Transfers rumours

[BPM]

I guess it depends whether Hatherell feels like he has an outside shot with England or not?

I wouldn't be too bothered about Jones leaving. He's had a couple of good moments, but a lot more that have been outright poor. With Anyanwu, Beard and Hyde in our academy, I'd sooner save the money.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Brookes wants to return to the prem

He any good these days?
I remember him slowly improving over the years but never really looking amazing
Not seen him in France

EQP tightheads are hard to come by, could be a decent target to replace Oosthuizen...

 

[Mr Burns]

He any good these days?
I remember him slowly improving over the years but never really looking amazing
Not seen him in France

EQP tightheads are hard to come by, could be a decent target to replace Oosthuizen...

I've always rated him highly, his 2nd stint at Falcons he was fantastic and when he broke through with England in 2014/15 he was a destructive scrummager (demolished the All Blacks scrum from the bench a few times) but then had a poor RWC but then did so everyone.

Went to Saints we're he started well then the curse of Saints scrummaging woes hits and his form drops off a cliff and Eddie doesn't fancy him for England. Goes to Wasps and is the cornerstone of the pack that gets to the Prem final as JTA can't scrum.

He isn't the best around the field (his hands let him down too much) but he's a 125kg tighthead who'll lock out the scrum and if you pair him with a good pack you'll be dominant at set piece.

 

[EdBirch]

Would love to have him at Worcs

 

[will311293]

I've always rated him highly, his 2nd stint at Falcons he was fantastic and when he broke through with England in 2014/15 he was a destructive scrummager (demolished the All Blacks scrum from the bench a few times) but then had a poor RWC but then did so everyone.

Went to Saints we're he started well then the curse of Saints scrummaging woes hits and his form drops off a cliff and Eddie doesn't fancy him for England. Goes to Wasps and is the cornerstone of the pack that gets to the Prem final as JTA can't scrum.

He isn't the best around the field (his hands let him down too much) but he's a 125kg tighthead who'll lock out the scrum and if you pair him with a good pack you'll be dominant at set piece.

He's a strong scrummager to say the least and was much fitter towards the end. Much like @Mr Burns says, he will make your scrum solid and tackles well.

With so few strong tightheads out there, he would be a good addition.

In wasps news, rumours are that we are aligned to acquire Burger Odendaal (Lions Captain & Centre). Strong links to Mitchell who he was coached by at the Bulls

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Byrne > Montpellier. Although even Ross must be worried about the talent IDing skills of PSA after this.

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

Calm down everyone, Brookes problem was that outside the scrum he was soooo lazy. He always did well when he moved clubs for a short while but always dropped off the boil.

I wouldn't ever have him back.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Calm down everyone, Brookes problem was that outside the scrum he was soooo lazy. He always did well when he moved clubs for a short while but always dropped off the boil.

That was definitely my first thought when I saw his name, tbh
Had a lot of potential early on but never really lived up to it on any consistent basis

I'm guessing Oosthuizen is on a considerably wage, though, so if we can replace him with Brookes*, even if he's lazy it'd be a good trade

*this isn't rumoured or anything, just me thinking about us needing a tighthead

 

[EdBirch]

That was definitely my first thought when I saw his name, tbh
Had a lot of potential early on but never really lived up to it on any consistent basis

I'm guessing Oosthuizen is on a considerably wage, though, so if we can replace him with Brookes*, even if he's lazy it'd be a good trade

*this isn't rumoured or anything, just me thinking about us needing a tighthead

How's Schonert doing with you guys?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

How's Schonert doing with you guys?

Playing well, tbf
We seem to be managing his game time to minimise risk of injuries (he sits out a game every few weeks or so) - comfortably our best tighthead

 

[munstermuffin]

Chris Cloete to Bath is doing rounds

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

Michael Leitch to Outer Mongolia (yes, I enjoyed typing that).

Michael Leitch souhaite devenir dans le futur le sélectionneur de la Mongolie

Ce n'est une nouveauté pour personne. Michael Leitch souhaite après la fin de sa carrière de joueur se lancer dans le développement du rugby en Asie avec l'Inde et la Corée du sud par exemple. Mais sa première priorité est pour l'heure la Mongolie.L'international japonais (72 caps) souhaite...

www.asierugby.com

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Michael Leitch to Outer Mongolia (yes, I enjoyed typing that).

Michael Leitch souhaite devenir dans le futur le sélectionneur de la Mongolie

Ce n'est une nouveauté pour personne. Michael Leitch souhaite après la fin de sa carrière de joueur se lancer dans le développement du rugby en Asie avec l'Inde et la Corée du sud par exemple. Mais sa première priorité est pour l'heure la Mongolie.L'international japonais (72 caps) souhaite...

www.asierugby.com

Wut

 

[TRF_Olyy]

That's....interesting!

Pretty cool, though - didn't realise Rugby was popular there/growing so fast,
They have a strong wrestling culture so could carry across into the sport like it has in Eastern Europe/Russia

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Could have a very strong pack.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Ledesma to step down from Argentina and Felipe Contepomi to Argentine head coach

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Ledesma to step down from Argentina and Felipe Contepomi to Argentine head coach

Pls don't Felipe, take a HC role elsewhere first for your own sake.

 

[big ginger 8]

Ledesma to step down from Argentina and Felipe Contepomi to Argentine head coach

One down.

 

[will311293]

What is he.. 34? there's 100% an Ealing/Doncaster etc in him for next season whoever gets promoted

 

[BPM]

Who are you talking about?