Transfers rumours

[will311293]

Watch it be Singleton or Dunn or something lol


Thacker would be interesting but I can't see it from Dimes

I wonder if he means a young player or old?

Singleton? What about one of the lads in the toon? McGuigan or Blamire? Fairly sure Cruse contract is up too

 

[EdBirch]

I wonder if he means a young player or old?

Singleton? What about one of the lads in the toon? McGuigan or Blamire? Fairly sure Cruse contract is up too

Would be happy with one of the first three

 

[BPM]

Olyy will be along to refute this shortly, but Singleton seems settled at Gloucester and is playing well again now. It's fair to say he played his best rugby at Worcester, but it would be a risk to move following his Saracens experience.

I could definitely see it being Dunn, McGuigan, Cruse or Langdon. All could be reasonably likely.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

If you like losing all your lineouts then Singleton would be a great acquisition,

Imagine a side with Singleton, Thacker and Akker - it's what dreams are made of

 

[Which Tyler]

If you like losing all your lineouts then Singleton would be a great acquisition,

Imagine a side with Singleton, Thacker and Akker - it's what dreams are made of

I prefer the dreams featuring Hayek

 

[BPM]

If you like losing all your lineouts then Singleton would be a great acquisition,

Imagine a side with Singleton, Thacker and Akker - it's what dreams are made of

It's not that I even rate Singleton particularly highly, I just know you can't resist the bait.

From a fact-checking POV though, I think Gloucester are right up there for lineouts won which doesn't fit the narrative that Singleton's darts are as bad as you say …

 

[saulan]

Nah hes got a good track record.... give us a week at least...

No hard feelings as Lions aim to squeeze out every bit of departing Burger Odendaal's class | Sport

The Lions definitely aren't planning to sideline Burger Odendaal just because he's leaving Ellis Park when the current United Rugby Championship campaign concludes in mid-year.

www.news24.com

Might interest you - more on his recent performance

 

[TRF_Olyy]

It's not that I even rate Singleton particularly highly, I just know you can't resist the bait.

From a fact-checking POV though, I think Gloucester are right up there for lineouts won which doesn't fit the narrative that Singleton's darts are as bad as you say …

Rory Best was great in the 56m in the middle of the pitch too - it's when their arse starts flapping in the 22m that's the issue

 

[will311293]

No hard feelings as Lions aim to squeeze out every bit of departing Burger Odendaal's class | Sport

The Lions definitely aren't planning to sideline Burger Odendaal just because he's leaving Ellis Park when the current United Rugby Championship campaign concludes in mid-year.

www.news24.com

Might interest you - more on his recent performance

Thanks @saulan, really interesting to see how much a key player he is and his character is of such high standard.

 

[big ginger 8]

I wonder if he means a young player or old?

Singleton? What about one of the lads in the toon? McGuigan or Blamire? Fairly sure Cruse contract is up too

McGuigan is heavily rumoured to be joining Munster.

 

[BPM]

Rory Best was great in the 56m in the middle of the pitch too - it's when their arse starts flapping in the 22m that's the issue

I can't find the stat now, but I'm 95% confident Gloucester have the best return on tries from lineout drives this season. That doesn't necessarily mean Singleton's throwing is amazingly accurate but it would be very difficult for them to be top of that stat if he was as scattergun as you are making out.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I can't find the stat now, but I'm 95% confident Gloucester have the best return on tries from lineout drives this season. That doesn't necessarily mean Singleton's throwing is amazingly accurate but it would be very difficult for them to be top of that stat if he was as scattergun as you are making out.

Don't bring facts into this

 

[BPM]

In actual transfer news, Glasgow lock/flanker Kiran McDonald, has signed for Wasps.

Not quite in Fifita's class but a proper lump and should be a handy addition. He's been one of Glasgow's better players on the last few occasions I've seen them play.

 

[will311293]

In actual transfer news, Glasgow lock/flanker Kiran McDonald, has signed for Wasps.

Not quite in Fifita's class but a proper lump and should be a handy addition. He's been one of Glasgow's better players on the last few occasions I've seen them play.

Yh fairly happy with this. Covers both for us and is a good player.

 

[EdBirch]

Sale Sharks will struggle to keep Faf de Klerk, admits Alex Sanderson

Sale Sharks are facing the prospect of losing Faf de Klerk, their World Cup-winning scrum half, whose international career was revived when he joined the club i

www.thetimes.co.uk

Faf could be off

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I think he'll definitely - the biggest surprise to me is that he's out of contract this year!
Must have negotiated a year off his contract during COVID paycuts

Edit: Telegraph saying Faf --> Red Hurricanes, Osaka, for £900k p/a, reuniting with Johan Ackerman

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

So
Exeter chasing Rory O'Loughlin
Christian Judge to Saracens again
Ethan Waller to Saints again
Bath after Niall Annett
Coleman to stay at Irish
Falcons not giving Brown his extra year option

 

[EdBirch]

So wiping out an entire front row for us, frustrating as they're probably the best performing front row players for us at this time.

That said, if Dimes can improve on them all then ok

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

So
Exeter chasing Rory O'Loughlin
Christian Judge to Saracens again
Ethan Waller to Saints again
Bath after Niall Annett
Coleman to stay at Irish
Falcons not giving Brown his extra year option

Probably time for Rory to leave to make a buck. Exe will be a decent fit.

 

[big ginger 8]

So
Exeter chasing Rory O'Loughlin
Christian Judge to Saracens again
Ethan Waller to Saints again
Bath after Niall Annett
Coleman to stay at Irish
Falcons not giving Brown his extra year option

Have heard rumours about ROL leaving but not sure how much of it is actually good info vs making a good guess based on his circumstances.

Still someone in Exeter would seem to have a horn for Leinster depth players.