23/24 Injury/Suspension/Absent International List

[fentiger]

I would suggest that DC will be playing this week as he is front of house on the social media post released by Tigers this afternoon

[Rugbygramps]

With Saracens possibly down to their 4th choice loosehead a fit Cole could have a big say on proceedings

[sam16111986]

https://twitter.com/ClaireHopkins29/sta ... eSPuA&s=19

Also spotted this. It may have been precautionary why he came off but sometimes you take precautions too late...

Really hope we have 2 fit centres next weekend

It really would be appreciated (by me anyway), if the Club could provide a broad update on all our injured backs.........JVP. Lenny, OHC, Bassett, Watson, Porter, Scott and now Kata. Don't need a detailed medical bulletin, just a rough idea when they may be back fit.
The same goes for Dolly, Vanes and Clare.
We can but hope!

Injuries don't necessarily heal at expected rates. You can give an update one week which is then completely worthless the following as the player is suddenly much further ahead or behind schedule. Just a lost of those injured is fine and more than we had previously.

[Rugbygramps]

Looking a little head of time, but with the 6 nations starting in early February do any posters know if we will loose our England players for the Quins game too

[TigerFeetSteve]

Looking a little head of time, but with the 6 nations starting in early February do any posters know if we will loose our England players for the Quins game too

Yep my understanding is that is the only game affected by the 6N as that will be an England training week. We will however still have the likes of Reffell as non England players will still be with us.

[Rugbygramps]

Looking a little head of time, but with the 6 nations starting in early February do any posters know if we will loose our England players for the Quins game too

Yep my understanding is that is the only game affected by the 6N as that will be an England training week. We will however still have the likes of Reffell as non England players will still be with us.

Thanks TFS. We do have Gloucester at home last weekend of the 6 nations too.
IMO we aren’t going to be as badly affected as previous years, with possibly only Steward, Chessum and Martin being called up, and depending on their recoveries JVP and Watson, who is a very good rugby player

[TigerFeetSteve]

Looking a little head of time, but with the 6 nations starting in early February do any posters know if we will loose our England players for the Quins game too

Yep my understanding is that is the only game affected by the 6N as that will be an England training week. We will however still have the likes of Reffell as non England players will still be with us.

Thanks TFS. We do have Gloucester at home last weekend of the 6 nations too.
IMO we aren’t going to be as badly affected as previous years, with possibly only Steward, Chessum and Martin being called up, and depending on their recoveries JVP and Watson, who is a very good rugby player

Gloucester game is weekend of the 23rd
6 Nations finishes on the 16th

There may be some rest requirements etc but that will probably be more juggled than the start of the season, depending on priorities in the Champions Cup vs the league as it will be at the time.

[Rugbygramps]

Yep my understanding is that is the only game affected by the 6N as that will be an England training week. We will however still have the likes of Reffell as non England players will still be with us.

Thanks TFS. We do have Gloucester at home last weekend of the 6 nations too.
IMO we aren’t going to be as badly affected as previous years, with possibly only Steward, Chessum and Martin being called up, and depending on their recoveries JVP and Watson, who is a very good rugby player

Gloucester game is weekend of the 23rd
6 Nations finishes on the 16th

There may be some rest requirements etc but that will probably be more juggled than the start of the season, depending on priorities in the Champions Cup vs the league as it will be at the time.

Apologies I was looking at 2023 fixtures

[Darc Tiger]

Kata pictured training on Instagram

[TigerFeetSteve]

If you listen to the Rolling Maul pod, Clare talks ablut his bicep injury and surgery post the Newcastle game

[Doghashadhisday]

Looking a little head of time, but with the 6 nations starting in early February do any posters know if we will loose our England players for the Quins game too

Yep my understanding is that is the only game affected by the 6N as that will be an England training week. We will however still have the likes of Reffell as non England players will still be with us.

I thought I read somewhere that the England players will be available for the Quins game as they will be released by England

[loretta]

Hopefully the release of Powell means our cover at 9 is good and JVP is due to return sooner rather than later.

[Rugbygramps]

Hopefully the release of Powell means our cover at 9 is good and JVP is due to return sooner rather than later.

Lenny was a dead leg and though painful, 2 weeks off at most with physio, JVP has had a slight set back and due back soon, from what I’ve read

[TigerFeetSteve]

With Freddie in a sling for the womens game he obviously took a knock. I doubt given our position in the European Cup that we'll risk him unless he's fully ok though. May struggle for alternatives though.

[Darc Tiger]

With Freddie in a sling for the womens game he obviously took a knock. I doubt given our position in the European Cup that we'll risk him unless he's fully ok though. May struggle for alternatives though.

May have to go with Shillcock at 15 if we don't get one of Bassett, Watson or OHC back. Then Wilkinson at 10 if we want to rest Polly. Sod's Law that we let Atkinson go at the point when we might have needed him most!

Kata and Kelly are gonna get stretched over the next few weeks too, unless Guy or Scotty surprise us. Surely we'll see Cokanasiga at some point. Maybe Woodward or Cusick.

FYI, Charlie Clare was on the Rolling Maul pod this week, and said he had a ruptured bicep. An implication that he's a few weeks away, but getting there.