2020-21 Premiership Rugby – Leicester Tigers vs London Irish Preview & Prediction

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THE FACTS

When is Leicester Tigers vs London Irish taking place? Friday 5th March, 2021 – 19:45 (UK)

Where is Leicester Tigers vs London Irish taking place? Welford Road, Leicester

Where can I get tickets for Leicester Tigers vs London Irish? Check official club websites for information about purchasing tickets

What television channel is Leicester Tigers vs London Irish on? BT Sport have the rights to televise Gallagher Premiership matches so it is worth checking their schedule

Where can I stream Leicester Tigers vs London Irish? If televised on BT Sport, then subscribers will be able to stream the match live via the BT Sport website & app

THE TEAM NEWS

Leicester Tigers: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Kobus van Wyk, 13 Matías Moroni, 12 Matt Scott, 11 Guy Porter, 10 Zack Henry, 9 Richard Wigglesworth, 8 Cyle Brink, 7 Tommy Reffell, 6 Harry Wells, 5 Tomás Lavanini, 4 Calum Green, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Tom Youngs, 1 Luan de Bruin

Replacements: 16 Charlie Clare, 17 Nephi Leatigaga, 18 Joe Heyes, 19 Ollie Chessum, 20 Luke Wallace, 21 Jack van Poortvliet, 22 Johnny McPhillips, 23 Kini Murimurivalu

London Irish: 15 Tom Parton, 14 Ben Loader, 13 Curtis Rona, 12 Terrence Hepetema, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Paddy Jackson, 9 Nick Phipps, 8 Albert Tuisue, 7 Blair Cowan, 6 Matt Rogerson, 5 Rob Simmons, 4 Steve Mafi, 3 Lovejoy Chawatama, 2 Agustin Creevy, 1 Will Goodrick-Clarke

Replacements: 16 Matt Cornish, 17 Allan Dell, 18 Ollie Hoskins, 19 Chunya Munga, 20 George Nott, 21 Ben Donnell, 22 Ben Meehan, 23 Will Joseph

THE PREDICTION

It was a dramatic weekend of Premiership action last time out, full of shock results and surprises apart from Leicester’s 17-3 defeat away to the current league leaders Bristol. The Tigers have failed to win away from home since mid-December in the European Challenge Cup but they have fared well at home in recent weeks with back-to-back wins at home against Worcester and Wasps. They will be confident of continuing that run as they host London Irish but the Exiles will have something to say on that matter. Irish beat struggling Wasps on Saturday to back-up a decent draw at home to Bristol the week before and this match looks likely to be settled by just a few points either way. Considering both teams have been involved in plenty of big scores this season, backing Leicester to win a close match that goes over 40 points looks the best option here.