LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
If Cronin broke his arm he might not be eligible to play again until April. Being in training and being available to play are not necessarily the same thing.
Brown was out of work and desperate for a contract, I suspect he was paid very little as you suggest. He wanted to prove himself as much as anything else.
Brown was out of work and desperate for a contract, I suspect he was paid very little as you suggest. He wanted to prove himself as much as anything else.
Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
Doel would be a great signingsam16111986 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 06, 2023 9:10 pm This season has been a bit all over the place with the three mid season leavers.
For next season it'll probably roll out to be;
Atkinson for Burns
Shillcock for Hegarty
Hassell-Collins for Nadolo
We might well have made some savings across the three deals there. Might be enough to keep Brown. There could be some good back three deals to be had with the Regions suffering and some of the Wasps and Wuss guys still struggling to find new jobs. Harri Doel from Wuss is playing semi pro rugby for instance. Could be a steal for a club in the summer.
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
Aside from Hassel-Collins, are there any rumours out there regarding signings or assistant coaches? I fully appreciate there are 6 months between now and the new season start, but seems eerily quiet.
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I heard it from a friend of friend of a friend's auties budgie that juan martin hernandez was in an estate agents in Syston
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
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I haven't yet but there aren't usually that many rumours about assistant coaches or strength and conditioning coaches as they are less sexy.
Just a personal feeling but I'm not going to worry about that until end of April/early May time.
Working on the basis of Harrison, Everard, Deacon & Smith being retained we're looking for one additional backs focused coach and possibly a general lieutenant to McKellar. As well as an S&C head which is generally a backroom appointment other than Walters!
I read a history of the Pumas recently that had a good section on Loffreda at Leicester. He said the main mistake he felt he made was not having an right hand man with him from Argentina to be a sounding board, additional set of eyes and ears, someone to speak to in Spanish to help him articulate his thoughts. Learning from that (although not the last part!) I think it's important McKellar has at least one person who he has worked with before to act as that support and sounding board. Equally I wouldn't him to clear out everyone and just be given a carte blanche either.
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
I don't think there's many rumours because we probably aren't expecting many more notable players. Some back three and tighthead cover. Ideally West is staying. Maybe another centre if we think Porter or Kelly will go to the world cup.
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
Wow! Wasn't expecting that. While he's been a squad player with us he's been a decent one. That said, I don't recall if any of the new players coming in over the summer can play 8 so maybe he saw his time as being up?kpj tiger wrote: ↑Fri Mar 10, 2023 3:50 pm Sean Jansen has signed for Connacht
https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2023/031 ... eir-ranks/
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I don't think there would be a new 8 but a rejig of current personnel in the pecking order of each position like this;longlivethecrumbie wrote: ↑Fri Mar 10, 2023 3:53 pmWow! Wasn't expecting that. While he's been a squad player with us he's been a decent one. That said, I don't recall if any of the new players coming in over the summer can play 8 so maybe he saw his time as being up?kpj tiger wrote: ↑Fri Mar 10, 2023 3:50 pm Sean Jansen has signed for Connacht
https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2023/031 ... eir-ranks/
2022/23
6. Leibenburg, Martin
7. Reffell, Cracknell
8. Weise, Jansen
2023/24
6. Leibenburg, Hatherell
7. Reffell, Illione
8. Weise, Cracknell
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
I wonder when you have more versatile players who can cover 8 (Liebenberg, Cracknell) then a player like Jansen becomes a bit of a luxury.longlivethecrumbie wrote: ↑Fri Mar 10, 2023 3:53 pmWow! Wasn't expecting that. While he's been a squad player with us he's been a decent one. That said, I don't recall if any of the new players coming in over the summer can play 8 so maybe he saw his time as being up?kpj tiger wrote: ↑Fri Mar 10, 2023 3:50 pm Sean Jansen has signed for Connacht
https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2023/031 ... eir-ranks/
Connacht majoring on his Irish heritage too.
Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
Maybe the new HC making room in the cap?longlivethecrumbie wrote: ↑Fri Mar 10, 2023 3:53 pmWow! Wasn't expecting that. While he's been a squad player with us he's been a decent one. That said, I don't recall if any of the new players coming in over the summer can play 8 so maybe he saw his time as being up?kpj tiger wrote: ↑Fri Mar 10, 2023 3:50 pm Sean Jansen has signed for Connacht
https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2023/031 ... eir-ranks/
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
No news from the club on it.
But I had my feelings since Hatherall was announced tbh
But I had my feelings since Hatherall was announced tbh
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This is my thoughts on it. He's been good for the club but he deserves a chance to get more regular game time. For me going into a World cup year this is a big statement of faith in Ilione!RagingBull wrote: ↑Fri Mar 10, 2023 4:04 pm No news from the club on it.
But I had my feelings since Hatherall was announced tbh
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
It seems unlikely, but I'd been hoping that Jack Willis would come to Tigers after his adventure with Toulouse.
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