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2023-2024 transfers

Well not transfers but young Powerhouse back rower Freddie Lockwood has signed a new 2 years deal from the academy and now Iwan Stephens the electric young winger / full back has signed a new 2 year deal from the academy.
Connor Collett our 7 has also just singed a new contract aswell...

Great news....

With Stephens, Radwan and Carerras we have 3 of the most explosive little wingers in the league. We simply MUST sort out our bloody attack and give these lads a chance to cause the opposition trouble!!
 
Geordiefalcon said:
Well not transfers but young Powerhouse back rower Freddie Lockwood has signed a new 2 years deal from the academy and now Iwan Stephens the electric young winger / full back has signed a new 2 year deal from the academy.
Connor Collett our 7 has also just singed a new contract aswell...

Great news....

With Stephens, Radwan and Carerras we have 3 of the most explosive little wingers in the league. We simply MUST sort out our bloody attack and give these lads a chance to cause the opposition trouble!!
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Radwan came through the academy which is slightly different, but I always find it strange when players like Carreras or Stephens are signed by clubs who seem reluctant to use them - or at least don't appear to play a game plan suited to smaller, quick wingers with good footwork.

I would have thought Earle is a better example of the sort of winger Richards would want (on paper anyway).

Style of rugby must factor in to players' decisions. Haydon-Wood could have stayed to be first choice, but has taken a risk moving to Wasps and I reckon it's probably because of the brand of rugby they play under Blackett.
 
BPM said:
Radwan came through the academy which is slightly different, but I always find it strange when players like Carreras or Stephens are signed by clubs who seem reluctant to use them - or at least don't appear to play a game plan suited to smaller, quick wingers with good footwork.

I would have thought Earle is a better example of the sort of winger Richards would want (on paper anyway).

Style of rugby must factor in to players' decisions. Haydon-Wood could have stayed to be first choice, but has taken a risk moving to Wasps and I reckon it's probably because of the brand of rugby they play under Blackett.
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Completely agree.

Mike Brown has just done an interview with Jim Hamilton, a good watch actually.


Half way through around 15min mark he mentions attacking structures etc.

The falcons simply HAVE to change ours now. Its prehistoric....predictable and ineffective.
 
TRF_Olyy said:
Good signing, he's looked really good for Bristol - they'll be disappointed to be losing him
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Good to hear, I know he scored against Sarries a few weeks back, but little else. Is he a bruiser or a cruiser?

Edit: just looked at the highlights of that game and he was fantastic
 
Groundhog said:
Good to hear, I know he scored against Sarries a few weeks back, but little else. Is he a bruiser or a cruiser?

Edit: just looked at the highlights of that game and he was fantastic
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The latter, wouldn't say he's wiry or anything but he's quite tall and could add a few kg to his frame, if required - not shy of the contact zone though

He was great in that Sarries game, scored one and set up two,

The step/offload for this was a beauty (2:20 if it doesn't skip there):

 
EdBirch said:
What's your assessment of Morozov? Have we got a good one?
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Yes, I'd have liked to keep him, and from the sounds of things, so would Bath.

If I had to guess, we couldn't offer him enough £££ without going over the cap... if Watson decides to stay as well, but could have if he leaves.
I suspect Morozov is the first casualty of Watson playing silly buggers with his contract.
 
LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan) said:
I mean isn't he 3rd choice LH behind Obano and Boyce?

He'll be 2nd choice at Worcester so not even sure if it would be just down to Watson.
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Unknown; he'd have a very good chance of being ahead of Boyce, and we've no idea how well, or if at all, Obano recovers from his latest injury.
 
Also depends on Obano's priorities too … now his film-making is getting a lot of attention, it may change his perspective.

Subject to his recovery, he'll be in and around the England squad, but he has plenty of decent/fairly young competition. If the Quins film lives up to expectations, he might find he gets some more attractive options.
 

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