TO squad next year : Sat Nov 14, 2009 1:59 pm  

Any of the International squad signed on for TO next year? Do any of their academy side look promising for the Championship?

Obviously their Marquee signing is Duport (will they play him at centre?), anyone else?

[John_D]

Re: TO squad next year : Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:42 am  

belgianxiii wrote:

Any of the International squad signed on for TO next year? Do any of their academy side look promising for the Championship?

Obviously their Marquee signing is Duport (will they play him at centre?), anyone else?

News has been thin on the ground. The Antipodean contingent has been retained, but Duport apart (and let's hope he gets a centre berth) news of signings has been conspicuous by it's absence

: Wed Nov 18, 2009 4:42 pm  

A serious approach by TO would be to take one of our academy halves for a season and/or sign Greseque. Then they need a couple class props,, again we should have a couple to loan them for the season.

There are a few names that popped up in the 4N that they should be looking at. It doesn't look good for their SL bid if they can't get a decent squad together.

PS- surely they have to reduce the number of etrangers.

: Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:39 am  

belgianxiii wrote:

A serious approach by TO would be to take one of our academy halves for a season and/or sign Greseque. Then they need a couple class props,, again we should have a couple to loan them for the season.

Why would they need a half, assuming they have Wynn and Villegas re-signed?

belgianxiii wrote:

PS- surely they have to reduce the number of etrangers.

why would that be an issue Re: their SL ambition, surely as we stand they have less imports than your average SL team?

: Fri Nov 20, 2009 4:46 pm  

marvwoodburn wrote:

Why would they need a half, assuming they have Wynn and Villegas re-signed?

I would hope they have better SL ambitions than Wynn and Villegas. Is Villegas even a proper SO?

marvwoodburn wrote:

why would that be an issue Re: their SL ambition, surely as we stand they have less imports than your average SL team?

Because they had a one year exemption to have extra etrangers for their first year in the Championship. What with next year being their second, they should offload some of the contingent.

[John_D]

: Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:09 pm  

Memo from the club: Duport is the only signing so far.

: Fri Nov 20, 2009 7:17 pm  

Thought they had signed Worrall from Leeds Rhinos on loan for the season?

[John_D]

: Fri Nov 20, 2009 7:23 pm  

Jim Bergerac wrote:

Thought they had signed Worrall from Leeds Rhinos on loan for the season?

Two. Two major signings...

: Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:26 pm  

belgianxiii wrote:

I would hope they have better SL ambitions than Wynn and Villegas. Is Villegas even a proper SO?

And were assuming Greseque has SL ambition there........

belgianxiii wrote:

Because they had a one year exemption to have extra etrangers for their first year in the Championship. What with next year being their second, they should offload some of the contingent.

Thought they had the overseas exemption until 2012 like they have the immunity from relegation myself.