Leicester Tigers 2014/15 Thread.

[Welly]

First topic message reminder :

Current Tables Positions:
 AP: 5th
 CC: 2nd in Group 3
 LV: 1st in Pool 3 

Last Game: V Bath @ Welford Road (Won 17 - 8) (Att: 24,000)
Next Game: V Harliquins @ Twickenham Stoop (15:15 KO) Sat 10 January 2015, (Live on BT Sport)


Official 1st XV squad 2014/15: ( Injured, Internationals, Suspension, "Knocked", )
 Head Coach/DoR: Richard Cockerill
 Assistant coaches: G. Murphy, R. Blaze, P.Blake,
 Captain: Ed Slater
 Props: Ayerza, Balmain, Bristow, Brugnara, Cole, Mulipola, Pasquali, Rizzo

 Hookers: Briggs, Ghiraldini, Thacker, Youngs .

 Locks: Deacon, De Cheves, Kitchener, Parling, Price, Slater, Thorn, Peterson

 Back Row: Barbieri, Crane, Croft, Gibson, Matera, Pearce, Salvi, Whetton

 Scrum Half: Harrison, Mele, Youngs

 Fly Half: Burns, Williams

 Centres: Allen, Bai , Heptema, Loamanu, Pohe, Roberts, Smith, Tuilagi ,

 Back 3: Benjamin, Camacho, Goneva, Hamilton, Morris, Scully, Tait, Thompstone, Bell

Development Players 2014/15:
 Oliver Bryant, George Catchpole, Jake Farnworth, Tom Hudson, Ed Milne, Will Owen, Aniseko Sio, George Tresidder, Rhys Williams.


 New Deals 2014/14
 Dan Cole (Long term)
 Marcos Ayerza (3 years)
 Tom Youngs (Long Term)
 Owen Williams
 Graham Kitchener
 Fraser Balmain
 Tiziano Pasquali
 Harry Thacker
 Riccardo Brugnara





 Transfers in 2014/15:
 Brad Thorn (Highlanders)
 Tommy Bell (Jersey)
 Jack Roberts (Rotherham Titans)
 Aaron Mauger (Canterbury Crusaders)
 Jack Whetton (ACT Brumbies)
 Greg Peterson (Manly)

 Transfers Out 2014/15:
 Paul Burke (N/A)
 Neil McCarthy (N?A)
 Mathew Tait (Bayonne)

 Rumours:
Nyanga -----> Leicester, Touion or Metro(http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,2588 ... 29,00.html)
Fonua ------> Leicester
Dusautoir ----> Leicester, Irish, Bath Saracens
Albacete -----> Leicester, Irish, Bath Saracens
(both https://twitter.com/pauleddison)
Liam williams -> Leicester (Rugby Paper)
Jerome Kaino --> Leicester
Willem Alberts --> Leicester (Gillingham)
Mike Williams ---> Leicester (Fissler)
Justin Tipuric --> Leicester (TRP)
 

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[b]Premiership rugby 7's[/b]:

Leicester Finish as Plate winners of the 2014 Premiership Sevens!!!!!!!!!

Pre-season games 2014 + friendlies:
 Sat Aug 16th 15:00: Nottingham v Leicester Tigers @ Lady Bay Sports Ground, Nottingham's training ground, in West Bridgford (Lost 26-19)
 Sat Aug 23th 14:00: Edinburgh V Leicester Tigers @ Melrose. (Won 10 -11)
 Fri  Aug 29th 19:30: Leicester Tigers V Cardiff Blues @ Welford Road (Won 21 - 17)
 Tues Nov 4th 19:30: Leicester Tigers V Barbarians @ Welford Road (Lost 26 - 59)

