Transfers rumours

[Scotty]

Haha well that is another way to look at it and i dont disagree with you tbh

 

[FrenchFan]

Brunel from Bordeaux to French national side

http://www.planetrugby.com/news/noves-to-be-removed-as-france-head-coach/

Posted last year that Noves would be OUT by 2017 https://www.therugbyforum.com/threads/laporte-new-president-of-ffr.38499/#post-829094

It'll be the same story again under Brunel. The union's team is in complete meltdown.

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Like Nic White for your young SHs, Foley could be very, very good at restricting game time for the youngsters who need game time to develop

I agree about the SHs but in the case of Joe Simmonds, he's not really ready/good enough to be getting much game time anyway.

 

[BPM]

I agree about the SHs but in the case of Joe Simmonds, he's not really ready/good enough to be getting much game time anyway.

Yeah - I tend to agree here. Steenson has been a great servant for Exeter but is now well in to his 30s and, as harsh as this sounds, he isn't the 10 they need to help them kick-on to the next level. Joe Simmonds has potential and has looked good when he's had chances to play, but he's nowhere near ready to be the playmaker for a team aspiring to be a top side on the European stage.

I think Foley is a little overrated, but he's still a better 10 than any of Exeter's current options.

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Yeah - I tend to agree here. Steenson has been a great servant for Exeter but is now well in to his 30s and, as harsh as this sounds, he isn't the 10 they need to help them kick-on to the next level. Joe Simmonds has potential and has looked good when he's had chances to play, but he's nowhere near ready to be the playmaker for a team aspiring to be a top side on the European stage.

I think Foley is a little overrated, but he's still a better 10 than any of Exeter's current options.

I think he'll be a very good fit for Exeter. He's got a great running game and is a sound playmaker; the major fault he has as a 10 is his goal kicking but when Slade's on the pitch that won't be an issue. I'd have thought he'd probably be the 3rd best 10 in the Prem (unless Gopperth starts playing at 10 for Wasps)

 

[stus768]

I think he'll be a very good fit for Exeter. He's got a great running game and is a sound playmaker; the major fault he has as a 10 is his goal kicking but when Slade's on the pitch that won't be an issue. I'd have thought he'd probably be the 3rd best 10 in the Prem (unless Gopperth starts playing at 10 for Wasps)

Is slade that good a goal kicker?

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Is slade that good a goal kicker?

I've had a quick look for stats and couldn't find any but yes, he is a very good goal kicker. I imagine his stats wouldn't actually be hugely impressive as he generally only gets given the longer range kicks but looking back at his U20 highlights with England and the few games he's played at 10 for Chiefs, he can definitely kick.

 

[Scotty]

I've had a quick look for stats and couldn't find any but yes, he is a very good goal kicker. I imagine his stats wouldn't actually be hugely impressive as he generally only gets given the longer range kicks but looking back at his U20 highlights with England and the few games he's played at 10 for Chiefs, he can definitely kick.

Why not take this chat to the chiefs thread, id be interested to see who else you guys would be a good fit to fill the gap between steeno and simmonds. But not on the transfer rumours thread

 

[Cruz_del_Sur]

Just read that Santiago Cordero might join Leicester Tigers. Source looks dubious to say the least. Googled a bit and found nothing. Anyone heard anything about it?

 

[BPM]

Cordero's been linked with a few clubs recently including Quins as well.

 

[AM_Bokke]

Quade Cooper to Jaguares? Good for Jaguares? Good for Cooper? Good for Super Rugby?

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Quade Cooper to Jaguares? Good for Jaguares? Good for Cooper? Good for Super Rugby?

Good for Jaguares as they get a quality 10, bad for Argentina as it means they aren't getting anyone developed in a position in which they sorely need a new option.

 

[GarethGriffiths]

Alan Gaffney to take charge of Saints until the end of the season.

 

[Gavin]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-42520794

Hunt to jail

Australian rugby union star Karmichael Hunt has been charged with possessing drugs after police arrested him in Brisbane, reports say.

 

[Which Tyler]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-42520794

Hunt to jail

For a moment I got my hopes up that I'd opened the politics thread and you were talking about Jeremy Hunt

 

[ratsapprentice]

TRP Lucre?

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

TRP Lucre?

Okay
Franco Mostert --- Sale and other prem clubs.
Leo Sarto ----> Bath and Wasps (if they lose Bassett)
Waldrom ---> NZ
Chudley ----> Leaving

Rest is Fissler jerking himself off.

 

[BPM]

I don't deny I look for the TRP Rumours every week, but Fissler's self-promotion is so unnecessary and irritating.

 

[AM_Bokke]

It seems like Duane Vermeulen back to SA with the Stormers is a done deal. Multiple people have said it. Let's see. But if so, that's great for SA. He's a little long in the tooth but certainly would be great to have back in SA.

 

[GarethGriffiths]

Lewington to Sarries a distinct possibility, from somebody at Glaws supposedly ITK.