Leicester Tigers

I think either Fiji Drua second rows Nasilasila or Rotuisolia could be good targets. Nasilasila impressed me for Fiji at the RWC. He's a really good all round lock but has much better ball skills than many Tigers forwards. If McKellar is going down the route of getting over the gain line by using at...

For instance if we're going to say Lewis Chessum is our 5th (or 6th) lock next season we should play him in a mixture of starts and bench appearances in 4 of the first 6 fixtures to expose him to the level he will be needed to be at when its the international period & Bath away and we NEED the ...

Carnduff looks made to play 6 from what I've seen. At 6'4" he'd be well on the short side for a modern lock. That's just shorter than Cameron Woki with a similar build. Woki is the smallest second row at international level I can think of. He's may well shift back to blindside himself longer te...

I don't think Dan will go on the summer tour but both he and Heyes will be in the squad come next season, simply put who else is there? I don't remember if Collier has had a look from Quins in the past? Collier's away to Castres. Tito Lamositele is heading to Quins. Which is a very different style ...

Moroni and Orlando could both be exiting Falcons. Moroni is a brilliant defensive general, which we need, and Orlando is a running threat, which we need.

I wanna just throw this into the mix Jacob Uamaga fly half ex academy was at Wasps now Benetton (2022) doing well, worth a look He was on the bench today but looked good. That Benetton squad is coming together well doing ok in the URC and just reached the semi of the challenge cup. I don’t think th...

Ball carriers, ball carriers and ball carriers. That's what the remaining recruitment in the pack should be for me. I worry the forwards are feeling a bit heavy on mid-quality players. We have lots of decent players but few with that top end physicality or ability to get over the gain line from slow...

If Cabous Eloff is confirmed then that adds a prop who plays both sides and a ball carrier. From what I've seen of Eloff, he's a stronger carrier than any of our props. Since losing Genge and Nephi, we've really only had Montoya who's a notable carrier in the front row. We desperately need more carr...

Manu was also integral in the 2019 RWC run as well. Yes, they came up short in the final. It was still a terrific performance across the tournament though. The demolition of Australia in the QFs was a great day I had the pleasure of being there for. Then the performance against NZ in the SF was outs...

Always was in 2 minds about Manu. At his best he was a star for the club and responsible for one of my favorite nights at Welford Road (V South Africa with my now passed dad). but the way that he left after having spent so much of his time at the club on the sidelines still rubs a bit raw. Yes, thi...

We've had a few former academy backs go on to establish themselves at other clubs. Lewington one of the most obvious. Purdy. Perry Humphries. Charlie Walker. Will Hurrell. All in the two positions we've really struggled to bring players through. 36 as well but he was bit of a different case as he wa...

If Freddie moved to the centres he would be very much in the mould of Will Greenwood Jordie Barrett is the most obvious parallel. Very tall and physical unit who played 15 with a giant boot but had some limitations there in attack compared to effectively fly-halves that NZ started picking there. So...

Are you suggesting that a move to 12 from the wing isn’t that dramatic? Maybe you could name others that have made that move I'll go with George North.... Think you’ll find he had 13 on his back. I said 12 they are different positions and not many can cover both The obvious example is Jamie Roberts...

If we were trying to nab an in contract EQP number 8 then CCS or Chick would be top of my list. CCS is behind Dombrandt at Quins but has pushed ahead of him for England regardless so that seems unlikely. Chick seems settled at Falcons despite the issues there. A bit like Chris Pennell at Wuss previo...

It's not just SA playing that way though. Most international teams have shifted towards a fly-half quality playmaker and kicker at fullback. The top 8 in the rankings currently: 12.Aki 15.Keenan 12.de Allende 15.Willemse or le Roux 12.Jordie Barrett 15.Beauden Barrett or McKenzie 12.Danty 15.Ramos 1...