RagingBull wrote: ↑Wed May 04, 2022 10:35 am
Yes he’s a work in progress trouble is people are acting like he’s the greatest player in the league already.
And this is the point. And they call him "Harry"...
Agreed Arundal is a good young player but he still has plenty to learn, Freddie is still learning as he progresses in fact on Thursday evening Eddie Jones said so himself also adding in a year or 2 our Freddie could be the best fullback in the world, big shout from EJ.
It's just how the media are with players like Arundell, because viewers/readers like to hear about the next big thing. As soon as he wins an England cap they'll start criticising his tackling ability.
We all know how good Thacker is and, many of us were disappointed to lose him. However look who we have now! Three excellent hookers, one truly world class, wouldn't swap, ta
fentiger wrote: ↑Thu May 05, 2022 5:37 pm
We all know how good Thacker is and, many of us were disappointed to lose him. However look who we have now! Three excellent hookers, one truly world class, wouldn't swap, ta
Definitely not now,but definitely would’ve kept him at the time
"Rugby isn't a contact sport,ballroom dancing is a contact sport. Rugby is a collision sport" Heyneke Meyer
fentiger wrote: ↑Thu May 05, 2022 5:37 pm
We all know how good Thacker is and, many of us were disappointed to lose him. However look who we have now! Three excellent hookers, one truly world class, wouldn't swap, ta
Definitely not now,but definitely would’ve kept him at the time
Shame Arundell is English, Welsh and Scottish qualified. He’s Cyprus qualified as well, but that would be a real coup.
But he still needs to learn to tackle. A typical BT Sports love-in player: all flash in attack, flakey when the big men are coming at him.
Talk of him going to Scotland earlier in the year, maybe as they see him as Hogg's successor.
He's 19. Plenty of time to get better defensively. Even Steward misses tackles (at least two one-on-one tackles at the weekend).
Agreed - having watched nearly a full season if I had to pick the young player from all our opponents who has stood out, he’d be in the mix, along with Alfie Barbeary.
Would either get into a first choice Tigers 15 right now? No. Would I love to see them in our squad and being improved by the best coaching team in the Premiership? Absolutely!
