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

[Cagey Tiger]

Might be worth keeping a eye on No.7s at the Scarlets, they have at least 3 good enough for the starting role.
At present it does look as if Costelow might of made an error, 4th choice at present.

Could be. I think that a lot will depend on how much Cubby is injured (he's quite injury prone - no surprise as a top jackaler) and or away with Wales. Yes Costelow will still be 3rd, but one (more) injury or just rotation will see him get a chance or two.

[Wayne Richardson Fan Club]

Might be worth keeping a eye on No.7s at the Scarlets, they have at least 3 good enough for the starting role.
At present it does look as if Costelow might of made an error, 4th choice at present.

Could be. I think that a lot will depend on how much Cubby is injured (he's quite injury prone - no surprise as a top jackaler) and or away with Wales. Yes Costelow will still be 3rd, but one (more) injury or just rotation will see him get a chance or two.

Cubby when fit is just unreal at the breakdown & a fantastic link player, but he does seem to be struggling injury wise at the moment, McLeod is no mug either, but the new kid, Morgan, looks like he will give Reffell a run for his money for the Wales Jersey.

[Cagey Tiger]

Might be worth keeping a eye on No.7s at the Scarlets, they have at least 3 good enough for the starting role.
At present it does look as if Costelow might of made an error, 4th choice at present.

Could be. I think that a lot will depend on how much Cubby is injured (he's quite injury prone - no surprise as a top jackaler) and or away with Wales. Yes Costelow will still be 3rd, but one (more) injury or just rotation will see him get a chance or two.

Cubby when fit is just unreal at the breakdown & a fantastic link player, but he does seem to be struggling injury wise at the moment, McLeod is no mug either, but the new kid, Morgan, looks like he will give Reffell a run for his money for the Wales Jersey.

Agreed. Morgan had a good game against Barf at the weekend. Could see him being picked up by another of the regions next season to get higher up the pecking order.

[Dokie]

Might be worth keeping a eye on No.7s at the Scarlets, they have at least 3 good enough for the starting role.
At present it does look as if Costelow might of made an error, 4th choice at present.

Could be. I think that a lot will depend on how much Cubby is injured (he's quite injury prone - no surprise as a top jackaler) and or away with Wales. Yes Costelow will still be 3rd, but one (more) injury or just rotation will see him get a chance or two.

Am I missing something? Has Costelow converted to a flanker?

[Dokie]

Might be worth keeping a eye on No.7s at the Scarlets, they have at least 3 good enough for the starting role.
At present it does look as if Costelow might of made an error, 4th choice at present.

Could be. I think that a lot will depend on how much Cubby is injured (he's quite injury prone - no surprise as a top jackaler) and or away with Wales. Yes Costelow will still be 3rd, but one (more) injury or just rotation will see him get a chance or two.

Cubby when fit is just unreal at the breakdown & a fantastic link player, but he does seem to be struggling injury wise at the moment, McLeod is no mug either, but the new kid, Morgan, looks like he will give Reffell a run for his money for the Wales Jersey.

Reffell’s light years away from the Welsh squad. He’s behind the three Scarlets, Navidi and Jenkins at the Blues, Tipuric, Basham at the Dragons. Then there’s Thomas Young and Dan Thomas also playing in the prem.

[LE18]

By all accounts (The Rugby Paper) Bonilla is off at the end of the season - France is the suggested destination. That was short term!

He must have been reading some of your comments on here and decided that after only approx. 60 mins on the field, he's not welcome here. He looks a class player to me who just needs a bit of time to gain confidence in a strange country and with unfamiliar colleagues.

[sam16111986]

I wonder if we'll try and go shopping in Ireland. The IRFU have put contract negotiations on hold until at least January due to financial constraints. If there's any dual qualified players over there could be chance to tempt them over to England. Someone like Ben Healey the young Munster 10 who also qualifies for Scotland is one attracting a lot of interest.

[Loob19]

By all accounts (The Rugby Paper) Bonilla is off at the end of the season - France is the suggested destination. That was short term!

He must have been reading some of your comments on here and decided that after only approx. 60 mins on the field, he's not welcome here. He looks a class player to me who just needs a bit of time to gain confidence in a strange country and with unfamiliar colleagues.

My comments? I don’t remember mentioning the fella on here!

[chewbacca]

Or he has been told he doesn't fit in SBs plan.

[TigerFeetSteve]

I don't get people writing off Bonilla.

He's an international player who helped the Jaguares to the Super Rugby final.

With coaches leaving, he and Wigglesworth have been asked to help support in coaching (shows to me he's made an impression on SB)

He hasn't played any rugby since March till a couple of weeks back. Even then the season was cancelled after 6 games, of which he was out with an injury for 3 of them.

So basically barely played any rugby in 12 months.

He's just moved continents, don't know how fluent he is in the language and I imagine that calling backs moves etc is just that bit more complicated when you have to mentally translate things first.

All in all as a player we're nowhere near ready to judge him properly yet.

[RunTigerRun]

I don't get people writing off Bonilla.

He's an international player who helped the Jaguares to the Super Rugby final.

With coaches leaving, he and Wigglesworth have been asked to help support in coaching (shows to me he's made an impression on SB)

He hasn't played any rugby since March till a couple of weeks back. Even then the season was cancelled after 6 games, of which he was out with an injury for 3 of them.

So basically barely played any rugby in 12 months.

He's just moved continents, don't know how fluent he is in the language and I imagine that calling backs moves etc is just that bit more complicated when you have to mentally translate things first.

All in all as a player we're nowhere near ready to judge him properly yet.

Agree with all of this. When we get more confidence in general, think he could be a great steerer of the ship from 10. Yet to see the best of Bonilla.

[LE18]

By all accounts (The Rugby Paper) Bonilla is off at the end of the season - France is the suggested destination. That was short term!

He must have been reading some of your comments on here and decided that after only approx. 60 mins on the field, he's not welcome here. He looks a class player to me who just needs a bit of time to gain confidence in a strange country and with unfamiliar colleagues.

My comments? I don’t remember mentioning the fella on here!

Loob19, please accept my apologies, I worded it badly, I was not referring to you, it was meant to be for those posters who had written him off after just 60 mins on the field, my apologies again.

[Tiglon]

I would guess we got Bonilla on a cut price short term deal because he needed a club at very short notice. I doubt we can afford to keep someone of his experience and achievements as number 2/3 fly half in the long term.

That's the most sensible way to explain if he leaves at the end of the season, in my very humble opinion....

[Loob19]

He must have been reading some of your comments on here and decided that after only approx. 60 mins on the field, he's not welcome here. He looks a class player to me who just needs a bit of time to gain confidence in a strange country and with unfamiliar colleagues.

My comments? I don’t remember mentioning the fella on here!

Loob19, please accept my apologies, I worded it badly, I was not referring to you, it was meant to be for those posters who had written him off after just 60 mins on the field, my apologies again.

was a bit confused but no harm done

[RagingBull]

Gloucester, Leicester, Edinbrugh also interested in Loosehead prop Boan Venter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Weng_Lp-pQ4