 Fixtures AP 2014/15:
R1: Saturday 06 /09/14, 15.00 – Newcastle Falcons (H) – Welford Road (Won 36 -17)   (Att: 22,639)
R2: Saturday 13/09/14, 15.15 – Exeter Chiefs (A) – Sandy Park (BT Sport) (Won 20 - 24)  (Att: 9,721)
R3: Saturday 20/09/14, 15.15 – Bath Rugby (A) – The Rec (BT Sport) ( Lost 45-0)  (Att: 12,817)
R4: Saturday 27/09/14, 15.00 – London Irish (H) – Welford Road (Lost 19-22)  (Att: 21,682)
R5: Saturday 04/10/14, 15.15 – Gloucester Rugby (A) – Kingsholm (BT Sport) (Lost 33 - 16)  (Att: 15,127)
R6: Friday 10/10/14, 19.45 – Harlequins (H) – Welford Road (BT Sport) (Won 22 - 16)  (Att: 21,510)
R7: Saturday 15/11/14 – 15.00 – Saracens (H) – Welford Road (BT Sport) (Draw 21 - 21) (Att: 21,680)
R8: Sunday 23/11/14 – 14.30 – London Welsh (A) – Kassam Stadium (BT Sport) (Won 5 - 26) (Att: 3,249)
R9: Saturday 29/11/14, 15.00 – Wasps (H) – Welford Road (Won 18 - 16) (Att: 21,907)
R10: Saturday 20/12/14 15.00 – Northampton Saints (A) – Franklin's Gardens (Lost 23 - 19) (Att: 13, 362)
R11: Saturday 27/12/14, 14.00 – Sale Sharks (A) – AJ Bell Stadium (Won 30 - 32) (Att: 11, 247)
R12: Saturday 03/01/15, 15.00 – Bath Rugby (H) – Welford Road (Won 17 - 8) (Att: 24,000)
R13: Saturday 10/01/15, 15.15 – Harlequins (A) – Twickenham Stoop
R14: Saturday 14//02/15, 15.00 – Gloucester Rugby (H) – Welford Road
R15: Saturday 21/02/15, 15.00 – London Irish (A) – Madejski Stadium
R16: Saturday 28/02/15, 15.00 – Sale Sharks (H) – Welford Road
R17: Sunday 08/03/15, 15.00 – Newcastle Falcons (A) – Kingston Park
R18: Saturday 28/03/15, 15.00 – Exeter Chiefs (H) – Welford Road
R19: Saturday 11/04/15, 15.00 – Saracens (A) – Allianz Park
R20: Saturday 25/04/15, 15.00 – London Welsh (H) – Welford Road
R21: Sunday 10/05/15, 14.00 – Wasps (A) – Adams Park
R22: Saturday 16/05/15, tbc – Northampton Saints (H) – Welford Road
Fixtures in Rounds 1-6 are confirmed. From Round 7 onwards they are subject to television selections.

 Champions Cup pool + Fixtures 2014/15:
 Pool 3
 Toulon
 Leicester Tigers
 Ulster
 Scarlets.

European Champions Cup fixtures
Round 1: Saturday, October 18 (7.45pm) Leicester Tigers v Ulster Rugby (Won 25 -18) (Att: 19,943)
Round 2: Saturday, October 25 (7.45pm) Scarlets v Leicester Tigers (Lost 15 - 3) (Att: 8,235)
Round 3: December 5/6/7 Leicester Tigers v RC Toulon (Won 25 - 21) (Att: 22,114)
Round 4: December 12/13/14 RC Toulon v Leicester Tigers (Lost 23 - 8) (Att: 15, 045)
Round 5: January 16/17/18 Leicester Tigers v Scarlets
Round 6: January 23/24/25 Ulster Rugby v Leicester Tigers

 
LV Cup

 Pool 3
Leicester Tigers
Wasps
Newcastle Falcons
Scarlets

 LV Cup fixtures
 Round 1: Saturday, November 1 (3:00PM) London Irish V Leicester Tigers (Won 16 - 17) (Att: 5,131)
 Round 2: Sunday, November 8 (3:10PM)  Leicester Tigers V Sale sharks ((Won 29 - 13)) (Att:)
 Round 3: 30/31 Jan/ 1 February Leicester Tigers V Northampton Saints
 Round 4: 6/7/8 February Cardiff blues V Leicester Tigers

 
Fixtures
Round 1 - 31 October/01/02 November: London Irish v Leicester Tigers
Round 2 - 07/08/09 November: Leicester Tigers v Sale Sharks - Sunday, November 9, KO 15:15. Live on Sky Sports
Round 3 - 30/31 January/01 February: Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints
Round 4 - 06/07/08 February: Cardiff Blues v Leicester Tigers
Semi Finals - 13/14/15 March
LV= Cup Final - 22 March (venue to be confirmed)

 

[b]A League Fixtures[/b]:

 
 Academy Squad 2014/15:
 

Spoiler:

[TJ]

Poor game. I really was hoping for better. Tigers never looked like creating a try. Too many mistakes from Toulon. I hate cynical play to try to draw pens and tigers were at it all game - and Toulon too stupid to stop them.

[nathan]

Yeah he's lasted the game which is good

Tj, shut up talking Tosh once again

[nathan]

Get in!

[stub]

Well done Tigers -awesome stuff. Great weekend of rugby.

[Cumbrian]

Clean sweep for English teams (except Sale obviously), will take that!

