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Aviva Premiership 15/16 - Round 9

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Round 9 Fixtures

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Annoyed that our game is postponed,
We're hitting decent form whereas Bath are as bad as I've seen them in recent years.

Bet they come good by the time the rearranged game is
 
Leicester Tigers (v Northampton Saints, Welford Road, Saturday 3.15pm)
15 Telusa Veainu
14 Peter Betham
13 Mathew Tait
12 Matt Smith
11 Adam Thompstone
10 Owen Williams
9 Ben Youngs
1 Marcos Ayerza
2 Tom Youngs (c)
3 Dan Cole
4 Sebastian de Chaves
5 Graham Kitchener
6 Mike Fitzgerald
7 Brendon O'Connor
8 Lachlan McCaffrey

Replacements
16 Harry Thacker
17 Logovi'i Mulipola
18 Fraser Balmain
19 Laurence Pearce
20 Tom Croft
21 Sam Harrison
22 Freddie Burns
23 Vereniki Goneva

Mean looking backline.

Tom Youngs @ Hooker Captaining Tigers last chance for him to put in a huge game before England selection.
 
Annoyed that our game is postponed,
We're hitting decent form whereas Bath are as bad as I've seen them in recent years.

Bet they come good by the time the rearranged game is
I'd rather play you than Toulon in our current forum being what it is as well.

The Toulon game could be turning point for this side, this season it's kind players step up to the plate for so it might actually be needed and give us a kick up the backside.
 
My predictions are
chiefs
sarries
saints
hopefully a draw with no try bonus points
warrrrrrrrrrrriors!
 
Leicester Tigers (v Northampton Saints, Welford Road, Saturday 3.15pm)
15 Telusa Veainu
14 Peter Betham
13 Mathew Tait
12 Matt Smith
11 Adam Thompstone
10 Owen Williams
9 Ben Youngs
1 Marcos Ayerza
2 Tom Youngs (c)
3 Dan Cole
4 Sebastian de Chaves
5 Graham Kitchener
6 Mike Fitzgerald
7 Brendon O'Connor
8 Lachlan McCaffrey

Replacements
16 Harry Thacker
17 Logovi'i Mulipola
18 Fraser Balmain
19 Laurence Pearce
20 Tom Croft
21 Sam Harrison
22 Freddie Burns
23 Vereniki Goneva

Mean looking backline.

Tom Youngs @ Hooker Captaining Tigers last chance for him to put in a huge game before England selection.

What about JDV ?
 
It was unlikely that the midlands derby game would be his first game esp in Smiths current form and Treviso @ home being the next game
 
Two changes Maitland is out which is bad news however Topsy is not a shocking replacement think we can win and score a few points
 
Leicester Tigers (v Northampton Saints, Welford Road, Saturday 3.15pm)
15 Telusa Veainu
14 Peter Betham
13 Mathew Tait
12 Matt Smith
11 Adam Thompstone
10 Owen Williams
9 Ben Youngs
1 Marcos Ayerza
2 Tom Youngs (c)
3 Dan Cole
4 Sebastian de Chaves
5 Graham Kitchener
6 Mike Fitzgerald
7 Brendon O'Connor
8 Lachlan McCaffrey

Replacements
16 Harry Thacker
17 Logovi'i Mulipola
18 Fraser Balmain
19 Laurence Pearce
20 Tom Croft
21 Sam Harrison
22 Freddie Burns
23 Vereniki Goneva

Mean looking backline.

Tom Youngs @ Hooker Captaining Tigers last chance for him to put in a huge game before England selection.

So good to see Tait at 13. I know about all the injuries, but still can't help feeling there's been a criminal waste of talent somewhere along the way.
 
Horwill gets a yellow and Kruis is helped off the pitch. If it keeps going at this rate England will have to start Itoje and Launch, maybe even Beamount at lock.
 
Very much a fan of how little Hartley is playing. Hopefully it means he won't be in the EPS.
Not sure how I feel about Manu on the bench. Obviously I'm thrilled he's back, but if he wasn't fit enough to be picked initially...



Edit:
ALSO they keep banging on about this being the East Midlands derby, it's gonna be fiesty etc.etc. but there's barely any East Midlands/academy players out there :lol:
Out of the thirty guys starting I think there's 9 local lads/academy products.
 
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Very much a fan of how little Hartley is playing. Hopefully it means he won't be in the EPS.


Not sure how I feel about Manu on the bench. Obviously I'm thrilled he's back, but if he wasn't fit enough to be picked initially....

Think he wasn't picked to avoid media hype to early
 

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