Transfers 2011/12

[WhoDaresWin]

Hi does anyone no whether Worcester's new signings of sam betty and Fijian revai fatiaki are any good because ive never heard of them before

Ravai Fatiaki is an upcoming talent @ 12, who can also cover @ 10 if required. A very good distributor and excellent in leading the backline well. Also a very good defender as evidenced in the Fiji vs ABs match where he kept Nonu in check.

 

[04perryo]

Thanks so it should be a good signing

 

[poopiepeople]

Ospreys will do well with O'Toole, despite his discipline.

 

[scar123]

arthur ellis (dragons-ospreys)well i think, he might be on trial
Ruki Tupina (New Zealand,not sure where-Scarlets)
James Harris (Blackheath-London Wasps)
Matt Everard (Leicester Tigers-London Wasps)
Genaro Fessia (not sure-London Wasps)

 

[Me 1]

Anyone know how good Ruki Tupina is?

 

[scar123]

he pretty good apparently can play 10 as well as being a goalkicker(that could be useful considerin Rhys Jones' dissaponintin kicking display vs Rotherham

 

[snoopy snoopy dog dog]

Connacht have signed second row Dave Gannon on a one year deal. He was with Exeter last season and had been training with Leinster throughout pre-season (coming on as a sub against Melbourne Rebels).

 

[04perryo]

Worcester have signed a new sameon backrow

 

[SelimNiai]

Worcester have signed a new sameon backrow

As injury cover I read, why sign someone as injury cover if they cant play for a month or so cos of the WC? Strange one

 

[04perryo]

confuses me as well but looks like he could be a useful player

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I thought he was capped by Samoa, but not in their WC squad?

 

[04perryo]

yeah i thought the same considering he has already had his photo taken in a worcester shirt and if he was in nz he wouldnt have his photo taken until he gets back

 

[SelimNiai]

Well SSN said he plays after the WC. Maybe I shouldnt believe SSN about everything :lol:

 

[Teh Mite]

Northampton Saints -> MK Dons


"1 off" my arse

 

[munstermuffin]

Northampton Saints -> MK Dons


"1 off" my arse

We'll gladly accept the spare tickets

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Apparently Neil Briggs left Sale this morning to join Bourgoin

 

[jmmontoro]

Could the first post be updated please? I'm doing roster updates for RC and this is the only good source I could find.

 

[m0rris]

http://www.bathrugby.com/news/team-news/fury-signs-short-term-contract-with-bath-rugby

Warren Fury, formerly of Leeds, has signed a short term contract with Bath.

 

[psychic duck]

who in your opinion from the table below has turned out to be the best signings and the worst signings? from your side and others