[nathan]

Yep, didn't think we would beat the UN team today

[TJ]

Nathan - even Healy commented on it twice. Holding the jumper in the air to draw the tackle in the air, holding players in the ruck. When Austin Healey comments on an english team cheating playing a french team there must be something in it.

Tigers deserved the win tho - no question.

I just hate cynical cheating from wherever it comes.

[Cyril]

Brilliant win Tigers

What a weekend for English clubs!

[nathan]

Tj, what about the missed knock-ons, the unpenalised offsides that Healey also mentioned?

Oh that's right, they were from a non English team so you didn't see it.

Your getting a bit easy to read on these forums mate

[lostinwales]

Poor TJ. At least Edinburgh managed to come from behind to defeat the mighty London Welsh.

[TJ]

Tj, what about the missed knock-ons, the unpenalised offsides that Healey also mentioned?

Oh that's right, they were from a non English team so you didn't see it.

Your getting a bit easy to read on these forums mate

Thats mistakes not attempts to cheat so somewhat different. I was quite happy for tigers to win - indeed I wanted them to but I dislike teams attempting to draw penalties.

I say again - when Healey spots attempts to draw penalties and criticises an english team playing a french team for it there must be some truth in the matter. Win at all costs even at the expense of sportsmanship? Its a poor thing to do.

Poor TJ. At least Edinburgh managed to come from behind to defeat the mighty London Welsh.

And what does that have to do with anything. So my team is crap. I ain't the only one.

[nathan]

Tj, what about the missed knock-ons, the unpenalised offsides that Healey also mentioned?

Oh that's right, they were from a non English team so you didn't see it.

Your getting a bit easy to read on these forums mate

Thats mistakes not attempts to cheat so somewhat different.  I was quite happy for tigers to win - indeed I wanted them to but I dislike teams attempting to draw penalties.

I say again - when Healey spots attempts to draw penalties and criticises an english team playing a french team for it there must be some truth in the matter.  Win at all costs even at the expense of sportsmanship?  Its a poor thing to do.

Poor TJ. At least Edinburgh managed to come from behind to defeat the mighty London Welsh.

And what does that have to do with anything.   So my team is crap.  I ain't the only one.

So being offside is no longer cheating, it's just a "mistake"

[LondonTiger]

So glad my folks will have enjoyed their trip and will be having a good drive home. Will sit down now and watch the game.

[FecklessRogue]

Great result for humanity against the evil Toulon. Now you just have to beat them in France to finish them off. Then beat Ulster and Scarlets. Simples. What an easy group.

[nathan]

Great result for humanity against the evil Toulon. Now you just have to beat them in France to finish them off. Then beat Ulster and Scarlets. Simples. What an easy group.

There not evil, I'm just going to call them team United nations

[nathan]

Castro might be in a bit of bother....

https://twitter.com/nik_simon88/status/541687538197749760

[Welly]

Castro might be in a bit of bother....

https://twitter.com/nik_simon88/status/541687538197749760

 Just about to post that if true I have lost all respect for him.

[nathan]

There's talk on the planet rugby forums that s. Armitage called the crowd inbred cu**s. Not sure how true that is though

[Welly]

There's talk on the planet rugby forums that s. Armitage called the crowd inbred cu**s. Not sure how true that is though

 Heard something similar, in the stadium.

[DeludedOptimistorjustDave]

Great result for humanity against the evil Toulon. Now you just have to beat them in France to finish them off. Then beat Ulster and Scarlets. Simples. What an easy group.

There not evil, I'm just going to call them team United nations

And exactly how many of the mighty Tigers points come from home grown talent

[nathan]

Hopefully there wasn't any fans giving him stick.

[Sgt_Pooly]

Castro might be in a bit of bother....

https://twitter.com/nik_simon88/status/541687538197749760

He's only saying what most of us non-Leicester fans think

[Welly]

Hopefully there wasn't any fans giving him stick.

 Wouldn't surprise me if there was TBH.

[nathan]

Great result for humanity against the evil Toulon. Now you just have to beat them in France to finish them off. Then beat Ulster and Scarlets. Simples. What an easy group.

There not evil, I'm just going to call them team United nations

And exactly how many of the mighty Tigers points come from home grown talent

you have issues mate, taking some of your anger out on the laugh emoyji? It was the Welsh 10 that got most of our points, he was the one who did the very Welsh thing of throwing an intercept pass too.

[nathan]

Castro might be in a bit of bother....

https://twitter.com/nik_simon88/status/541687538197749760

He's only saying what most of us non-Leicester fans think

Lol, some Leicester fans think the same too

[nathan]

Ah it was meant to be delon, not Steffan. Sounds more believable

[Welly]

I just heard Armitage and TBh watching them play I is believable  it could be either one of them.

