Transfers rumours

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Daily mail talk
Danny Care, Luke Northmore, Alex Dombrandt all signed new contracts with quins
Tigers are in talks with Levani Botia and he wants it's his preferred option
Chris Boyd off end of season
Max Clark to Dragons
Rhys Patchell is being chased by Bath
Also Tigers looking at Gopperth and Steff Hughes

 

[Mr Burns]

Telegraph reporting Fifita is leaving Wasps at the end of the season for Scarlets due to the salary cap.

Don't know how they've let that happen, he's been excellent so far.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Tigers are in talks with Levani Botia and he wants it's his preferred option

Seems a weird signing unless he's dirt cheap

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Seems a weird signing unless he's dirt cheap

Moroni and Scott out of contract I think so one might be off.

With the top 14 salary cap going down and the JIFF requirements prob might find it a bit harder to get a big contract in France.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Rugby paper rumours
Falcons not paying Blamire and Radwan their England money potentially breaking contracts
Gopperth to Tigers
Baxter looking at Nakarawa
Munster looking at Dom Morris
Flanker brother Vincent and Emmanuel Tshituka being looked at by Quins

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Falcons not paying Blamire and Radwan their England money potentially breaking contracts

We'll take Radwan, cheers

Gopperth to Tigers

Literally never going to retire - who's the oldest prem player ever?
He's a couple of months younger than Afoa, but I doubt Afoa plays next season
Can Gopperth keep going until he's 40?

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

We'll take Radwan, cheers

Literally never going to retire - who's the oldest prem player ever?
He's a couple of months younger than Afoa, but I doubt Afoa plays next season
Can Gopperth keep going until he's 40?

As far as I can see, Brad Thorn's the only one to go past 40.

 

[Greeno]

Scarlets sign All Blacks lock Fifita in stunning transfer coup

The 29-year-old is joining from Wasps and appears to be exactly what the Scarlets have been looking for

www.walesonline.co.uk

 

[BPM]

It's be pretty bold to report it as a done deal if it's not true.

Disappointing for Wasps and the Premiership. The Welsh teams are hardly flying high ATM so losing top overseas talent to them for money alone feels rubbish.

I think the cap reduction was unavoidable but it sucks to think it will probably lead to the URC teams strengthening at the Premiership's expense.

 

[Which Tyler]

As far as I can see, Brad Thorn's the only one to go past 40.

Pretty sure Peter Stringer was playing at 40.

ETA: Nope, Statbunker has his last appearance on 12/11/17, so 31 days before his 40th.
Thorne's last was 23/05/15 3 1/2 months after his 40th

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

9. wigglesworth
10. Gopperth

Combined age of nearly 80

 

[Stus7]

Rugby paper rumours
Falcons not paying Blamire and Radwan their England money potentially breaking contracts
Gopperth to Tigers
Baxter looking at Nakarawa
Munster looking at Dom Morris
Flanker brother Vincent and Emmanuel Tshituka being looked at by Quins

Why would Quins need another flanker?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Munster looking at Dom Morris

RugbyPass say Fekitoa

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Why would Quins need another flanker?

Assume White or Wallace are off. Perhaps Lawday or Chisholm but I'd be very surprised if it wasn't one or both of the first two

 

[BPM]

Same. Neither of those will be on much, but then again neither will the Tshituka brothers.

 

[munstermuffin]

Tim Jenkins to Bath
John Ryan to Sarries
RG Synman wants to extend here.
DDA to Japan.

 

[BPM]

Never heard of Tim Jenkins

 

[Groundhog]

Never heard of Tim Jenkins

Think he means Jason Jenkins, a SR we signed from SA when has spent his entire time here injured unfortunately.

With all due respect to RG I don't think we can afford to extend a guy with his injury history. It sucks on a personal level, especially as he never got his shot here, but that's business. Also don't think we need a big name big € guy at SR with the players we have. We have way bigger needs.

Surprised Ryan would be off. Think we simply have to sign a TH if that comes to fruition and a pretty good one.

Would love to keep DDA, but at the same time always expected he would leave after his contract ran out.

@munstermuffin any truth to Fekitoa? If DDA and RG both leave, I think we need to sign at TH and Centre.

 

[big ginger 8]

Ryan to Sarries seems a weird one to me. Wouldn't imagine he'd be in their best 23 ahead of Koch and Ricconi?

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Ryan to Sarries seems a weird one to me. Wouldn't imagine he'd be in their best 23 ahead of Koch and Ricconi?

Koch is leaving to wasps end of season