Champions Cup 15/16 - QF4 (Leicester Tigers vs Stade Francais)

[TRF_Olyy]

10/04/2016, 13:45
BT Sport/beIn Sports​

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Leicester Tigers (v Stade Francais Paris, Welford Road, Sunday 1.45pm)
15 Mathew Tait (c)
14 Telusa Veainu
13 Peter Betham
12 Manu Tuilagi
11 Vereniki Goneva
10 Freddie Burns
9 Ben Youngs
1 Marcos Ayerza
2 Harry Thacker
3 Dan Cole
4 Dom Barrow
5 Graham Kitchener
6 Mike Fitzgerald
7 Brendon O'Connor
8 Lachlan McCaffrey

Replacements
16 Greg Bateman
17 Logovi'i Mulipola
18 Fraser Balmain
19 Ed Slater
20 Tom Croft
21 Sam Harrison
22 Owen Williams
23 Adam Thompstone

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Stade Français Paris: 15 Hugo Bonneval, 14 Jérémy Sinzelle, 13 Waisea Vuidarvuwalu, 12 Jonathan Danty, 11 Djibril Camara, 10 Jules Plisson, 9 Julien Dupuy; 1 Zak Taulafo, 2 Laurent Sempéré, 3 Rabah Slimani, 4 Hugh Pyle, 5 Paul Gabrillagues, 6 Jonathan Ross, 7 Raphael Lakafia, 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
Replacements: 16 Laurent Panis, 17 Emmanuel Felsina, 18 Paul Alo Emile, 19 Pascal Papé, 20 Antoine Burban, 21 Julien Tomas, 22 Morné Steyn, 23 Geoffrey Doumayrou

Should be a very very good game.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Why start Burns over Williams?
Pure madness

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Burns has played well TBH bar his injury V Sale.

close between the two Williams wasn't on top form V glous.

Also bit of rotation considering Saints Away is next game aswell.

 

[johnmac99]

Williams nearly cost Tigers the game against Gloucs. with his poor form esp. in the 1st half.

Burns is playing for a seat on the plane to Oz, so will probably play at full throttle.

Tualagi v Danty will be worth watching.

 

[ratsapprentice]

That's what we want to see from Manu!

Best pass I've ever seen him give.

...it was Manu, wasn't it?! (I'm not watching all that closely)

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Betham.

He has been a hell of a signing.

Really surprised how he has taken to 13

 

[ratsapprentice]

Shame, got quite excited for a moment.

 

[SWAGGER]

At the game & were playing well. Looking dangerous when we have it. Burns has be class

 

[johnmac99]

Burns is the man for attack, rather than Williams who is more defensive.

Manu has played well so far, in fact all of the Tigers have had a good half, apart from their loosehead who doesn't seem to know what he's doing.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

That's why Burns was starting ATM

 

[j'nuh]

Is Burns back on great form?

Burns at his best = England challenger

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Is Burns back on great form?

Burns at his best = England challenger

IMO yes he has been in brilliant

England challenger ATM no, but Saxons this summer and another season of improvement who knows.

 

[Tony Manx]

IMO yes he has been in brilliant

England challenger ATM no, but Saxons this summer and another season of improvement who knows.

He is being hidden in defence! England.....not a chance!!

 

[sigesige00]

Could you tell me the pitch size of Welford Road (Leicester Tigers stadium)? It seems that the ingoal length is too short.

 

[Duck a l'Orange]

He is being hidden in defence! England.....not a chance!!

Because England's current first choice fly-half is a monster of a defender

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Ford defence = 10/10

 

[Duck a l'Orange]

Ford defence = 10/10

100% would recommend to a friend.

 

[Tony Manx]

100% would recommend to a friend.

But they do not have to hide him!!!!