[Sgt_Pooly]

Castro might be in a bit of bother....

https://twitter.com/nik_simon88/status/541687538197749760

He's only saying what most of us non-Leicester fans think

Lol, some Leicester fans think the same too

Haha....I bet it was fun viewing

[nathan]

No idea what went on between them two, it got pretty messy towards the end

[Welly]

Castro has a very deluded view to how his Leicester career ended.

 Cole was better
 Toulon wanted castro talked to his agent etc
 Castro wanted to move to Toulon
 Leicester happy with that if Toulon brought out his contract (Wanted a large amount of money)
 Toulon didn't said deal was of
 Castro desperate
 Tigers saying no
 Castro then buys himself out
 Leaves in a very upset anger attitude towards tigers management.

[Guest]

Absolutely thrilled with that. Expected the forwards to be up for it and was hoping the backs wouldn't be able to Frak it up too much. YBY clear man of the match for me but had his worst moment of the game just as Healy was making his choice. Castro was at it all game really, but that's not a surprise - as his ability has declined he has been relying more and more on being a WUM. In his last year at Leicester he would try and start something after almost every scrum.

Hate to be a tool but I really can't see it happening next week. The backs are still creating very little without a bosher at 13 and I think I'm starting to become more worried than the opposition players whenever the ball goes near Goneva.

Still though, so happy to see some of that Leicester dog. Thorn has been fantastic this year, I'd love to see him stick around for one more.

[nathan]

https://twitter.com/danscho1/status/541695248930721793

https://twitter.com/danscho1/status/541695485552373762

[Sgt_Pooly]

Poor Castro, he must be upset because he's used to be good.

[DeludedOptimistorjustDave]

Great result for humanity against the evil Toulon. Now you just have to beat them in France to finish them off. Then beat Ulster and Scarlets. Simples. What an easy group.

There not evil, I'm just going to call them team United nations

And exactly how many of the mighty Tigers points come from home grown talent

you have issues mate, taking some of your anger out on the laugh emoyji? It was the Welsh 10 that got most of our points, he was the one who did the very Welsh thing of throwing an intercept pass too.

No seriously you call Toulon the United Nations, but your team coached by a Kiwi needed a Welsh man to kick all there goals and a Kiwi to score their only Try! just saying you sound a bit of a tool.

[Sgt_Pooly]

There's only one tool on this thread......

[nathan]

Great result for humanity against the evil Toulon. Now you just have to beat them in France to finish them off. Then beat Ulster and Scarlets. Simples. What an easy group.

There not evil, I'm just going to call them team United nations

And exactly how many of the mighty Tigers points come from home grown talent

you have issues mate, taking some of your anger out on the laugh emoyji? It was the Welsh 10 that got most of our points, he was the one who did the very Welsh thing of throwing an intercept pass too.

No seriously you call Toulon the United Nations, but your team coached by a Kiwi needed a Welsh man to kick all there goals and a Kiwi to score their only Try! just saying you sound a bit of a tool.

Do you ever stop and think about what your going to say before you actually speak/type?

[Welly]

No seriously you call Toulon the United Nations, but your team coached by a Kiwi needed a Welsh man to kick all there goals and a Kiwi to score their only Try! just saying you sound a bit of a tool.

 Which coach is that?

[DeludedOptimistorjustDave]

Brilliant win Tigers

What a weekend for English clubs!

You coat tailing Cyril? come on you blast the Welsh for giving any team besides there own a compliment.
Oh sorry i forgot you don't actively support any team.

[The Great Aukster]

Well Done Tigers!

I'm an Ulster fan but I hope you win in France, because you are a rugby team. Toulon are still a bunch of mercenaries who have little soul to bind them together. Cockerill may be a kn*b but at least he is a tiger through and through and along with Rob Baxter, he still believes in the ethos of Webb Ellis at heart.

(Don't expect to win in Belfast though)

[DeludedOptimistorjustDave]

Great result for humanity against the evil Toulon. Now you just have to beat them in France to finish them off. Then beat Ulster and Scarlets. Simples. What an easy group.

There not evil, I'm just going to call them team United nations

And exactly how many of the mighty Tigers points come from home grown talent

you have issues mate, taking some of your anger out on the laugh emoyji? It was the Welsh 10 that got most of our points, he was the one who did the very Welsh thing of throwing an intercept pass too.

No seriously you call Toulon the United Nations, but your team coached by a Kiwi needed a Welsh man to kick all there goals and a Kiwi to score their only Try! just saying you sound a bit of a tool.

Do you ever stop and think about what your going to say before you actually speak/type?

