Transfers rumours

[Scotty]

Would be an odd deal for him to take. He's never gonna be starter there with Kelly around.

I know next to nothing about him tbh. Age or potential?

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Would be an odd deal for him to take. He's never gonna be starter there with Kelly around.

Unless he's looking at a switch to 13?

 

[Reiser99]

Possibly Tiger's worried about Kelly being called up more for Engkand?

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Unless he's looking at a switch to 13?

Very possible. Although London Irish have another England U20, younger brother of a Bath/England outside back who is already a 13.

Cokonasiga is probably the better player though.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Very possible. Although London Irish have another England U20, younger brother of a Bath/England outside back who is already a 13.

Cokonasiga is probably the better player though.

Maybe why he wants to move with Rona starting etc.

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Maybe why he wants to move with Rona starting etc.

I was moreso saying that if Tigers wanted to go after one to play 13 for them then it'd probs make a bit more sense to go after Joseph.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Rumours
Diamond luring Langdon to Worcester also states that Diamond is mainly targeting Eastern Europeans
Sean O'Brien to retire
Vannes is after Leiua
Clermont have signed Nathan Hughes
Nadolo being linked to Reds and Waratahs
Tigers have signed Phil Cokanasigna
Exeter signing south african back rower Aidon Davis
Aaron Hinckley to Saints
Quirke and Redd to sign long term contracts to Sale (Was that ever in doubt?)
Cips to Potentially stay at Bath along with a south africa 10 coming in

 

[Which Tyler]

Cips to Potentially stay at Bath along with a south africa 10 coming in

I'm starting to think he'd be a good coach; so I'd actually be really happy with him staying on in a player-coach capacity. Bailey and Worboys absolutely sing his praises for developing their games.

Saffer 10 is Bosch

 

[BPM]

Bosch could do well in the Premiership IMO. Although he's not the kind of 10 I'd expect van Graan to have gone for at all TBH. A mercurial 10 and a pragmatic coach who likes 10-man rugby don't sound like an obvious match.

 

[EdBirch]

Rumours
Diamond luring Langdon to Worcester also states that Diamond is mainly targeting Eastern Europeans

More than happy if we get Langdon, just nervous as to who these Eastern Europeans are, would be nice to have some names to look at.

Will also add that it looks like Vailanu is off to Glasgow

 

[Which Tyler]

Bosch could do well in the Premiership IMO. Although he's not the kind of 10 I'd expect van Graan to have gone for at all TBH. A mercurial 10 and a pragmatic coach who likes 10-man rugby don't sound like an obvious match.

There's a definite thought around Bath that, with the reduced cap, and reduced squad sizes, everyone needs to be multi-position; which TBH, seems to be the way the game is going anyway. so a FH who's just as good at FB is worth something.
Beyond that, I think "FH for 10 man rugby" has 2 options; you either go the Farrell route of kicking for territory until well into the opposition half, and tackle everything that moves (if you happen to be in the right place for once) - or you go for a mercurial FH, temper his instincts a bit, but you're relying on individual magic from the backs as and when they get the ball, because they get no time training with an attack coach - which has pretty much been Bath's philosophy for the last 5-6 years

 

[Craigo]

I'm starting to think he'd be a good coach; so I'd actually be really happy with him staying on in a player-coach capacity. Bailey and Worboys absolutely sing his praises for developing their games.

Saffer 10 is Bosch

No. With his off field past.

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

No. With his off field past.

That's exactly why he'd be a good coach, he's gone through the fame going through his head, being a young player with loads of pressure, terrible media attention etc so he can help young players on that front, whilst also undeniably having one of the best understanding of how to formulate a good backs attack as anyone about

 

[Which Tyler]

That's exactly why he'd be a good coach, he's gone through the fame going through his head, being a young player with loads of pressure, terrible media attention etc so he can help young players on that front, whilst also undeniably having one of the best understanding of how to formulate a good backs attack as anyone about

Yep - don't judge the adult by the actions of the child

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

 

[Which Tyler]

He's gonna need a LOT of paper

 

[BPM]

Langdon and Morozov are presumably two of them?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Langdon and Morozov are presumably two of them?

Neild probably the backrower - or, knowing Dimes, he's counting him as both a hooker and backrower

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Prob be
Langdon
Akker
Counie
Morozov
Neild

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Bu...but he said he wouldn't be raiding Sale

Apparently Akker has two years on his contract, according to someone on the Sale fans forum - which definintely explains Langdon looking elsewhere
I think that some players signed secret extensions during COVID, apparently the DuPreez twins, who are supposed to be out of contract this season, also have multiple years left