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Re: Transfer news, rumours, suggestions, frenzied speculation, and outright lies - Season 2023-24

Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2024 5:33 pm
by Puja
Danno wrote: Wed Nov 27, 2024 5:25 pm Fuck you too Puja ❤️
:lol:

Re: Transfer news, rumours, suggestions, frenzied speculation, and outright lies - Season 2023-24

Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2024 5:55 pm
by Mellsblue
lol. My favourite ever exchange on RR.

Re: Transfer news, rumours, suggestions, frenzied speculation, and outright lies - Season 2023-24

Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2024 6:32 pm
by Danno
Do I have to retire now

Re: Transfer news, rumours, suggestions, frenzied speculation, and outright lies - Season 2023-24

Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2024 6:47 pm
by Captainhaircut
Mail reckon Gloucs want Sotutu to replace Mercer. Fancy Saints and Leicester might have a look too if he’s available.

Re: Transfer news, rumours, suggestions, frenzied speculation, and outright lies - Season 2023-24

Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2024 9:09 pm
by Puja
Captainhaircut wrote: Wed Nov 27, 2024 6:47 pm Mail reckon Gloucs want Sotutu to replace Mercer. Fancy Saints and Leicester might have a look too if he’s available.
Glaws appear determined to have an 8 who'll move countries and then be disappointed at the lack of interest from England.

Puja

Re: Transfer news, rumours, suggestions, frenzied speculation, and outright lies - Season 2023-24

Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2024 10:55 pm
by Danno
Puja wrote: Wed Nov 27, 2024 9:09 pm
Captainhaircut wrote: Wed Nov 27, 2024 6:47 pm Mail reckon Gloucs want Sotutu to replace Mercer. Fancy Saints and Leicester might have a look too if he’s available.
Glaws appear determined to have an 8 who'll move countries and then be disappointed at the lack of interest from England.

Puja
:lol:

Re: Transfer news, rumours, suggestions, frenzied speculation, and outright lies - Season 2023-24

Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2024 7:11 am
by FKAS
Danno wrote: Wed Nov 27, 2024 10:55 pm
Puja wrote: Wed Nov 27, 2024 9:09 pm
Captainhaircut wrote: Wed Nov 27, 2024 6:47 pm Mail reckon Gloucs want Sotutu to replace Mercer. Fancy Saints and Leicester might have a look too if he’s available.
Glaws appear determined to have an 8 who'll move countries and then be disappointed at the lack of interest from England.

Puja
:lol:
:lol:

Very good. I'd definitely be interested to have him at Tigers, doubly so if the rumours are accurate and Beets isn't coming.

Re: Transfer news, rumours, suggestions, frenzied speculation, and outright lies - Season 2023-24

Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2024 1:47 pm
by jimKRFC
Not sure if it should go here, but Fissler reporting that the Irish sides are looking at signing George Kloska as he's Irish qualified and he's seen as a potential future Irish international.

Re: Transfer news, rumours, suggestions, frenzied speculation, and outright lies - Season 2023-24

Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2024 3:13 pm
by FKAS
jimKRFC wrote: Sat Nov 30, 2024 1:47 pm Not sure if it should go here, but Fissler reporting that the Irish sides are looking at signing George Kloska as he's Irish qualified and he's seen as a potential future Irish international.
The Irish provinces have been told they aren't allowed anymore non-IQ props. Any uncapped IQ prop is going to be getting offers given how short some of the squads are currently. Ulster are very keen for reinforcements for instance.

Re: Transfer news, rumours, suggestions, frenzied speculation, and outright lies - Season 2023-24

Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2024 11:40 am
by Which Tyler
This one has progressed beyond Fissler (though unknown if he's still the source), so becomes worth considering:
Willie Le Roux to Bath

I don't think we need him, I'm happy with TdG and Harris, with Donoghue as the (current) young up and comer and Bailey able to cover as necessary. I'm also happy that JvG lost his security blanket in Gallagher (no issue with Gallagher per se, but I do feel that he put a handbreak on TdG's development, and indeed, Bath's game plan).

Rumour is that he's looking for a player/coach role though, which makes it much more interesting.

If we're looking at a back 3 player, I'd be more interested in Loader / Radwan (for the right price)

Re: Transfer news, rumours, suggestions, frenzied speculation, and outright lies - Season 2023-24

Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2024 6:58 pm
by jimKRFC
Bristol sign Jamie Hodges on a two month loan deal. Sounds like a decent bit of cover but would be good to get Joe Owen some more game time.

Ilona Maher also joining a short term deal, 3 months, from January.

Re: Transfer news, rumours, suggestions, frenzied speculation, and outright lies - Season 2023-24

Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2024 1:35 am
by Puja
jimKRFC wrote: Mon Dec 02, 2024 6:58 pm Bristol sign Jamie Hodges on a two month loan deal. Sounds like a decent bit of cover but would be good to get Joe Owen some more game time.

