Transfers & Rumours Non-Tigers 2022

[sam16111986]

3 x Irish players to Saints now - got to be a cap squeeze surely?

With what has happened clubs won’t be risking it with the cap. It could be they have got them cheaper for the 1st season with a promise of bigger things to come. Saints did have a fair old clear out at the end of last season and could have had some cash left, losing Biggar mid season will have helped

Yeah - sorry was slightly tongue in cheek - as you say, clever phasing of contracts towards the back end is the way. he is a hell of a player, good buy for them.

With Hinckley and Salakaia-Loto leaving and no obvious replacement announced then Pearson and Munya are pretty much straight in as their replacements.

[Rugbygramps]

Iyogun will have to improve his scrummaging considerably from what I’ve seen of him. Excellent around the park but needs to nail down the nuts and bolts

[kpj tiger]

L'Equipe reporting that Henry Arundell to Racing 92 is now a done deal, excellent move for him IMO

[TigerCam]

L'Equipe reporting that Henry Arundell to Racing 92 is now a done deal, excellent move for him IMO

Will he get the international dispensation?

[Darc Tiger]

Paddy Jackson to Lyon

[Rugbygramps]

L'Equipe reporting that Henry Arundell to Racing 92 is now a done deal, excellent move for him IMO

Will he get the international dispensation?

I think they will have to extend the agreement to include Irish players

[Rugbygramps]

Paddy Jackson to Lyon

Decent move for him, spent some time in France after Ulster released him as I remember

[Robespierre]

Gonzalo Quesada (38 caps for Argentina), has left his job as coach of Stade Français and will take over from Kieran Crowley as coach of Italy on January 1st 2024.

[Hot_Charlie]

L'Equipe reporting that Henry Arundell to Racing 92 is now a done deal, excellent move for him IMO

Will he get the international dispensation?

I think they will have to extend the agreement to include Irish players

I wonder how long for though. There's an argument for it to be only a season or the length they were contracted to Irish. Otherwise I think many home based players would ask why they can't head to France to reap the Euros.

[kpj tiger]

Benhard Janse van Rensburg signs for Bristol, great signing for them and I'm sure they'll get a lot more performance for their £ out of him than they did Semi

[sam16111986]

Benhard Janse van Rensburg signs for Bristol, great signing for them and I'm sure they'll get a lot more performance for their £ out of him than they did Semi

Wow that's a great signing for them. I was sure he'd be off to Japan on a good deal.

[RunTigerRun]

Benhard Janse van Rensburg signs for Bristol, great signing for them and I'm sure they'll get a lot more performance for their £ out of him than they did Semi

Wow that's a great signing for them. I was sure he'd be off to Japan on a good deal.

Or France with his versatility! Bristol have picked up a good one there.

Hoping Tigers have some news coming, even just general squad updates would be welcome! Been too long without a Tigers fix!

[kpj tiger]

Ben Loader has signed a two year deal at the Stormers, will be very interesting to see how he gets on there

[kpj tiger]

Ben Loader has signed a two year deal at the Stormers, will be very interesting to see how he gets on there

Just a thought would he be the first Englishman to sign a long term deal in South Africa since Andy Goode went to the Sharks?

[ABClub]

Ben Loader has signed a two year deal at the Stormers, will be very interesting to see how he gets on there

Just a thought would he be the first Englishman to sign a long term deal in South Africa since Andy Goode went to the Sharks?

Goodey was just part of a season on loan from Brive I believe. I can't think of any long term ones though off the top of my head. Charlie Ewels was with the Bulls on loan this season.

A few in NZ and Australia who played Super Rugby. Haskell, Marchant, Cipriani, Parling, Lahiff. Then more have been out in recent years. Worth and Olowofela from Tigers of course. Sam Spink and Kibirige.

One of my favourite (admittedly not relevant to this question) success stories going to the Southern Hemisphere was Murray Douglas. My first season playing for Heriots in Edinburgh Murray was tearing it up in the Scottish Premiership but couldn't get a deal at Edinburgh or Glasgow. He rolled the dice by going to Melbourne to play in the NRC and his performances have earned him pro deals since. He's played for the Rebels, Canes, Brumbies and has been in Japan for three years. A great story of a guy not giving up on the dream.