Tigers v Sale (A) - Friday 30th December 2022 - KO:19:45

[TigerFeetSteve]

Right normally leave one of these threads a day or so, but given what day it is tommorow I'll put this here

15 Steward
14 Watson
13 Porter
12 Kelly
11 Potter
10 Pollard
9 Van Poortvliet
1 Cronin
2 Clare
3 Cole
4 Wells
5 Green
6 Chessum
7 Reffell
8 Wiese/Cracknell

16 Oghre
17 Whitcombe
18 Heyes
19 Henderson/Snyman
20 Cracknell/Liebenberg
21 Youngs
22 Atkinson
23 Scott


Go pretty loaded up there. I know Borthwick often rotated away fixtures, just think we could really do with another win if possible to really get the Wigglesworth era underway. Think we need to ensure that we don't run our skipper into the ground too which is why I'd shuffle Chessum to 6 for this one.

[Rugbygramps]

Bear in mind the next game is on falcons carpet so there maybe some that won’t be risked on there.

Do we know the status of Martins injury

[TigerFeetSteve]

Bear in mind the next game is on falcons carpet so there maybe some that won’t be risked on there.

Do we know the status of Martins injury

Makes playing the likes of Pollard now not then for his first game more important

[tigerburnie]

I'd be tempted to mix it up, using our internationals with some fringe players, agree resting the likes of Hanro and possibly Dan Cole and Harry Wells too. Problem with that is who exactly are our England players, will Borthwick plunder the side or will he use a lot of the current squad?

[Ian Cant]

We surely have to go strong at Sale: we hardly ever do well there so journeys home haven’t been the happiest. Secondly the Premiership is the priority with Europe being a kind of free shot as Leinster and the top French Clubs are favourites.
Sale will be looking to bounce back so it makes the game trickier.
Then off to Newcastle where anything can happen. Two ugly wins please!!

[TigerFeetSteve]

We surely have to go strong at Sale: we hardly ever do well there so journeys home haven’t been the happiest. Secondly the Premiership is the priority with Europe being a kind of free shot as Leinster and the top French Clubs are favourites.
Sale will be looking to bounce back so it makes the game trickier.
Then off to Newcastle where anything can happen. Two ugly wins please!!

Also I think it's important to do our best to avoid clubs doing the double on us...

[sam16111986]

Falcons away after Enya so we could go quite strong next weekend and then rest a couple Vs Falcons. Would only be a couple though as Falcons is a tricky place to go currently, just ask Sale.

Go mainly same again next weekend and then rotate the front row and maybe Liebenburg with Martin if he's fit again.

Pollard might be ok up at Sale but I would give him the Falcons plastic pitch game off.

[Scott1]

Falcons away after Enya so we could go quite strong next weekend and then rest a couple Vs Falcons. Would only be a couple though as Falcons is a tricky place to go currently, just ask Sale.

Go mainly same again next weekend and then rotate the front row and maybe Liebenburg with Martin if he's fit again.

Pollard might be ok up at Sale but I would give him the Falcons plastic pitch game off.

Yes it would be stupid playing Pollard at Newcastle, as it was at Sarries!

[Rugbygramps]

Difficult fixture. Sale are likely going to be out of the top 2 following the Quins game tomorrow so will be looking to bounce back after Newcastle game.
Obviously targeting the win but any points will be a result IMO

[Big Dai]

Just musing if the punditry on here will be any better at out guessing Wigglesworth than it was at doing the same to Borthwick?

[Robrugbycheshire]

As a Cheshire residing Tigers fan, I was looking forward to less of a drive only 30mins rather than 90 to see the lads only to find they are charging £28 to stand behind the posts and £40+ to sit in the stands opposite the tryline. Now I know why they always have an empty stadium!!!

[johnthegriff]

Those charges are not high when compared to other clubs at some you will.be paying in excess of £40 to stand, Rugby unfortunately dies not get the massive donation from TV that football does and consequently cannot charge as much for sponsorship as that sport. Our players are payed far less than soccer players but we still have to fund a wage bill.in excess of ten million for players, coaches, admin etc out of basically 15 matches a season.

[TigerFeetSteve]

Just musing if the punditry on here will be any better at out guessing Wigglesworth than it was at doing the same to Borthwick?

Part of the problem is our depth, look at Gloucester yesterday virtually all their fans agreed that's their strongest fit team.

On here you'll get into endless debates over Atkinson vs Burns, or if Green or Wells should start with Chessum... Maybe even questions over who starts in our full strength back row is when Martin & Wiese are both fit..

[fentiger]

Just musing if the punditry on here will be any better at out guessing Wigglesworth than it was at doing the same to Borthwick?

Part of the problem is our depth, look at Gloucester yesterday virtually all their fans agreed that's their strongest fit team.

On here you'll get into endless debates over Atkinson vs Burns, or if Green or Wells should start with Chessum... Maybe even questions over who starts in our full strength back row is when Martin & Wiese are both fit..

It's a far better place than we were in just a few short seasons ago! Better the debate over 'who should be in' than 'who's fit?'

[Ian Cant]

Robrugbycheshire
Hi there. I travel away to Tigers games and this season have paid anything from £28-£48 so Sale prices about right. Exeter I didn’t go to as I left it until a week before and the tickets in their stand were priced at £73!
Bath is always more expensive than most! I’ve paid £28 for Newcastle but £44 for Gloucester.
Sale usually get their best attendance v Tigers but I will warn you that getting away after the game can take a while! Enjoy the game and do expect Sale to really turn up.