Lichfield

Qbec · Post by **Qbec** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 12:29 pm

Could we find the association between Leicester Tigers & Lichfield RUFC end up with Lichfield Ladies playing in the Colours of the Tigers in the not too distant future.

jgriffin · Post by **jgriffin** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 2:13 pm

If Tigers had put their weight behind Lichfield Ladies Premiership bid, then yes. Since they didn't, and Lichfield Ladies got :censored: on by the RFU despite being the equal top team in the country, then NO.

Brianf · Post by **Brianf** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 2:52 pm

News on the Tigers website...

Leicester Tigers are taking the final home match of the Aviva 'A' League season on the road to Lichfield Rugby Club in Staffordshire and are planning to make this a big family day for rugby fans of all ages. The Tigers Development XV will face Worcester Cavaliers at Lichfield's Cooke Fields home on Sunday, April 9. Kick-off is at 3pm.

Lichfield is looking to strengthen the relationship with Tigers, so who knows what may be planned for both the men's and women's game.

tigerburnie · Post by **tigerburnie** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 9:25 pm

Brianf wrote:News on the Tigers website...

Leicester Tigers are taking the final home match of the Aviva 'A' League season on the road to Lichfield Rugby Club in Staffordshire and are planning to make this a big family day for rugby fans of all ages. The Tigers Development XV will face Worcester Cavaliers at Lichfield's Cooke Fields home on Sunday, April 9. Kick-off is at 3pm.

Lichfield is looking to strengthen the relationship with Tigers, so who knows what may be planned for both the men's and women's game.

Lichfield mens team seemed to drop off the face of the earth when the game went pro, they were always one of the strongest sides in the Midlands at junior level, but have done little in the last decade.

HantsTiger · Post by **HantsTiger** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 9:30 pm

I think that boat has sailed for now, clearly Quins had an idea of what was going on and grabbed Aylesford at the start of this season and that's when we should have acted.

I hope the RFU take a second look at this and Tigers can support Lichfield but I fear it's a done deal.

tigerburnie · Post by **tigerburnie** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 9:35 pm

HantsTiger wrote:I think that boat has sailed for now, clearly Quins had an idea of what was going on and grabbed Aylesford at the start of this season and that's when we should have acted.

I hope the RFU take a second look at this and Tigers can support Lichfield but I fear it's a done deal.

Too late to do anything now, another example of how the arghfu work, Carlings "old farts" are related to the dinosaurs, where's a meteor when you need one.

ellis9 · Post by **ellis9** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 10:27 pm

I don't want this to come across wrong but if Tigers want to build a relationship with a women's team, could they not find one that is actually in Leicester instead of an hour away?

sam16111986 · Post by **sam16111986** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 10:29 pm

Loughborough have been admitted to the league. I suspect Tigers didn't want to endorse one if it could lead to the detriment of the other.

Hot_Charlie · Post by **Hot_Charlie** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 11:27 pm

Maybe the club considered it was worth letting the womens' game discover its own identity rather than just re-branding sides as well known AP clubs.

jgriffin · Post by **jgriffin** » Fri Mar 10, 2017 9:24 am

Yep, the Lichfield Ladies is largely a separate issue BUT IMO an opportunity missed. And yes, the RFU panel seems to have issues with Lichfield unrelated to their worth to the national rugby side. Typical RFU - see foot, shoot it.

Hot_Charlie · Post by **Hot_Charlie** » Fri Mar 10, 2017 9:43 am

jgriffin wrote:Yep, the Lichfield Ladies is largely a separate issue BUT IMO an opportunity missed. And yes, the RFU panel seems to have issues with Lichfield unrelated to their worth to the national rugby side. Typical RFU - see foot, shoot it.

The cynic might say it was a ploy to "release talent" from a top side (that may be in a less than marketable area than other potential franchises, i.e. not in London) to fill in the lack of it at some of the others.

Brianf · Post by **Brianf** » Fri Mar 10, 2017 9:48 am

jgriffin wrote:Typical RFU - see foot, shoot it.

And as a further example of the RFUs inability to move with the times...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/ ... -deadline/

http://totalflanker.blogspot.co.uk/2017 ... -past.html

as the final line of the blog says...'It appears that the 57 old farts are alive and well.' Irrespective of your view on the composition of Boards, the potential to lose out on government funding is reckless, to say the least.

Brianf · Post by **Brianf** » Fri Mar 10, 2017 2:09 pm

If interested, Lichfield Ladies has started a petition requesting the RFU to review its selection process...

https://www.change.org/p/rfu-rfu-to-rev ... m=copylink

wormus · Post by **wormus** » Fri Mar 10, 2017 5:59 pm

Brianf wrote:If interested, Lichfield Ladies has started a petition requesting the RFU to review its selection process...

https://www.change.org/p/rfu-rfu-to-rev ... m=copylink

Do you mean you have not signed it yet, this was posted under the "Women's Super League" thread but has only received about 650 protesters according to my email.

Why has the Women's Super League only got ten teams when the Aviva Premiership has twelve teams.Surely Lichfield & Thurrock could be added to equalise the divisional structures or are the old farts being sexist again?

Mark62 · Post by **Mark62** » Sun Mar 12, 2017 11:35 am

Nothing to do with The Ladies, but I am reliably informed that Paula Odogwu, turned up to play for Lichfield against Derby, in a Nat 3 midlands fixture yesterday

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