best: Naoupu (Connacht), Cox (Edinburgh), Iannone (Treviso), Andress (Exeter), Hopper (Harlequins), Manoa (Northampton), Reihana (Bordeaux), Bias (Brive), Amorosino (Montpellier), Imhoff (Racing), Matanavou (Toulouse),
worst: Tuilagi (Dragons), Berquist (Leinster), Buckley (Sale), Lavea (Sale), Smit (Saracens), Rokocoko (Bayonne), Lauaki (Bayonne), Burotu (Biarritz), Kelleher (Stade), Mason (Toulon), Brookes (Leicester)
[TABLE="class: grid, width: 100%, align: center"]
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[TD][/TD]
[TD]INS[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Aironi[/TD]
[TD]Carlo Festuccia (Racing-Métro), Tommaso D'Apice (Roma), Filippo Cazzola (Cavalieri Prato), Filippo Cristiano (Cavalieri Prato), Frans Viljoen (Cheetahs), Filippo Ferrarini (Crociati), Tyson Keats (Hurricanes), Luciano Orquera (Brive), Naas Olivier (Cheetahs), Denis Majstorovic (Cavalieri Prato), Sinoti Sinoti (Hawke's Bay), Riccardo Pavan (Rovigo), Ruggero Trevisan (Crociati), Andrea Masi (Racing-Métro)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Connacht
[/TD]
[TD]Ethienne Reynecke (Stormers), Stewart Maguire (Leinster), Eoghan Grace (Exeter), TJ Anderson (Ulster), George Naoupu (Kobelco Steelers), Dave Moore (Harlequins), Paul O'Donohoe (Leinster), Matthew Jarvis (Ospreys), Niall O'Connor (Ulster), Henry Fa'afili (Leeds), James Loxton (Cardiff Blues), Fetu'u Vainikolo (Highlanders), Mark McCrea (Ulster)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Dragons
[/TD]
[TD]Nathan Williams (Moseley), Darren Waters (Pontypridd), Tom Brown (Cardiff Blues), Joe Bedford (Rotherham), Anitele'a Tuilagi (Sale), Jamie Smith (Ulster)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Edinburgh
[/TD]
[TD]Stevie Lawrie (Doncaster), Sean Cox (Sale), Alex Black (Leeds), Chris Leck (Sale)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Glasgow
[/TD]
[TD]Michael Cusack (Doncaster), Rory Pitman (Ospreys), Troy Nathan (Connacht), Tommy Seymour (Ulster)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Leinster
[/TD]
[TD]Seán Cronin (Connacht), Nathan White (Chiefs), Jamie Hagan (Connacht), Damien Browne (Brive), Steven Sykes (Sharks), Cillian Willis (Connacht), Matt Berquist (Crusaders), Fionn Carr (Connacht)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Munster
[/TD]
[TD]BJ Botha (Ulster), Ian Keatley (Connacht)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Ospreys
[/TD]
[TD]Ken Dowding (Bridgend), Aaron Jarvis (Bath), Chauncey O'Toole (The Rock), Joe Bearman (Dragons), George Stowers (London Irish), Kahn Fotuali'i (Crusaders)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Scarlets
[/TD]
[TD]Sione Timani (Carmarthen Quins), Ruki Tipuna (Bay of Plenty), Rhys Jones (Newport), Rhodri Gomer-Davies (Dragons), Aled Thomas (London Welsh)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Treviso
[/TD]
[TD]Carlo Fazzari (Petrarca Padova), Alberto di Bernardo (Bourgoin), Tommaso Iannone (Crociati)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Ulster
[/TD]
[TD]Callum Black (Worcester), John Afoa (Blues), Lewis Stevenson (Harlequins), Mike McComish (Connacht), Jared Payne (Blues)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Bath[/TD]
[TD]Charlie Beech (Wasps), Anthony Perenise (Hurricanes), Dave Attwood (Gloucester), Ryan Caldwell (Ulster), Carl Fearns (Sale), Francois Louw (Stormers), Stephen Donald (Chiefs), Dan Hipkiss (Leicester), Kyle Eastmond (St. Helens RL)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Exeter
[/TD]
[TD]John Andress (Harlequins), Craig Mitchell (Ospreys), Peter Short (Bath), Aly Muldowney (Glasgow), Ben White (Cardiff Blues), Kevin Barrett (Saracens), Myles Dorrian (Bedford), Josh Tatupu (Castres), Gonzalo Camacho (Harlequins)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Gloucester
[/TD]
[TD]Dan Murphy (London Irish), Matías Cortese (Pampas XV), Nathan Charles (Western Force), Dario Chistolini (Petrarca Padova), Dave Markham (Leicester), Nick Runciman (London Welsh)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Harlequins
[/TD]
[TD]Nick Mayhew (North Harbour), Tim Fairbrother (Western Force), Richard Bolt (Bristol), Matt Hopper (Cornish Pirates)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Leeds (relegated)
[/TD]
[TD]David Young (Edinburgh), Dan Hemingway (Leicester), Ryan Burrows (Rotherham), Joe Ford (Northampton), Steve McColl (Doncaster)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Leicester
[/TD]
[TD]Kieran Brookes (Newcastle), Graham Kitchener (Worcester), Julian Salvi (Brumbies), Micky Young (Newcastle), Niall Morris (Leinster)
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