Ilona Maher also joining a short term deal, 3 months, from January.
Good call all around - she'll draw a crowd and drive a lot of interest from Yank country, and it's good that she's at a decent club with a good stadium. Hopefully she'll take well to XVs.

Puja

Re: Transfer news, rumours, suggestions, frenzied speculation, and outright lies - Season 2023-24

Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2024 3:47 am
by Which Tyler
jimKRFC wrote: Mon Dec 02, 2024 6:58 pmIlona Maher also joining a short term deal, 3 months, from January.
That's a hell of a signing

Re: Transfer news, rumours, suggestions, frenzied speculation, and outright lies - Season 2023-24

Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2024 1:05 pm
by jimKRFC
Puja wrote: Tue Dec 03, 2024 1:35 am
jimKRFC wrote: Mon Dec 02, 2024 6:58 pm Bristol sign Jamie Hodges on a two month loan deal. Sounds like a decent bit of cover but would be good to get Joe Owen some more game time.

Ilona Maher also joining a short term deal, 3 months, from January.
Good call all around - she'll draw a crowd and drive a lot of interest from Yank country, and it's good that she's at a decent club with a good stadium. Hopefully she'll take well to XVs.

Puja
Seems to be having an effect already. The Bristol - Glaws Hartpury game apparently having unprecedented demand and been moved to Ashton Gate.

Re: Transfer news, rumours, suggestions, frenzied speculation, and outright lies - Season 2023-24

Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2024 1:32 pm
by Adam_P
Munga has signed on for more at Saints. Was a bit underwhelmed by him last year, but he's definitely kicked on and bedded in this season and been strong, long may the progression continue.

Re: Transfer news, rumours, suggestions, frenzied speculation, and outright lies - Season 2023-24

Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2024 2:54 pm
by Puja
Which Tyler wrote: Tue Dec 03, 2024 3:47 am
jimKRFC wrote: Mon Dec 02, 2024 6:58 pmIlona Maher also joining a short term deal, 3 months, from January.
That's a hell of a signing
Apparently Bristol once again being far ahead of the rest of the pack in spotting a PR coup early:
She contacted several clubs at the end of 2023 as she wanted to play in the English top flight. Maher had it in mind to join a club after the 2024 Olympics had concluded. However, as she had not played 15s rugby since 2021 she was not eligible to play.

However, during her stint on Dancing with the Stars, Bristol got in touch and said they would put the work in to get Maher a visa so she could play for them. This included an appeals process, which the Rugby Football Union supported, and the club were successful.

It was then, when reports emerged that Maher may be joining an English club, that other sides started to contact the star.

“All of a sudden I was getting all of these calls and emails from people saying: ‘We’re hearing you might be eligible to play, you want to come for us?’ OK well I did want to play for you, I did want to do this. I had a lot of other teams calling to come play. I think I stood by Bristol because they did this work and I wanted to stick with them.”
Their backroom and marketing really are streets ahead of the rest of the Premiership.

Puja

Re: Transfer news, rumours, suggestions, frenzied speculation, and outright lies - Season 2023-24

Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2024 11:21 am
by francoisfou
Just read on MidiOlympique that Quins’ Irné Herbst had signed a two-year deal with Brive (currently 2nd in ProD2).

Re: Transfer news, rumours, suggestions, frenzied speculation, and outright lies - Season 2023-24

Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2024 5:06 pm
by FKAS
From Tigers

The club is disappointed to confirm that Corné Beets will not be joining Leicester Tigers this season.

Beets, who was announced in March of this year as a signing for the 24/25 season, will remain in South Africa after visa requirements to allow him to play in the Premiership, were not met.

Despite sustained efforts from the club, the player, and his management, exploring all avenues, securing a visa for Beets is not going to be possible this year, therefore both parties have agreed to terminate the agreement.

Speaking about the outcome, General Manager Richard Wilks said: "Unfortunately, he falls just short of the visa requirements which would have allowed him to join us at Leicester Tigers this season, both parties are extremely disappointed and will continue to be in communication moving forward."

"For now, I want to thank Corné, his management and commend the efforts of all at Leicester Tigers in trying to find a positive outcome and, on behalf of the club, wish him all the best for the future."

Re: Transfer news, rumours, suggestions, frenzied speculation, and outright lies - Season 2023-24

Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2024 5:37 pm
by Puja
FKAS wrote: Thu Dec 05, 2024 5:06 pm From Tigers

The club is disappointed to confirm that Corné Beets will not be joining Leicester Tigers this season.

Beets, who was announced in March of this year as a signing for the 24/25 season, will remain in South Africa after visa requirements to allow him to play in the Premiership, were not met.

