posted Nov 3, 2007

AND Varndell was tackled without the ball as he was on his way to scoring a try, and the blues player should have been yellow carded. The ref must have been Welsh.

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posted Nov 3, 2007

well played tigers!!!! we look back on top with the big guns back. initially good by cardiff, but the yellow card and tigers' powerful, fast backs saw us through. any opinions on healey's comment that varndell is the next habana?

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posted Nov 3, 2007

Varndell made a couple of important tackles, his defence is becoming pretty solid, and with his pace kicking it long to him can leave the opposition exposed.

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posted Nov 4, 2007

Varndell is hard to mark because of his pace and footwork, the long cross kick is always a good option as well because he's tall for a winger. Seems to have gone to great lengths to put some physicallity into his game and that showed yesterday with some good tackles and him staying on his feet in the tackle more often.

The referee was rubbish throughout the game. The Blues yellow card was harsh espiecially since Tigers had been punished for several identical offences before hand. However, the tackle on Varndell when he was through was not given despite it being a case book case of taking a man without the ball.

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posted Nov 4, 2007

Sometimes it's as if Refs get one decision wrong (late tackle on Varndell) and then try to redress the balance with another wrong decision (Blues yellow card)in favour of the aggrieved team.Thus creating another aggrieved team.Mind you logically that could lead both sides being yellow carded in their entireities.

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posted Nov 4, 2007

Cardiff are weak up front and won t win anything with Young as coach. Ospreys pack are a match for anyone and will prove it over the next few weeks. Leicester won the game when Cardiff were down to 14.

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posted Nov 4, 2007

Leicester won the game when they got ball in hand. Cardiff retained posession well in the first half but when they went down to 14 and Leicester secured ball that was it. With Crane and Corry motoring and the backs firing it was game over. Even when they were back to 15 Cardiff couldn't threaten a cruising Leicester who stepped up when they needed too without going anywhere near top gear. Cardiff just lacked that penetration in the first half and it cost them.

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posted Nov 4, 2007

Tell me, Corry got man of the match quite rightly so because he, like Moody, was everywhere on the pitch and played his role superbly, but, i think some are missing one crucial part of the game on Saturday. Jordan Crane was immense at No.8. He communicated well with Frank Murphy and and the other two back rowers and he put in some big tackles, never being driven back. Each time he got the ball, he made a b-line for the gain line and got over it each time. One for the future methinks.

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posted Nov 20, 2007

the leicester fans have to be some of the worst in the game.

Consistantly shouting rubbish calls in the game. I accept the tackle on varndell was late and probably did warrant a sin bin...but the joker behind me was calling for a red card and a penalty try...50 metres from the try line.

Throw in the fact they only ever cheered when Leicester scored a point. Throughout the game they were completely silent. Nice stadium, but horrendous support.

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posted Nov 27, 2007

personaly i think the facial hair was what swung it for leicester.

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