Perpignan departures

[Draggs]

James Hook possibly to Lyon, although Bath and Bristol have been mentioned.
Charteris has been linked with a return to Wales, with Ospreys and Newport Gwent Dragons interested.
Camille Lopez could be Clermont bound, after turning them down last year. Could be a great fit.

 

[Feicarsinn]

I don't suppose we could have a look at Hook. Could be just what be need...

 

[Draggs]

I don't suppose we could have a look at Hook. Could be just what be need...

Yes, if you are worried about centres (or lack of) a James Hook crab could be just what your backline needs to paper over the cracks.

 

[Big Ewis]

errrr, there are other important departures !

- France winger Sofiane Guitoune to Bordeaux-Bègles.
- France hooker Guirado to Toulon.
- Prop Sébastien Taofifenua to Bordeaux-Bègles.
- France second rower Romain Taofifenua to Toulon.
- France second rower Seb Vahaamahina to Clermont.
- Narraway and Leo to London Irish

 

[TRF_Olyy]

"a James Hook crab"?
Come one now, that's doing a great disservice to his skill on the pitch.

It's "a James Hook telegraphed intercept try", surely?

 

[Draggs]

errrr, there are other important departures !

- France winger Sofiane Guitoune to Bordeaux-Bègles.
- France hooker Guirado to Toulon.
- Prop Sébastien Taofifenua to Bordeaux-Bègles.
- France second rower Romain Taofifenua to Toulon.
- France second rower Seb Vahaamahina to Clermont.
- Narraway and Leo to London Irish

And that is why this is a thread, so all can add!

TBH, I can only name one Hook international intercept try, v SA in 2008. He got one back against them in 2010. Biggar and Jones have thrown their share (Wellies costing us v England 2010).

 

[Big Ewis]

And that is why this is a thread, so all can add!

mmm...not bad, not bad...naming community spirit to cover up for a lousy job, compelling argument. I ALMOST felt guilty there for a second !

 

[Draggs]

U lookin for a ban m8?

 

[Big Ewis]

U lookin for a ban m8?

uhm what I meant to say was, and it's very strange that I typed that last message - I actually meant to say: did I ever tell you you had the best username I ever saw in any forum, ever ? I know it seems like I'm sucking up to you, but I think Toulouse's defeat, you know, my head isn't straight...and like, if you switch "the best username" with a random part of that initial post, it's basically the same comment. I just worded it a bit weird. That's all. Semantics...

 

[Draggs]

James Hook now linked to Northampton.
Myler, Geraghty, Lamb, Hook? Somebody needs to take a look at whoever does the standoff hiring.

 

[iINDOMINUSxx]

im sure there were mentions off Al Strokosch going somewhere i have no idea where to

 

[Croket66]

Perpignan squad for the next season

bold = loyal player despite the relegation
bold-italic : espoirs (U23) player who had game for the first team this season
italic = players from espoirs (U23) team
regular = new players

Loosehead prop : Jérémy Bécasseau - Gaétan Guyon - Jean-Baptiste Custoja - Christophe David
Hooker : Romain Terrain - Benoit Cabello - Jean-Philippe Genevois - Raphaël Carbou
Tighthead prop : Paulica Ion - Giorgi Mchedlishvili - Rudy Chéron - Pascal Cotet
Lock : Guillaume Vilaceca - Kirill Kulemin - Loïc Charlon - Rinus Bothma - Bastien Chalureau
Flanker : Alasdair Strokosch - Jean-Pierre Perez - Benjamin Beaux - Nicolas Rabat - Alan Brazo - Lucas Bachelier
Eightman : Dimitri Basilaia - Karl Château
Scrumhalf : Dewaldt Duvenage - Sébastien Descons - Tom Ecochard
Flyhalf : Tommaso Allan - Nicolas Bélie
Centre : Lifeimi Mafi - Sione Piukala - David Marty - Jens Torfs - Samuel Faconnier
Winger : Wandile Mjekevu - Watisoni Votu - Jonathan Bousquet - Jean-Bernard Pujol - Baptiste Rousset
Fullback : Joffrey Michel - Julien Farnoux

Players in :
Forwards : Jérémy Bécasseau (Worcester), Gaétan Guyon (Auch), Benoit Cabello (Clermont), Jean-Philippe Genevois (Biarritz), Giorgi Mchedlishvili (Montpellier), Rudy Chéron (unattached), Kirill Kulemin (Sale Sharks), Loïc Charlon (Pau), Rinus Bothma (Ford Pumas), Bastien Chalureau (Toulouse espoirs), Benjamin Beaux (Narbonne), Dimitri Basilaia (Edinburgh)
Backs : Nicolas Bélie (Bayonne), Jonathan Bousquet (Oyonnax), Jean-Bernard Pujol (Toulouse espoirs), Julien Farnoux (Clermont espoirs)

Players out :
Forwards : Sébastien Taofifenua (Bordeaux), Giorgi Jgenti (Bayonne), Kisi Pulu (Narbonne), Guilhem Guirado (Toulon), Luke Charteris (Racing-Metro), Justin Purll (retired), Romain Taofifenua (Toulon), Sébastien Vahaamahina (Clermont), Bertrand Guiry (Bordeaux), Dan Leo (London Irish), Luke Naraway (London Irish),
Backs : Nicolas Durand (Toulon), James Hook (Gloucester), Camille Lopez (Clermont), Richard Haughton (retired), Sofiane Guitoune (Bordeaux)

Stand by :
Alisona Taumalolo, Tommaso Benvenuti

 

[Gavin]

Surprised Tommaso Allan is staying with them. Would have thought he could be snapped up by a team somewhere else.

 

[Big Ewis]

Surprised Tommaso Allan is staying with them. Would have thought he could be snapped up by a team somewhere else.

right. That's going to do a deeply struggling Italy a whole lot of good, ain't it...their promising new flyhalf...finally a quality flyhalf in the making for Italy.....now playing in the French second league.

 

[Croket66]

2 more years for centre Tommaso Benvenuti

6 centres for Perpignan next season :
Sione Piukala - 29 years old - 9 caps for Tonga
Lifeimi Mafi - 31 - NZ 7's, Munster
David Marty - 31 - 37 caps for France
Tommaso Benvenuti - 23 - 30 caps for Italy
Jens Torfs - 22 - 4 caps for Belgium
Samuel Faconnier - 19 - France U18, U19

Not so bad for ProD2

 

[iINDOMINUSxx]

right. That's going to do a deeply struggling Italy a whole lot of good, ain't it...their promising new flyhalf...finally a quality flyhalf in the making for Italy.....now playing in the French second league.

yeah a fly-half that us scot's gave italy yeah i'd say he's more use to scotland than italy but i think d2 would be good for allan

 

[Big Ewis]

yeah a fly-half that us scot's gave italy yeah i'd say he's more use to scotland than italy but i think d2 would be good for allan

what...he's that bad that he'd actually improve in ProD2 ? :lol:
Actually for an Italian youngster, he clearly would...

 

[iINDOMINUSxx]

what...he's that bad that he'd actually improve in ProD2 ? :lol:
Actually for an Italian youngster, he clearly would...

you mean scottish youngster ?