Transfers 2016-2017

[Duck a l'Orange]

Cockerill sacked.

Damnnnnn sonn

 

[FrenchFan]

So Luke McAllister has signed a two-year contract with Toulon when rumour had it that he was going to La Rochelle.
Apparently to replace Matt Giteau - hardly a like for like replacement. Strange as Trinh Duc and Bernard will be ahead of him in the number 10 pecking order.
Still no indication of a move for Toby Flood, whose contract with Toulouse ends this season.

Flood's contract won't be renewed from what I've heard. We have signed Zack Holmes from La Rochelle.

Heard Thomas Ramos (20) currently on loan with Colomiers (ProD2) from Stade Toulousain might be back. He's current top kicker in ProD2. He is ex academy and contracted with Toulouse until 2018. Could be the answer to our kicking woes.

 

[Groundhog]

Taute has been signed on at least until the seasons end it's finally been confirmed. Unrelated to transfers, but Sweetnam will be out for 6 bloody weeks after that hit he took. Also I looked into that Ben Smith thing for a second and the idiot who posted the rumor said he'd be playing within a few weeks against Glasgow despite not being in our European quad. Yeah makes perrrrrrfect sense to waste money on a guy who can't even represent us in Europe.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Flood's contract won't be renewed from what I've heard.

We'll have him!

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

We'll have him!

Why would he want to play with phillips??????????

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I'm hoping either we bin him or he retires at the end of he season. Starting Mitchell (his first prem start) was a statement from dimes et al. this weekend

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

heard he was going to be made Co Captain with Beaumont next season like a backs leader.

orange believes that Phillips model looks will help bring in a crowd already marketing him as Rugby's Gary Barlow.......

 

[Which Tyler]

We'll have him!

Ford and Flood don't work well together.

There's a nice pun in there somewhere, but I'm tired and can't quite make it work.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

If anyone thinks we're still in the running for signing Ford (if we ever really were) they need their head checking!

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

oh you are Money works wonders...............

 

[Which Tyler]

If anyone thinks we're still in the running for signing Ford (if we ever really were) they need their head checking!

Depends when the contract was signed.

I wonder if Ford agreed to return to Leicester on condition that he wasn't coached by Cockers...

Quite honestly, if George really is off, rather than boosting his Bath paycheck, nowhere looks viable. Leicester, Gloucester and Saints going to be under new management, Sale in a dog fight and potentially under new management, Exeter, Wasps and Sarries not needing him badly enough to justify his salary regardless of transfer fee, Quins have made their play at FH and can't afford him, Newcastle can't afford him, and the least said about Bristol, Wuss or LIrish the better.

Mind you, the rumour has never made much/any rugby sense.

 

[Duck a l'Orange]

orange believes that Phillips model looks will help bring in a crowd already marketing him as Rugby's Gary Barlow.......

I bloody don't, he's a muppet.

 

[Geordie]

Ah we don't need him (George Ford)...we have Joel Hodgson ripping it up at the moment...and Catterick back finally from injury.

Add in Willis (who looks like hes moving to 12 permanently) and Brett Connon (Ireland U20 FH) and we're just fine.

Its other areas we need to look at.

 

[Geordie]

Very strong rumours are that we have signed DTH van der Merwe for next season.

That would suggest Watson is off to Wasps.

 

[BPM]

If Flood's available, I'd happily have him at Quins. I'd much rather a second playmaker at 12 than Jamie Roberts ...

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Would be a great signing for Falcons pretty good Watson replacement.


If Owen Williams moves to Glaws then I wouldn't mind Flood returning next to help fill in the gap.

 

[Geordie]

The DTH move is as good as confirmed now. Interesting reports seem to suggest he may be coming as a 13 right enough which we desperately need...and would also mean we may keep hold of Watson!

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

David Ribbons (Western Stormers) ---> Northampton Saints

http://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/38523682

"David has the potential to have a successful rugby career," Saints director of rugby Jim Mallinder said

Could he be any more lukewarm in his reception? Ok, I guess he could have said "Has the potential to be a rugby player"

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

God that is the most bland player signing announcement I have seen.

 

[Groundhog]

"He is a big man"........ for you