connachta wrote:

sligsup wrote: Rumor that Jonny Murphy former ulster hooker currently with Rotherham signing. Source #2meninajacuzzi

Confirmed on Titans Forum since April the 28th, so should be true.
27 years-old, good to add a wee bit of experience in a still-not-that-old-pack, with Browne/Muldoon leaving

Nice research connachta

sligsup wrote: Rumor that Jonny Murphy former ulster hooker currently with Rotherham signing. Source #2meninajacuzzi

Confirmed on Titans Forum since April the 28th, so should be true.
27 years-old, good to add a wee bit of experience in a still-not-that-old-pack, with Browne/Muldoon leaving

Adam Leavy nominated for UBL 1A player of the year.

www.the42.ie/ail-awards-neil-cronin-bill...ton-4000752-May2018/

columoc wrote: Brendan Macken let go by Wasps.

Few more out the door as well, one or two in positions we could do with some depth in...

Wasps FC wrote:
Wasps squad update for 2018-19 season
8 May 2018
15:30

image: d2cx26qpfwuhvu.cloudfront.net/premier/wp...ps-0805-1024x576.jpg
Wasps squad update for 2018-19 season

Director of rugby Dai Young has taken another step towards finalising his squad for next season by confirming the departure of four players when their contracts expire at the end of the current season.

Paul Doran Jones

Former Northampton and London Welsh prop Doran Jones joined Wasps from Gloucester last summer and has since appeared four times in black-and-gold.

Kyle Eastmond

The dual-code international centre left Bath for the Ricoh Arena during 2016. Subsequently he has played 23 times for Wasps, scoring four tries.

Brendan Macken

The Blackrock College product arrived at Wasps from Leinster in 2015. During his three-year stint in Coventry Macken has scored nine tries in 30 appearances.

Matt Symons

The 28-year-old former Waikato Chiefs second row joined Wasps from London Irish two years ago and has since been seen 31 times in black-and-gold.

Brendan Macken let go by Wasps.

sligsup wrote:

FACECUTTR wrote: Rotherham finished bottom of the league by a fair bit. Anybody know anything about this guy ?

No other than he’s IQ and obviously cheap as a team with no coach that seems to be the calibre of player we are only able to attract right now

He's 26 this year so really only maturing ads a front row. Couple of positives for a fourth choice option:

*He's IQ, so won't take up a spot.
*He'll be cheap enough contract wise.
*With his involvement in Rotherham's B&I campaign our coaches will at least have been able to put eyes on him in more than one game (admittedly only 61mins over two games mind)...

But the huge caveat to completing any further new signings will be our Head Coach issue...
Unless there's on in the bag already, and agent is going to look to add some financial compensation for singing a contact for a club in coach transition...
I'd be surprised even if we have players signed up before the KK announcement that they haven't got break clauses built in from their side also...

connachta wrote: So
Maksymiw/Claffey for Browne
Gallagher for Dawai
Connors for Heenan
Copeland for Muldoon
O'Donnell for Coulson
Horwitz for Crosbie
Godwin for Ahki

remain 3 to sign
higher priority IMO is a good young utillity back-3 for Ili, even with Scholes playing more, Healy/Niyi aren't young anymore, future must be properly prepared
then back-up 4th choice prop and hooker for J.P Cooney and O'Toole, must be on low money and IQ (like Rory Burke, Jonny Murphy, Diarmuid Barron or Craig Treiner)

So 1 right.
Remain the prop and the utility-back (though Adam Leavy + Scholes used a bit might be enough for 4/5 games Ili played...)

Shelflife wrote: Delahunt is under contract, dont know how long for but presume its for next season at least.

I really see him kicking on to be our first choice next season.

Delahunt is under contract, dont know how long for but presume its for next season at least.

sligsup wrote:

FACECUTTR wrote: Rotherham finished bottom of the league by a fair bit. Anybody know anything about this guy ?

No other than he’s IQ and obviously cheap as a team with no coach that seems to be the calibre of player we are only able to attract right now

I don’t think this means we’re only able to attract Championship players, but higher profile players are not going to come to be our 4th choice hooker, nor would it be a wise use of our resources.

FACECUTTR wrote: Rotherham finished bottom of the league by a fair bit. Anybody know anything about this guy ?

No other than he’s IQ and obviously cheap as a team with no coach that seems to be the calibre of player we are only able to attract right now

Rotherham finished bottom of the league by a fair bit. Anybody know anything about this guy ?

Bazzo wrote: I really hope we're holding on to Delahunt.

I assume he’s contracted as wasn’t in the list of players named as leaving and if Murphy is true is a replacement for o toole

I really hope we're holding on to Delahunt.

Rumor that Jonny Murphy former ulster hooker currently with Rotherham signing. Source #2meninajacuzzi

Mark Mostyn wrote:

sligsup wrote:

Mark Mostyn wrote:

RoadRunnerR1 wrote:

Mark Mostyn wrote:

sligsup wrote: Craggy Island las saying another 4 - 5 signings on the way. I wonder the likelhood of not getting into Champions going to be a stumbling block in getting remaining signings across the line.
Where would fans like see strensthened. Personally I see:

1) A loosehead
2) A hooker with O'Toole leaving
3) A back row
4) Possible young ten with bags of potential

1) Peter Dooley
2) If Delahunt stays think an academy player would do as 4th choice IMO, maybe we'll have a look at Eoghan Clarke
3) Probably an NIQ, and one more IQ
4) We have Luke Carty, could see us bringing Conor Dean into the academy perhaps

After Watching the AIL Final today, I have to agree with you about Peter Dooley. He definitely seems to be the best available (possibly) IQ option.

He’s crazily underutilized but I think he might be under contract til 2019. A loan would be in his interest and ours but realistically Leinster need four looseheads and won’t want to let him go.

Leinster released a list off all players finished with them this year so I think your correct re 2019 and the loan will be the best option if he was open to it.

Maybe somebody could have a word with him.. scontent.fdub1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/...0fdd3e39&oe=5B647C58

Can't see Leinster letting him go unfortunately. Incidentally the other lad in the photo is Michael Milne from Roscrea who's been linked with us.

How did Adam Leavy get on in that game Roadrunner? Any signs that he could be ready to do a job next year? Dan Leavy rates him as the better athlete of the two which is high praise.

Had one really nice mazy run on a kick return but the whole game was a bit of a cagey arm wrestle between the two packs.