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Transfers for next season (including transfer rumours!)

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    #1592
    ArmchairQB
    Registered Users Posts: 958 ✭✭✭ArmchairQB


    thomond2006 wrote: »
    Quite a fall from grace!

    Has gone for the golden handshake I would say. Lots of money on offer at Bristol who were very upset at not getting promoted as they thought they would be but looks like they will try and break the bank to get promotion


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    #1593
    former legend
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,309 ✭✭✭former legend


    The Welsh scrum was absolutety woeful in the Six Nations and Jones didn't look up to it for the Ospreys, they won't lose anything by showing him the door IMO.


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    #1594
    thomond2006
    Registered Users Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    former legend wrote: »
    The Welsh scrum was absolutety woeful in the Six Nations and Jones didn't look up to it for the Ospreys, they won't lose anything by showing him the door IMO.

    Yeah Jones was a bencher by the end of the season so I imagine the Ospreys contract on the table was for bencher's wages.


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    #1595
    thomond2006
    Registered Users Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    Hernandez release confirmed by Racing: http://www.racing-metro92.com/fr/Equipe_Pro/Communique_officiel_du_Racing_Metro_92-Actualite-49-3123.html


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    #1596
    pickarooney
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    Strange... so is he moving to an Argentine club or just somewhere which is more flexible about releasing internationals?


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    #1597
    thomond2006
    Registered Users Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    pickarooney wrote: »
    Strange... so is he moving to an Argentine club or just somewhere which is more flexible about releasing internationals?

    Word is he is going back to Stade Francais as a joker for Bonneval. Which doesn't make sense from Stade's POV because of his international commitments.


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    #1598
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,192 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    I think it would be good for morale if more players had their own personal jesters. Good on Hugo!


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    #1599
    razorblunt
    Registered Users Posts: 17,300 ✭✭✭✭razorblunt


    pickarooney wrote: »
    I think it would be good for morale if more players had their own personal jesters. Good on Hugo!

    Well the English team used Austin Healey for years!


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    #1600
    Stan27
    Registered Users Posts: 530 ✭✭✭Stan27


    razorblunt wrote: »
    Well the English team used Austin Healey for years!

    Read his book. Very funny


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    #1601
    umop.episdn
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    Stan27 wrote: »
    Read his book. Very funny

    Unintentionally.


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    #1602
    sydneybound
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    thomond2006 wrote: »
    Quite a fall from grace!

    They've got bag loads of money and desperate to get into the Prem. Their chairman also owns Bristol FC and are building a very impressive stadium at the moment that the football & rugby clubs will share. Great rugby town too, hope they or Leeds go up next season.

    Jones will be on great money.


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    #1603
    sydneybound
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,557 ✭✭✭sydneybound


    Stan27 wrote: »
    Read his book. Very funny

    Me and my big mouth I think it was called. Happened to pick it up in an airport lounge read a few pages as I was bored and decided to buy it. Really good read, better than say the O'Gara book.

    I actually felt sorry for him when discussing the 2003 world cup. Woodward asked him to fly out as there might be a place for him from another injuried player but when he arrived he was told to go back home. Great stories about the old Leicester team. He said Neil Back was a brilliant trainer but a terrible bloke for a conversation and also that Martin Johnson wasn't that strong but a good wrestler! He certainly had runs ins with nearly every Leicester player.


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    #1604
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,145 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    Similarly I picked up Geordan Murphy's book and thought it's be rubbish but it was a very good read I thought.

    Must give Healey's a go some time so.

    I'm not that surprised that Johnson wasn't the strongest as while he was big he never looked that strong or built.


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    #1605
    Riskymove
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    thomond2006 wrote: »
    Word is he is going back to Stade Francais as a joker for Bonneval. Which doesn't make sense from Stade's POV because of his international commitments.

    He is going back to an argentine club to "concentrate" on International team


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    #1606
    thomond2006
    Registered Users Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    Riskymove wrote: »
    He is going back to an argentine club to "concentrate" on International team

    Yep. Perhaps there are family issues as well. I assume he will join the new Argentine Super Rugby franchise when it launches.

