LEICESTER TIGERS 2019/20 SQUAD/TRANSFERS/CONTRACT THREAD PART 3
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LEICESTER TIGERS 2019/20 SQUAD/TRANSFERS/CONTRACT THREAD PART 3
2019/20
Senior Team Coaches:
Head of Elite Performance Recruitment: Jan McGinity
Head of Performance Pathway and Talent Identification: Ged Glynn.
Director of Rugby: Geordan Murphy
Head Coach: Steve Borthwick
Attack Coach:Mike Ford
Defence Coach: Phil Blake
Forwards Coach: Brett Deacon
Scrum Coach: Boris Stankovich
Senior Players:
Hooker: Clare, Kerr, Polota-Nau. Stevens, Youngs
Props: Bateman, Capp (Loan), Cole, Cortes, Genge, Gigena, Heyes, Hills, Leatigaga
Locks: Green, Lavanini, Lewis, Spencer, Wells, Batley (Loan)
Back Row: Boladau (Loan), Coghlan, Kalamafoni, Liebenberg, Reffell, Taufua, Thompson,
Scrum Half: Harrison, Simmons, White, Youngs
Fly Half: Ford, Hardwick, McPhillips
Centre: Eastmond, Forsyth (Loan), Reid, Taute, Thomas, Tuilagi, Viljoen
Winger: Aslpand-Robinson, Holmes, Hughes (Loan), Olowofela, May, Thompstone,
Full Back: Veainu, Worth
Rumours
IN
Matías Alemanno (Jaguares)
OUT
Will Spencer (Worcester Warriors)
Joe Thomas (Dragons)
Sione Kalamafoni (Scarlets)
Confirmed In
Steve Borthwick (England)
Zack Henry (Nevers)
Shalva Mamukashvili
Nemani Nadolo (Montpelier)
Oliver Chessum (Nottingham)
Cameron Henderson (Glasgow Warriors)
Dan Kelly (Loughborough)
Matt Scott (Edinburgh)
Re-Signed
Sam Apland-Robinson (re-signed)
George Worth (re-signed)
George Ford (re-signed)
Ellis Genge (re-signed)
Henri Lavin (re-signed)
Taylor Gough (re-signed)
Thom Smith (re-signed)
Ben Youngs (Re-Signed)
Tom Youngs (Re-signed)
Joe Browning (Re-signed)
Jonny Law (Re-signed)
Freddie Steward (re-signed)
Tom Hardwick (re-signed)
Confirmed Out
Gaston Cortes (Glasgow Warriors loan)
Guy Thompson (Ealing)
Jonny May (Gloucester)
Jonah Holmes (N/A)
2019/20 Development Squad
Hooker:
Props: Dimen, Lines, Whitcombe
Locks: Jordan, Manz, Martin
Back Row: Ashworth, Eveleigh, Gough, Lavin, Smith,
Scrum Half: Law, van Poortvliet
Fly Half: Costelow
Centre:
Wings: Browning, Gilliland
Full Back: Bungaroo, Steward
Confirmed IN
Archire Vanes
Jack Rowntree
Confirmed OUT
Costelow (Scarlets)
Senior Team Coaches:
Head of Elite Performance Recruitment: Jan McGinity
Head of Performance Pathway and Talent Identification: Ged Glynn.
Director of Rugby: Geordan Murphy
Head Coach: Steve Borthwick
Attack Coach:Mike Ford
Defence Coach: Phil Blake
Forwards Coach: Brett Deacon
Scrum Coach: Boris Stankovich
Senior Players:
Hooker: Clare, Kerr, Polota-Nau. Stevens, Youngs
Props: Bateman, Capp (Loan), Cole, Cortes, Genge, Gigena, Heyes, Hills, Leatigaga
Locks: Green, Lavanini, Lewis, Spencer, Wells, Batley (Loan)
Back Row: Boladau (Loan), Coghlan, Kalamafoni, Liebenberg, Reffell, Taufua, Thompson,
Scrum Half: Harrison, Simmons, White, Youngs
Fly Half: Ford, Hardwick, McPhillips
Centre: Eastmond, Forsyth (Loan), Reid, Taute, Thomas, Tuilagi, Viljoen
Winger: Aslpand-Robinson, Holmes, Hughes (Loan), Olowofela, May, Thompstone,
Full Back: Veainu, Worth
Rumours
IN
Matías Alemanno (Jaguares)
OUT
Will Spencer (Worcester Warriors)
Joe Thomas (Dragons)
Sione Kalamafoni (Scarlets)
Confirmed In
Steve Borthwick (England)
Zack Henry (Nevers)
Shalva Mamukashvili
Nemani Nadolo (Montpelier)
Oliver Chessum (Nottingham)
Cameron Henderson (Glasgow Warriors)
Dan Kelly (Loughborough)
Matt Scott (Edinburgh)
Re-Signed
Sam Apland-Robinson (re-signed)
George Worth (re-signed)
George Ford (re-signed)
Ellis Genge (re-signed)
Henri Lavin (re-signed)
Taylor Gough (re-signed)
Thom Smith (re-signed)
Ben Youngs (Re-Signed)
Tom Youngs (Re-signed)
Joe Browning (Re-signed)
Jonny Law (Re-signed)
Freddie Steward (re-signed)
Tom Hardwick (re-signed)
Confirmed Out
Gaston Cortes (Glasgow Warriors loan)
Guy Thompson (Ealing)
Jonny May (Gloucester)
Jonah Holmes (N/A)
2019/20 Development Squad
Hooker:
Props: Dimen, Lines, Whitcombe
Locks: Jordan, Manz, Martin
Back Row: Ashworth, Eveleigh, Gough, Lavin, Smith,
Scrum Half: Law, van Poortvliet
Fly Half: Costelow
Centre:
Wings: Browning, Gilliland
Full Back: Bungaroo, Steward
Confirmed IN
Archire Vanes
Jack Rowntree
Confirmed OUT
Costelow (Scarlets)
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2019/20 SQUAD/TRANSFERS/CONTRACT THREAD PART 3
Out of contract players by my knowledge:
Facundo Gigena?