London Irish
[/TD]
[TD]Leo Halavatau (Birmingham & Solihull), Bryn Evans (Hurricanes), James Sandford (Rotherham), Tom Alexander (Brumbies), Ed Siggery (Pontypridd), Alex Gray (Newcastle), Jebb Sinclair (The Rock), Ross Samson (Edinburgh), Adrian Jarvis (Leeds), Steve Shingler (Scarlets), Shontyane Hape (Bath), Joe Ansbro (Northampton), Jonathan Spratt (Ospreys)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Newcastle
[/TD]
[TD]Dan Frazier (Doncaster), Ashley Wells (Griquas), Taiasina Tuifu'a (Chiefs), Richard Mayhew (Esher), Will Chudley (Bedford), Jordi Pasqualin (Gloucester), Jamie Helleur (Auckland), Ryan Shortland (Waratahs), Greg Goosen (La Rochelle)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Northampton
[/TD]
[TD]Paul Doran-Jones (Gloucester), James Craig (Leeds), Samu Manoa (San Francisco Golden Gate), Martin Roberts (Scarlets), Ryan Lamb (London Irish), George Pisi (Clermont), Tom May (Toulon), Noah Cato (Saracens), César Sempere (Nottingham), Vasily Artemyev (VVA-Podmoskovye)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Sale
[/TD]
[TD]Alasdair Dickinson (Gloucester), Joe Ward (Wasps), Tony Buckley (Munster), Andrei Ostrikov (Aurillac), Fraser McKenzie (Edinburgh), Hendre Fourie (Leeds), Kearnan Myall (Leeds), Richie Vernon (Glasgow), Mark Easter (Northampton), Andy Powell, Scott Mathie (Leeds), Tasesa Lavea (Clermont), Luther Burrell (Leeds), Johnny Leota (Manawatu), Sam Tuitupou (Munster), Andrew Higgins (Exeter), Charlie Amesbury (Newcastle), Joaquín Tuculet (Pampas XV)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Saracens
[/TD]
[TD]Mako Vunipola (Bristol), John Smit (Sharks), Nemia Kenatale (Tailevu), Charlie Hodgson (Sale), Duncan Taylor (Bedford), Marcus Watson (London Irish), Joe Maddock (Treviso)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Wasps
[/TD]
[TD]Jérémy Castex (Narbonne), Steve Thompson (Leeds), Lewis Thiede (Doncaster), Guillermo Roan (La Plata), Simon McIntyre (Sale), Ross Filipo (Bayonne), Marco Wentzel (Leeds), James Harris (Blackheath), Jonathan Poff (Crusaders), Matt Everard (Leicester), Genaro Fessia (Pampas XV), Ryan Davis (Exeter), Nicky Robinson (Gloucester), Chris Mayor (GranDucato Parma), Chris Bell (Sale), Alex Cheeseman (Oxford University), Hugo Southwell (Stade Français)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Worcester (promoted)
[/TD]
[TD]Ceri Jones (Harlequins), Ollie Hayes (Bristol), George Porter (Plymouth Albion), Ben Gulliver (Cornish Pirates), James Percival (Harlequins), Chris Jones (Sale), Sam Betty (Cornish Pirates), Shaun Perry (Brive), Danny Gray (Montauban), Sione Tu'ipulotu (Plymouth Albion), Ravai Fatiaki (Tailevu), Josh Drauniniu (London Welsh), Errie Claassens (London Welsh)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Agen
[/TD]
