LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
That’s 3 excellent signings imo. Are we expecting anymore, a 2nd centre has been mentioned, or do we think we will be moving onto the leavers next
Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
Will we get a leavers announcement. I could be wrong but over the last couple of years I am sure that I remember them not being announced until after the end of the season.Rugbygramps wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:29 am That’s 3 excellent signings imo. Are we expecting anymore, a 2nd centre has been mentioned, or do we think we will be moving onto the leavers next
Would seem a bit unfair this year as we know Weise is leaving and he will get a big WR send off so would be a bit off to not get the chance to give everyone else a similar goodbye.
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
Very good point and it caused some controversy as I remember.GB72 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:32 amWill we get a leavers announcement. I could be wrong but over the last couple of years I am sure that I remember them not being announced until after the end of the season.Rugbygramps wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:29 am That’s 3 excellent signings imo. Are we expecting anymore, a 2nd centre has been mentioned, or do we think we will be moving onto the leavers next
Would seem a bit unfair this year as we know Weise is leaving and he will get a big WR send off so would be a bit off to not get the chance to give everyone else a similar goodbye.
Mckellar strikes me as being the sort of coach who would want to give players a proper send off
Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
Someone in the know said that we had signed 2 centres which makes sense if Porter and Scott are off. The only other position that I can see us fillings is no 8 if Beets is seen as a project. Think we will see 4-5 leavers.
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
Leavers tend not to be announced till the last week or two of the season at the earliest and sometimes the week after the season.
The new contracts start in July so expect it shortly before then...
Generally it's just keep an eye on other teams announcing our players till then
The new contracts start in July so expect it shortly before then...
Generally it's just keep an eye on other teams announcing our players till then
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
2 centres rumoured to have signed but there are 3 centres who have been rumoured to be leaving at various points with Cokanasiga also on the "maybe leaving" list
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
We also had rumours of De Bruin and Eloff at prop. From memory especially, Eloff was linked around the same time/same story as Perese.
I suspect one more back row or back row/lock hybrid depending on the future of Cracknell, Rogerson and Carter.
Perhaps the much discussed second centre too.
Then maybe another outside back depending on Watson’s future.
I suspect one more back row or back row/lock hybrid depending on the future of Cracknell, Rogerson and Carter.
Perhaps the much discussed second centre too.
Then maybe another outside back depending on Watson’s future.
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
For a moment I thought I'd stumbled across a Pointless round on airports' IATA codes. According to this website, some are:longlivethecrumbie wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:25 amYBY - Young Ben YoungsRugbygramps wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:20 am Excellent though not unexpected news re Perese.
On Beets personally I would be surprised if we spent cap money on another back rower. If the coaches feel he has the ability then sometimes youth needs to be given its head as Baxter has proved at Exeter.
Slight aside a poster asked for explanations of the initials used. As a starting point I’ve got :
JVP - Jack Van Poortvliet
OHC - Ollie Hassell-Collins
FTT - Finn Theobalds- Thomas
CCS - Chandler Cunningham-South
LRZ - Some welsh bloke who moved to America
OTY - Old Tom Youngs
https://airportcodes.aero/iata/C
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
With De Bruin and Eloff, now Cronin has extended and with both of those being primarily Tightheads it makes me think one of either Richardson or Hurd may be off...FrontRowUnionMember wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:08 am We also had rumours of De Bruin and Eloff at prop. From memory especially, Eloff was linked around the same time/same story as Perese.
I suspect one more back row or back row/lock hybrid depending on the future of Cracknell, Rogerson and Carter.
Perhaps the much discussed second centre too.
Then maybe another outside back depending on Watson’s future.
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
Think you will find with the rumour for De Bruin it was someone on the forum going what about De Bruin then everyone jumps on the band wagon, pretty much like every other rumour on this thread.FrontRowUnionMember wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:08 am We also had rumours of De Bruin and Eloff at prop. From memory especially, Eloff was linked around the same time/same story as Perese.
I suspect one more back row or back row/lock hybrid depending on the future of Cracknell, Rogerson and Carter.
Perhaps the much discussed second centre too.
Then maybe another outside back depending on Watson’s future.
Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
With Carter likely to go to Western Force & two definite international locks, with a third likely, I'd be looking to replace Wiese cap-wise with a lock. You use a lot more of them than you think & they are very important. Even with Chessum jnr & Carnduff coming through I think there will be more than enough game time to go around with all the rest we'll be forced to give the England players.
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
Just realised that George Martin's initials are the same as Genetically Modified and, given the size of the bloke....CrumblingTerrace wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:23 am DMK - Dan McKellar
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
With the new signings in mind does anyone know what we need to average per matchday squad to get the bonus from the rfu?
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
We did actually speak with De Bruin and Ellof.PeteK wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:15 amThink you will find with the rumour for De Bruin it was someone on the forum going what about De Bruin then everyone jumps on the band wagon, pretty much like every other rumour on this thread.FrontRowUnionMember wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:08 am We also had rumours of De Bruin and Eloff at prop. From memory especially, Eloff was linked around the same time/same story as Perese.
I suspect one more back row or back row/lock hybrid depending on the future of Cracknell, Rogerson and Carter.
Perhaps the much discussed second centre too.
Then maybe another outside back depending on Watson’s future.