2014/15 Rumours/Contracts/Signings part 3

[RagingBull]

Link to Part 1: http://forum.leicestertigers.com/viewto ... &start=570

Link to Part 2: http://forum.leicestertigers.com/viewto ... 16#p599616

Since the old one reach 39 pages (Basically 40 pages thought start a newer updated one: (Have removed all rumours that have signed elsewhere:
Index: Rumour, (IN)
Nyanga -----> Leicester, Touion or Metro(http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,2588 ... 29,00.html)
Fonua ------> Leicester (pruebob on the unoffy)
(both https://twitter.com/pauleddison)
Willem Alberts --> Leicester, Wasps, Stade (Gillingham)
Chris Pennell ---> Leicester
Matt Todd -------> Leicester
Willie Le Roux ----> Leicester, France, Japan, sarries
Francois Hougaard ----> Leicester, Exeter Chiefs.
Lachlan McCaffrey ----> Leicester
Maxime Mermoz --------> Leicester


Leicester (OUT) (Re-signed)
Salvi ------> France
Thorn ------> Retirement.
Murphy -----> Wasps
Morris -----> Leinster
Scully -----> Cardiff



Confirmed
Out
Burke -----> OUT (?)
Tait ------> Bayonne
Gibson ----> Northampton Saints
Parling ---> Exeter Chiefs
Price -----> Scarlets
Briggs ----> Sale
Matera ----> Pampas
Deacon ----> Retirement
Scully ----> Cardiff Blues
Pohe ------> USC
Barbieri --> Treviso
Mele ------> Toulouse
Peterson --> Glasgow

IN
Tommy Bell ------> IN (Jersey)
Jack Roberts -----> IN (Rotherham Titans)
Aaron Mauger -----> IN (Canterbury Crusaders)
Jack whetton -----> IN (ACT Brumbies)
Gregory Peterson -> IN Manly
(Next season)
Opeti Fonua ------> IN (London Welsh)
Mike Williams ----> IN (Wuss Warriors)
Brendon O'Connor -> IN (Auckland Blues)
Mike Fitzgerald ----> IN (Chiefs)
Greg Bateman -----> IN (Exeter Chiefs)
Peter Betham -----> IN (NSW Waratahs)
Lachlan McCaffrey > IN (London Welsh)

Contracts
Renewed
Marcos Ayerza -----> 3 Years
Dan Cole
Tom Youngs
Owen Williams
Graham Kitchener
Balmain
Thacker
Brugnara
Pasquali
Sam Harrison
Tom Croft
Niall Morris
Seb De Cheves

Runs out end of season.
Whetton
Roberts
Hepetema
Smith
Camacho
Bell


Anyone else?

Other AP Club transfers
Bath:
IN: Matawalu (Glasgow), Rhys Priestland (Scarlets), Max Lahiff (Melbourne Rebels), Jonathan Evans (Dragons), Homer (Irish as of 11th Feb), Jeff Williams (England Sevens), Ewels (Academy upgrade), Dunn (Academy upgrade)

OUT: Gavin Henson (Bristol and gone as of 11th Feb), Paul James (Ospreys), Mickey Youngs (Newcastle Falcons), Stringer (N/A), David Sisi season loan (London Irish)

Exeter:
IN: Geoff Parling (Leicester Tigers), Olly Woodburn (Bath), Campagnaro (Treviso), Ollie Atkins (Edinburgh), Shaun Molten (Nottingham), Will Hooley (Northampton Saints), Harry Williams (Jersey)

OUT: Tom James (Cardiff Blues), Greg Bateman (Leicester Tigers), Dean Mumm (Waratahs), Kieran Davies (Nottingham)

Gloucester:
IN: Jeremy Thrush (Hurricanes), Paul Doran Jones (Quins), Paddy McAllister (Aurillac), Nicky Thomas (Ospreys), Jonathan Bell (Ulster), Willie Heinz (Crusaders)Tom Marshall (Chiefs), Tom Lindsey (Wasps)

OUT: Dan Robson (Wasps), John Muggleton (N/A), Aled Thomas (Scarlets)

Harliquins
IN: Horwill(Queensland Reds), Matt Shields (Darlington Mowden Park), Adam Jones (Cardiff Blues), Tim Visser (Edinburgh), Owen Evans (Dragons), Tim Swiel (Sharks), Winston Stanley (Highlanders)

OUT: Trayfoot (Irish), Robson (Oynnax), Doran-Jones (Glous), Monye (Retiring)

London Irish
IN: Ben Franks (Hurricanes), Sean Maitland (Glasgow), Tom Coventry (Chiefs asst. coach --> Irish Head coach), Brendon Mckibbin (NSW Waratahs), Trayfoot (Harliquins), Waldouck (Northampton Saints), Goode (Wasps), Sisi Season Loan (Bath), Symons (Chiefs), Tom Cruise (Rotherham Titans), Eoin Sheriff (Saracens)

