Transfers & Rumours Non-Tigers 2018-19

[JP14]

Saracens and England winger David Strettle will retire from professional rugby at the end of the current season following a 17-year career.

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/this-is- ... s-its-call

Wasted at international level by Lancaster (umm when have we heard that before ), sad but inevitable day in my opinion.

[longlivethecrumbie]

Not quite good enough to unseat D'Arcy or Henshaw at Leinster

D'Arcy has been retired a while now - you sure you don't mean Ringrose?

[sam16111986]

Not quite good enough to unseat D'Arcy or Henshaw at Leinster

D'Arcy has been retired a while now - you sure you don't mean Ringtone?

D'Arcy was replaced at 12 by the signing of Henshaw. Ringrose is the young 13 that's come through.

[Logorrhea]

Not quite good enough to unseat D'Arcy or Henshaw at Leinster

D'Arcy has been retired a while now - you sure you don't mean Ringrose?

Yep. Reid has been at Leinster since he was a baby. He was originally behind D'Arcy, then later behind Henshaw.

[TigerMac3]

Nooooooooo!

Lood de Jager announced by Sale...

[Scott1]

I'd take Lavinini over him anyway. LDJ is the weakest of the intl Bok locks imo

[longlivethecrumbie]

Not quite good enough to unseat D'Arcy or Henshaw at Leinster

D'Arcy has been retired a while now - you sure you don't mean Ringrose?

Yep. Reid has been at Leinster since he was a baby. He was originally behind D'Arcy, then later behind Henshaw.

Fair do's - I'll stand corrected

[strawclearer]

Nooooooooo!

Lood de Jager announced by Sale...

3 year deal

[RagingBull]

Tigers was never really in the hunt for him, was signed up long ago.

[ABClub]

Outstanding signing by Sale. Lood de Jager should suit the Prem well given he's physical and excellent at set-piece. There aren't many 6'9" 20 stone lineout locks floating around.

I'd say that Etzebeth, Mostert, Snyman and de Jager are all on a very similar level. All with different strengths and weaknesses. Ludicrous depth for the Boks when you consider that Pieter-Steph du Toit is a lock they shifted to blindside.

Had a lock demanding the salary of Lood de Jager come in then we likely wouldn't have seen Taufua and a number 8 (sounds like Liebenberg) added as well. I'd love to see de Jager in a Tigers shirt but I think that improving quality across the whole squad is a better way to go currently.

[Scott1]

I agree they all have different qualities but afaicr in a head to head duel it's always been Etzebeth who has come out in front,at times I would even say Eben has bullied him. Not sour grapes either,just an observation.

[LE18]

Outstanding signing by Sale. Lood de Jager should suit the Prem well given he's physical and excellent at set-piece. There aren't many 6'9" 20 stone lineout locks floating around.

I'd say that Etzebeth, Mostert, Snyman and de Jager are all on a very similar level. All with different strengths and weaknesses. Ludicrous depth for the Boks when you consider that Pieter-Steph du Toit is a lock they shifted to blindside.

Had a lock demanding the salary of Lood de Jager come in then we likely wouldn't have seen Taufua and a number 8 (sounds like Liebenberg) added as well. I'd love to see de Jager in a Tigers shirt but I think that improving quality across the whole squad is a better way to go currently.

6'-9", that's massive! How tall is Green, i think he's a lot shorter than that and I guess will struggle if up against him!

[Scott1]

It's not all about height,it's how quick the player can get up as well as lifters and hookers throw. It certainly helps though!

[JP14]

Height is useless for a lock unless you have spring!

[Mark62]

Same size as the Aussie at Saracens who’s name escapes me.

Agree that Lavanini isn’t that far behind and is a world class line out operator, and if that has allowed us to finance Taufua and Liebenberg too so much the better