[TD]Julien Janaudy (Bourgoin), Martín Scelzo (Clermont), Jonathan Garcia (La Rochelle), John Schwalger (Hurricanes), Benjamin Desroches (Toulouse), Pat O'Connor (Waratahs), Marc Giraud (Montpellier), Jean-François Coux (Bourgoin), Belisario Agulla (Pampas XV)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Bayonne
[/TD]
[TD]Victor Manukula (Aurillac), Neemia Tialata (Hurricanes), Mark Chisholm (Brumbies), Nicolas Laffite (Tyrosse), Sione Lauaki (Clermont), Mike Phillips (Ospreys), Joe Rokocoko (Blues), Marvin O'Connor (Grenoble), Cédric Heymans (Toulouse)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Biarritz
[/TD]
[TD]Arnaud Héguy (Bayonne), Albertus Buckle (Castres), Talalelei Gray (Eastern Suburbs), Luix Roussarie (Leicester), Seremaia Burotu, Dan Caprice (Blackheath), Benoît Baby (Clermont)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Bordeaux-Bègles (promoted)
[/TD]
[TD]Laurent Deboulbès (Carcassonne), Romain Lauga (Mont-de-Marsan), Hikairo Forbes (Waikato), Fabien Rofes (Montpellier), Albert Patrick Toetu (Tarbes), François Tisseau (Albi), Louis Madaule (Narbonne), Leroy Houston (Reds), Nicolás Sánchez (Pampas XV), Michel Denêtre (Albi), Félix Le Bourhis (Carcassonne), Bruce Reihana (Northampton), Thierry Brana (Toulon)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Bourgoin (relegated)
[/TD]
[TD]Franck Montanella (Aix-en-Provence), Cristian Spachuk (Colomiers), Pierre Saby (Albi), Benjamin Sore (Albi), Arthur Joly (Stade Français), Thomas Vervoort (Albi), Cecil Kemp (Griquas), Rhys Oakley (Leeds), Christophe André (Tarbes), Filipe Manu (Saint-Étienne), Fabio da Silva (Saint-Étienne), Josh Holmes (Waratahs), Romain Sola (Albi), James Wilson (Highlanders), Alexandre Péclier (Saint-Étienne), Elvis Seveali'i (London Irish), Grégory Puyo (Pau), Henari Veratau (Western Force), Randall Kamea[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Brive
[/TD]
[TD]Virgile Lacombe (Toulouse), Alexandre Barozzi (Biarritz), Irakli Natriashvili (Saint-Junien), Olivier Caisso (Colomiers), Alexandre Bias, Petrus Hauman (Aurillac), Poutasi Luafutu (Tasman), Shane Geraghty (Northampton), Yann Fior (Biarritz), Arnaud Mignardi (Biarritz), Jacques Boussuge (Bath), Clément Marienval (Toulon)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Castres
[/TD]
[TD]Saimone Taumoepeau (Toulon), Brice Mach (Agen), Marc-Antoine Rallier (Colomiers), Yohan Rayssac (Albi), Karena Wihongi (Sale), Pablo Huete (Tasman), Rory Kockott (Lions), Thierry Lacrampe (Tarbes), Rémi Talès (La Rochelle), Max Evans (Glasgow), Rémi Lamerat (Toulouse), Paul Bonnefond (Oyonnax), Pierre-Gilles Lakafia (Toulouse)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Clermont
[/TD]
[TD]Benoît Cabello (Brive), Benjamin Kayser (Castres), Daniel Kotze (Aurillac), Nathan Hines (Leinster), Gerhard Vosloo (Brive), David Skrela (Toulouse), Mark Bennett (Glasgow), Regan King (Scarlets), Riaan Swanepoel (Sharks), Sitiveni Sivivatu (Chiefs), Lee Byrne (Ospreys)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

