LEICESTER TIGERS v SARACENS: post match related comment here

03/28/2025 09:33 AM

A big talking point ahead of this game is the huge difference in form. Leicester are coming into this match having nilled their bitter east-midlands rivals Northampton 33-0 in their own ‘back gardens’ so to speak, whereas sarries put in (barring the first 20 minutes or so) a very underwhelming performance against Quins and didn’t take a single point from their big day out at Spurs. Both teams will no doubt be going through struggles with the mandatory rest period for internationals. Given Leicester have to travel away to Glasgow and us to Toulon in the champions cup, I very much doubt Leicester would prioritise the champions cup where an away win is unlikely and they will likely choose to rest their internationals then. The same I reckon ill be true for us. The Mayol is a fierce place to play at the best of times and, even if we do win, the result of that will be an away trip to the other team with Tou in their name – Toulouse. That is unless Munster can pull off a miracle and beat them at the Ernest Wallon. Put quite simply, this game for us is a must win. We sit 7th but remarkably only 2 points off the play-off spots. With another loss this weekend with 0BP’s, we could fall 5 points (or more) away from the playoffs with only a handful of games left.