QLD Premier Rugby 2025

[Oldschool]

Re the Highlander's, I think you'll find it's players with no club affiliations.
I know the DMac impersonator at the back is a Green Island Boy and won't be playing for anyone else.
Especially if Marty Banks has anything to say about it

 

[Elwee's Loo]

Any news on horse trading this week?

 

[Wilson]

This only applies to Super Rugby teams, due to them being employers.

If pro players don't nominate an amateur club, the CBA allows the state union to direct them to play for whichever club the union decides.

"If they don't nominate an amateur club" is the key part there, they can't be blocked from nominating one just so they can then be directed to one via a draft or some other means. There is no mechanism available for the super rugby sides or the state unions to redirect professional players who have already declared their club.

 

[MoneyBill685]

Some other notable inclusions this year for easts apart from already mentioned BJ Oates, Jethro Felemi

Nuku Swerling - Former UQ and Bond
Setefano Funaki - tongan international
Jake Pappin - back from Japan
Alex Smit/Will Sankey - back from brumby runners

 

[Bulldog]

The boy from Theodore - Angus Wagner - (formerly Western Force) is also on the way back to Easts where he played juniors whilst boarding at Churchie. He was at Uni at the end of last year.