Premiership Semi: Leicester Tigers vs Northampton Saints

[Teh Mite]

Welford Road, Saturday​

 

[Duckdee]

Not expecting a win, but still hoping!

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Saints rested a few of their bigger players last week as well - and they'll have got a huuuuge telling off from big Jim so will be out to prove something

Then again, Tigers in Tigerland, and Cockerill won't have been happy with their performance last week


Game'll either be loadsa tries and a great match, or loadsa pens and a bore

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

Thanks for that, captain Obvious


I was in Leicester last weekend and they looked utterly poor in attack. Leicester lacks experience to make the right decisions in attack. With a backline like theirs, they should be able to play a more surprising way of rugby with a lot of variety. They did beat London Irish, but it was only in the last 10 minutes, when they actually changed their style a bit

 

[HowUnfortunate]

I'm gonna risk betting on Northampton, as Leicester are playing poorly, and if the Northampton pack goes the full 80, I think they have a very good chance!

 

[DorceOutSide]

i have to pick leicester over northampton simply because northampton are concentrating on the heineken final.

 

[Duckdee]

My computer is broken at the mo, but I've pinched my mum's to watch the match!

 

[lucky number 7]

What time is this on at?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

3pm kickoff

 

[lucky number 7]

Tidy...

 

[Teh Mite]

3.15 i think

Edit: ignore me then!

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

Starts at 3 GMT right?

 

[lucky number 7]

3.15 i think

Edit: ignore me then!

Wasn't ignoring you Bullit I just had to take a break from all the study i've been doing .....

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Bullitt's right, it is 3.15pm (just checked the Aviva site)

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Well there goes any chance of Manu Tuilagi being in the WC squad - should've been a straight red, definitely be a ban


Credit to Ashton, he can take a punch

 

[madflyhalf]

What kind of sport these 2 teams are playing?
And ref & TG are trying to manage?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Considering the scoreline I think it's been a good game so far

Despite what the Ulster players on twitter think I think it's been 10x better than the Magners game last night

Touch judge got it wrong though, Ashton didn't throw a punch, just pushed Tuilagi on the floor, then got his face mashed in

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

It's amazing how they see Ashton's push but fail to notice the Tyson-moment Manu had. Unbelievable. He will definitely won't be in the RWC squad now. So unnecessary

 

[Duckdee]

Absolutely disgusting, that's ruined what was a perfectly good game. I thought he'd calmed his fireyness from earlier this season. Take him off now, give a hefty ban and some community work, hopefully he's still young enough to learn from it.

Go Northampton.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Tweet of the day goes to Paul Diggin "What a joke. Might improve his looks though..."


Brings a whole new meaning to "knockout rugby"
Reckon they should bring on whoever they've got on the bench when his card runs out
He's going to get targeted from now on and either:
a) He'll lash out and get a red
b) Alesana (or any other Tiger) will get involved and it could be a yellow for him/them