Comments on: Community Article: What must Leicester do to beat Wasps?

By: Adam Walker

Adam Walker — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 11:55:18 +0000

I love you jacob

By: James LG

James LG — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 11:47:41 +0000

WAAASSSSSSPPPSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!

By: Chuck Norris

Chuck Norris — Wed, 24 May 2017 11:50:52 +0000

Regarding your claim that leicester’s defence is the second best in the premiership. I will admit they are very strong defensively and their performance against wasps really showed that they can hold their ground. However I think that it isn’t quite up there with some of the other club’s

By: Pablito

Pablito — Fri, 19 May 2017 10:14:56 +0000

Nobody ‘forced’ EJ to drop Youngs for Hartley. EJ didn’t even include him in the Elite Player Squad for his first 6 Nations.

Consequntly, Youngs fell below Hartley, George, Cowan-Dickie and Taylor in the England pecking order.

His wife’s illness is terrible but I don’t think it likely that he would have been touring Argentina anyway, even if Hartley had been selected for the Lions.

By: Jacob Bassford

Jacob Bassford — Thu, 18 May 2017 14:32:17 +0000

He was forced to drop Youngs to bring Hartley back in then he got injured so he couldn’t go to Australia and he just fell out of the pecking order and now he wouldn’t have gone to Argentina anyway cus his wife is very ill

By: Jacob Bassford

Jacob Bassford — Thu, 18 May 2017 14:29:54 +0000

Yes that is a good point

By: Henno

Henno — Thu, 18 May 2017 08:36:39 +0000

You mention ensuring the tigers line out is flawless but an important aspect is trying to disrupt the Wasps line out. They make an impressive number of breaks and score a lot of tries from first phase ball off the back of a quick line out from half way. You need to put a jumper up and try to make a mess of things so Robson/Simpson can’t get the ball away so quickly.

By: Pablito

Pablito — Thu, 18 May 2017 08:31:05 +0000

If I remember rightly didn’t Jones say when he took over, that he wouldn’t pick hookers for England that couldn’t hook. And promptly dropped Youngs

By: Leon

Leon — Thu, 18 May 2017 08:01:16 +0000

Leicester rarely get turned over for failing to hook but step it up to international level where the scrums are more evenly balanced and that failure to hook is laid bare

By: Jacob Bassford

Jacob Bassford — Thu, 18 May 2017 06:41:21 +0000

Thanks very much

By: Jacob Bassford

Jacob Bassford — Thu, 18 May 2017 06:40:40 +0000

I’m not doubting Hartley is a good hooker but ur saying Youngs can’t hook and Leicester have been rarely turned over cus Youngs has failed to hook so your nitpicking

By: Pablito

Pablito — Wed, 17 May 2017 21:23:40 +0000

Gosh, I wouldn’t.

England’s scrum was always weaker with Youngs in it. He couldn’t hook and his line out throwing was decidely suspect. 3 things that form the core of a hooker’s work.

Think what you like about Hartley, but his set-piece work is undeniably good.