Mike Fitzpatrick?!strawclearer wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 6:07 pm MO'C in the Merc:
“Telusa, Manu and Gareth are all training so that is really positive and they should feature at this stage. That gives us options in the back-line. Most of the forwards have come through really well, too. One of those is lock forward Dom Barrow who is also close to a return following a neck problem that has held him back since the end of last year. He is training and will probably feature in the next week or two. The three locks we have, Mike Fitzpatrick, Harry Wells and Graham Kitchener, have done a really good job for us and to have Dom back in the mix in the next couple of weeks will give us a huge boost.”
Premiership v Gloucester!
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Well looking at the fixture list, the players away on international duty, the injury list and the blooding of academy players into First team. Adding the players who are not worthy of the jersey - ITS SHIP OR BUST at Kingsholm.
Sorry but The Cherry Whites have had their sorry storey for a couple of seasons and have been the whipping boys. I see a pay back and If we are not at the races mentally. defensively. If we cannot build a platform from set piece - I can see us being bullied and humiliated.
If we cannot get a "W" at Kingsholm where will we get a "W" this season. Worcester - I think not?
Sorry but The Cherry Whites have had their sorry storey for a couple of seasons and have been the whipping boys. I see a pay back and If we are not at the races mentally. defensively. If we cannot build a platform from set piece - I can see us being bullied and humiliated.
If we cannot get a "W" at Kingsholm where will we get a "W" this season. Worcester - I think not?
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Wins will be hard to come by if the Tigers continue to play in the same vein. The games have yet to be played so, with my glass half full may be the Tigers can get the results they so desperately need?wellstiger wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2018 10:43 am Well looking at the fixture list, the players away on international duty, the injury list and the blooding of academy players into First team. Adding the players who are not worthy of the jersey - ITS SHIP OR BUST at Kingsholm.
Sorry but The Cherry Whites have had their sorry storey for a couple of seasons and have been the whipping boys. I see a pay back and If we are not at the races mentally. defensively. If we cannot build a platform from set piece - I can see us being bullied and humiliated.
If we cannot get a "W" at Kingsholm where will we get a "W" this season. Worcester - I think not?
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Sure everything is fine, it's just yet another transtion year - you know Tigers have lots of those? Yes and it's free beer tommorrow bla bla ..
Nowadays referees decide matches, players by how much.
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Oh, Tigers will ship alright. Probably about 4 tries.
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No recognised bench FH,so why not start Toomua,Owen,Tuilagi?! Attaboy Matt!
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Leicester Tigers (v Gloucester, away, Saturday 2.30pm)
15 Telusa Veainu
14 Nick Malouf
13 Manu Tuilagi
12 Matt Toomua
11 Adam Thompstone
10 Joe Ford
9 Sam Harrison
1 Greg Bateman
2 Tom Youngs (c)
3 Logovi’i Mulipola
4 Mike Fitzgerald
5 Graham Kitchener
6 Mike Williams
7 Brendon O’Connor
8 Sione Kalamafoni
Replacements
16 Tatafu Polota-Nau
17 Kyle Traynor
18 Pat Cilliers
19 Harry Wells
20 Luke Hamilton
21 Harry Simmons
22 Gareth Owen
23 Mathew Tait
Gloucester Rugby: 15 Jason Woodward, 14 Tom Marshall, 13 Henry Trinder, 12 Billy Twelvetrees, 11 Ollie Thorley, 10 Billy Burns, 9 Willi Heinz (c); 1 Josh Hohneck, 2 James Hanson, 3 John Afoa; 4 Tom Savage, 5 Mariano Galarza; 6 Jake Polledri, 7 Lewis Ludlow, 8 Ruan Ackermann
Replacements: 16 Motu Matu’u, 17 Cameron Orr, 18 Fraser Balmain, 19 Ed Slater, 20 Freddie Clarke, 21 Ben Vellacott, 22 Mark Atkinson, 23 Matt Scott
15 Telusa Veainu
14 Nick Malouf
13 Manu Tuilagi
12 Matt Toomua
11 Adam Thompstone
10 Joe Ford
9 Sam Harrison
1 Greg Bateman
2 Tom Youngs (c)
3 Logovi’i Mulipola
4 Mike Fitzgerald
5 Graham Kitchener
6 Mike Williams
7 Brendon O’Connor
8 Sione Kalamafoni
Replacements
16 Tatafu Polota-Nau
17 Kyle Traynor
18 Pat Cilliers
19 Harry Wells
20 Luke Hamilton
21 Harry Simmons
22 Gareth Owen
23 Mathew Tait
Gloucester Rugby: 15 Jason Woodward, 14 Tom Marshall, 13 Henry Trinder, 12 Billy Twelvetrees, 11 Ollie Thorley, 10 Billy Burns, 9 Willi Heinz (c); 1 Josh Hohneck, 2 James Hanson, 3 John Afoa; 4 Tom Savage, 5 Mariano Galarza; 6 Jake Polledri, 7 Lewis Ludlow, 8 Ruan Ackermann
Replacements: 16 Motu Matu’u, 17 Cameron Orr, 18 Fraser Balmain, 19 Ed Slater, 20 Freddie Clarke, 21 Ben Vellacott, 22 Mark Atkinson, 23 Matt Scott
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This and the next home match should seal MOC's fate. We have to take at least 6 points.
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Weather doesn't look like being too good.
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Fairly predictable overall. How is Fitz starting ahead of wells? What does Holmes have to do? If Traynor is ahead of Rizzo then what was the point of bringing him back off loan?
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Also presumably Gigena is injured? Surely he wasn't signed as a back up to Traynor!
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Holmes could do with improving his defence for a start really.
Well rizzo is back because what would we do if a LH gets injured in the warm up?
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Some debatable selections but that is usual, for me a significant absentee in the squad is Barrow. I hope I am wrong but I wonder if we will ever see him in a tigers shirt again??
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On an early season form (or in Manu's case ancient history) you'd think our backs would be more than good enough as long as the forwards could get parity and provide enough of a platform.