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Sale Sharks: 15.Mike Haley; 14.Byron McGuigan, 13.Sam James, 12. Will Addison, 11.Marland Yarde; 10. AJ MacGinty, 9. Faf De Klerk; 1. Ross Harrison, 2. Rob Webber, 3. WillGriff John, 4. Bryn Evans, 5. Andrei Ostrikov, 6. Jono Ross (capt.), 7. Tom Curry, 8. Josh Strauss.

Replacements: 16. Marc Jones, 17. Alexandru Taxus, 18.Halani Aulika, 19. Josh Beaumont, 20. Ben Curry, 21. Will Cliff, 22. Johnny Leota, 23. Luke James



Leicester Tigers (v Sale Sharks, away, Saturday 4.00pm)

15 Telusa Veainu
14 Jonah Holmes
13 Manu Tuilagi
12 Mathew Tait
11 Jonny May
10 George Ford (c)
9 Ben Youngs

1 Ellis Genge
2 Tatafu Polota-Nau
3 Dan Cole
4 Mike Fitzgerald
5 Graham Kitchener
6 Mike Williams
7 Brendon O’Connor
8 Sione Kalamafoni

Replacements

16 George McGuigan
17 Greg Bateman
18 Logovi’i Mulipola
19 Harry Wells
20 Valentino Mapapalangi
21 Sam Harrison
22 Joe Ford
23 George Worth

Sad for Will Addison.

It's been a good game so far.

Bit irritated at the number of times Tigers players are diving onto the Sale side of the ruck.

Shocking lack of balls to not bin Cole. Blatant yellow.

Totally agree.

When even Healey reckons you're being kind to Tigers, you know you've bottled it.

What's that, another yellow not given to Tigers?

Frustration at Barnes aside. The game started well, but whilst the pace has kept up the accuracy of both sides has gone to the dogs.

Every one is exhausted already in the heat.

My phone is telling me it's 24 degrees outside in Manchester, so it's going to be pretty toasty in the direct sun.

Ah the ever amusing getting pinged for the offence your opponents have been getting away with all game.

Again, ref aside though, Tigers have ratcheted it up at half time and the difference in quality at 10, with Manu and Veanu outside, is starting to tell.

What a passage of play.

Veainu!!!!

Not sure O’Connor can through the gate there.

Really good bit of awareness from Curry to set up the score.

Really odd as Barnes rewards O'Conner for coming around the side, having never been onside.

Bloody hell, a breakdown penalty to Sale.

I've gotten bored of posting about it.

Curry (not sure which) missed the clearout on O'Connor there.

16th man wrote:Anyone who wants to look at why we struggle internationally at the break down should have a watch of the free for all that Barnes has allowed Tigers today.

That’s the opposite of why England have struggled. Normally there is a lot less competition allowed in the Prem than in other leagues and at international level. If all Prem referred like this then the Eng players would be more used to how test matches are reffed.

Ford!!!!!!

Mellsblue wrote:

16th man wrote:Anyone who wants to look at why we struggle internationally at the break down should have a watch of the free for all that Barnes has allowed Tigers today.

That’s the opposite of why England have struggled. Normally there is a lot less competition allowed in the Prem than in other leagues and at international level. If all Prem referred like this then the Eng players would be more used to how test matches are reffed.

Nah, we'd be pinged into oblivion. That last try came from a turnover earned by two guys who just flopped over the top of the ball.

16th man wrote:

Mellsblue wrote:

16th man wrote:Anyone who wants to look at why we struggle internationally at the break down should have a watch of the free for all that Barnes has allowed Tigers today.

That’s the opposite of why England have struggled. Normally there is a lot less competition allowed in the Prem than in other leagues and at international level. If all Prem referred like this then the Eng players would be more used to how test matches are reffed.

Nah, we'd be pinged into oblivion. That last try came from a turnover earned by two guys who just flopped over the top of the ball.

That’s my point. The refs at int level give the defending team a lot more leeway to affect the the turnover.

They’re not taking it well in Salford:

That's sour grapes, if they did it for the first try it'd be lack of respect.