Skelton seemed willing when it was logistically feasible. The windows are the real issue. It seems that WR (World Rugby) actively devalue their primary product in their kowtowing to the French league.Japan already has a limit on how many OS players can be on the pitch.
Presumably the French clubs will also continue with their policy of not paying players on international duty, and we will continue to see players like Skelton not putting themselves up for selection as a result
....... the Chiefs offered roughly double what RA put on the table to keep him.
yeah fuck this. Chiefs as well. Sio is there toiling away in an absolute garbage side who can't keep any of their own players but can still poach ours. Shows how weak our market is. Brumbies would smoke the Chiefs in a match too. Open the gates!Christie at the Roar confirms Tom Hooper is gone.
Maybe part of the reason they are fucking garbage is that they are spoofing big money on a pretty ok 5/6 hybrid foreigner?yeah fuck this. Chiefs as well. Sio is there toiling away in an absolute garbage side who can't keep any of their own players but can still poach ours. Shows how weak our market is. Brumbies would smoke the Chiefs in a match too. Open the gates!
Maybe we are seeing free market.. what was your last positive post... If you hate rugby so much ... Maybe do something else.. Melbourne apologies... 20 million of fucked diseaseI think we’re seeing why JS hasn’t announced his decision - he seeing who’s left after the Lions.
Christy implies more might be off
Maybe not a 5/6, but surely the 7 who kept McReight out of the last World Cup game is worth every pennyMaybe part of the reason they are fucking garbage is that they are spoofing big money on a pretty ok 5/6 hybrid foreigner?
Lol no. Exeter Chiefs average around 11k in a 15k seater.At the England v Australia match last year at Twickenham a number of the Australia A players were in attendance watching the match. Reimer, Fines-Leleiwasa, Muirhead were talking to a number of Wallaby fans and all of them raved about the crowd and atmosphere for their previous Australia A match against Bristol Bears. This seemed to be a massive eye opener for the players that playing in front of full stadiums was the norm for European club rugby. Off the back of this exposure I am sure that more players on the Australia A tour, who are on the fringes of the Wallabies, will be taking a serious look at this option. And honestly as much as I want a strong National side and domestic competition, I cannot blame them for considering this.
True and we have gotten used to it, each one gets weighed up against who is left and what impact it would have. I would have been more upset had it been Cale or Leota (Williams as a 6 as well). As it is, the pain is bearable as long as the madness of Achilles tendon injuries is behind us.The more I think about Hooper leaving the more it doens't overly hit the panic stations like it could with others.
He's a good enough player but right now Rugby isn't taking a body shot with it like Ikitau would be. Do we want to lose anyone? No, but we always have and always will as it's a career for the player.
Players in that category of international wider squad but not starting XV are prime targets for OS recruitment because its a great pickup in pro clubland and the national bodies are unlikely to break the bank to stop them leaving. At 23 he has plenty of Rugby in front of him and I hope we see him back here as hopefully a 27 year old Lock in his prime years.
The way Frost toured and Williams emergence as a genuine Test starter really put Hooper behind a few players with Valetini a lock and Wright an injured Captain. LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto), Uru was also playing well and we all see the potential in guys like Canham. The Wallabies are not weakened by this departure. Depth is which can flow up, but this is the type of unfortunate departure that is an environmental norm.
The more I think about Hooper leaving the more it doens't overly hit the panic stations like it could with others.
He's a good enough player but right now Rugby isn't taking a body shot with it like Ikitau would be. Do we want to lose anyone? No, but we always have and always will as it's a career for the player.
Players in that category of international wider squad but not starting XV are prime targets for OS recruitment because its a great pickup in pro clubland and the national bodies are unlikely to break the bank to stop them leaving. At 23 he has plenty of Rugby in front of him and I hope we see him back here as hopefully a 27 year old Lock in his prime years.
The way Frost toured and Williams emergence as a genuine Test starter really put Hooper behind a few players with Valetini a lock and Wright an injured Captain. LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto), Uru was also playing well and we all see the potential in guys like Canham. The Wallabies are not weakened by this departure. Depth is which can flow up, but this is the type of unfortunate departure that is an environmental norm.