Pre-season games

Last season, Edinburgh only had two warm-up games and I feel were underprepared for the season hence why they were, well, guff in the Robocop.
Given that all the home nations are touring, what do you think is the best number of warm-up games without killing the players?

There is normally only space for 2 weekend games, the Ospreys had 2 this season, 1 in Lyon, 1 against Russia.

The Dragons also had 2, 1 against Leeds and 1 against Russia.

I think it's the same for everyone.

Dragons have 3 this time

Home v Gwent Select
Away v TBC
Home v London Irish

I quite like that setup to be honest. Two is maybe not the best, given the players that need to be looked at.

Exeter Chiefs normally manage 3 and I believe we're taking on 3 this season. We have Connacht and Cornish Pirates at Sandy Park and Glasgow (I think) away

Munster have a terrible preseason.

- Bristol
- London Irish

Both at home. What is that going to teach us. And they are hardly marquee teams to bring to Munster.

Honestly even the blooming Dragons have a better line up than we do.

Tigers normally have three or four and look for the whole squad to get some game time, normally with some experimentation involved. Previously there has been a tour to France and one or two games over there then the usual Notts friendly at Meadow Lane followed by a money spinner at Welford Rd. This year they are heading to Hull and Jersey as opposed to France so will be interesting to see how that goes.

formerly known as Sam wrote:Tigers normally have three or four and look for the whole squad to get some game time, normally with some experimentation involved. Previously there has been a tour to France and one or two games over there then the usual Notts friendly at Meadow Lane followed by a money spinner at Welford Rd. This year they are heading to Hull and Jersey as opposed to France so will be interesting to see how that goes.

But hopefully the money-spinner side won't be an Irish one as the IRFU send over shadow sides. Bollix to em.

Ospreys?

The team Leinster put out for a kicking a couple of seasons back at Welford Rd. It's not a bad side but neither was it close to their first team.

15 Luke Fitzgerald
14 David Kearney
13 Fergus McFadden
12 Eamonn Sheridan
11 Niall Morris
10 Ian McKinley
9 Isaac Boss
1 Heinke van der Merwe
2 Richardt Strauss
3 Simon Shawe
4 Nathan Hines
5 Devin Toner
6 Dominic Ryan
7 Sean O'Brien (c)
8 Stephen Keogh

16 Jason Harris-Wright
17 Jack McGrath
18 Stewart Maguire
19 Ed O'Donoghue
20 Paul Ryan
21 Paul O'Donoghue
22 Isa Nacewa
23 Michael Keating