Bordeaux Begles vs Leicester Tigers Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Bordeaux Begles vs Leicester Tigers taking place? Bordeaux Begles vs Leicester Tigers will take place on Saturday 11th December, 2021 at 15:15 (UK)
Where is Bordeaux Begles vs Leicester Tigers taking place? Bordeaux Begles vs Leicester Tigers will take place at Stade Chaban Delmas in Bordeaux
Where can I get tickets for Bordeaux Begles vs Leicester Tigers? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What TV channel is Bordeaux Begles vs Leicester Tigers on in the UK? Bordeaux Begles vs Leicester Tigers will be televised live on BT Sport
Where can I stream Bordeaux Begles vs Leicester Tigers? BT Sport subscribers can stream Bordeaux Begles vs Leicester Tigers live on the BT Sport Player & app
THE TEAM NEWS
Bordeaux Begles: 15 Nans Ducuing, 14 Federico Mori, 13 Jean-Baptiste Dubié, 12 Yoram Falatea-Moefana, 11 Ben Lam, 10 Francois Trinh-Duc, 9 Maxime Lucu, 8 Louis Picamoles, 7 Bastien Vergnes, 6 Cameron Woki, 5 Thomas Jolmes, 4 Kane Douglas, 3 Ben Tameifuna, 2 Clement Maynadier, 1 Jefferson Poirot (c)
Replacements: 16 Joseph Dweba, 17 Thierry Paiva, 18 Lekso Kaulashvili, 19 Alban Roussel, 20 Alexandre Roumat, 21 Yann Lesgourgues, 22 Ulupano Seuteni, 23 Santiago Cordero
Leicester Tigers: 15 Bryce Hegarty, 14 Harry Potter, 13 Guy Porter, 12 Matt Scott, 11 Hosea Saumaki, 10 George Ford, 9 Jack van Poortvliet, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Tommy Reffell, 6 George Martin, 5 Calum Green, 4 Ollie Chessum, 3 Joe Heyes, 2 Nic Dolly, 1 Ellis Genge (c)
Replacements: 16 Charlie Clare, 17 James Whitcombe, 18 Dan Cole, 19 Harry Wells, 20 Marco van Staden, 21 Richard Wigglesworth, 22 Juan Pablo Socino, 23 Kini Murimurivalu
THE PREDICTION
This should be a vastly exciting spectacle between the current Premiership leaders Leicester Tigers and hosts Bordeaux Begles, who just usurped Toulouse at the top of the French Top 14 with a 17-7 victory over the domestic and European champions. Bordeaux take a two-match winning streak into this home game having beaten two of the best teams in their division but the visitors also beat their domestic champions Harlequins in a 16-14 result last Sunday. The parallels between the two sides make for what should be the match of the weekend on Saturday afternoon but Leicester’s 100% record for the season looks under significant threat here. This one is probably worth keeping away from an accumulator but taking the hosts to edge this outright, or perhaps Leicester with a +4 head-start, seem reasonable options.