Yes i do,here is a run down,
You called Toulon the UN of rugby because of their largely non French player base. FACT.

I pulled you up on this because i think it is a bit sad of you to say it, so i bring out that the Tigers have a Kiwi coach and in this win over the UN not one home based player scored any of the Tigers points. FACT.

So yep pretty well thought out,you just don't like what i have to say so you cry off WUM because you can't argue the FACTS i have give you.

Enjoy the win,no need to be such a tool about the losing teams player selection policy especially when nearly 50% of the tigers match day squad are non English.
Just saying.

[Welly]

Who is our kiwi coach you idiot?

 FYI

 today we had 16 English players in our 23.

[Sgt_Pooly]

Who is this guy and why is he talking utter nonsense???

[DeludedOptimistorjustDave]

Stop being a kn@bhead Dave, FFS.

What you on about?
Nathan is clearly pumped up after his teams win but in his pumped up nature he seemed to forget that his team is no different to any other in Pro European Rugby as regards to using non home born players.

So you stop being so offensive with your language lad.

[stub]

Great result for humanity against the evil Toulon. Now you just have to beat them in France to finish them off. Then beat Ulster and Scarlets. Simples. What an easy group.

There not evil, I'm just going to call them team United nations

And exactly how many of the mighty Tigers points come from home grown talent

you have issues mate, taking some of your anger out on the laugh emoyji? It was the Welsh 10 that got most of our points, he was the one who did the very Welsh thing of throwing an intercept pass too.

No seriously you call Toulon the United Nations, but your team coached by a Kiwi needed a Welsh man to kick all there goals and a Kiwi to score their only Try! just saying you sound a bit of a tool.

Do you ever stop and think about what your going to say before you actually speak/type?

Yes i do,here is a run down,
You called Toulon the UN of rugby because of their largely non French player base. FACT.

I pulled you up on this because i think it is a bit sad of you to say it, so i bring out that the Tigers have a Kiwi coach and in this win over the UN not one home based player scored any of the Tigers points. FACT.

So yep pretty well thought out,you just don't like what i have to say so you cry off WUM because you can't argue the FACTS i have give you.

Enjoy the win,no need to be such a tool about the losing teams player selection policy especially when nearly 50% of the tigers match day squad are non English.
Just saying.

Oh Dave, you are one of life's constants..

[nathan]

Great result for humanity against the evil Toulon. Now you just have to beat them in France to finish them off. Then beat Ulster and Scarlets. Simples. What an easy group.

There not evil, I'm just going to call them team United nations

And exactly how many of the mighty Tigers points come from home grown talent

you have issues mate, taking some of your anger out on the laugh emoyji? It was the Welsh 10 that got most of our points, he was the one who did the very Welsh thing of throwing an intercept pass too.

No seriously you call Toulon the United Nations, but your team coached by a Kiwi needed a Welsh man to kick all there goals and a Kiwi to score their only Try! just saying you sound a bit of a tool.

Do you ever stop and think about what your going to say before you actually speak/type?

Yes i do,here is a run down,
You called Toulon the UN of rugby because of their largely non French player base. FACT.

I pulled you up on this because i think it is a bit sad of you to say it, so i bring out that the Tigers have a Kiwi coach and in this win over the UN not one home based player scored any of the Tigers points. FACT.

So yep pretty well thought out,you just don't like what i have to say so you cry off WUM because you can't argue the FACTS i have give you.

Enjoy the win,no need to be such a tool about the losing teams player selection policy especially when nearly 50% of the tigers match day squad are non English.
Just saying.

That answers that one then, you clearly don't.

[Welly]

who is this Kiwi coach?

[Guest]

Stop being a kn@bhead Dave, FFS.

What you on about?
Nathan is clearly pumped up after his teams win but in his pumped up nature he seemed to forget that his team is no different to any other in Pro European Rugby as regards to using non home born players.

So you stop being so offensive with your language lad.

Step away from the keyboard.

[nathan]

Stop being a kn@bhead Dave, FFS.

What you on about?
Nathan is clearly pumped up after his teams win but in his pumped up nature he seemed to forget that his team is no different to any other in Pro European Rugby as regards to using non home born players.

So you stop being so offensive with your language lad.

Step away from the keyboard.

Lol, pumped up

[bedfordwelsh]

Who is our kiwi coach you idiot?

 FYI

 today we had 16 English players in our 23.

Cockerill that well no Kiwi or is he on about Aaron Mauger is it, 16 out of 23 is good by anyones standards these days.

[Ozzy3213]

Dave, give it a rest. This will be your sole warning, you are clearly on the wind up and if you want to carry on a ban will ensue.

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