Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Tigers’ new signings take to ice
ADORNED i n their new strips, Dundee Tigers kickoff their season on Sunday (4pm) with a home challenge game against Paisley Pirates.
Coach Grant Reekie said: “We have built a strong roster and added depth with our new signings both at the back and in defence.
“Playing with our new recruits on Sunday can only be beneficial ahead of our first league game
“The team have been training hard on and off the ice and that will, hopefully, show i n our match on Sunday.
“Paisley are a physical side with skilled players so we must be disciplined and battle for every puck.”
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England have played a joker by picking two hookers on the bench against Wales as attack coach Scott Wisemantel compared the World Cup warm-up Tests to a game of poker.
The second instalment of a doubleheader against the Grand Slam champions unfolds in Cardiff tomorrow with Eddie Jones’ men drawing first blood at Twickenham last weekend in the form of a 33-19 victory.
Twenty-four hours earlier on the other side of the equator, Australia sent shockwaves through the global game by overwhelming New Zealand 47-26.
England have made three changes to an experimental side, as well as choosing both Jamie George and Jack Singleton on the bench, while Wales have picked many of their established stars.
Wisemantel refuses to read too much into what happens during the build-up to the World Cup in Japan later this year knowing it is part of the phony war.
“We watched the Wallabies game but we’re not worried about them. All the teams at the moment are taking bits and pieces out of their games,” the Australian said.
“It seems that teams are just holding something back. It’s like a poker game at the moment.
“Everyone’s sitting around, playing a few cards and some nice hands every now and then but I don’t think everyone is showing their full hand.”
England’s unexpected selection of George and Singleton as back-up to starting hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie has been forced by injuries to flankers Mark Wilson, Sam Underhill and Tom Curry.
Menzieshill Whitehall member Lewis Hunter, a 16-year-old pupil at Perth’s St John’s Academy, has returned from a summer camp in the US. He has represented the Scottish Juniors. His sister, Lucy, is also a promising player.
Niamh Maloney (Dunfermline) is part of the Scottish European Junior team which will compete in the European Championships in Austria from September 9-15.
Caledonia Senior Ladies are soon off to Barcelona for a training camp i n preparation for the upcoming British Championships. The Scottish men’s and women’s teams are also set for the Commonwealth Games in Malta.