Leicester vs Wasps

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Tigersman wrote:
I R Geech wrote:When Healey is commentating on Leicester, particularly against Wasps, he is even worse than Jiffy is for Wales when it comes to one eyed horseshit. Makes Lol sound like a well balanced neutral.

What a load of crap.

Loz is up their with Monye in terms of crap one eyed commentators.
Not really. Lol is pretty bad as my post alludes to, I'm merely saying Healy is worse than pretty much anyone (when he isn't talking about what a great player he was). It's just varying degrees of appallingness. But yes on Monye - at least Healy and Lol know what they are talking about.
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I like how the touch judge changed the call with the wasps scrum before the half but not with that touch.

They need to watch that the ref’s becuase their setting the precedent about changing the call.
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Willis alert.
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twitchy wrote:Super hero stuff from tait.
I haven’t been watching but I expect nothing less.
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I just watch Ford v Cipriani and cannot comprehend how Ford is considered superior.
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Wasps paying the price for chucking away chance after chance to score.
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Glad Simmons got some big minutes has loads of potential and will learn a lot from that.

Hopefully MOC doesn’t mind those two mistakes he made but his distribution is very quick and he has a physical presence around the breakdown in the carry.
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Tigersman wrote:I like how the touch judge changed the call with the wasps scrum before the half but not with that touch.

They need to watch that the ref’s becuase their setting the precedent about changing the call.
If the touch judge didn't think he was in touch, then he didn't think he was in touch. He never said to Pearce where the knock on came from in the first half, and corrected Pearce when he gave it to Tigers.
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Raggs wrote:
Tigersman wrote:I like how the touch judge changed the call with the wasps scrum before the half but not with that touch.

They need to watch that the ref’s becuase their setting the precedent about changing the call.
If the touch judge didn't think he was in touch, then he didn't think he was in touch. He never said to Pearce where the knock on came from in the first half, and corrected Pearce when he gave it to Tigers.
The touch judge saw it in the big screen and changed it, why else wouldn’t he mention it straight away to the ref?
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That was a great watch. Too many errors and fluffed chances to be a classic but it was mighty entertaining. Wasps really should have made the game safe by converting a chance or two. Tigers scrum bailed them out after JCW and Mcintyre went off.
Cips is just a delight to watch when Wasps are on the front foot.
Wade really good too. He's improved his defence enormously and seems far more physically robust.
Genge a key player in the Tigers comeback. Great to see him back playing.
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fivepointer wrote:That was a great watch. Too many errors and fluffed chances to be a classic but it was mighty entertaining. Wasps really should have made the game safe by converting a chance or two. Tigers scrum bailed them out after JCW and Mcintyre went off.
Cips is just a delight to watch when Wasps are on the front foot.
Wade really good too. He's improved his defence enormously and seems far more physically robust.
Genge a key player in the Tigers comeback. Great to see him back playing.
Agreed. WLR butchering that chance with 'fancy dan' crap ought to haunt him for years to come.

Willis and Genge are going to be hard not to pick for England.
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Oakboy wrote:
fivepointer wrote:That was a great watch. Too many errors and fluffed chances to be a classic but it was mighty entertaining. Wasps really should have made the game safe by converting a chance or two. Tigers scrum bailed them out after JCW and Mcintyre went off.
Cips is just a delight to watch when Wasps are on the front foot.
Wade really good too. He's improved his defence enormously and seems far more physically robust.
Genge a key player in the Tigers comeback. Great to see him back playing.
Agreed. WLR butchering that chance with 'fancy dan' crap ought to haunt him for years to come.

Willis and Genge are going to be hard not to pick for England.
Yes. Other players on the field today who would not look out of place on an England tean - Robson/Cipriani/Wade/CooperWoolley/Guy Thompson.
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So glad we have signed Thompson next season.
1. Genge
2. TPN
3. Cole
4. Mafi
5. Spencer/Kitchener
6. Kalamafoni
7. BOC
8. Thompson

Would make a pretty decent pack IMO
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Just needs a new back row
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1 more thing Tigers 5 from 5 since Bakewell arrived.
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Cracking game that was even better after five pints!
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Well done Tigers. Wasps will be very annoyed with themselves, but the Leicester pack was in fine form today. Good to see Genge back.
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Oakboy wrote:I just watch Ford v Cipriani and cannot comprehend how Ford is considered superior.
Normally I'd scoff, but Ford played terribly today. Hopefully he'll shake off his England experience over the next fortnight and be back to form again.

Tell you who I was impressed with today - Graham Kitchener! Ran hard, hit rucks, tackled well, bounced up off the floor, looked purposeful and dynamic. Mark Bakewell's got to be up there as signing of the season for that kind of turnaround.

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16th man wrote:Every now ad then we get a flash of the player Tait could have been if he'd been left to play full back.
I thought he switched to FB, after starting out as a centre/wing at Newcastle? I always thought wing was going to be his best position internationally,
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Raggs wrote:Healy and Lol are as bad as each other, it's quite a nice balance in a way.

Eastmond got 2 reds for tackles like that, Lovobalavu got a ban for less. Should have been a red.

Entertaining game so far though, I'm afraid about what's going to happen when tigers actually get a run of possession though.

Can someone tell me if they also think that Robson's passes from the base, to the forwards pods, are often really long? Those forwards are almost already at the edge of the forwards defending close to the ruck (and they can't leave in case Robson breaks). Is it just me noticing it as a wasps supporter, and not for the rest, or is he chucking it further than most (and would that not help England, since in theory it means less competition at the breakdown).
Cips imo stands too far away occasionally, Robsons pass, long as it is, is dying when it reaches him sometimes.
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The euphoria has begun to die down on what was a pulsating match which should really have been put to bed by Robson who seemed home and dry in the corner until that wonderful tackle by Mathew Tait! Cipriani was so much better than Ford. Were you watching, Eddie? And Genge seemed to single handedly transform Tigers' pack when he came on. A fabulous match that was so different from the dross served up yesterday at the Olympic Stadium.
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....for all that Cips may have looked better than Ford, I note that Tigers won a game on 38% possession and 39% territory. Tigers defence obviously did a great job, especially scrambling, and Wasps did concede almost double the penalties. Its food for thought. Not that I disagree- Wasps do have an entirely different style of play; mind, I don't think Ford was as bad as some have made out, bar two bad passes that were intercepted, one under advantage; Cips was in good nick generally though.
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Having watched the opening quarter only all I've really noticed is Wasps have an iffy lineout, the only Wasps forwards physical in contact are JCW and Launchbury, and Wasps keep playing in their own half. I can only trust this improves.
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If Robson had scored everyone would have been talking about Launch's tackle starting it.....
...instead 'it's all about ickle Maffew'.
Cracking stuff. Looked like a good game.
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twitchy wrote:I enjoy listening to austin.
Yup. The utility that caused him trouble when he was playing really pays dividends in terms of commentating and being an opinionated fecker. And he's a laugh.
If it wasn't for Austin's precedent we wouldn't have got Flats. He was a pioneer.
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