Despite sustained efforts from the club, the player, and his management, exploring all avenues, securing a visa for Beets is not going to be possible this year, therefore both parties have agreed to terminate the agreement.

Speaking about the outcome, General Manager Richard Wilks said: "Unfortunately, he falls just short of the visa requirements which would have allowed him to join us at Leicester Tigers this season, both parties are extremely disappointed and will continue to be in communication moving forward."

"For now, I want to thank Corné, his management and commend the efforts of all at Leicester Tigers in trying to find a positive outcome and, on behalf of the club, wish him all the best for the future."
Piss. Now what.

Puja

ETA. On the bright side, I am perversely pleased that it was a visa that killed it. The rumour mill was suggesting that he'd just decided he didn't fancy it, which I would've been quite annoyed about, so having it be out of everyone's control is a better situation than what I had worried about. Bloody Rassie Erasmus though - chucked caps at everyone this year to build depth; couldn't he have brought Beets off the bench for one game?!

Re: Transfer news, rumours, suggestions, frenzied speculation, and outright lies - Season 2023-24

Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2024 6:11 pm
by FKAS
Puja wrote: Thu Dec 05, 2024 5:37 pm
FKAS wrote: Thu Dec 05, 2024 5:06 pm From Tigers

The club is disappointed to confirm that Corné Beets will not be joining Leicester Tigers this season.

Beets, who was announced in March of this year as a signing for the 24/25 season, will remain in South Africa after visa requirements to allow him to play in the Premiership, were not met.

Despite sustained efforts from the club, the player, and his management, exploring all avenues, securing a visa for Beets is not going to be possible this year, therefore both parties have agreed to terminate the agreement.

Speaking about the outcome, General Manager Richard Wilks said: "Unfortunately, he falls just short of the visa requirements which would have allowed him to join us at Leicester Tigers this season, both parties are extremely disappointed and will continue to be in communication moving forward."

"For now, I want to thank Corné, his management and commend the efforts of all at Leicester Tigers in trying to find a positive outcome and, on behalf of the club, wish him all the best for the future."
Piss. Now what.

Puja

ETA. On the bright side, I am perversely pleased that it was a visa that killed it. The rumour mill was suggesting that he'd just decided he didn't fancy it, which I would've been quite annoyed about, so having it be out of everyone's control is a better situation than what I had worried about. Bloody Rassie Erasmus though - chucked caps at everyone this year to build depth; couldn't he have brought Beets off the bench for one game?!
Rumours are we've Jed Holloway for 6 months. Which doesn't exactly help that much. I guess it's back to the drawing board and we go searching with potentially a good chunk of cap to play with for next season.

Josh Manz has been included in the European wide squad so there's a faint hope he'll be back soon and can step up to be a viable option.

Re: Transfer news, rumours, suggestions, frenzied speculation, and outright lies - Season 2023-24

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2024 10:03 am
by twitchy
Corne Beets is actually starring in a hollywood remake of deliverance.

Re: Transfer news, rumours, suggestions, frenzied speculation, and outright lies - Season 2023-24

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2024 1:51 pm
by Puja
Rumours of Dino Lamb leaving Quins mid-season to join Perpignan as medical joker. Not sure how accurate they are though, given that he's starting for Quins this weekend and you'd imagine they'd need a good few quid to be persuaded to release him.

Puja

Re: Transfer news, rumours, suggestions, frenzied speculation, and outright lies - Season 2023-24

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2024 1:55 pm
by FKAS
Puja wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 1:51 pm Rumours of Dino Lamb leaving Quins mid-season to join Perpignan as medical joker. Not sure how accurate they are though, given that he's starting for Quins this weekend and you'd imagine they'd need a good few quid to be persuaded to release him.

Puja
With rumours that Herbst is off at the end of the season as well you'd have thought they wouldn't be bog fans of that move unless it was a short term loan (they were being compensated for).

Re: Transfer news, rumours, suggestions, frenzied speculation, and outright lies - Season 2023-24

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2024 2:14 pm
by Mikey Brown
I was slightly confused to see his name on the teamsheet just then. Thinking he'd already gone to Italy at some point. I think the same happened with Lynagh last season.

Launch, Lewies and Hammond would be a nightmare in terms of their ability to pick up injuries.

Re: Transfer news, rumours, suggestions, frenzied speculation, and outright lies - Season 2023-24

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2024 2:18 pm
by Stom
Mikey Brown wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 2:14 pm I was slightly confused to see his name on the teamsheet just then. Thinking he'd already gone to Italy at some point. I think the same happened with Lynagh last season.

Launch, Lewies and Hammond would be a nightmare in terms of their ability to pick up injuries.
He did. He came back.