LEICESTER TIGERS 2019/20 SQUAD/TRANSFERS/CONTRACT THREAD PART 3

[happywomble]

Bath will have Ojomoh, Cameron and DeGlanville, all sons of famous players. Interesting to see these next crop of players coming through, with Mallinder and Grayson at Saints as well, Rowntree here. I cant imagine a baby Garforth though.....

Hasn't Mullipola got a small one, with Castro's sister?

Gosh - googled it and he actually has twin sons. A loose and tight head combo in the making!!!

[Leicestertinytiger]

South African lock turns back on Leicester Tigers move

https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/latest- ... um=twitter

Oh I don’t know..... keep hold of Spencer.....

[Mark62]

Bath will have Ojomoh, Cameron and DeGlanville, all sons of famous players. Interesting to see these next crop of players coming through, with Mallinder and Grayson at Saints as well, Rowntree here. I cant imagine a baby Garforth though.....

Hasn't Mullipola got a small one, with Castro's sister?

Gosh - googled it and he actually has twin sons. A loose and tight head combo in the making!!!

Don’t forget young Whitcombe I expect him to be knocking on the door soon

[Mark62]

South African lock turns back on Leicester Tigers move

https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/latest- ... um=twitter

Oh I don’t know..... keep hold of Spencer.....

Could do worse if he hasn’t agreed his move back to Worcester and Borthwick feels he can work with him

[johnthegriff]

On Tigers at present, Whitcombe, Roundtree and Gelderbloom all sons of past players.

[sam16111986]

South African lock turns back on Leicester Tigers move

https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/latest- ... um=twitter

Oh I don’t know..... keep hold of Spencer.....

Could do worse if he hasn’t agreed his move back to Worcester and Borthwick feels he can work with him

I thought Spencer was going back to Bath? He's been good when fit with a run of games under his belt but that's been so rare in his time here he hasn't hit the heights we'd hoped.

We do need to pick up another lock though Wells has really stepped up again this season. I was hoping we'd go after a bit of a bruiser but we've been linked with Alemmano and Orie which suggests we want someone who can do the business at the lineout.

[happywomble]

Anyone else heard of Kalamafoni off to Scarlets? I heard he was leaving but didnt know (suspected) destination if true?

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/rug ... er-3975451

[Mark62]

Certainly heard it mentioned not sure where

[strawclearer]

It was in The Rugby Paper, I believe.

[kpj tiger]

Anyone else heard of Kalamafoni off to Scarlets? I heard he was leaving but didnt know (suspected) destination if true?

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/rug ... er-3975451

Its been a done deal for a while from what i've heard

[FrontRowUnionMember]

So with Kalamafomi and Thompson possibly off, will Brink be our only signing in the back row, and place some faith in Lewis, Lavin, Gough and Smith? Or do you think there’ll be another arrival? Taking into account we have Eveleigh a year back, then Illone, Smith and Muncaster a year further back again?

I do wonder if we’ll see Wells utilised as a Liebenberg type big grafting 6, with dynamism from 7/8 in the form of Taufua, Reffell and Brink. Still maybe light another No8, or 7 if we use Taufua at 8. Batley and/or Alemanno coming in to provide presence to lock.

[kk20gb30]

..don't really want to repeat my self ,but Kalamafoni will be a massive loss.We only tend to appreciate what we have when it is gone
Would want a quality direct replacement together with another high class lock (imho).

[sam16111986]

So with Kalamafomi and Thompson possibly off, will Brink be our only signing in the back row, and place some faith in Lewis, Lavin, Gough and Smith? Or do you think there’ll be another arrival? Taking into account we have Eveleigh a year back, then Illone, Smith and Muncaster a year further back again?

I do wonder if we’ll see Wells utilised as a Liebenberg type big grafting 6, with dynamism from 7/8 in the form of Taufua, Reffell and Brink. Still maybe light another No8, or 7 if we use Taufua at 8. Batley and/or Alemanno coming in to provide presence to lock.

Batley can play 6 and 8 like Slater could. Maybe he'll be used to fill the gaps in the backrow when we need some size. He'd be a good addition if we can tempt him away from Bristol.

It would be a real statement of support for the young lads if Batley and Brink are the only ones to come in that can cover the backrow.

[JP14]

Perhaps need one backrower, but we’ll see how the Development players get on.

[FrontRowUnionMember]

Lavanini, Batley?, Martin
Alemanno?, Green, Jordan
Liebenberg, Wells, Lewis, Gough
Taufua, Reffell, Lavin
Brink, Coghlan, Smith

Are we 1 light? Either another 7 with Taufua flexible all across the back row, or a genuine 8 as Brink is equally at home on the flank.