LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - Crocodile McKeller: Men at Work
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - Crocodile McKeller: Men at Work
Not convinced that Cowan-Dickie is on the England radar any more. Came through young but tailed plateaued a bit short of international level.
McGuigan looked likely a year or two back but I guess his chance has passed.
Charlie Clare has impressed but is he at that level?
Jamie George is probably not going to make the next world cup but it's possible. Creevy is older than George will be but there are fewer hookers in the Argentina set up I guess.
Realistically Borthwick has to back the talent he needs to build a team. The world Cup is a natural watershed and a number will retire.
Some, who may think they should be there, might find they are passed over for younger players with greater potential to develop into a player to fit Borthwick's plan.
McGuigan looked likely a year or two back but I guess his chance has passed.
Charlie Clare has impressed but is he at that level?
Jamie George is probably not going to make the next world cup but it's possible. Creevy is older than George will be but there are fewer hookers in the Argentina set up I guess.
Realistically Borthwick has to back the talent he needs to build a team. The world Cup is a natural watershed and a number will retire.
Some, who may think they should be there, might find they are passed over for younger players with greater potential to develop into a player to fit Borthwick's plan.
Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - Crocodile McKeller: Men at Work
Charlie is already 31 (nearly 32) there's not a chance he's playing for Englandmol2 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 28, 2023 5:23 pm Not convinced that Cowan-Dickie is on the England radar any more. Came through young but tailed plateaued a bit short of international level.
McGuigan looked likely a year or two back but I guess his chance has passed.
Charlie Clare has impressed but is he at that level?
Jamie George is probably not going to make the next world cup but it's possible. Creevy is older than George will be but there are fewer hookers in the Argentina set up I guess.
Realistically Borthwick has to back the talent he needs to build a team. The world Cup is a natural watershed and a number will retire.
Some, who may think they should be there, might find they are passed over for younger players with greater potential to develop into a player to fit Borthwick's plan.
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - Crocodile McKeller: Men at Work
Cowan Dickie would definitely have been at the World Cup if he was fit.
Without wanting to open old wounds what difference would a fresh off the bench scrummager of his ability made in those last minutes against South Africa.
I do agree like George he is too old moving forward
Without wanting to open old wounds what difference would a fresh off the bench scrummager of his ability made in those last minutes against South Africa.
I do agree like George he is too old moving forward
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - Crocodile McKeller: Men at Work
it may lead to bad results but if someone will be too old in 4 years they should only play for England to cover an injury crisis
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - Crocodile McKeller: Men at Work
IMO not all of the 30 year old plus players will be retired.
Lawes, Youngs already announced, think you can add Marler, Cole , George, Vunipola,
Care, Tuilagi, May to that, then you have Willis, Marchant, Ribbans as they will be in France.
Some and I include Farrell May have another couple of years
Lawes, Youngs already announced, think you can add Marler, Cole , George, Vunipola,
Care, Tuilagi, May to that, then you have Willis, Marchant, Ribbans as they will be in France.
Some and I include Farrell May have another couple of years
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - Crocodile McKeller: Men at Work
Arundell is in France too now or is he exempt from that stupid rule due to LI's summer demise?
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - Crocodile McKeller: Men at Work
Arundell is exempt due to LI, this covers this season only.Jimmy Skitz wrote: ↑Sat Oct 28, 2023 7:43 pm Arundell is in France too now or is he exempt from that stupid rule due to LI's summer demise?
Ex Wasps & Worcester (e.g.) are now ineligible
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - Crocodile McKeller: Men at Work
with the financial mess Rugby is in its time to allow players in France or URC to play for England stop making clubs overpay for players they don't get for the full season anyway, or bring in centralised contracts and have players placed evenly over the leagueTigerFeetSteve wrote: ↑Sat Oct 28, 2023 7:49 pmArundell is exempt due to LI, this covers this season only.Jimmy Skitz wrote: ↑Sat Oct 28, 2023 7:43 pm Arundell is in France too now or is he exempt from that stupid rule due to LI's summer demise?
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - Crocodile McKeller: Men at Work
Rugby Paper saying we are looking at a new back coach
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - Crocodile McKeller: Men at Work
Dickens leaving or moving to another role or doesn’t it say?
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - Crocodile McKeller: Men at Work
Seems like we are not impressed.
But the Fissler being pretty vague about it all so could just be :censored:
But the Fissler being pretty vague about it all so could just be :censored:
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - Crocodile McKeller: Men at Work
Paywall, but seems to say we're looking at replacing him at the startTerracetiger4 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 8:54 amDickens leaving or moving to another role or doesn’t it say?
https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/feature ... eopardy/is
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - Crocodile McKeller: Men at Work
In unrelated news the Aussie media are reporting that EJ has resigned as the Australian coach
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Gonna be an interesting few weeks,I’ve no doubt McKellar will be approached. Probably not publically due to legal reasons but there’s ways around these things. I used to think he would go,now I’ve gone the other way. Jones was always going after that disaster although there were many on here that believed he was gonna stay on. Not a chance! He was gone really as soon as they were out,it was a just a case of the legal teams getting together and sorting out the payoff side of thingslonglivethecrumbie wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:19 am In unrelated news the Aussie media are reporting that EJ has resigned as the Australian coach
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - Crocodile McKeller: Men at Work
I have been left a little underwhelmed but it’s a big call this early on. I quite like the fact that mckellar obviously has his standards and you meet them or move on. It’ll be interesting to see who could come in.RagingBull wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 8:58 am Seems like we are not impressed.
But the Fissler being pretty vague about it all so could just be