Owen Hills
Tom Youngs
Tatafu Polota-Nau
Jimmy Stevens
Gaston Cortes
Will Spencer
Guy Thompson
Sione Kalamafoni
Ben Youngs
Jonny McPhillips
Joe Thomas
Adam Thompstone
From following the U18s I'd guess that likely development squad promotions are:
Archie Vanes
Jack Rowntree
Emeka Illione
Kit Smith
Ben Muncaster
Sam Edwards
Charlie Titcombe
Matt Potts
Ollie Smith
I'd say those guys are pretty nailed on. Lynx Noumey, Jordan Tebbatt, Harry Glynn and Josh Lugsden are excellent young players in very competitive positions.
Facundo Gigena?
Owen Hills
Tom Youngs
Tatafu Polota-Nau
Jimmy Stevens
Gaston Cortes
Will Spencer
Guy Thompson
Sione Kalamafoni
Ben Youngs
Jonny McPhillips
Joe Thomas
Adam Thompstone
From following the U18s I'd guess that likely development squad promotions are:
Archie Vanes
Jack Rowntree
Emeka Illione
Kit Smith
Ben Muncaster
Sam Edwards
Charlie Titcombe
Matt Potts
Ollie Smith
I'd say those guys are pretty nailed on. Lynx Noumey, Jordan Tebbatt, Harry Glynn and Josh Lugsden are excellent young players in very competitive positions.
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2019/20 SQUAD/TRANSFERS/CONTRACT THREAD PART 3
Can add Zack Henry to the rumoured in as well.
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2019/20 SQUAD/TRANSFERS/CONTRACT THREAD PART 3
Given Noumey’s very recent change to prop, I’d expect him to get a bit more time, if the club believe he’s worth waiting for.
Taking into account the new deals for Lavin, Gough and Smith, I expect only one of Thompson and Kalamafoni will be retained/replaced.
Taking into account the new deals for Lavin, Gough and Smith, I expect only one of Thompson and Kalamafoni will be retained/replaced.
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2019/20 SQUAD/TRANSFERS/CONTRACT THREAD PART 3
IDK I think the club might be looking more at Seb Smith.FrontRowUnionMember wrote: ↑Sun Feb 16, 2020 6:20 pm Given Noumey’s very recent change to prop, I’d expect him to get a bit more time, if the club believe he’s worth waiting for.
Taking into account the new deals for Lavin, Gough and Smith, I expect only one of Thompson and Kalamafoni will be retained/replaced.
Him and Hoyt both been given a lot of game time considering they are younger. (Hoyt is only 16 but has featured heavily this seaon)
Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2019/20 SQUAD/TRANSFERS/CONTRACT THREAD PART 3
Seb Smith is an excellent up-and-coming player, my concern is that he’s too tall to be a prop and looks more suited to being a backrower, which he was before he was converted to loosehead by DPP and County.
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2019/20 SQUAD/TRANSFERS/CONTRACT THREAD PART 3
There was a bloke 17 years ago who at 6ft 3 and a back rower was thought to be too tall to be a prop and it’s worked out ok for him
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Ahh yes Andrew Sheridan, one of the best looseheads in the world at his peak, but it doesn’t work for everybody, he was also scrummaging under the old laws.
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2019/20 SQUAD/TRANSFERS/CONTRACT THREAD PART 3
Carl Heyman is the only massively tall tighthead of note I can think of, and what a player he was.
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Cole?
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2019/20 SQUAD/TRANSFERS/CONTRACT THREAD PART 3
I actually bumped into DC a couple of months ago in the tunnel - literally bumped into him! I'm 6' and no lightweight but I still bounced off him - he's huge! It was my fault - I wasn't looking where I was going but, as a true Englishman, he apologised...kornboy130 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 11:01 amThink closer to home and think the other side of the scrum.
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2019/20 SQUAD/TRANSFERS/CONTRACT THREAD PART 3
IIRC Dan is 6'3". Definitely not short
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& owner of a glass jaw & equity card...
A reputation based heavily on pushing around the Wallaby pack.....
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2019/20 SQUAD/TRANSFERS/CONTRACT THREAD PART 3
Sheirdan also won The Premiership, Challenege cup and the Heinken cup.
Plus got to the final of both the RWC and Top 14.
Whilst no doubt his reputation is mainly against Aus, he was still a top Loosehead.
Plus got to the final of both the RWC and Top 14.
Whilst no doubt his reputation is mainly against Aus, he was still a top Loosehead.