RagingBull wrote: ↑Thu Nov 11, 2021 1:29 pm
Matt Scott in the Scotland game v SA his first international game in over 4 years and it's against the champs and B&I tour winners
Starting as well.
What a great story for Tigers, comes here off the back of no contract offers from Cockers recommendation becomes IMO our form centre in both 12 and 13 and gets his rewards with a cap. Very good PR for Tigers recruitment.
"Rugby isn't a contact sport,ballroom dancing is a contact sport. Rugby is a collision sport" Heyneke Meyer
I'd imagine Manu will be coming inside looking for the ball more than playing with chalk on his boots perhaps making overloads in the middle of the pitch. If he does play as a traditional winger (he did it back in Oz ages ago when Freddie Burns played fly half) i'd imagine he'll struggle as he did then although hes no slouch, he no longer has that extra yard of pace due to injuries.
EJ has always spoken about hybrid players so maybe it'll work albeit i have my doubts.
It'll be interesting to see how it works but it does look like a case of picking players and then working out how they can all fit positions.
DeadlyDunc wrote: ↑Thu Nov 11, 2021 1:36 pm
I'd imagine Manu will be coming inside looking for the ball more than playing with chalk on his boots perhaps making overloads in the middle of the pitch. If he does play as a traditional winger (he did it back in Oz ages ago when Freddie Burns played fly half) i'd imagine he'll struggle as he did then although hes no slouch, he no longer has that extra yard of pace due to injuries.
EJ has always spoken about hybrid players so maybe it'll work albeit i have my doubts.
It'll be interesting to see how it works but it does look like a case of picking players and then working out how they can all fit positions.
Curry at 8 with 2 specialist 8s on the bench is a classic too! But I'm sure Dombrandt could play or has played at 6. All good fun I suppose and Eddie gets the attention he desperately seeks
"Rugby isn't a contact sport,ballroom dancing is a contact sport. Rugby is a collision sport" Heyneke Meyer
RagingBull wrote: ↑Thu Nov 11, 2021 1:29 pm
Matt Scott in the Scotland game v SA his first international game in over 4 years and it's against the champs and B&I tour winners
Starting as well.
What a great story for Tigers, comes here off the back of no contract offers from Cockers recommendation becomes IMO our form centre in both 12 and 13 and gets his rewards with a cap. Very good PR for Tigers recruitment.
RagingBull wrote: ↑Thu Nov 11, 2021 1:29 pm
Matt Scott in the Scotland game v SA his first international game in over 4 years and it's against the champs and B&I tour winners
Starting as well.
What a great story for Tigers, comes here off the back of no contract offers from Cockers recommendation becomes IMO our form centre in both 12 and 13 and gets his rewards with a cap. Very good PR for Tigers recruitment.
Interestingly, John Barclay has an interesting (and not very complimentary) viewpoint about the over intense Cokerill style regime at Edinburgh (and possibly now at England) so maybe that didn’t quite suit Matt. Our gain, though…..as long as Matt doesn’t decide to skedaddle back to Scotland any time soon!
Manu's selection on the wing is interesting. He's a powerful runner and I suspect a little quicker since he lost some of the weight. Jones must have been trialing this in training so we'll see who is right.
I've always thought that Ford at 10 with Farrell at 12 was a good combination giving the choice of kicking from 12 which I suspect is a part of the game plan.
Pleased that Smith is getting a start in a game where he should be tested.
Life can be unpredictable, so eat your pudding first!
Noggs wrote: ↑Thu Nov 11, 2021 12:48 pm
Hopefully our non-selected players will be released and available for selection this weekend.
They won’t be released until after the AIs now as the RFU has stopped the non-selected players being released to try and curb the covid related absences such as Farrell and Marler.
All players will remain in camp until after the SA game I believe now.
Will be interesting to see if the Aussies get Manu running back and forth with kicks over his head. Take the wind out of him a bit and reduce the impact of him on crash ball. I know he is leaner, fitter and quicker now but still a potential tactic for the Aussies. Maybe Freddie will be asked to take a few steps over closer to Manu’s wing than May’s.