    Racing have confirmed they won't sign a replacement so it doesn't seem they were too bothered about him leaving. It's probably a big wage off the books as well. Unless they used him as a 12 (Roberts has been either injured or poor for them) he was going to be a utility bencher.


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    #1607
    former legend
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    Hagz wrote: »
    Looks like Adam Jones is off to Bristol.

    Seems like this is not a done deal, and Ryan Jones is not happy about how his mate Adam is being treated:

    http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/adam-jones-national-icon-its-7475770


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    #1608
    Winters
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    Adam Jones leaving it late to commit. I wonder why? His agent says London Welsh is not an option. I wonder if he was hoping the central contract situation would sort itself out first.


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    #1609
    [Deleted User]
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    Winters wrote: »
    Adam Jones leaving it late to commit. I wonder why? His agent says London Welsh is not an option. I wonder if he was hoping the central contract situation would sort itself out first.

    No Participation agreement yet.

    Warburton in no man's land, Jones not looking to join him.


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    #1610
    thomond2006
    Registered Users Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    A rumour going around was Jones had signed a pre-contract agreement to join Toulon for 2015/16, as more or less a replacement for Carl Hayman. Not sure how true that is.


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    #1611
    its_phil
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    No Participation agreement yet.

    Warburton in no man's land, Jones not looking to join him.

    I think I read that he is still training with the Blues though. Playing is another matter


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    #1612
    Stan27
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    Could some explain to me what is exactly the story with warbonton. Surely he would get great money from a french club if he is being treated badly.


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    #1613
    Hagz
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    Stan27 wrote: »
    Could some explain to me what is exactly the story with warbonton. Surely he would get great money from a french club if he is being treated badly.

    He's the WRU only centrally contracted player, and the regions are refusing to field centrally contracted players. I don't know if he's allowed to play in France, but he isn't allowed to play in England because of the fact that he is contracted to a union.


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    #1614
    molloyjh
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    Stan27 wrote: »
    Could some explain to me what is exactly the story with warbonton. Surely he would get great money from a french club if he is being treated badly.

    He wants to play in Wales and he thought he was paving the way with his central contract. It seems to have backfired on him though, which really shouldn't come as a surprise because the Regions have been fairly consistent in the last 6-9 months about the WRUs proposed central contract plans. He's not been treated badly per se but was used as a pawn somewhat by the WRU and left in the lurge then by the Regions.


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    #1615
    Jello
    Registered Users Posts: 2,739 ✭✭✭Jello


    Brad Thorn to Leicester apparently. Some man!


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    #1616
    ssaye2
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    Jello wrote: »
    Brad Thorn to Leicester apparently. Some man!

    Thats amazing

    Super Human


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    #1617
    LuckyGent88
    Registered Users Posts: 14,150 ✭✭✭✭LuckyGent88


    James o Connor heading back to oz for 2015 super rugby competition. He joins the Queensland reds along with karmichael hunt. Hunt was a quality back in rugby league until he was given a big money offer to go to aussie rules. Going to try his hand at Union now.

    http://m.theaustralian.com.au/sport/rugby-union/reds-sign-karmichael-hunt-james-oconnor/story-e6frg7o6-1227041794011


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    #1618
    thomond2006
    Registered Users Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    O'Connor will go back to Toulon after the World Cup then. The word is he has a three year deal with Toulon but had a clause that he could go back to Australia for 2015 and RWC.


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    #1619
    Not Playing Tiddlywinks Vinny
    Registered Users Posts: 509 ✭✭✭Not Playing Tiddlywinks Vinny


    LuckyGent88 wrote: »
    James o Connor heading back to oz for 2015 super rugby competition. He joins the Queensland reds along with karmichael hunt. Hunt was a quality back in rugby league until he was given a big money offer to go to aussie rules. Going to try his hand at Union now.

    http://m.theaustralian.com.au/sport/rugby-union/reds-sign-karmichael-hunt-james-oconnor/story-e6frg7o6-1227041794011

    Hunt has previously played Union with Biarritz. A superb signing for the Reds, stick him 15 and let him cut loose


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