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.