OUT: Brian Smith (N/A), Homer (Bath and gone as of 11th Feb), Kieran Low (Glasgow), Sheridan (Oyonnax), Sean Cox (Retirement), Myles Dorrian (Bedford Blues), Guy Armitage (London Welsh)

Newcastle Falcons
IN: Juan Pablo Orlandi (Bath) (Signed on for this season), Mickey Young (Bath), Marcus Watson (England 7's), Mike Delany (Clermont), Takulu (Northland), Ben Harris (Yorkshire), Vea (Welsh), Jon Welsh (Glasgow), Nili Latu (NEC green Rockets)

OUT: Brookes (Saints), Mike Blair (Glasgow Warriors), Andy Saul (Yorkshire Carnegie), Ben morris (Nottingham)

Northampton Saints
IN: Hanrahan (Munster), Gibson (Tigers), Brookes (Falcons), Ahsee Tuala (Manukau, As injury cover for Foden) Tom Ryder (Glasgow Injury Cover), Michael Paterson (Sharks), Kessell (Pirates Immediate), Pat Howard (Stormers), Paul Hill (Yorkshire Carnegie)

Out: Monoa (Toulon), Ma'afu(Toulon), McMillan (Bristol), Waldouck (L.Irish), Dowson (Bristol), hooley (Exeter Chiefs), Alex Day (Cornish Pirates)

Sharks:
IN: T.J Ioane ( This Season), Neil Briggs (Leicester Tigers)

OUT: Marc Jones (Bristol), Mark Cueto (Retiring), Cliff (Bristol), Fowles (Edinburgh)

Saracens:
IN: Kerr (Auckland Blues), Micheal Rhodes (Stormers), Vunisa (Zebre)

Out: Wilson (Natal Sharks), Botha (Natal Sharks), Sheriff (L.Irish)

Wasps:
IN: Robson (Gloucester), Gopperth (Leinster), Halai (Auckland), James Downey (Glasgow), Andy Titterall(Coaching), Weepu (Welsh Immediate), M.Thomas (Coventry Immediate)

OUT: Varndell (Bristol), Helu (Edinburgh), Stephon Jones (Scarlets), Buster Lawrence (Moseley), Goode (Irish), Ed Jackson (Dragons), Charlie Davies (Dragons), Lindsey (Glous), Will Taylor (Scarlets), Jack Moates (Jersey), oli Evans (Jersey), Sam James (Bedford),

[RagingBull]

New thread.

[sapajo]

Maybe Benjamin is out of contract as this is his second season?

[JackFlashJonny]

Good work RB...I really thought Benjamin would go on to achieve England recognition when he signed for us obviously the neck injury hampered him but has pace to burn and is great going forward..

Still hope he will come good but has been suspect at times this year..Anyone know his contract situation?

[kornboy130]

Maybe Benjamin is out of contract as this is his second season?

This is Miles 3rd season (He joined in the 2012/2013 season) - he just spent a lot of his first season overcoming a particularly challenging neck injury.

[sapajo]

Maybe Benjamin is out of contract as this is his second season?

This is Miles 3rd season (He joined in the 2012/2013 season) - he just spent a lot of his first season overcoming a particularly challenging neck injury.

Thanks for the correction with this in mind it is hard to imagine that he was originally signed for longer than 3 years but perhaps he has already signed an extension last season?

[JackFlashJonny]

He signed a contract extension in Feb 2014 when he had a year left at the time so either we tied him in for longer when he hadn't played much rugby or just extended that for another year maybe?

[kornboy130]

He signed a contract extension in Feb 2014 when he had a year left at the time so either we tied him in for longer when he hadn't played much rugby or just extended that for another year maybe?

Did he definitely have a year left? I'd assumed it was 2 years + 2 years but that was, as I say, just an impression.

[JackFlashJonny]

Saracens have signed Italy back rower Samuela Vunisa from PRO12 club Zebre

http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,2588 ... 47,00.html

Interesting signing

[dunc]

This is a pure rumour but saw a story(I think on the bbc) about Jamie Roberts possibly leaving Racing this summer and heading back to Wales. If he were available then that would be a brilliant signing for us.

[wardy]

Quins are interested in Jamie Roberts according to the Rugby Paper, as per part 2.

[JackFlashJonny]

Also Saracens looking at him acccording to Neil Fissler of the Rugby Paper as he wants to study at Oxford apparently..Bit confused to why if they have Barritt (I know Roberts is a lot better) but still to have them both seems rather silly..

[dunks43]

In the contracts part is it worth removing the ones that are expiring at the end of the season, but have signed for new clubs

[RagingBull]

Want would people think of a player like Beale?

Obvious their is the issue of his personality but tigers don't shy away from that he'll we were on the verge of signing Caucau.

But saying that the guy is massively talented, and extremely versitalie can play 15,12 and 10 all to international standard has a good boot on him.

Mind you prob out of our price range but just a thought

Updated out of contracts

[JackFlashJonny]

I would take Beale in a heartbeat..

And I would of given anything to see Caucau in a Tigers shirt..quite categorically the greatest player there never was!