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Saracens team to face Leicester Tigers (Saracens appearances)

15 Alex Goode (252)
14 Nathan Earle (33)
13 Marcelo Bosch (113)
12 Brad Barritt (213)
11 Chris Wyles (245)
10 Alex Lozowski (51)
9 Ben Spencer (122)
1 Richard Barrington (126)
2 Schalk Brits (212)
3 Juan Figallo (80)
4 Dominic Day (8)
5 Nick Isiekwe (25)
6 Calum Clark (17)
7 Schalk Burger (44)
8 Jackson Wray (191)

16 Scott Spurling (29)
17 Hayden Thompson-Stringer (23)
18 Titi Lamositele (48)
19 Mark Flanagan (16)
20 Sione Vailanu (3)
21 Tom Whiteley (11)
22 Max Malins (12)
23 Rotimi Segun (5)


Leicester Tigers (v Saracens away, Sunday 3.30pm)

15 Telusa Veainu
14 Adam Thompstone
13 Manu Tuilagi
12 Gareth Owen
11 Jonah Holmes
10 Matt Toomua (c)
9 Sam Harrison
1 Greg Bateman
2 Tatafu Polota-Nau
3 Logovi’i Mulipola
4 Mike Fitzgerald
5 Graham Kitchener
6 Mike Williams
7 Brendon O’Connor
8 Sione Kalamafoni

Replacements
16 Tom Youngs
17 Michele Rizzo
18 Pat Cilliers
19 Harry Wells
20 Luke Hamilton
21 Harry Simmons
22 Joe Ford
23 Mathew Tait

I looked at the Saracens bench and was quite cheered for a moment. Then I looked at ours.

We really need a win here to keep going for Europe, let alone top 4, and I'm just not sure I can see it happening. Hopefully an extra week of Bakewell's enough for miracles.

Puja

Even with their absentees Saracens look too strong.

Bakewell didnt perform too many miracles at Bristol if the game at Ealing was anything to go by. The Bristol pack were distinctly 2nd best on the night.

fivepointer wrote:Even with their absentees Saracens look too strong.

Bakewell didnt perform too many miracles at Bristol if the game at Ealing was anything to go by. The Bristol pack were distinctly 2nd best on the night.

That bristol pack of:
1 Ryan Bevington
2 Jason Harris-Wright
3 Cortes
4 Joe Joyce
5 Sam Jeffries
6 Steven Luatua
7 Thomas
8 Nick Haining

Outside of Luatua, I’m not surprised Ealing beasted them up front really.

Plenty of bosh in midfield

Tigers looking decent.

sarries resources being stretched here

spencer isn't going well, frankly

Batemen is so funny to watch playing. He is like the honey monster. Nice try.

Every time Manu does anything I cringe. Every carry I expect the breakdown to clear leaving Manu injured at the bottom.

Sarries awful so far.

Timbo wrote:Every time Manu does anything I cringe. Every carry I expect the breakdown to clear leaving Manu injured at the bottom.

Exactly the same for me.

Quality try.

sarries all over the shop, and Spencer not knocking on Eddies door here.

Tigers going well, in fairness- and in fairness, Puja has been saying forwards coaching needed sorting and it looks like he had a good point on this 40 mins.

Never understood the love for Spencer. Looks like the 9 version of Paul Grayson.

p/d wrote:Never understood the love for Spencer. Looks like the 9 version of Paul Grayson.

He has a decent pass, is quite quick, and has a good left footed kick. He's been guilty of trying too hard in the past, but he's just making some bad mistakes today.

These are the sort of arguments used for Goode at FB........(mostly by our dear friend Beefy) .....but I fear Spencer will also be found wanting on the test arena

p/d wrote:These are the sort of arguments used for Goode at FB........(mostly by our dear friend Beefy) .....but I fear Spencer will also be found wanting on the test arena

we wont find out soon if he carries on like this. Wiggy is such a treasure, why would we want to try someone else. I'm not arguing, just saying why Spencer gets mentioned, he can look good.

Banquo wrote:

p/d wrote:These are the sort of arguments used for Goode at FB........(mostly by our dear friend Beefy) .....but I fear Spencer will also be found wanting on the test arena

we wont find out soon if he carries on like this. Wiggy is such a treasure, why would we want to try someone else. I'm not arguing, just saying why Spencer gets mentioned, he can look good.

Don't get me wrong, anybody but Wiigglesworth from the bench. Its just good old Oakboy touting Spencer (having caught a highlights reel)undermines the work from the likes of Robson & Simpson

Maybe I just don’t understand the breakdown anymore, but I’d say Barritt was both not supporting his weight and in at the side for that turnover.

Mellsblue wrote:Maybe I just don’t understand the breakdown anymore, but I’d say Barritt was both not supporting his weight and in at the side for that turnover.

yus.

p/d wrote:

Banquo wrote:

p/d wrote:These are the sort of arguments used for Goode at FB........(mostly by our dear friend Beefy) .....but I fear Spencer will also be found wanting on the test arena

we wont find out soon if he carries on like this. Wiggy is such a treasure, why would we want to try someone else. I'm not arguing, just saying why Spencer gets mentioned, he can look good.

Don't get me wrong, anybody but Wiigglesworth from the bench. Its just good old Oakboy touting Spencer (having caught a highlights reel)undermines the work from the likes of Robson & Simpson

Not sure I'd touch Simpson with Oakies bargepole these days.

Earle....lol x 2...what a lemon

Glad Jones has an eye on him

Fark me. What is he doing.

p/d wrote:Glad Jones has an eye on him

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