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Re: U18 Summer Series

Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2025 7:15 am
by fivepointer
Got a bit of a thumping, lost 69-24. Hopefully the experience gained will be useful despite the poor results.

Re: U18 Summer Series

Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2025 11:51 pm
by Slater582
Does Tamani always play wing? Reckon he'd be a useful centre.

Re: U18 Summer Series

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2025 3:32 am
by Which Tyler
Why are the English always so eager to convert any big back3 players we have, to centre, just because they're big?

Yes, he always plays wing, not he doesn't have the hands, or the agility, to play centre. At this point, I'm not sure he's got the brains either.
What he is, is a really good and promising winger.

Re: U18 Summer Series

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2025 12:24 pm
by Slater582
Which Tyler wrote: Wed Aug 20, 2025 3:32 am Why are the English always so eager to convert any big back3 players we have, to centre, just because they're big?

Yes, he always plays wing, not he doesn't have the hands, or the agility, to play centre. At this point, I'm not sure he's got the brains either.
What he is, is a really good and promising winger.
He didn't strike me as a particularly big lad when I saw him play, was good in contact though.

Re: U18 Summer Series

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2025 7:16 am
by twitchy
Which Tyler wrote: Wed Aug 20, 2025 3:32 am Why are the English always so eager to convert any big back3 players we have, to centre, just because they're big?

I mean, if anything, it's the opposite. We seem to have (or had) a real problem developing big/physical centres.

Re: U18 Summer Series

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2025 9:06 am
by FKAS
twitchy wrote: Thu Aug 21, 2025 7:16 am
Which Tyler wrote: Wed Aug 20, 2025 3:32 am Why are the English always so eager to convert any big back3 players we have, to centre, just because they're big?

I mean, if anything, it's the opposite. We seem to have (or had) a real problem developing big/physical centres.
We have a problem developing big and physical centres that aren't very skill limited. When we do we still seem to have issues bringing them through, see Dan Kelly.

Re: U18 Summer Series

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2025 9:20 am
by FKAS
I'd also add that being big and mobile whilst being able to play both centre and wing is very useful.