Melbourne Rebels Players - where are they going?

[Homer]

Not much talk of anyone going to Brumbies or Force.

 

[Members Section]

From what I believe there will be an announcement after the World Rugby U20 Championship re Ottavio Tuipulotu

 

[upthereds#!]

Thought Leota was wanted mainly at Tahs, not Reds. Probably one of the guys waiting to see who is coach before committing.

They would be desperate for a 6 after losing Hanigan AND Swinton and now potentially Holloway. I can only see them releasing Holloway IF they get both LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) and Leota.

 

[Wilson]

Daugunu officially back to the reds

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1806840237232119978

 

[Wilson]

My understanding is that while the tahs want Leota, he wants to go to the Reds. Really difficult to see him fitting into the Reds line up as it stands though, particularly if Salakaia-Loto comes in. Would probably need Liam Wright to depart and I'd rather see the Reds hang onto him (and expect they'd feel the same).

 

[Dctarget]

From what I believe there will be an announcement after the World Rugby U20 Championship re Ottavio Tuipulotu

… positive news?

 

[Marce]

Will he go to Scotland with his brothers?

 

[Members Section]

2nd hand information but positive for the family

 

[Highlander35]

I've not heard anything from either end recently, but Sione was confident Ottavio would be coming North back during the Six Nations.

 

[stillmissit]

I thought the Force would grab several of the decent players, yet most of the chat is about Reds and Tahs. Any ideas about what is happening at the Force?

 

[SteveWA]

Simon Cron's recent interview on The Rugby Wrap may give you some insights https://rugbywrap.buzzsprout.com/843712/15315326-rugby-wrap-s5-ep-18-with-simon-cron

 

[WFDS]

Rugby Australia wrangling is what is happening at the Force!

Was really hoping the wealth would be distributed fairly.... not a f***ing chance!

 

[LeCheese]

Or, you know, those who were asked didn't want to make the move west if other options were available.

 

[Hogie]

If Ottavio is going to Scotland after World Cup, why on earth is he in the U20 squad....He is gaining valuable international experience that the Wallabies will not benefit from down the line. I hope that this is not the case.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Or, you know, those who were asked didn't want to make the move west if other options were available.

So much for centralisation eh Cheese? Just a smokescreen for RA to bolster their chosen ones in Sydney and Brisbane.

 

[LeCheese]

A bit tricky to control player movements when the model never even got off the ground, don’t ya reckon?

 

[stillmissit]

I would have thought that WA would be an attractive option for some of the young guys but I agree with Cheese maybe they didn't want to go.
The number of Rebels players going to NSW and Qld seems a bit crazy to me. Not sure how they are going to fit all these guys into their squads.
Let's hope that Tahs and Reds don't become dominant and The Force misses out on talent. The Brumbies may come under pressure if this is how it all pans out.

 

[stillmissit]

Any body know what happened to Samson? I thought he was a decent attack coach.

 

[LeCheese]

The Reds have confirmed signings of 2 Rebels and the Tahs 1, with only one or two more rumoured for each. I'm really not sure where these supposed crazy numbers are coming from.

Tahs in particularly have already lost several players, and the Reds are rumoured to lose a couple too, so they clearly have room in the cap. It's really not that hard to understand.

 

[stillmissit]

My thoughts were based on the rumours rather than actual signings, if half the rumours are true, particularly regarding positions it's really not that hard to understand.