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Steve Mafi?

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Aplogies for this if has been covered elsewhere (I couldn't find anything) but, as of 17th April, what is the situation concerning Steve Mafi?
In all the recent updates on injuries and players coming back into contention there has been no mention. Has is contract been terminated?
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Steve Mafi?

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Aplogies for this if has been covered elsewhere (I couldn't find anything) but, as of 17th April, what is the situation concerning Steve Mafi?
In all the recent updates on injuries and players coming back into contention there has been no mention. Has is contract been terminated?
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He's fit and has been around the match day squad though not in it. Anything beyond that is speculation.
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I think its family problems with the birth of his child or something similar, like it or not rugby is only a game/job and Tigers know this better then any other club and prepared to put players welfare before results, which in its self drives teams to get results and play for each other and the club. great management if you ask me even when the pressure is on and your job could be on the line. :smt023
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The kid thing was months ago and is not the current issue.
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ourla wrote:The kid thing was months ago and is not the current issue.
Forgive me for asking, but how do you know that?
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The whole situation is a real shame; anyone remember how hard we fought to re-sign him when he had lucrative offers elsewhere? I'd love to see him get back into the matchday 23 and hope his family situation is ok.
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ourla wrote:The kid thing was months ago and is not the current issue.
If you know for sure then fair enough.

If not that's pretty ignorant of how much strain these things can put on a family - regardless of whether the birth difficulties have lasting effects he now has a young family on the other side of the world which may seriously affect his desire to stay in this part of the world.
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I don't know for certain and certainly don't have any inside information or anything like that but from what I have seen I think it is simply a case of Gibson being Cockers' preferred choice at 6. Gibson has been playing extremely well (I would be surprised if he was not part of the England squad for NZ) and has really taken his chance, I also think Mafi has had a couple of niggly injuries since returning. I sincerly hope all is resolved with Steve's child, I think he is with the squad at present- he was definitely in Clermont and played for the academy in Portugal (http://www.leicestertigers.com/rugby/19217.php). At this stage of the season it seems unlikely that he'll break into the first XV, which must be very frustrating for him and the club as events have been beyond everyone's control but family must come first. I certainly hope he will still beyond the end of next season- the fight to keep was certainly worth it but with Croft, Mafi and now Gibson Cockers has 3 very good sixes to choose from.
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According to Crowson Tigers have said he has suffered a few "niggles" since being back. Maybe he isn't 100% fit and with Gibson playing so well and Matera and Waldrom on the bench they is no need to rush him back in.

Who knows.
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He's certainly been seen during the warm-ups and in the crowd watching games. As said above - Gibson is probably the break-through of the season and it'd be hard to shift him; then Matera is showing well each time he gets on the pitch, as well.
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He was at the game last week against Wasps as he was having pictures taken with the kids that walk round the pitch at half time.

Personally i think he might leave and go back to Oz but i hope i am wrong
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Yep but Mulipola was warming up with the squad for 4/5 weeks before he played.

Croft was seen warming up against Exeter.
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My sources tell me that Steve is fit, but at the moment can't force his way into the team as all our back line of forwards are playing out of their skins at the moment.
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as all our back line of forwards are playing out of their skins at the moment.
Including Matera? We'd have been better with Pablo Picasso against Quins!
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