A team tonight - The return of Cornwell

[RagingBull]

Leicester Tigers Development XV
15 Harry Simmons
14 Ryan Olowofela
13 Charlie Thacker
12 Oli Bryant
11 Sam Yawayawa
10 Tom Hardwick
9 Ben White
1 Riccardo Brugnara
2 Harry Thacker (c)
3 Ben Betts
4 Harry Wells
5 Sam Lewis
6 Will Owen
7 Will Evans
8 Fred Tuilagi

Replacements
16 Harry Mahoney
17 Oscar Harper
18 Joe Heyes
19 Sam Grahamslaw
20 Tommy Reffell
21 Jordan Olowofela
22 Matt Cornwell
23 Josh Fenner

Hell of an inexperienced team but a big chance for academy lads to step up.

[drc_007]

6 Will Owen
7 Will Evans
8 Fred Tuilagi

Could that be the Tigers back-row in a couple of years?

[Lammy]

Interesting to see Fenner named on the bench

[WhitecapTiger]

https://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/new ... gers-test/

WANDERERS TEAM TO PLAY LEICESTER
Aviva ‘A’ League
Franklin’s Gardens
Monday, December 19th, 2016
Kick off 7:30pm
15 George Furbank
14 Howard Packman
13 Nafi Tuitavake
12 Rory Hutchinson
11 Juan Pablo Estelles
10 Sam Olver
9 Alex Mitchell
1 Matt Beesley
2 James Fish
3 Jake Ilnicki
4 Alex Moon
5 Jordan Onojaife
6 Ben Nutley (capt)
7 Lewis Ludlam
8 Devante Onojaife

16 Alex Rayment
17 Harry Morley
18 Ehren Painter
19 Josh Peters
20 Sion Bennett
21 Tom Emery
22 James Grayson
23 Fraser Strachan

[RagingBull]

Huge difference between the teams.

Alot of talented youngsters though IMO.

Starting (Outside seniors)
Yawyawaya
Hardwick
White
Simmons
Lewis
All players i have heard good things about.

Bench
Mahoney
Harper,
Grahamslaw
Fenner
J.Olowofela
Reffell
Similarly heard good things about.

[BFG]

Huge difference between the teams.

Alot of talented youngsters though IMO.

Starting (Outside seniors)
Yawyawaya
Hardwick
White
Simmons
Lewis
All players i have heard good things about.

Bench
Mahoney
Harper,
Grahamslaw
Fenner
J.Olowofela
Reffell
Similarly heard good things about.

Disagree, should be competitive which is good.
No reason they shouldn't go and get a W, don't need excuse's.

[4071]

Huge difference between the teams.

Not really - both sides packed with kids and a handful of very fringe players.

Saints:
15 George Furbank - 20 yrs, 0 start
14 Howard Packman - 21 yrs, 6 starts
13 Nafi Tuitavake - 27 yrs, 0 starts
12 Rory Hutchinson - 20 yrs, 6 starts
11 Juan Pablo Estelles - 28 yrs, 0 starts
10 Sam Olver - 22 yrs, 4 starts
9 Alex Mitchell - 19 yrs, 0 starts

1 Matt Beesley - 24 yrs, 0 starts
2 James Fish - 20 yrs, 0 starts
3 Jake Ilnicki - ?
4 Alex Moon - 20 yrs, 0 starts
5 Jordan Onojaife - 21 yrs, 2 starts
6 Ben Nutley (capt) - 24 yrs, 28 starts
7 Lewis Ludlam - 21 yrs, 2 starts
8 Devante Onojaife - 18 yrs, 0 starts

[RagingBull]

Huge difference between the teams.

Not really - both sides packed with kids and a handful of very fringe players.

Saints:
15 George Furbank - 20 yrs, 0 start
14 Howard Packman - 21 yrs, 6 starts
13 Nafi Tuitavake - 27 yrs, 0 starts
12 Rory Hutchinson - 20 yrs, 6 starts
11 Juan Pablo Estelles - 28 yrs, 0 starts
10 Sam Olver - 22 yrs, 4 starts
9 Alex Mitchell - 19 yrs, 0 starts

1 Matt Beesley - 24 yrs, 0 starts
2 James Fish - 20 yrs, 0 starts
3 Jake Ilnicki - ?
4 Alex Moon - 20 yrs, 0 starts
5 Jordan Onojaife - 21 yrs, 2 starts
6 Ben Nutley (capt) - 24 yrs, 28 starts
7 Lewis Ludlam - 21 yrs, 2 starts
8 Devante Onojaife - 18 yrs, 0 starts

Estelles was playing for Argentina a month ago in the AI's
Tuitavake has played 76 ITM games, 20 super rugby games and a number of games for Agen and 4 caps for Tonga this season.

