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Leicester Tigers v Racing 92
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2018 12:10 pm
by Tigersman
Leicester Tigers (v Racing 92, Welford Road, Sunday 1.00pm)
15 Jonah Holmes
14 Adam Thompstone
13 Manu Tuilagi
12 Matt Toomua
11 Jonny May
10 George Ford (c)
9 Ben White
1 Ellis Genge
2 Tatafu Polota-Nau
3 Dan Cole
4 Will Spencer
5 Graham Kitchener
6 Mike Fitzgerald
7 Brendon O’Connor
8 Sione Kalamafoni
Replacements
16 Jake Kerr
17 Facundo Gigena
18 Gaston Cortes
19 Harry Wells
20 Mike Williams
21 Guy Thompson
22 Ben Youngs
23 Gareth Owen
Firstly very happy White is starting again over Youngs, wonder what will happen if Youngs can't get back into the starting team?
Re: Leicester Tigers v Racing 92
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2018 12:12 pm
by Tigersman
tigers also desperately need a better line-out leader, only reason Kitch starts is because of it.
Re: Leicester Tigers v Racing 92
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2018 12:14 pm
by Puja
Not sure about a 6-2 split on the bench, given Holmes is just coming back from concussion. Otherwise, looks like a good team. I was impressed with our fight last week (although defence was still appalling) and we need to see more of that this week.
Puja
Re: Leicester Tigers v Racing 92
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2018 12:22 pm
by Peej
Wasn't Guy Thompson only stretchered off a few weeks ago?
Re: Leicester Tigers v Racing 92
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2018 12:23 pm
by Tigersman
Peej wrote:Wasn't Guy Thompson only stretchered off a few weeks ago?
Only because he had a huge cut on his leg.
Re: Leicester Tigers v Racing 92
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2018 12:24 pm
by Peej
Ah, I thought it was for something worse than that
Re: Leicester Tigers v Racing 92
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2018 5:45 pm
by fivepointer
Anyone watch this?
Tigers exposed again looking flat footed, absent of creativity and with little in the physicality stakes to worry class opponents. Only in the scrum could they get any kind of ascendancy.
Thats 8 losses on the trot apparently.
Its nothing to smile about. Leicester are a big English club with a number of England players and with a proud history.
To be humbled at home like this, and to be an also rans - again - in Europe is depressing.
Re: Leicester Tigers v Racing 92
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2018 6:07 pm
by Tigersman
Tuilagi still playing well though is good for England.
Hard to be creative when you have no confidence.
Tough one for Tigers