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JohnLowe ![]() British and Irish Lion ![]() Joined: 24 Oct 2015 Location: Doncaster Status: Offline Points: 298 |
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So far I’ve seen 6 former Doncaster Knights players in European Cup squads this weekend. 4 with Saints and Ben White and Harry Thacker both benched for us whilst with Leicester. What players can other Championship clubs name to show the RFU and the media how much all our clubs do to help develop Premiership standard players please?
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Camquin ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 01 Jun 2007 Location: Cambridge Status: Offline Points: 11249 |
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We were not in the Championship at the time, but: Goode, Dingwall and Furlong came through Cambridge mini and youth. Spencer and Ford-Robinson spent time rebuilding at Cambridge after being dropped by their academies. Ton Whiteley played on loan from Saracens. Moon and Painter played at Cambridge on loan from Northampton. Jamal went from Cambridge to Pirates, so they have a claim on him. |
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Sweeney Delenda Est
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KnightsBoy ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 31 Oct 2010 Location: Doncaster Status: Offline Points: 2780 |
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Not the Cup John, but Bomber Hislop started for Edinburgh this weekend.
So 7. Edited by KnightsBoy - 10 Dec 2023 at 10:09 |
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JohnLowe ![]() British and Irish Lion ![]() Joined: 24 Oct 2015 Location: Doncaster Status: Offline Points: 298 |
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As did Glen Young
Edited by JohnLowe - 10 Dec 2023 at 10:54 |
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tigerburnie ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 10 Jun 2012 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 3710 |
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Same could be said of Nat 1 and 2, Leicester Lions certainly have had plenty
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cheshire exile ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 05 Feb 2009 Status: Offline Points: 2475 |
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Dan Frost, Russ Tuima and Tommy Wyatt, ex Pirates, part of Chiefs’ win in Toulon.
Edited by cheshire exile - 12 Dec 2023 at 00:22 |
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islander ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 17 Mar 2010 Location: jersey Status: Offline Points: 7463 |
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Do Champ clubs that ceased to exist this season count?
![]() I make it 10 former Jersey Reds players in Champ Cup this weekend (can't be 100% certain as there are 24 squads to check). Half of them with Bristol (Woolmore, Grahamslaw, Lane + loanees Sheedy/Dun), and one apiece for Saracens (Clarey), Tigers (Hatherell), Munster (Clarke), Quins (Kerrod) & Cardiff (Lawrence). Probably as many again who are injured, rotated, not selected etc
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NationalLeagueBadger ![]() First XV regular ![]() Joined: 18 Mar 2022 Location: Dublin Status: Offline Points: 89 |
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Again outside Championship, but four of the Sale Sharks squad against Stade Francais - Opoku-Fordjour, Bamber, Curtis and Doherty - have played National One this season.
Dugdale did last year and Carpenter in the 2021/22 campaign.
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Redted ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Status: Offline Points: 1083 |
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Jamal was a Redruth mini/junior.
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KnightsBoy ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 31 Oct 2010 Location: Doncaster Status: Offline Points: 2780 |
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To be be honest I don't think it matters who outside of the prem the players have played for, I for one find it interesting the journey some players take. If we were to believe the RFU rhetoric all players in the prem come through their elite academies or are expensive imports.
So keep posting guys, waiting for the blues fans and the pirates, they have helped develop loads.
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tigerburnie ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 10 Jun 2012 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 3710 |
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Senior academy players all get loaned out to get adult rugby experience, very few step straight into Premiership sides directly, so depending on their age and ability they are spread all over the National leagues close to a Premiership side.
In recent times Jack van Poortvleit, James Whitcombe and George Martin went from academy to Nat 2 for a season, then back to the Tigers Senior side, it is happening this season too and also with Nat 1 sides, some are at Nottingham as well in the Championship.
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Paul10 ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 24 Mar 2023 Location: Milton Keynes Status: Offline Points: 676 |
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This would happen whatever the teams were called and whichever league structure we had.
It's the same in any pro sport.
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KnightsBoy ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 31 Oct 2010 Location: Doncaster Status: Offline Points: 2780 |
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But unlike other professional sports, the ruling body of ours openly derides the value of player development outside the prem.
Edited by KnightsBoy - 10 Dec 2023 at 17:25 |
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FHLH ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Cambridge Joined: 19 Apr 2009 Location: Cambridge Status: Offline Points: 5319 |
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An example of the rugby tree working ending up with an England cap in Argentina
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"My father told me big men fall just as quick as little ones, if you put a sword through their hearts."
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Cherub ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 13 Jan 2020 Location: Addingham Status: Offline Points: 607 |
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Theo Dan is another example. He was playing for Ampthill last season. |
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Always trying to stay bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
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