2023-2024 transfers

[Which Tyler]

I can empathise with your depression but looking at the age profile of those leavers and taking into account the normal leavers you get at the end of a season, I think it needed to happen just maybe not all at once.

Will be hard next season but the one after you should be getting right back up there.

It seems like the flip side of having signed up everyone to 3 year contracts in 2020 with the reduced cap and the exemption of 25% (or whatever it was) of salaries for contracts signed before the deadline.

Almost feels like 2 years worth of movement happening at once (with a little staleness creeping in for this season)

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Kata now also slightly stealthily announced as leaving Chiefs.

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

With today's post it seems that Chiefs have finally announced all of the leavers (as it includes guys whose contracts aren't being extended as well as the guys who are transferring).

1. Moon
2. Cowan-Dickie
3. Williams
4. Van Heerden
5. Kirsten
6. Ewers
7. Grondona
8. Simmonds, Leatherbarrow (Ollie, senior academy)
9. Maunder
10. Simmonds
11. Cordero
12. Kata, Hill (Archie, senior academy)
13. Whitten, O'Brien
14. Nowell, Cornish (Shea, senior academy)
15. Hogg

19 players, 4 Lions, 6 England internationals, 5 other internationals, 11 of the Champions Cup winning 23… serious end of an era.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

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Kata now also slightly stealthily announced as leaving Chiefs.

Rumours Tigers bound

 

[big ginger 8]

Rumour going round that Cowan-Dickie's move to Montpellier has fallen through because he didn't turn up to a medical after getting ****** the night before.

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

That would be proper old school front row behaviour. Finished the night in a sober cell.

"Night on the beers" - Montpellier set to pull out of move for Luke Cowan-Dickie - Ruck

Montpellier are reportedly set to pull out of signing England hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie after the Exeter Chiefs hooker failed to turn up to his medical last week.

www.ruck.co.uk

 

[Reiser99]

Well that's just stupid unless he knew he was going to fail the medical. I'm assuming he doesn't have a contract with Exeter next season so where does that leave him?

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Well that's just stupid unless he knew he was going to fail the medical. I'm assuming he doesn't have a contract with Exeter next season so where does that leave him?

Pro D2, Japan or something I'd guess. Not many clubs will have the cap room this late in the day

 

[Reiser99]

Pro D2, Japan or something I'd guess. Not many clubs will have the cap room this late in the day

Especially the wages I imagine he will ask for. He would have been getting something nice in France and premiership definitely ain't matching that

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Maybe he'll just stay at Exeter - they've not announced a replacement yet

 

[Reiser99]

Maybe he'll just stay at Exeter - they've not announced a replacement yet

Depends on cap space surely. They may have an open slot, but do they have the wage space? The may have budgeted for a cheaper replacement.

 

[Scotty]

Depends on cap space surely. They may have an open slot, but do they have the wage space? The may have budgeted for a cheaper replacement.

Tbh we have Frost and Innard but id take LCD to give them guidance for one more season.

1 season on lower money would be win win.

We havnt annouved big signings so maybe some space .

 

[Geordie]

Falcons sign Josh Bainbridge - openside from Coventry.

Add to Leatherbarrow (unless he plays 8), and Pepper signing a 2 year extension...and Collett and young Tiffin...7 is going to be a competitive position.

Signings so far:
Bainbridge - Openside (Coventry)
Murray McCallum - Prop (Edinburgh)
John Kelly - 6/8 (Doncaster),
Ollie Leatherbarrow - 7/8 (Exeter Chiefs)
Tim Cardall - Back 5 (Melbourne Rebels)
Kiran McDonald - Lock (ex-Munster)
Ben Redshaw - Centre (academy graduate)

New Head Coach Alex Codling
and new coaches expected with mark Wilson etc leaving this summer confirmed.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

7 is/was definitely an area that Falcons need(ed) the recruitment - was very evident vs Saints that they had no-one at the ruck to try and slow the opposition and/or steal the ball
For a side whose backs would absolutely thrive on the chaos of turnover ball you'd have thought that'd be a big part of the gameplan

 

[Geordie]

Another 5/7 signings to come aswell...plus the coaching overhaul....

Big Changes...

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Interested to see the quality because it's not that impressive right now being honest

 

[Geordie]

Looks like fearns and Greg Peterson on their way as expected.

Rumours now that Mateo Carreras on his way also.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Looks like fearns and Greg Peterson on their way as expected.

Rumours now that Mateo Carreras on his way also.

Moroni also worded his Instagram post badly
Can't decide if he means last one at KP just for this season or in general

 

[Geordie]

Falcons have signed Bryan Byrne from Bristol - Hooker

 

[Geordie]

Falcons have signed 24 year old 12 Cameron Hutchison from Edinburgh. Apparently a hard running 12 but a little injury prone. Great...another Peter Lucock then who he'll probably be replacing.