Australian Rugby / RA

[oztimmay]

Tetra Faulkner - Is at the Waratahs
Jermain Ainsley - Is signed to the Highlanders next season
Adam Coleman - Is at London Irish
Anaru Rangi - Has just signed with NTT Shining Arcs in Japan

So of those last 6, only Cottrell and Ruru are currently at the club (although Cottrell is reportedly fielding offers from overseas, not sure about Ruru).

Ruru left the club last season. Over in France I think.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Anaru

Shining Arcs

Japan

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[swingpass]

Dismal, yes, he misspelt it !

 

[Braveheart81]

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...y/news-story/c988fdfc34e1ca37d58f1c678edb03d5
Joseph Sua'ali'i rejects South Sydney Rabbitohs for $3 million deal with Australian rugby

 

[KOB1987]

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...y/news-story/c988fdfc34e1ca37d58f1c678edb03d5
Joseph Sua'ali'i rejects South Sydney Rabbitohs for $3 million deal with Australian rugby

Wow. That’s huge.

 

[Wilson]

Report without the paywall here:
https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...n/news-story/db81e25fad2bc9cf6705c474e0d088ae

Talks about him debuting this year, for both Tahs and the Wallabies if he's ready, which seems pretty doubtful.

 

[Braveheart81]

This is prove to be absolutely crazy if he isn't a first choice Wallaby for the 2023 Rugby World Cup (as a 20 year old).

 

[qwerty51]

How have we pulled this off? Well done Rennie and RA.

 

[barbarian]

Unless there is a third party funding deal we aren't aware of, this seems like a big gamble. The kid is good, but not sure now is the best time to be spending a mill a year on a schoolboy.

That said I am bloody excited to see how he goes

 

[Braveheart81]

Unless there is a third party funding deal we aren't aware of, this seems like a big gamble. The kid is good, but not sure now is the best time to be spending a mill a year on a schoolboy.

That said I am bloody excited to see how he goes

I reckon there's a reasonably good chance of that given what we found out in the last year or two about Pocock and Folau's contracts.

 

[rugboy]

This is ridiculous. We are struggling with no competition or broadcast deal and we bank the whole house on a 16 year old. Id imagine there would be a lot of current players who would be far from happy with todays announcement.

 

[KOB1987]

I reckon there's a reasonably good chance of that given what we found out in the last year or two about Pocock and Folau's contracts.

McLennan’s employer is ex Kings...

 

[KOB1987]

Id imagine there would be a lot of current players who would be far from happy with todays announcement.

That’s a good point, but I suspect it’s a sign that RAs financial fortunes are about to change..

 

[sendit]

Before i saw the Waratahs mentioned i had assumed Twiggy got hold of him and he was heading to the Force, big money.

Is he a Fullback in Union? Know he plays there in League

 

[Derpus]

What the hell?

 

[KOB1987]

Wing last 2 years but a move to fullback is likely.

 

[Rebels3]

There is a few players running around in contract from the future fund that is set up with money from silent investors. It’s there to ward off NRL because the clubs can’t even get in the ball park for remuneration. I have a feeling Harrison was the first recipient of it and Pasitoa is currently also on a deal with it.

 

[KOB1987]

I wonder if there’s any AOC (7s) involvement? I know that was a carrot that was dangled earlier. Not that I think the Olympics will actually happen next year.

 

[Up the Guts]

Sad as a Rabbitohs supporter but we need him in rugby so much more. He is a deadset freak.

 

[Up the Guts]

Report without the paywall here:
https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...n/news-story/db81e25fad2bc9cf6705c474e0d088ae

Talks about him debuting this year, for both Tahs and the Wallabies if he's ready, which seems pretty doubtful.

I follow Souths pretty closely. He trained with our first grade squad in the preseason and from all reports he was ready for NRL this season but couldn't be picked because you have to be 18. I'm not sure about the Wallabies but the Tahs isn't out of the question.