LEICESTER TIGERS 2020/21 SQUAD/TRANSFERS/CONTRACT THREAD EPISODE IV: A New Hope

[strawclearer]

Apologies if this is 'old news' but Ellis Genge has reached full Rhino status with the arrival of his own Baby Rhino this week!

Welcome to the Tigers Family, Ragh Genge and congratulations to the whole Genge family!

[TigerFeetSteve]

Apologies if this is 'old news' but Ellis Genge has reached full Rhino status with the arrival of his own Baby Rhino this week!

Welcome to the Tigers Family, Ragh Genge and congratulations to the whole Genge family!

Congratulations Ellis, welcome Ragh, or as you'll be known "Baby Baby Rhino"

[kk20gb30]

According to Fissler in 'The Rugby Paper' (27 Sept 2020) ,the deadline day by which Leicester are set to make a decision on whether to fight the proposed legal action by the 5 former players who had their contracts cancelled is set for Tuesday 29 Sept.
Could well be some news then this week....

[anz3001]

Bonilla to leave for UK within days.

[TigerMac3]

Montoya to the Western Force?

[TigerFeetSteve]

Montoya to the Western Force?

Where's that from, last I read on Montoya he was recovering from Covid and was planning on joining the Argentina squad shortly?

[RagingBull]

I mean he could do both.

[TigerFeetSteve]

I mean he could do both.

Sorry I should clarify I meant more I hadn't seen this story anywhere, that all I've seen on him recently is the Covid story on him

[Alandrin75]

Tight heads coming through include Osman Dimen and James Whitcombe, I'm hoping they will get some game time over the next 12 months or so.

Whitcombe has settled on the loosehead. A very good talent there as well.

Rowntree jnr is very much a tighthead now, if his scrummaging keeps progressing as well as it did in his final season with the U18s then he may well be challenging Dimen soon.

Dimen is a mountain of a young man but in my opinion needs regular Championship game time (a la Cole with Bedford back in the day) to develop his game beyond where he is now.

Think Rowntree jnr is dual registered for this season to play at Loughborough Students in Nat 2 North. Subject to there actually be a Nat 2 North season.

[TigerMac3]

Re: Montoya, the Western Force link came from Paul Tait, writer for Americas Rugby News. Usually v reliable on Twitter for all things Argentina

[TigerFeetSteve]

Re: Montoya, the Western Force link came from Paul Tait, writer for Americas Rugby News. Usually v reliable on Twitter for all things Argentina

He is a reliable source which is unfortunate...

[TigerMac3]

Based on Murphys comments today you’d think that could be the end for Hardwick and Jordan O. Haven’t both recently signed extensions?

Would think those two, added to Coghlan and McPhillips, would be deemed surplus to requirements moving forward.

[TigerFeetSteve]

https://twitter.com/Argentina_2027/stat ... 22048?s=19

Found the tweet for those interested.

[longlivethecrumbie]

Based on Murphys comments today you’d think that could be the end for Hardwick and Jordan O. Haven’t both recently signed extensions?

Would think those two, added to Coghlan and McPhillips, would be deemed surplus to requirements moving forward.

What did he say? I've just had a look on the app and can't see anything that's relevant.

[anz3001]

Based on Murphys comments today you’d think that could be the end for Hardwick and Jordan O. Haven’t both recently signed extensions?

Would think those two, added to Coghlan and McPhillips, would be deemed surplus to requirements moving forward.

What did he say? I've just had a look on the app and can't see anything that's relevant.

BBC sport Twitter.

Murphy on the absence of Tom Hardwick and Jordan Olowofela from the squad; both have played twice since the restart:

"Both guys are fit and available, we just selected the side we thought would be best for us. Different players have been putting their hand up and working hard."