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markharbtiger wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:55 am ...and I see RagingBull lists Mapapalangi as a signing but he's not listed as part of the squad on the team web pages that I can see. Is this nailed on?
i'm going off Cohen saying it is done at a fans forum.
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I think May will be a good signing but I'm really looking forward to seeing what Holmes can do - he looks like a proper athlete and a good finisher.
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westwinds31 wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 6:10 am
Seal wrote: Wed Aug 02, 2017 9:47 pm On paper last season we had:

Youngs
Burns
JPP
Toomua
Tuilagi
Thompstone
Veainu

Which I'd say is different, but on par with our "on paper" this season. And we all know how that turned out...

I'm interested to see who starts at 10 for pre-season games.
Ford and May are significant upgrades on Burns and JPP.
Absolutely spot on. I can't wait to see them in Tigers colours.
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markharbtiger wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:47 am
kpj tiger wrote: Wed Aug 02, 2017 12:56 pm Chris Baumann can be seen training in the latest LTTV video with Dom Ryan so that's a done deal
Really? I wasn't so sure when I looked...
At 1:28 he is seen in the middle between Joe Ford and Dom Ryan
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Very pleased about May - raw pace and skill , although I might have preferred one of the other locks to go rather than Slater . It will be interesting to see how Holmes develops - lets hope he doesn't find the transition from Championship standard to Premiership standard too much .
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westwinds31 wrote: Wed Aug 02, 2017 9:04 pm Is there a back line in European rugby that's (on paper) better than....

Youngs
Ford
May
Toomua
Tuilagi
Thompstone
Veainu

...I doubt it.
Le Roux
Wade
Bassett
Daly / Lovobaluva
Gopperth / De Jong
Cipriani
Robson/Simpson

Isn't too shabby
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Yes - Wasps vs Tigers - I'm drooling already as, I suspect, the players are. Serious bragging rights at stake given the 'match-ups'!
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strawclearer wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 12:15 pm Yes - Wasps vs Tigers - I'm drooling already as, I suspect, the players are. Serious bragging rights at stake given the 'match-ups'!
However...
2nd December: we may be missing our international players as England are playing Samoa in the preceding week.
24th March, England play Ireland in the last game of the 6 nations on the previous weekend so same again.
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Ford isn't a significant upgrade on Burns, certainly not on recent form,that's crazy talk!
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Scott11 wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 1:03 pm Ford isn't a significant upgrade on Burns, certainly not on recent form,that's crazy talk!
didn't watch the England tour of Argentina then?
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Scott11 wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 1:03 pm Ford isn't a significant upgrade on Burns, certainly not on recent form,that's crazy talk!
Hardly crazy talk.
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I think Ford is better when surrounded by high calibre players. He will be able to get more out of the likes of Manu, Toomua, May etc
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Re-watch Tigers loss to Bath at Twickenham last season and see if you still think we haven't upgraded with Ford coming in.
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What the Arg team with no rush defence or alignment lol behave! Ford has hardly been excelling for England either,he had a fantastic season under his Dad when Bath made the final but has been nowhere near that level since. Burns was world class at times last season and we are definitely getting the worse end of the deal! Significant upgrade lol
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We can now look forward to this Back Line:

15,Veianu, 14,Thompstone. 13,Holmes. 12. Toomua. 11. May. 10.Ford. 9. B Youngs.

Now that's a back line to frighten most opposition. :smt026
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