Heineken Champions Cup - Rd 1

[Ferrari333SP]

A true arm wrestle this Tigers/Beagles game

 

[TheSaffycen]

The balls to go for the corner

 

[TheSaffycen]

Fair play to the Tigers, massive win for them

 

[Geordie]

Great win for Tigrrs

 

[Reiser99]

What a win. Well played guys!

 

[Jimbo]

great win for Tigers, good to see sealing off pinged, too many times it doesn't in the dying embers if a close game.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

To go to France with that team and win is massive
Dolly
Heyes
Chessum
Martin
Reffell
JVP
All young lads

 

[Geordie]

Should Martin be in the England plans for the 6n. He was class today.

Will he stay at 6...or will his future be at lock? Either way he gives England a real big physical yet mobile player.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Martin I feel will fill in the Lawes role post RWC.
I don't think he starts every week for Tigers still with Liebenberg prefered.

Would like for him to start getting some game time at lock but he does seem to do that big hitting 6 model

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Should Martin be in the England plans for the 6n. He was class today.

On paper? No
He's nowhere near as good as Isiekwe as a lock/flanker hybrid

In actual terms?
Probably, EJ obviously likes him (as does Borthwick, whose opinion EJ holds highly), and EJ doesn't seem to like Isiekwe

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

He's a better 6 IMO, but not a better lock yet so depends what you want him for.

 

[UlsterRugby2012]

Unreal feet by Hume, if that was a try that would have been sublime

 

[paddybrown]

BIG STU!

 

[UlsterRugby2012]

Seriously what a start... McCloskey and Hume have been absolutely unreal. They are playing for those Ireland jerseys. And I tell you what... they're not far off it if they keep these performances up.

 

[big ginger 8]

Hume playing some great stuff.

 

[UlsterRugby2012]

That was a very long advantage for a knock on was it not?.....

 

[Geordie]

On paper? No
He's nowhere near as good as Isiekwe as a lock/flanker hybrid

In actual terms?
Probably, EJ obviously likes him (as does Borthwick, whose opinion EJ holds highly), and EJ doesn't seem to like Isiekwe

I'd have Martin and Isiwke over Ewells....

 

[paddybrown]

That's definitely a tip tackle on Baloucoune. Barnes is going to the TMO, I think we may see a card.

 

[paddybrown]

Yellow card it is.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Lucky to be yellow tbh