Yates : Sun May 26, 2013 8:42 pm  

The young chap played half back for Hornets at Cheltenham today. I have heard he did really well looked confident and spun out a great deal of good ball behind a commanding pack. Whilst I fully understand this is a pretty basic standard it is after all semi pro and against open age guys. Perhaps he is being monitored to have a run out, perhaps against the Bulls

Re: Yates : Mon May 27, 2013 8:39 am  

I suspect Meli would have looked a world beater at 7 playing open age guy's but he's just getting back from injury isnt he so all game time will be good for him.

Would be nice to see a real scrum half given a go at some point this year

Re: Yates : Mon May 27, 2013 1:55 pm  

After watching the Warrington debacle in the halves, and reading Yates did very well again then surely now is the time to see what he can offer us. It cannot be anything worse than Wilkin and Ashe he's a natural 7 at the end of the day!

Re: Yates : Mon May 27, 2013 1:57 pm  

StandObserver wrote:

After watching the Warrington debacle in the halves, and reading Yates did very well again then surely now is the time to see what he can offer us. It cannot be anything worse than Wilkin and Ashe he's a natural 7 at the end of the day!

Why not swift ? Swift played 6 for England and saints thru the youth as well. He's more experienced at this level than Yates.

Re: Yates : Mon May 27, 2013 2:46 pm  

Might as well give Swift and Yates a go, as people say, can't be as bad as Ashe and Wilkin.

Re: Yates : Mon May 27, 2013 3:15 pm  

I was talking about playing 7 and the topic was about Yates that was all and he is the only natural 7 we have at the club. Personally I would go Yates over Swift from games I've seen because if the club had Swift in their plans as a Half Back surely he would have had a go by now, everybody else has. I do rate him but I see his future as a winger that's my opinion anyway. There has been big noises about Yates for some time now so i just feel it is the right time to see what he has got.

Re: Yates : Mon May 27, 2013 4:00 pm  

St pete wrote:

Why not swift ? Swift played 6 for England and saints thru the youth as well. He's more experienced at this level than Yates.

When did Swift play at 6 for England?
The last England academy halfback pairings have been Sam Powell and Gareth O'Brien followed by George Williams and Ryan Hampshire.

Re: Yates : Mon May 27, 2013 4:01 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

When did Swift play at 6 for England?
The last England academy halfback pairings have been Sam Powell and Gareth O'Brien followed by George Williams and Ryan Hampshire.

That's what I was told.

Re: Yates : Mon May 27, 2013 4:11 pm  

Swift played for England community lions, rather than England academy. He only came to the club as an 18 year old.

Re: Yates : Mon May 27, 2013 5:55 pm  

Swift was amateur untill 18 and was playing for Brook. Like the poster above states he never represented England academy it was the community lions.