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- Fri Apr 26, 2024 12:13 pm
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: Tigers v Bristol (H) - Premiership - Saturday 27th April 2024 - KO: 15-00
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Re: Tigers v Bristol (H) - Premiership - Saturday 27th April 2024 - KO: 15-00
Strong XV bar Brown on the wing, he's going to need all his experience for this one. The bench looks weaker than I'd have liked. No impact from the front row subs, Wells and Cracknell are in squad filler form (I'd have preferred Hatherall and Carnduff). No Benny means we're hoping JvP plays the full...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 12:09 pm
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
There will always be what ifs with academy leavers Look at Lavin and Smith both where gonna be big losses, and honestly could have been great for us we will never know but they also could’ve been at their ceiling already Smith seemed to hit his ceiling. He's was mobile and aggressive but didn't qui...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:08 am
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
Going back to some of the leavers, I did see a bit of Cusick and Edwards at Notts and whilst I'm not a scout, I didn't see anything from both of those players in a Championship environment that said "these are Premiership ready". The one Cambridge Rugby fan I know has been raving about Sa...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:14 am
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
There will always be what ifs with academy leavers Look at Lavin and Smith both where gonna be big losses, and honestly could have been great for us we will never know but they also could’ve been at their ceiling already Smith seemed to hit his ceiling. He's was mobile and aggressive but didn't qui...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:12 am
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
Three very different journeys there though. Steward had a stellar junior career and it wasn't as though he was ever going to slip through the cracks. Kelly had a decent junior career, capped at U20 international level, but was dropped by Sale and took a punt on Loughborough/Leicester, which has com...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:31 am
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
Alex Dombrant went from Uni rugby to Prem first team. Freddie Steward went from Loughborough Students to starring for us, as did Dan Kelly. University rugby is a good standard, the BUCS league has teams with professional levels of set up. Three very different journeys there though. Steward had a st...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 6:15 pm
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
Does playing university rugby at age 20 mean you're destined to be a Premiership player? What about the other players in the Loughborough team, do they all have pro contracts with Premiership clubs? I haven't seen him play, apart from that 10 minutes vs Bedford - how promising is he? Well he's in t...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:55 pm
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
To be fair Freddie on the wing is only happening because we've got four or five wingers out injured but three fit fullbacks.
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:54 pm
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
Am I right in thinking we’ve statistically had the best defence this season? We have conceded 334 points thus far which is the lowest in the league. Saracens are close behind with 335. Our points scored is where our PD falls down https://www.tntsports.co.uk/rugby/premiership/standings.shtml Which t...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:11 pm
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: Tigers v Saints (A) - Premiership - Saturday 20th April 2024 - KO: 15-05
- Replies: 474
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Re: Tigers v Saints (A) - Premiership - Saturday 20th April 2024 - KO: 15-05
In my ignorance I wrongly assumer Curtis Langden was a product of Saints Academy but in reality he was signed from Montpelier having been priorly at Worcester and Sale beforehand for some 6yrs. Must say that prior to his time as Saints I had never heard of him. There was a time a few years back whe...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:06 pm
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
- Replies: 1112
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
McKellar knows him from the Brumbies. Hewat has got a fair coaching CV by the looks of things and knows the Prem from his playing days. All makes sense.
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:47 pm
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: Tigers v Bristol (H) - Premiership - Saturday 27th April 2024 - KO: 15-00
- Replies: 88
- Views: 8364
Re: Tigers v Bristol (H) - Premiership - Saturday 27th April 2024 - KO: 15-00
It's been done to death, but I think Steward's ceiling is higher at centre. He is on the slow side for an international fullback and doesn't have the playmaking skills of many modern 15s. Fullback at the top level is increasingly the domain of players with the kicking and distribution skills of a f...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:21 pm
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: Tigers v Bristol (H) - Premiership - Saturday 27th April 2024 - KO: 15-00
- Replies: 88
- Views: 8364
Re: Tigers v Bristol (H) - Premiership - Saturday 27th April 2024 - KO: 15-00
Games at Welford Road should always be full bore, for pride if nothing else.
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:20 pm
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
- Replies: 1112
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
I agree - we have talented, international players in our backline. But we have a malfunctioning system. Our double WC winner barely makes an imprint on games. Kelly and OHC have gone from international recognition to a prolonged struggle for form. The master of the skies, Fred, has lost his Eng pla...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:05 pm
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: Transfers & Rumours Non-Tigers 2022
- Replies: 1706
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Re: Transfers & Rumours Non-Tigers 2022
Hasn't played all season so makes sense for him to head over to Bordeaux earlier if it suits all parties.