Re: Trying to pick a 17 for Saturday : Tue Apr 23, 2013 11:41 pm  

St pete wrote:

Savelio must be due a call up soon.

He hasn't played in the under 19's for weeks. So I assume he is out injured at the moment. I think that when he does get a call up, he will make a bigger impression than Greenwood and Walker. He is that good.

As for Luke Thompson, I have seen him a few times this year. He runs the ball in very hard. Nathan has obviously been impressed.

I will predict that next season we will see Thompson, Richards and Savelio promoted to the first team on full time contracts. Maybe Charnock too.

Re: Trying to pick a 17 for Saturday : Wed Apr 24, 2013 6:03 am  

Savelio has the x-factor, quality player.

Re: Trying to pick a 17 for Saturday : Wed Apr 24, 2013 7:02 am  

I think Savelio had meningitis a few weeks ago, so will probably still be working back to full strength.

Re: Trying to pick a 17 for Saturday : Wed Apr 24, 2013 7:09 am  

Luke Thompson was one of England Academy's better players on tour last year, he looks more of a second rower than prop to me though.

Re: Trying to pick a 17 for Saturday : Wed Apr 24, 2013 9:02 am  

http://www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/2949 I wonder if Ashe will be at stand off.

http://www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/2949 I wonder if Ashe will be at stand off.

Re: Trying to pick a 17 for Saturday : Wed Apr 24, 2013 9:03 am  

Dux wrote:

http://www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/2949

I wonder if Ashe will be at stand off.

You would think so given how they have described him in the article:

'Brown revealed that half-back Nathan Ashe will also get extended game time at the Twickenham Stoop.'

Re: Trying to pick a 17 for Saturday : Wed Apr 24, 2013 9:14 am  

Scraping the bottom of the barrel with a blunt knife or what.

Only solace is that its London. Expect other results after this mind, Widnes, Leeds, Wire, Bradford before the Exiles game.

GULP!

Re: Trying to pick a 17 for Saturday : Wed Apr 24, 2013 9:41 am  

The Eclipse wrote:

Luke Thompson was one of England Academy's better players on tour last year, he looks more of a second rower than prop to me though.

He has played back row all through his time at Pilk's and at U16's scholarship at Saints.

Re: Trying to pick a 17 for Saturday : Wed Apr 24, 2013 9:47 am  

Dux wrote:

http://www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/2949

I wonder if Ashe will be at stand off.

Ashe played a number of games at stand off for the reserves when players like swift and gaskell (standoffs) played in the new glory position of full back.

Re: Trying to pick a 17 for Saturday : Wed Apr 24, 2013 9:51 am  

Another thing on Thompson, I haven't seen him play for a couple of years, but if he has beefed up he could easily play prop.