Those two alone are more experianced than our entire team together.

Nutley has played 64 games for them aswell.


In our whole 23 only
Thacker
Brugnara
Wells
Bryant
Cornwell
Are over 20 and Cornwell has been retired for a year.

[BFG]

Huge difference between the teams.

Not really - both sides packed with kids and a handful of very fringe players.

Saints:
15 George Furbank - 20 yrs, 0 start
14 Howard Packman - 21 yrs, 6 starts
13 Nafi Tuitavake - 27 yrs, 0 starts
12 Rory Hutchinson - 20 yrs, 6 starts
11 Juan Pablo Estelles - 28 yrs, 0 starts
10 Sam Olver - 22 yrs, 4 starts
9 Alex Mitchell - 19 yrs, 0 starts

1 Matt Beesley - 24 yrs, 0 starts
2 James Fish - 20 yrs, 0 starts
3 Jake Ilnicki - ?
4 Alex Moon - 20 yrs, 0 starts
5 Jordan Onojaife - 21 yrs, 2 starts
6 Ben Nutley (capt) - 24 yrs, 28 starts
7 Lewis Ludlam - 21 yrs, 2 starts
8 Devante Onojaife - 18 yrs, 0 starts

Estelles was playing for Argentina a month ago in the AI's
Tuitavake has played 76 ITM games, 20 super rugby games and a number of games for Agen and 4 caps for Tonga this season.

Those two alone are more experianced than our entire team together.

In our whole 23 only
Thacker
Brugnara
Wells
Bryant
Cornwell
Are over 20 and Cornwell has been retired for a year.

Estelles and Tuitavake are two players and in the backs RagingBull, an area that can be coped with and if they don't get any ball then they can't do anything.
You could say Leicester have more experience up front with Thacker, Brugnara and Wells and Saints with only Nutley so it's advantage Leicester if anything IMO.

[Snorbins]

Matt Cornwell is team manager, is our injury crisis that bad?

[RagingBull]

Not really - both sides packed with kids and a handful of very fringe players.

Saints:
15 George Furbank - 20 yrs, 0 start
14 Howard Packman - 21 yrs, 6 starts
13 Nafi Tuitavake - 27 yrs, 0 starts
12 Rory Hutchinson - 20 yrs, 6 starts
11 Juan Pablo Estelles - 28 yrs, 0 starts
10 Sam Olver - 22 yrs, 4 starts
9 Alex Mitchell - 19 yrs, 0 starts

1 Matt Beesley - 24 yrs, 0 starts
2 James Fish - 20 yrs, 0 starts
3 Jake Ilnicki - ?
4 Alex Moon - 20 yrs, 0 starts
5 Jordan Onojaife - 21 yrs, 2 starts
6 Ben Nutley (capt) - 24 yrs, 28 starts
7 Lewis Ludlam - 21 yrs, 2 starts
8 Devante Onojaife - 18 yrs, 0 starts

Estelles was playing for Argentina a month ago in the AI's
Tuitavake has played 76 ITM games, 20 super rugby games and a number of games for Agen and 4 caps for Tonga this season.

Those two alone are more experianced than our entire team together.

In our whole 23 only
Thacker
Brugnara
Wells
Bryant
Cornwell
Are over 20 and Cornwell has been retired for a year.

Estelles and Tuitavake are two players and in the backs RagingBull, an area that can be coped with and if they don't get any ball then they can't do anything.
You could say Leicester have more experience up front with Thacker, Brugnara and Wells and Saints with only Nutley so it's advantage Leicester if anything IMO.

Saints TH is an international played v Ireland and Italy this year.

[LE18]

Hope they do well, lost heavily last year when fixture was played at Leicester Grammar School, I dont know too many of ours so not sure how good they are except for the half dozen or so we have seen in first squads.

[BFG]

RagingBull
Saints TH is an international played v Ireland and Italy this year.

Yes for Canada, this is Leicester, above that level is expected.
Is Brugnara up to it, we shall see, that's what it's all about!
I fully expect it to be competitive, it's a great opportunity and if they aren't up to it then they are not anywhere near good enough.

[RagingBull]

RagingBull
Saints TH is an international played v Ireland and Italy this year.

Yes for Canada, this is Leicester, above that level is expected.
Is Brugnara up to it, we shall see, that's what it's all about!
I fully expect it to be competitive, it's a great opportunity and if they aren't up to it then they are not anywhere near good enough.

I'm sure Canada could beat our a team.

Brugnara isn't obviously that rated considering he has been on loan to at Nat 1 team currently.

Harsh to judge 18/19 year olds on his game IMO.

[RagingBull]

Hardwick gets the first points on the board 0-3
Saints try Estelles 7-3
Try number 2 for 12-3
Hardwick second pen 12-6
Try White 12-11
Half Time