LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
Taufete'e is an interesting case. The only time he's played more than 7 minutes (before he got injured) was when he came on for Pollard once we'd run out of replacements at Sarries. I think he may end up well down the pecking order and off again next summer perhaps?
Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
Unusual for us to sign players on a single year deal? Would have to think Taufete'e has another year
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
Taufete'e is an interesting one.
He's not played many minutes for us, but we signed him late in the off season so he may well have missed chunks of the pre-season.
Hooker is a position especially on lineouts where you need to drill and drill and drill to get timings etc right. It may be that Borthwick likes him just wanted to get his set piece bang on first before too much gametime.
Then he got injured. I think it's fair to say he's behind a few guys but I wouldn't write him off just yet.
He's not played many minutes for us, but we signed him late in the off season so he may well have missed chunks of the pre-season.
Hooker is a position especially on lineouts where you need to drill and drill and drill to get timings etc right. It may be that Borthwick likes him just wanted to get his set piece bang on first before too much gametime.
Then he got injured. I think it's fair to say he's behind a few guys but I wouldn't write him off just yet.
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
Anybody know who is stood to the right of Jed Walsh in the corner?
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
Think it's Seb Smith...kpj tiger wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 12:29 pm Anybody know who is stood to the right of Jed Walsh in the corner?
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
... and I wouldn't imagine he's a low earner. Experienced international, World Rugby Player of the Year nominee, been playing in France.Hot_Charlie wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 3:07 pm Taufete'e is an interesting case. The only time he's played more than 7 minutes (before he got injured) was when he came on for Pollard once we'd run out of replacements at Sarries. I think he may end up well down the pecking order and off again next summer perhaps?
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Sorry meant from the cameras perspective, so Jed Walsh's leftTigerFeetSteve wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 12:34 pmThink it's Seb Smith...kpj tiger wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 12:29 pm Anybody know who is stood to the right of Jed Walsh in the corner?
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
Yeah. I'm not sure he's offering value for money at the moment.CrumblingTerrace wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 12:38 pm... and I wouldn't imagine he's a low earner. Experienced international, World Rugby Player of the Year nominee, been playing in France.Hot_Charlie wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 3:07 pm Taufete'e is an interesting case. The only time he's played more than 7 minutes (before he got injured) was when he came on for Pollard once we'd run out of replacements at Sarries. I think he may end up well down the pecking order and off again next summer perhaps?
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
He came over from Major League Rugby in the States where salaries are much lower than they are here.CrumblingTerrace wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 12:38 pm... and I wouldn't imagine he's a low earner. Experienced international, World Rugby Player of the Year nominee, been playing in France.Hot_Charlie wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 3:07 pm Taufete'e is an interesting case. The only time he's played more than 7 minutes (before he got injured) was when he came on for Pollard once we'd run out of replacements at Sarries. I think he may end up well down the pecking order and off again next summer perhaps?
Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
Has Nadolo gone? Weirdly Rugby Pass keep putting up these articles but there's nothing when you click on them
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
Pretty sure he's in Leicester still, not sure when exactly he leaves, but was in Leicester last week.
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
Thanks TFS! links working now ,was this:TigerFeetSteve wrote: ↑Thu Nov 24, 2022 10:18 amPretty sure he's in Leicester still, not sure when exactly he leaves, but was in Leicester last week.
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
Taufete'e came as a probable third choice hooker , I cannot see Him being a big earner from.our cap. He has been unlucky with injury just at the time he would have been used. There is still plenty of the season to go and we will need a minimum of four hookers to ensure having two fit for each match, five would be better and six may not be too many.
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
he wasn't getting used at hooker when he was on the bench for us instead we had Clare going 80johnthegriff wrote: ↑Thu Nov 24, 2022 10:55 am Taufete'e came as a probable third choice hooker , I cannot see Him being a big earner from.our cap. He has been unlucky with injury just at the time he would have been used. There is still plenty of the season to go and we will need a minimum of four hookers to ensure having two fit for each match, five would be better and six may not be too many.