The Rolling Maul

Mike and Elliott relive one of Tigers' best performances of the season following a comprehensive win over Bristol, a win which provides an enormous boost to our playoff hopes. Plus, we speak to the Casual Scottish Rugby blog's Iain Naylor for an insight into our European Cup opponents, Edinburgh, and look at some mighty contenders for the 13 shirt in the Ultimate XV.

Mike and Elliott are joined by Tigers royalty, Neil Back, the winner of multiple Premiership titles, back to back European titles and a cheeky World Cup medal, to talk about what success looked like for his Tigers and England sides, and how it may manifest itself within the current crop of Leicester players. Plus, we preview a huge clash with Bristol with Pete Brealey from the Bears Beyond the Gate podcast, and look at inside centres for the Ultimate Pro Era XV. 

Mike and Elliott are joined by former Leicester Mercury sports writer Martin Crowson to sift through a dominant win (well, second half) against Gloucester and look at what it means for playoff hopes and beyond. Plus, we turn our attention to the battle of the generals as we pit two of the club's great tactical brains against each other in our Ultimate Pro Era XV feature.

Mike and Elliott and joined by Jess Bunyard to revel in the side's comprehensive win over Bath, as well as pondering our best second-row combination. We also use some beer mat maths to figure out if there's any margin for error going forward as the Tigers hunt the playoffs. We look forward to the first of those cup finals against Gloucester at Kingsholm, and announce the winner of the number 8 shirt in our Ultimate Pro Era XV.

Mike and Elliott are joined by former Tiger and Wallaby Matt Toomua to chat about his rollercoaster time at Tigers and what fans can expect from incoming headcoach Dan McKellar. Plus, we eulogise about the team's goal-line defence after a second successive backs-to-the-wall win, before previewing a critical home game against Bath.

Mike and Elliott react to the news that Wallabies assistant coach and former Brumbies boss Dan McKellar will be taking over at Tigers, and try to offer a smidge of insight as to what this means for the club.

Mike and Elliott look back over a pant-wettingly tense encounter with Saracens, where a backline consisting of dad's army prevailed in a battle of pure guts and determination, before looking ahead to a devilishly tricky encounter with London Irish. Plus, Tigers hooker Nic Dolly drops by to chat rehab, returns and raw second row power, and Elliott explains the significance and concern surrounding the latest financial news at the club.

Mike and Elliott endure yet another week without the Tigers' mens side playing, but the women continue their unstoppable march and head coach Vicky Macqueen and centre Katie Childs stop by to discuss what the future holds for the side at the top level. Plus, we preview the mens' crucial showdown against runaway leaders Saracens with fellow fan pod, Fezcast, and get stuck into blindside options for the Ultimate Pro Era XV.

Mike and Elliott run through the options for head honcho following the news that Richard Wigglesworth and Aled Walters will be leaving to join Steve in the England set up, before being joined by the fantastic Sam Larner, rugby data expert, who helps us pinpoint what exactly Andrea and the team will be looking for in their hunt for a replacement.

Mike and Elliott face up to the first derby day defeat under the watch of this podcast and try to pick out the positives from another narrow defeat, despite it feeling like another step backwards. Plus, we cast our eye over a raft of exciting signings for next season and announce the winner of the tighthead jersey in the Ultimate Pro-Era XV feature.