Transfers 2015/16

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Nah, I'm not a Bath or Tigers fan so I actually have two eyes.
I'm also not married to my sister and don't have six fingers and webbed feet.

Don't you live in Tigers country though?

 

[Every Time Ref]

Nah, I'm not a Bath or Tigers fan so I actually have two eyes.
I'm also not married to my sister and don't have six fingers and webbed feet.

You betray your own ignorance, we're the posh part of the Westcountry, the inbred part is Gloucester. Typical arrogant northerner, the south is all the same to you.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Not possible - surely that Viking guy is already capped for Denmark?

It's these ridiculous IRB residency rules, just because you arrive on the windswept north-east coast and pillage your way inland to Manchester doesn't mean you should qualify for England.

Don't you live in Tigers country though?

Nah, West Midlands.
West is Best.
East is Inbred.

 

[ncurd]

You betray your own ignorance, we're the posh part of the Westcountry, the inbred part is Gloucester. Typical arrogant northerner, the south is all the same to you.

I'm gonna pipe up an argue that Gloucetrshire isn't part of the west country (to me it's always been a south western peninsular ie Dorset, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall) again and technically up north...

Plus there are parts of Somerset that are incredibly dodgy that are dangerously close to Bath.

 

[Every Time Ref]

That's quite a pillaging face

I'm gonna pipe up an argue that Gloucetrshire isn't part of the west country (to me it's always been a south western peninsular ie Dorset, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall) again and technically up north...

Plus there are parts of Somerset that are incredibly dodgy that are dangerously close to Bath.

I'm on pretty dangerous ground if you're going to get all "True Westcountry" on me, given where I'm actually from ...

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Liam Gill off to Toulon next season.

FFS wonder who is off then I anyone.

Imagine Lobbe might be going I guess.

 

[j'nuh]

Stooke joining London Irish on loan for the rest of the season, before moving to Bath next season.

Best comment from Shedweb:

I suppose it makes sense that he joins the Bath academy first.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Marcell Coetzee ----> Ulster


OMG what a signing.

 

[Peat]

Marcell Coetzee ----> Ulster


OMG what a signing.

Proof of signing or should this have been in rumours?

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/rugby/ulster-rugby/major-coup-for-ulster-as-springboks-star-marcell-coetzee-agrees-move-34439736.html

One of those 50/50 I guess.

 

[Irish boy]

Along with Stooke we have signed Tom Halse a nz fly half who has played for Manakau and Tom Preece a back row from Coventry any information on them would be nice

 

[Amiga500]

Proof of signing or should this have been in rumours?

Its official!

Excellent news!!!!

http://www.ulsterrugby.com/news/14580.php#.Vrxr0r269fZ

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Yep top class signing.

 

[unrated]

This is awful news.

 

[Peat]

Beyond delighted. I think he's an incredible player and to get him for three years is dream come true stuff.

Feel for the Sharks as that's a heavy blow.

 

[Groundhog]

Piatau and Coetzee, **** youuuuu Ulster, and your little sugar-daddy from Hollywood

 

[Amiga500]

Piatau and Coetzee, **** youuuuu Ulster, and your little sugar-daddy from Hollywood

I hate golf.

But keep it up McIlroy you fuzzy haired wee ******!!!



The one shining light in the darkness cast from the French Beano publisher in Toulon.

 

[TRF_stormer2010]

Yeah I followed the Coetzee signing quite closely as I have him drafted into a fantasy Super Rugby team and wanted to make sure he'd at least play this season still. The Springboks missed him in 2015's RWC. Can't blame any SA player for leaving the shoes at this stage though. I'd push off myself if I had the opportunity and my exteded family could make a trip as well. As a shining example two white students from Stellenbosch uni have been suspended for painting their faces metallic purple for a space theme party on the basis of it being racist while a black student wearing a t-shirt with the slogan 'F*** white people' is seen as exercising his right to free speach in an artful form of protest. No jokes.

 

[munstermuffin]

Will Piatau end up in Ulster though?
I know he's signed but will Wasps do a deal.

Also Leinster are challenging the IRFU over the special allowance of NIQ players.
It was supposed to be reduced to 4 but next year Ulster will have 6. Ludik was given special allowance as he is IQ in Sept 2017 but they're saying why is he allowed that if effectively they're bringing an NIQ in to be ahead of him.

 

[Amiga500]

True, I thought Herbst would have been complete end of this season, but he's another 12 months to run.

I suppose they gave dispensation as 2 of those are going to be IQ in a year.


edit: I also guess that part of the reason for the dispensation is that Ulster are very weak in the backrow. If the IRFU want Henderson to play as a lock, they need us to have realistic alternatives at 6 and 8.