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Finley Parsons

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By Finley Parsons, in General Football and Sport

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1 hour ago, BKLFox said:

7 Tigers make Borthwicks 1st squad & we'll have 1 in Welsh squad & maybe 1 in Scottish so 9 out during that period.
Could be quite a tough period as 5 of the 9 would be in our strongest 15 but the real issue is that 3 of the remaining 4 are the 1st back ups to positions of those in that 5, then couple that with what 8 players injured February might not be pretty

These situations are ridiculous in top class sport in 2023.  Imagine the same happening in football.   The situation is made worse in that we also went several weeks without a game earlier in the season with the two clubs going bust when we had access to our England contingent.  Surely time the fixture list is overhauled. 

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Ben Youngs…A nice & decent Cameo report…

 

He has earned more England caps than any man and has just been called up to the national squad by a head coach he won a Premiership title with just months ago, yet Ben Youngs refuses to take his ambitions of playing in a fourth World Cup for granted.

On Monday Steve Borthwick named the 33-year-old scrum-half - as well as six of his Leicester Tigers team-mates - in his 36-man England squad for the the Six Nations.

 

Less than a month ago, the experienced playmaker was being called upon at club level by Borthwick. 

Still, Youngs does not see that level of familiarity as any reason to feel assured of his place on the international stage - one he has graced for more than a decade - with the World Cup in France less than eight months away.

"It doesn't guarantee anything," Youngs told BBC Sport.

"I don't think there is any reason for them to pick guys because they worked with them. They are international coaches now - they have a huge player pool to choose from.

"At this stage I have to play as well as I can for Tigers and if I get to play for England in the next nine months, that will be fantastic."

'Hunger for international rugby not changed'

This year's tournament in France has been a "sharp focus" for Youngs from the moment he and his crestfallen England team-mates watched South Africa celebrate their World Cup final win against them in Yokohama in 2019.

"My hunger to play internationally hasn't changed," he said. "My long-term goal ever since coming back from 2019 was wanting to make the next one.

"That hasn't changed, regardless of Steve going in or if (former coach) Eddie (Jones) was still there. It's irrelevant.

"Whether I make it or not, I don't now. It's not going to stop me from trying to achieve that.

"The World Cup is literally a stone's throw away, and I feel like I can still add."

Youngs, who became England's most-capped male player in last year's Six Nations and has taken that record to 121 appearances, missed last summer's tour of Australia after a taxing season on and off the pitch.

Tiffany Youngs, the wife of his brother and former club and country team-mate Tom, passed away just weeks before Tigers won their 11th Premiership title, and first for nine years.

Staying 'fresh' and breaking record

His return for the autumn internationals saw him share the number nine shirt with Tigers team-mate Jack van Poortvliet. 

Again they have been called up together, with Northampton's uncapped scrum-half Alex Mitchell also named in the Six Nations squad by Borthwick.

"When you have guys like Jack coming in and driving it and pushing himself, you get dragged with it and vice versa," Youngs said.

"We have always looked at it, myself and Jack, as a seamless 80-minute game at nine. Whether he starts and I finish, or the other way around, it should look consistent for the 80 minutes - how we play should be smooth.

"We look at it with pride if we deliver in 80 minutes. Team work and working together is really important. 

"We try to do it here at the club and hopefully we get the opportunity to do it for England."

Youngs said the break he was afforded in the summer, and the duties he has shared with Van Poortvliet and Richard Wigglesworth - before the 38-year-old retired as a player to take over as Tigers interim head coach - have helped him "stay fresh".

This being a player who has been part of Tigers' senior squad for 16 years, and who equalled the club's appearance record in the European Champions Cup when he started in last week's win at Clermont.

If he lines up against Ospreys on Friday, Youngs will surpass Geordan Murphy as the club's most-capped player in Europe's top-tier.

With a place in the knockout stage of the continent's most prestigious competition already secured, Youngs hopes the English title holders can challenge for the coveted piece of silverware they have failed to win since retaining the crown in 2002.

They have twice reached the final since, losing in 2007 and 2009, and were most recently beaten in the second-tier European Challenge Cup final in 2021.

"When you really look at it, Leicester are renowned as a European force but we haven't actually won it for absolutely years," Youngs said.

"When you look at it like that, we are actually not a European giant really. I'd love the opportunity to go far in Europe and win it.

"It's something I don't feel we have ever got close to doing while I've been here. It we got that opportunity, it would be hard to beat as far as club stuff goes."

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12 hours ago, rachhere said:

Madness. After they reviewed from every conceivable angle a trillion times the ref somehow concluded it was ‘clearly grounded’, checking with the assistant who gave the least assured confirmation I think I have heard from a rugby official. 

I gotta admit I turned the air blue at that point an outrageous decision from the officials as there was nothing clear about it.

The Tigers disallowed try also had me because again it wasn’t clear the ball was held up and the on-field ref had given a try so the TMO had to prove the other point of the ball wasn’t actually ground as he slid over yet he didn’t he only showed the upper most point of the ball.

Anyway good game did enough to win but Ospeys defence were solid we were camped on the line at least 3 maybe 4 times and got nothing. 
We are through regardless let’s hope results go our way today for a home draw.

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Lots happening at Tigers with players extending contracts along with 7 players brought in in the last 2 weeks, some short term cover but also some long term signings.
Could now do with the Hassell-Collins rumour to come true as we need a winger for next season with the loss of Nadolo, Saumaki doesn't get a look in & i can't imagine Ashton getting another year to take him into 2024

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Brilliant whilst it lasted but dropping like a stone since the magic duo left.

 

6 nations coming up so that's going to leave some pretty random results out there.

 

Anybody know how we compare to other teams when it comes to 6 nation selection numbers? 

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On 28/01/2023 at 17:19, EastAnglianFox said:

Brilliant whilst it lasted but dropping like a stone since the magic duo left.

 

6 nations coming up so that's going to leave some pretty random results out there.

 

Anybody know how we compare to other teams when it comes to 6 nation selection numbers? 

Watson now been called up also so that’s 8 in the ENG squad which means Tigers most heavily represented in that squad, we also have 1 each in SCO and Wales so far, so 10 away.

 

Also have 8 in the U20 ENG 6N squad

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52 minutes ago, RonnieTodger said:

Tigers have signed Mike Brown

Sensible short term signing to cover the fullback (mainly) & wing position with Burns going & Steward/Watson both with ENG only really left Atkinson as a 15 & will split his time between 10 & 15 during that 6N period

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Losing Wiggy and Walters from the coaching staff is a big blow, but the positive spin is that the board should not make the same mistake as was made with giving the job to Geordan Murphy. Hopefully a suitably qualified and experienced head coach is brought in. It's not the time for an experiment. 

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39 minutes ago, BenTheFox said:

Losing Wiggy and Walters from the coaching staff is a big blow, but the positive spin is that the board should not make the same mistake as was made with giving the job to Geordan Murphy. Hopefully a suitably qualified and experienced head coach is brought in. It's not the time for an experiment. 

fully agree & the noise is the club are not interested in having a transitional period & are firmly focused on ensuring that the club has the very best coaching available & have been looking since the start of the season as they were aware that Borthwick would be targeted.

Michael Cheika & Vern Cotter the leading candidates & as much as Cheika would be excellent he's fixed with Pumas & doing really well so will probably want to take them to the WC.
Cotter was with the Fiji national team but 6 days ago resigned so maybe thats a clue on who it might be, he got a very impressive record & wealth of experience also mind.

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