La Rochelle (relegated)
[/TD]
[TD]Christophe Lafoy (Albi), Antonio Uini (Counties Manukau), Benoît Lecouls (Toulouse), Alfie To'oala (Leeds), Sébastien Fauqué (Bayonne), Sébastien Lalôo (Bourgoin), Ignacio Rodríguez Muedra (Tucumán), Damien Cler (Mont-de-Marsan)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Lyon (promoted)
[/TD]
[TD]Arnauld Tchougong (Bourgoin), Sébastien Petit (Montpellier), Jean-Philippe Bonrepaux (Brive), Anthony Roux (Colomiers), Tato Ratianidze, Coenie Basson (Bourgoin), Arnaud Marchois (Stade Français), Vincent Clément (Albi), Sisa Koyamaibole (Sale), Juan Manuel Leguizamón (Stade Français), Ricky Januarie (Stormers), Laurent Tranier (Biarritz), Régis Lespinas (Brive), Alipate Fatafehi (Saint-Étienne), Mark van Gisbergen (Wasps)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Montpellier
[/TD]
[TD]Johan Roets (Boland), Rassie van Vuuren (Aurillac), Agustín Creevy (Pampas XV), Maximiliano Bustos (Pampas XV), Thibaut Privat (Clermont), Lionelle van Staden (Leopards), Rémy Martin (Bayonne), Paul Bosch (Stormers), Jean-Baptiste Peyras (Bayonne), Yoan Audrin (Castres), Thomas Combezou (La Rochelle), Lucas González Amorosino (Leicester), Conrad Marais (Pumas)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Perpignan
[/TD]
[TD]Danie Thiart (Montpellier), Sébastien Vahaamahina (Brive), Fabrice Catala (Colomiers), James Hook (Ospreys), Ryan Cross (Waratahs)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Racing-Métro
[/TD]
[TD]Thomas Bianchin (Grenoble), Sébastien Descons (Pau), Alexandre Dumoulin (Bourgoin), Fabrice Estebanez (Brive), Guillaume Boussès (Stade Français), Gaëtan Germain (Bourgoin)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Stade Français
[/TD]
[TD]Zura Zhvania (AIA), Olivier Milloud (Bourgoin), Aled de Malmanche (Chiefs), Stan Wright (Leinster), Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro (Pampas XV), Gerhard Mostert (Sharks), Anton van Zyl (Stormers), Scott LaValla (Ulster), Arthur Chollon (Bordeaux-Bègles), Lei Tomiki (Reds), David Lyons (Scarlets), Jérôme Fillol (Racing-Métro), Byron Kelleher (Stade Français), Felipe Contepomi (Toulon), Morgan Turinui (Dax), Paul Warwick (Munster), Francis Fainifo (Brumbies), Vilive Namosolo Aria (Nadi), Jean-Baptiste Gobelet (Biarritz), Paul Sackey (Toulon), Alex Rokobaro (Melbourne Rebels), Paul Williams (Sale)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Toulon[/TD]
[TD]Romain Frou (La Rochelle), Eifion Roberts (Sale), Bakkies Botha (Bulls), Steffon Armitage (London Irish), Seva Rokobaro (Aix-en-Provence), Jono Tawake (Narbonne), Sébastien Tillous-Borde (Castres), Matt Giteau (Brumbies), André Pretorius (Lions), Julien Dumora (Pau), Willie Mason (Hull KR RL), Mathieu Bastareaud (Stade Français), Alexis Palisson (Brive), Luke Rooney (Melbourne Rebels), David Smith (Western Force)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Toulouse[/TD]
[TD]Gurthrö Steenkamp (Bulls), Carl Hoeft (Castres), Gary Botha (Bulls), Eusebio Guiñazú (Biarritz), Luke Burgess (Waratahs), Lionel Beauxis (Stade Français), Luke McAlister (Blues), Timoci Matanavou (Mont-de-Marsan)[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

 

[TRF_Olyy]

For Sale:
Best - Dickinson, McKenzie, Myall, Tuculet
Worst - Buckley, Lavea, Higgins (he's not done anything bad, but it was just a pointless signing as we already had a load of centres and wingers)