Connacht Squad 2017-2018

Harley Fox played League as well as Union all the way up to U18's at school and for Queensland so if anyone was to switch from Backrow to Centre, he may be the most obvious candidate.

Masterson is 6'4 and think I remember reading he'd bulked to 115-120kg during the injury so he could maybe move to the second row?

So you'd prefer a slightly smaller guy who never played there rather than SOB?

The second row has less specialist skills than any other position on the park, it's why you see players move there when they slow down.

If you're big, can offer an option in the lineout and get around the park then you can play second row. People are talking about moving backrows to second rows, not full backs to prop.

And I didn't say I wanted it just suggested it as an option as we're rumoured to be bringing in an 8.

Can't understand why we would not need two new back rows. Muldoon will be phased out this year as it is his last year, we have lost Fox Matamua, SOB looks like he is going to 2nd row and we do not know if Masterson will ever get back to the same level after that horrific injury. Also it is a hugely attritional position in which we regularly get injuries. If the Fox lad arrives, will be great for him to have a year watching Muldoon. The more the merrier. A quality back three player and a loose head would be great if they can be found. Boschoff is gone and we are on the hunt for a 10-12 apparently.

sea_point wrote: Big George was an example, but effective 6'5 and 17.5/18st backrowers are not ten a penny.....

I never said you could just move them there with no prep, but I'd compare in to converting a 12 to a 13 rather than a scrum half to a flanker.

The days of tight five players getting by just hitting rucks and making tackles is long since gone.

Edit: and according to Wikipedia Masterson played underage in the second row

Things are quiet so just said I'd throw this in here . Corey Brown seems to suggest that Banks move to Treviso didn't work out ! If that's the case could we be targeting him given the Connacht connection. Grant it that the article is from January.

i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/88...s-italian-club-waits

According to latest reports Banks is off to Treviso now the Highlanders are out of the playoffs.

www.odt.co.nz/sport/rugby/highlanders/mauger-appears-favoured

salmson wrote: According to latest reports Banks is off to Treviso now the Highlanders are out of the playoffs.

www.odt.co.nz/sport/rugby/highlanders/mauger-appears-favoured

Here's our new 10 maybe

Connacht set to sign promising Australian out-half Deegan
the42.ie/3512672

So our new 10 is a guy who has never been able to get on the park for one of the worst teams in super rugby

Hope the guy tears up trees for us but this is a throwback to when we used to recruit unheard ofs from the southern hemisphere......not many of those worked out too well.

Accidentally Onside wrote: So our new 10 is a guy who has never been able to get on the park for one of the worst teams in super rugby

Hope the guy tears up trees for us but this is a throwback to when we used to recruit unheard ofs from the southern hemisphere......not many of those worked out too well.

project player à la Bleyendaal 4 years ago, not much more to expect this season. Carty must avoid waterslide

Seems to have good hands.

connachta wrote: project player à la Bleyendaal 4 years ago, not much more to expect this season. Carty must avoid waterslide