Oh we are SO back! 😘🐯 Leicester had no right to win that, but the old Tigers returned. Guts, resilience and heart from a team that, they have said themselves, lacked the fitness and tenacity to stay in the fight last year. A hugely promising start…

Michael Cheika has just told us that Olly Cracknell’s dad died this week. Horrible news, the players wore black armbands today. He was an absolute warrior, a performance typical of him, playing 7 and 8. Crikey, what a performance, given that news. Thoughts with him and family.

Watson and Martin a big boost for Leicester, but Chessum's absence a shame for them. Watson has had a horrible time with injuries recently. Also, Matt Rogerson is currently away due to family reasons. So is fit but not available right now.

Does anyone know who this man is? I am glad to hear he’s ok, as it looked scary for a while. Wouldn’t have wanted to be the best man making that call to his fiancé 😂 If he has, as might be the case based on the comments on this post, gone out after, then we have to chat to him.

Punchy stuff from Cheika on the ban, and how he felt about the last week. Listen in full on Wednesday.

Amazing stuff from Harborough Town FC 🐝 - amazing commentary from Jack Rafferty and Andy Sparrow. What a performance - can they get one of the big boys? Now Tigers to make it a superb day of local sport.

Plenty of joy in the ugliness there. Tigers too physical for Saints, great defence and loads of hard work and physicality. Cracknell and Woodward absolute warriors I thought, but among so many who put their bodies on the line. What a day of local sport!

Famous win that, and Leicester have done it again. Brilliant in flashes, heart, resilience, grit for the full 80. Perese in full flow is pure violence. Look at some of those amazing turnovers at the end. Youngs, Cracknell, so many others were warriors. 5 from 6 ain’t bad 😉

Just to fulfil my role as a public sector broadcaster, I can now fully provide you with the proper pronunciation of Come Joussain - having spoken to the man himself. It is (phonetically): Comm // Jus [like the gravy]-sah. Got a lovely chat to bring you on the show tomorrow!

An incredible sporting theatre for what should be an incredible game. Can Tigers do it again here? If you don’t want to pay another subscription, why not come to good old Aunty for the afternoon eh? We’re like from 12.

Olly Cracknell has made the Leicester number 8 position his own in recent weeks 🐯 In an exclusive interview with us, he talks about playing days on from his dad's death, bird-watching, and whether a first international cap is on its way 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏉 bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-un…

Cheika as emotional as I have ever seen a head coach, in any sport, after that. They were absolutely gutted, and didn’t see that coming. Listen to the podcast to hear it, as well as Montoya. Toulouse exceptional, a pleasure to watch, Tigers simply not at that level.

Few bits from Cheika’s press conference. You can hear it all tomorrow: - JVP could be back by the end of the 6N - Tigers asked if Chessum and Martin could play this weekend, were told no “within a few hours” - Radwan could play this weekend, Cronin & Liebenberg could be back too

This felt likely as time progressed. Cheika simply couldn’t be a family man in Aus and a full time coach here. Tigers did well to get him at such short notice, and improvements have been made, but instability remains. Tigers now looking for their 9th head coach in 9 years.