Find TRF at:
http://www.espnscrum.com/premiership...ry/162844.html"Everybody in South African rugby knows there is something special happening at Saracens, and I can't wait to get stuck in and make a contribution to the continuing development of the club," Hargreaves said.
Haven't seen this in a while.
Anyway, disappointed to see Alistair go, but I think Bresler and Jan Andre would be ahead of him, with Peet and PSdT coming through as well.
Porical to Stade Français:
http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,2...677915,00.html
what a shame. It has not been his best season, but he is a legend for USAP supporters. I wish him the best.
I added Pro D2 transfers to the front page
Rodrigo Roncero, from Stade français and Argentina, announced his retirement from rugby today. He's going back to Argentina to work as a doctor.
I just heard that Connacht released Peter Borlase from his loan back to Munster for the reason that he was a bit pants
he must be hurting being told he's not good enough for Connacht
That's like a horse being rejected from the glue factory..Originally Posted by psychic duck
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Considering that Connacht have Nathan White (who is absolutely excellent) coming in next year, it's hardly surprising. I kind of feel sorry for Borlase truth be told. It was a major commitment coming over to Ireland and it's essentially ruined his career. Hopefully he can return to New Zealand and get a decent ITM cup contract.
Wasn't Borlase considered a decent scrummager in New Zealand before going to Ireland?
I remember seeing videos of him being a fairly destructive scrummager - what went wrong? I don't think the step up from ITM to Pro12 is enough to see him go from a decent prop to a terrible one.
Yeah, I remember when he signed we heard good things Zealand about him. At the very start his poor performances were blamed on the fact that he came straight from the end of the ITM into the beginning of the ML and was therefore wrecked. Unfortunately things never got better for him.
I don't know much about the coaching set up down south, but I get the impression that before the arrival of BJ Botha, the scrum coaching in Munster was fairly shocking. Add that to the fact that the players he'd be learning from were Tony Buckle and John Hayes and you can see where things might have gone wrong for him. A shame.
Connacht's record in the front row's probably been better than Munster's recently tbh, hardly a suprise Connacht don't want him if Munster don't.
Aye, next season Connacht's front row will look something like:
1) Wilkinson
2) Flavin
3) White
That's solid at the very least. With Ah You and Loughney on the bench, it's hard to see how Borlase could get himself in there.
It's one area where they've done fairly well over the last 10 years. Brett Wilkinson is a solid loosehead who'd do a good job for most European teams. Before him, Ray Hogan was a very good scrummager before injury ruined his career. Ronan Loughney is okay at loosehead (but despite what people say, he's a terrible tighthead). Denis Buckley looks like he has the talent to earn a living from the game. On the other side, Stephen Knoop and Jamie Hagan both earned moves to Leinster based on their form for Connacht. Knoop had massive injury problems while with Leinster while Hagan is struggling much like Mike Ross struggled in his first season with Leinster. He'll come good yet. They also gave Tony Buckle his head in the pro game. At hooker they developed Jerry Flannery, John Fogarty, Bernard Jackman and Sean Cronin. For a team with a small budget, that's a strong record of player development.
Shontayne Hape to Montpellier:
http://www.premiershiprugby.com/prem...news/30468.php
Quality player...
"But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you walk on my dreams."
-William Butler Yeats
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I reckon Smith wanted rid as soon as he took charge, and rightly so.
Yeah suprised he went somewhere as good as Montpellier though.
"But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you walk on my dreams."
-William Butler Yeats
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True.
Castres have signed Marcel Garvey and Pedrie Wannenburg.
Now they are good signings IMO.
"But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you walk on my dreams."
-William Butler Yeats
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Pity the pillock didn't think that while England coach.
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Clermont officialised Nalaga and Chouly, and announced Benson Stanley from the Blues.
Also, Antonie Claassen from Brive, Christophe Samson from Toulon, Mihai Lazar from Aix, Piula Faasalele from La Rochelle, and Brice Dulin from Agen.
Willie Mason (RC Toulon --> Newcastle Knights (NRL))
Danny Cipriani (Wasps) --> Melbourne Rebels (AUS)
OSPREYS CALL TO ARMS: "As the Good Lord said, love thy neighbour as thyself. Unless he's a Turk, in which case KILL THE *******!!!"
So he's heading to the Wasps for just one season?
Nah, he's just joking.
Cippers is coming to Sale Sharks on a 3yr deal.
woaaah Dean Mumm to Exeter Chiefs on a two year deal! http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/17812692
Sonny Parker (Ospreys) ----> (London Welsh)
http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby...ddata=chromium
Great servant over the years for the O's and Wales. Right time for him to move on though, he is a good signing for London Welsh
Yep, I always liked Sonny. Not the most skilled centre, but a tough boy who played his heart out every time for Wales. Never feared lack of commitment from Sonny. Top bloke off the field.
Geraghty back to Not Nots confirmed:
http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/12321/7699562/
Nice of Sky Sports to get the facts right, saying he's going back to Irish from Saints, completely ignoring the fact that he's in Brive.
the Top 14 isn't a competition they have the rights to, therefore it doesn't exist in the land of Sky Sports
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