Transfers Rumours

[irisht]

Will Connors and John Hodnett both being linked with a move to Connacht

 

[Groundhog]

Will Connors and John Hodnett both being linked with a move to Connacht

Have to imagine it’s either or.


They’re also apparently signing Francois Van Wyk from Bath

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Ardie Savea to Leinster

 

[Which Tyler]

Will Butt is a pretty good player tbh and will likely get some good gametime at Chiefs next season, though hopfully we put that Ikitau money to good use at 10.

I know I'm biased, but I'd have him as more than "pretty good"
I'd be sad to see him go, but I appreciate the difficulty trying to get enough game time to 5 very good centres.
Given a straight choice, I'd keep Ojomoh, Lawrence, Butt & Hennessey, and let Redpath go - not necessarily because Butt is better than Redpath, but because Cam and Mojo are so similar to each other, whilst those 4 all offer something different to each other (not to mention that Butt is an EQP academy graduate).

But these things are never a free choice; contracts come due when they come due; players will have different values to different clubs, and desires of their own.

If Butt goes to Ex, then, like Devoto and Woodbrun - I'll be sad to see him go, but understand, and wish him all the best in his future career.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Hell of a statement to make considering how subjective a topic it is

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Yeahhhhhhhh.....nah
Gonna take a lot of big boy signings to make up for the drain over the last two seasons

 

[irisht]

Murray Kinsella reporting the Connors news.

 

[Groundhog]

Ardie Savea to Leinster

Yeah, think it is probably agent posturing, just given positions of need in Leinster. That said they’re freeing up some money and he’s so objectively world class it almost doesn’t matter if they need him.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Yeahhhhhhhh.....nah
Gonna take a lot of big boy signings to make up for the drain over the last two seasons

Yeah like Marchant is a great signing but Rob du Preez has been such a class player for you

Like best on paper doesn’t always mean anything

Pollard on paper is worth 6 Billy Searle but Searle has already had more consistency for us

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Yeah, think it is probably agent posturing, just given positions of need in Leinster. That said they’re freeing up some money and he’s so objectively world class it almost doesn’t matter if they need him.

We'll be linked with every All Black til the end of time now and I'm here for it.

Conners going would be a good move for him as much as I'd miss him. Young enough to have a career renaissance but needs to get out of the traffic at Leinster.

Before his first bad injury he was ahead of VdF and he played a massive part in us cracking the La Rochelle code. Will only be fondly remembered if he does take another opportunity.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Times say Quins are talking to Razor

Gotta get in there before Newcastle buy him a rocket car and a solid gold house

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Honestly who was the last successful NZ coach in the prem

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

So Townsend to Red bull, Robertson to Scotland?

 

[BPM]

Honestly who was the last successful NZ coach in the prem

Boyd? Even if he wasn’t uphugely successful, I would argue that he definitely laid the foundations for Saints’ recent success.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

It's a shame Leinster's coaching staff isn't really set up for him at the moment without paying out Neinaber (not sure if Bleyendaal compliments him either). Looks like a perfect fit for us in terms of playstyle and we've always done well with a grumpy HC (Cheika, Schmidt, could argue Felipe had us playing the best rugby in our peak choking years).

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Rugby mill
Sam Underhill and Will Stuart to stay at Bath
FDK to France
Sale closing in on Lozowski
Alex Hepburn to Edinburgh
Martin Gleeson to Quins
Tu’ungafasi been touted round the prem

Alex Sanderson has been gagged from talking about potential transfers or contract negotiations after it was feared his refreshing openness was harming Sale Sharks.
“I have been instructed and understand, actually, the necessity for silence. It’s the fifth amendment with recruitment because the white noise could be detrimental to those thinking of signing or thinking of leaving,” he said this week.
Lmao wonder if he spoke to soon about Junior Kpoku?

Quins Hooker Jack Doorey-Palmer in talks with Tigers
Quins Centre Hayden Hyde in talks with Ealing

Also Falcons paying Quirke 400K is insane?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Sam Underhill to stay at Bath

Renewal for him (as a key first choice player and a bunch more England caps under his belt), the backloaded section of Pepper's contract kicking in and signing DDP?

 

[mackerzz]

Who's FDK?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Who's FDK?

Faf de Klerk