Confirmed squad for 2016 1. Jamie Shaul. 2018 2. 3. 4. 5. Fetuli Talanoa. 2017 6. Leon Pryce. 2016 7. Marc Sneyd. 2017 8. Frank Pritchard. 2018. 9. Danny Houghton. 2017 10. Liam Watts. 2018 11. Gareth Ellis. 2016 12. Mark Minichiello.2016 13. Joe Westerman. 2016 14. Scott Taylor. 2019 15. Chris Green. 2016. 16. Jordan Thompson. 2017 17. Dean Hadley. 2016 18. Old Faithful. 19. 20. Curtis Naughton. 2016. 21. Richard Whiting. 2016. 22. Josh Bowden. 2016. 23. 24. Jack Logan. 2016. 25. Jansin Turgut 2016. 26. Jack Downs. 2016. 27. Jordan Abdul. 2016 28. Brad Fash. 2016 29. 30. 31. Callum Lancaster. 2017 32.
Out of contract. • Tom Lineham. 2015 • Setaimata Sa. 2015 • Kirk Yeaman. 2015 • Mickey Paea. 2015 • Iafeta Paleaaesina. 2015 • Steve Michaels. 2015. • Harry Tyson-Wilson. 2015 • Bobby Tyson-Wilson. 2015 • Jordan Rankin. 2015
Obviously some have announced they are leaving but personally I wouldn’t keep any of the remainder on for 2016. Rankin is a luxury we can’t afford as we already have a goof full back in Shaul on a long contract. He's also home sick. I would have Naughton as cover for full back in 2016. So I think we need to be announcing a winger and two good centres. I think if we were to retain Sa and Yeaman it would be resigning ourselves to another year of mediocrity in the backs. We must improve our attack. Also perhaps a replacement for Leon Pryce when he leaves at end of 2016.
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I'd keep Rankin, BTW, HTW and maybe Feka from that list. The others would depend on who we sign. If we only manage to sign one centre for instance, we're probably going to need to keep one of Yeaman/Michaels/Sa (Sa & Michaels depending on quota restrictions).
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Thought Sa was defo going back to RU. Hope so! Logan should be left there now.
Feka would be woth another year i think, Green and Bowden not quite progressed as we'd hoped although Green has looked better recently.
Gotta get a strike centre, that would be the marquee signing for me if AP willing to put more cash in. I still see Talanoa more as a winger, doesnt have the all round skills for a centre for me.
I think Sa has already been told he his not required for next season.His form during the last few weeks certainly dipped. don't think he is injured so obviously dropped. To give Yeaman another contract is just false loyalty by Radford.Based on performance he doesn't deserve it. I have been highly critical about Yeaman yet it has taken an injury to displace him and a young rookie centre with good footwork and a bit of pace to show just how limited yeaman is.It is also no coincidence that we have seen the best of Michaels since Logan took his place. That said we are desperate for two quality centres with pace and a big winger. If we end up playing naughton and Lancaster as a first choice wingers they will be bombed to death
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