LEICESTER TIGERS 2018/19 SQUAD/TRANSFERS/CONTRACT THREAD PART 7

[strawclearer]

Thanks Straw,safe to say we can trust him then. Have you checked out the twitter thread?

Yes, but - Shaun is very good at keeping confidences!

[WhitecapTiger]

Lionel Mapoe and Elton Jantjies being rumoured on Twitter - but RIL is the (unreliable) source I think!

Nah, the source will be someone else, RIL (bottom feeder) will just pass it off as their knowledge, re-packaged stories from elsewhere.

I'm content to wait and see who, if anyone, Tigers announce in their own time.

[kpj tiger]

I've heard we are potentially signing more South Africans than just Leibenberg and Viljoen but I'm not 100% on who

[1989Tiger]

I've heard we are potentially signing more South Africans than just Leibenberg and Viljoen but I'm not 100% on who

See page 18

[kpj tiger]

I've heard we are potentially signing more South Africans than just Leibenberg and Viljoen but I'm not 100% on who

See page 18

I know I was saying I'd heard similar to what had been posted by others

[Scuttle]

Thanks Straw,safe to say we can trust him then. Have you checked out the twitter thread?

Yes, but - Shaun is very good at keeping confidences!

Yes but you can tell us ... we won't tell anyone else. ..honest

[POSTIGER]

Many thanks to Sam, Darc and FrontRowUnionMember for the thoughts on Viljoen and Liebenburg

[strawclearer]

Thanks Straw,safe to say we can trust him then. Have you checked out the twitter thread?

Yes, but - Shaun is very good at keeping confidences!

Yes but you can tell us ... we won't tell anyone else. ..honest

Ha - like Manuel, I know nothing!

[FrontRowUnionMember]

Securing an early release Blommetjies to join our (potentially) growing South African contingent. Mapoe is an odd one, if we’ve already got Reid, Taute, Tuilagi, Eastmond and Viljoen? Do we need a 6th senior centre?
Likewise, Jantjes, that’d be a big shift in salary outlay as a replacement for Joe Ford?

[watsonjm]

Securing an early release Blommetjies to join our (potentially) growing South African contingent. Mapoe is an odd one, if we’ve already got Reid, Taute, Tuilagi, Eastmond and Viljoen? Do we need a 6th senior centre?
Likewise, Jantjes, that’d be a big shift in salary outlay as a replacement for Joe Ford?

I thought Eastmond was leaving?

[FrontRowUnionMember]

Hadn’t noticed him in the list of confirmed leavers?

[1989Tiger]

Securing an early release Blommetjies to join our (potentially) growing South African contingent. Mapoe is an odd one, if we’ve already got Reid, Taute, Tuilagi, Eastmond and Viljoen? Do we need a 6th senior centre?
Likewise, Jantjes, that’d be a big shift in salary outlay as a replacement for Joe Ford?

It will be worth the money to have a player of that quality to play at 10 when Ford is away.

[BG01]

Securing an early release Blommetjies to join our (potentially) growing South African contingent. Mapoe is an odd one, if we’ve already got Reid, Taute, Tuilagi, Eastmond and Viljoen? Do we need a 6th senior centre?
Likewise, Jantjes, that’d be a big shift in salary outlay as a replacement for Joe Ford?

It will be worth the money to have a player of that quality to play at 10 when Ford is away.

I agree with that, although arguably in Reid we already have someone who can step in and play well at this level.

We don't have as many development/academy grads at centre and FH (compared to, eg, wing or backrow) so I think if we just sign Viljoen we are a body short at either 10 or 12 (freeing up Reid and Hardwick to play where they're most needed).

Having said that, if we sign Viljoen, Janties AND Mapoe I'd be really surprised. Although our 10-13 depth would be insane compared to this year.

[strawclearer]

Must admit - this does make encouraging reading........

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/leiceste ... 20-captain

[RagingBull]

Must be a reason why the tweet linking us to Jantjies and Mapoe is deleted.