Hoping we might see a bit of Fricker and Florence to see what they have. I hope we can sign Boshoff and another bigger back 3 player to go with Cokasinga. Not completely sure about Hardy but he can’t be worse than what we have. I think Rhodri Lewis has some real potential at 9 but is not ready yet.
I think we need the 9 to box kick in terms of height distance and hang time to the standard we saw from Varney and make quicker decisions. I don’t know if Hardy can do this but if he can it will make us a lot stronger.
Swansea University won their relegation play off against Newcastle tonight at St Helens which means BUCS super rugby will continue at St Helens next year.
If we could keep a few off the treatment table we would already have a pretty good backline.
It says Phil is Fijian born in London while his brother, born in Fiji, is English due to his father being "British" and serving in a Scottish regiment based in Edinburgh castle. Confused? You will be.
Jack Walsh re-signed. Good piece of business as covers two vital positions in squad. Boshoff staying until end of season but cannot play in Europe as cup tied
To which Lance has posted that not even he knows just yet.
The Ospreys are still doing the business plans for each of the locations and once they are complete they will make the decision and announce the venue.
Morris is on a 12 month loan. Based on what I have seen would prefer Boshoff. Agree on Cokes and also think Hopkins far more suited to centre or wing than full back.
Lance has a new piece up with WOL. I hope im reading into it wrong, but from the sparse comments he gives, I think they are seriously considering the Brewery field as the main option.
I sincerely hope so, I just worry that the initial costs at St Helens prove too prohibitive. However, like fiddler says, it would be a very short sighted decision.
If what they end up saying is we can’t afford the option with the land mass for training on one site close to the majority of the population community schools and businesses they are in reality saying they cannot afford to get back to anywhere near the top table
Sure though the Scarlets have a newish stadium and it has not helped them. The reality is that location is everything in terms of off field revenue. Unless you get the location on a prime site the Scarlets have shown it will never generate what a prime location can.
Fingers crossed. If it does turn out to be true, as other have said attentions then hopefully turn to 13 and a second choice tighthead.
After a couple more years of rugby under his belt, I don’t know what people would think of potentially trying to re-sign Tiaan Thomas-Wheeler, or just not quite good enough for this level?
Neil Fissler describes himself as a gossip and has written over the past three years that Nicky has signed for six different Gallagher clubs. He is also the media driving force that saw Ealing buy out Y11 in 2021/22/23 and Ospreys merge with Scarlets in 2019 and with Cardiff in 2023.
He may well be right for once but unlike a stopped clock he is only right once in a blue moon.
I owe Fissler an apology but he was bound to get one right one day.
Ben Warren is showing signs of having made a step change in the scrum. He may continue to become a good tight head which can happen almost overnight, as Adam Jones showed. It is the one position where players can only learn by being mangled and learning how to prevent that. Tight heads seem to progress in fits and starts if they progress at all and we can only keep producing lads like Fletcher, Fackrell and Hire in the hope that the epiphany happens.
Has Ruddock unearthed another gem in Freddie Chapman who is currently a loose head but looks a good TH prospect?
Chapman is relatively tall and angular. Not the archetype for a TH. Adam was an international standard scrummager in his early twenties. So was Nicky Thomas but sadly his conditioning made him a passenger around the field. Warren is a converted back rower but is now past his early twenties. Hire has prototype size for a TH but was less than impressive for the under 20,s. He and Fackrell have more time on their side to get up to the level needed. Fletcher looks too small and the original Ruddock plan was to convert him to hooker. Given that Botha struggles to do more than 50 minutes I see plenty of options in house for third and fourth choice none for the primary back up role.
I agree that we need a number 2 th until this bunch develop (or not) but Fletcher is the same size as Nicky and is more of a front row utility type so could end up loose head or even hooker. Chapman is taller than usual but Fagerson and Stuart are both 6' 2"and Colombes is even taller than Chapman at 6' 4". Things seem to be changing on planet prop. It is to me a strange and scary world up front.
Lewis Jones and Tristan Davies starting for Cheetahs on Saturday in SA Cup.
Fender re signs, excellent news he was a revelation before he got injured.👍
Kieran Hardy confirmed
Any news on a 10?
Morse re-signed
Any good news to come out this week? He asks hopefully.
Swansea University won their relegation play off against Newcastle tonight at St Helens which means BUCS super rugby will continue at St Helens next year.
The four players at the Cheetahs are:
Cam Jones (prop) Will Hickey (flanker) Tristan Davies (Lock/Flank) Lewis Jones(lock)
Steff Thomas signing confirmed.
Phil Cokanasinga signed.
Jack Walsh re-signed. Good piece of business as covers two vital positions in squad. Boshoff staying until end of season but cannot play in Europe as cup tied
According to Andy Howell it’s St Helens. On X by the way.
A poster on X claims that Cam Jones (prop) is one of the 3 Ospreys heading to the Cheetahs.
Fissler reporting Phil Cokanasiga, Leicester inside centre joining in summer on 2 yr deal
Lance has a new piece up with WOL. I hope im reading into it wrong, but from the sparse comments he gives, I think they are seriously considering the Brewery field as the main option.
We have registered a new hooker for Europe. Chris Moore.
Accounts filed yesterday show we lost £2.1 million up to June 23
Kieran Hardy to us apparently, good signing hope it’s true this strengthens our squad.
Neil Fissler describes himself as a gossip and has written over the past three years that Nicky has signed for six different Gallagher clubs. He is also the media driving force that saw Ealing buy out Y11 in 2021/22/23 and Ospreys merge with Scarlets in 2019 and with Cardiff in 2023.
He may well be right for once but unlike a stopped clock he is only right once in a blue moon.
Fissler calling Nicky to Tigers.