Pool Decider: Welford Road

[monkee]

No Benjamin for Tiggers? He looked one of their more effective backs last week.

[silliwilli]

Drop the most consistent performer in the pack for a one trick pony. Better pay off Maaaaakkkkkkk!!

Roger at 6 doesn't make any sense either.

[tigerburnie]

On paper our pack is better, surprised Mafi didnt start

Mafi just back from a long lay off due to compassionate leave in Australia(birth of his baby),only played half a game last week, good impact player who covers the back 5 positions. On paper I think our pack is way stronger, but of course the games played on grass not paper.Miles Benjamin has a knee injury, I might expect a late team change with the bench changing prop wise, been done before.

[mea97mb]

Interesting change from 6-2 bench split to 5-3 from the last couple of weeks. Hope this doesn't indicate that there are injury worries in the backs? Maybe Gilroy or more worryingly Payne as he was limping coming back on at half-time last week.

[silliwilli]

I think Payne just walks like that. He's been 'limping' for 2 years now.

[BaggyTrousers]

Radio silence now imposed - remember, loose lips sink ships.

[Cracker]

Diack on bench. I cannot understand that. From captain to Irish panel to bench. What are they thinking about? Our most consistent back rower this year. Williams has not been great and contributed nothing last week. He should have been on the bench and brought on as an impact sub later in the game as we all know he will struggle beyond the 40 minute mark.

[Russ]

Radio silence now imposed - remember, loose lips sink ships.

Are we still allowdd to tweet Nige?

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[BR]

McIlwaine

Anscombe seems to like him - who would you have as an alternative?

[Russ]

Im off my fecking rocker with excitement

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[Big-al]

Diack is too soft to start games like this.

[ColinM]

McIlwaine

Anscombe seems to like him - who would you have as an alternative?

Probably have preferred Adam Darcy tbh.

There must be some concern over Gilroy as they've put an extra back in on the bench this week. Aside from that, I like more of what I see of Nelson (is he regd though?). Unfortunately Anscombe seems to have him down the pecking order, and Dungannon play him at 10.

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[againstthehead]

Not that suprised. Diack was the only one not rotated of late so this has been the plan. Court has been very average of late so they've went with form at loose head. Very few forwards will be subbed on Sat if we are winning so no point risking a 6/2. Williams will go at 50-55. Diack on if we're winning. henderson if we're losing. Court on at 50 if scrum struggling, 60-65 if it's doing okay.

Everything makes sense. Relax.

[Russ]

SUFTUM

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[lovesthehardground]

Big selection error made. Back row totally unbalanced. How can you drop our best line out operator in Diack against Leicester who will challenge our ball? How can you drop Diack for Williams? The guy is totally unfit and has done nothing all year. Why take on Leicester at their own game when we can't match their strength.
No this is a fundamentally bad selection and if it fails as I fear it will it should signal the end of the road for Anscombe.

I hope I'm wrong and we still win but…