Manu and Allen.

[Spicer]

I imagine our line up will be very similar to last match. Is Kitchener or Thorn going to be fit? He would be the only possible change in the forwards I think.
The backs will stay the same I think except Benjamin obviously. Goneva will come in on the wing.
I would guess:
Ayerza Youngs Cole
De Chaves/Kitchener/Thorn Parling
Gibson Crane Salvi
Youngs, Burns
Bai
Smith
Goneva Tait Thompstone

Subs: Mulipola, Ghiraldini, Balmain, Whetton/Thorn/Kitchener/De Chaves, Pearce, Harrison, Bell, Louamanu.

[Iain]

The referee is Mr Matthew Carley.

[ourla]

At least we know one spot is nailed down..

http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Leice ... story.html

Leicester Tigers are likely to go into their Aviva Premiership fixture against Saracens on Saturday with four of their five inside-centre options on the treatment table.

[4071]

Meanwhile, alleged senior squad member Javiah Pohe continues at inside centre for Nottingham and doesn't even exist as an option for Tigers....

[tigercaspian]

Matthew Carley, eh ? Cockers favourite ref then !!

[RagingBull]

Meanwhile, alleged senior squad member Javiah Pohe continues at inside centre for Nottingham and doesn't even exist as an option for Tigers....

Would prefer Bryant to Pohe @ 12 ATM based on this season.

[JackFlashJonny]

Burger give one week ban so will miss this game

Will post link when I have one

[Iain]

That is a boost. We'll take that

[drc_007]

http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,2588 ... 14,00.html

Link to Burger one-week ban.

Deemed to warrant a red card, would Saracens have won with him off the field....

[jgriffin]

Meanwhile, alleged senior squad member Javiah Pohe continues at inside centre for Nottingham and doesn't even exist as an option for Tigers....

I suspect he is very marginal to Tigers needs at present. I have never been impressed by him and my eldest (Welsh junior,RAF etc)thought him quite limited.

[tigertez]

I'm a tigers season ticket holder based in London, and I've purchased a ticket for the Saracens game (via the tigers ticket office) but I'm now unable to go. It's in the West Stand Block 18 - cost £40.00.

If anybody is looking for a ticket please let me know.

[ourla]

£40 !!! - is it in the dug out



Dodgy stream for me unfortunately.

[Jumbo]

Team:

Leicester Tigers (v Saracens, away, Saturday 3.15pm)
15 Mathew Tait
14 Niall Morris
13 Matt Smith
12 Seremaia Bai
11 Vereniki Goneva
10 Freddie Burns
9 Ben Youngs (c)
1 Marcos Ayerza
2 Tom Youngs
3 Dan Cole
4 Sebastian De Chaves
5 Geoff Parling
6 Jamie Gibson
7 Julian Salvi
8 Jordan Crane

Replacements
16 Leonardo Ghiraldini
17 Michele Rizzo
18 Logovi'i Mulipola
19 Graham Kitchener
20 Laurence Pearce
21 Sam Harrison
22 Tommy Bell
23 Adam Thompstone

[Jumbo]

Saracens team to face Leicester Tigers

15 Alex Goode; 14 Chris Ashton; 13 Marcelo Bosch, 12 Brad Barritt; 11 Chris Wyles; 10 Charlie Hodgson, 9 Richard Wigglesworth; 1 Mako Vunipola, 2 Jamie George, 3 Petrus Du Plessis; 4 George Kruis, 5 Alistair Hargreaves ©; 6 Jackson Wray, 7 Kelly Brown, 8 Billy Vunipola.

Replacements: 16 Scott Spurling, 17 Richard Barrington, 18 James Johnston, 19 Maro Itoje, 20 Ernst Joubert, 21 Neil de Kock, 22 Duncan Taylor, 23 David Strettle