TerenureJim wrote:Isn't he the second signing to come from the Chiefs set up after Clarke for this season? Not a bad side to be developing ties with.
Whoosh.
My sense of humour not quite connecting there.
Anyway, Sunday Times reporting that Connacht are trying to sign Mils Muliaina
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That'd be probably the biggest signing by an Irish province since Dougie to Munster, discounting Brad for us as it was a temp thing. Great to see.
Is Mils even getting his game at the Chiefs? Seemed to come back from Japan with the value of his experience/professional attitude being highlighted rather than his current ability.
some people complaining elsewhere Connacht have a lot of foreigners for next season but my count theyll have 4 project players (5 completed project players), one final year and two who look good value for Irish caps and two NIEs with one if not both liable to be retiring with injury
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simonokeeffe wrote:some people complaining elsewhere Connacht have a lot of foreigners for next season but my count theyll have 4 project players (5 completed project players), one final year and two who look good value for Irish caps and two NIEs with one if not both liable to be retiring with injury
Considering that out of all of us they need the most support in terms of name/marquee/top level pro players to help build a professional culture, a brand and get success on the pitch that younger/developing players can buy into that's quite a low figure.
I'm not sure I'm fully sold on Lam but there are some interesting things happening out west and their late season drive (Ulster aside) has been fantastic to see.
simonokeeffe wrote:some people complaining elsewhere Connacht have a lot of foreigners for next season but my count theyll have 4 project players (5 completed project players), one final year and two who look good value for Irish caps and two NIEs with one if not both liable to be retiring with injury
Considering that out of all of us they need the most support in terms of name/marquee/top level pro players to help build a professional culture, a brand and get success on the pitch that younger/developing players can buy into that's quite a low figure.
I'm not sure I'm fully sold on Lam but there are some interesting things happening out west and their late season drive (Ulster aside) has been fantastic to see.
with you on Lam but he seems good at recruitment if nothing else
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Really good for Connacht, for too long they have been utter shite populated by third rate foreigners, good to see them signing established super rugby players, onwards and upwards.
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Presume the money for Connacht signings is coming from IRFU. A lot of spend on NIQ players, considering all the noise they made about the other Provinces having them in 2012-3
Ruckedtobits wrote:Presume the money for Connacht signings is coming from IRFU. A lot of spend on NIQ players, considering all the noise they made about the other Provinces having them in 2012-3
there was the money budgeted for Soailo before he left prematurely, injury retirements and Dan Parks being put out to pasture as well as maybe Swift and Clarke so that freed up a lot of the wage budget
would hope with good financial health IRFU would give them more
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Ruckedtobits wrote:Presume the money for Connacht signings is coming from IRFU. A lot of spend on NIQ players, considering all the noise they made about the other Provinces having them in 2012-3
there was the money budgeted for Soailo before he left prematurely, injury retirements and Dan Parks being put out to pasture as well as maybe Swift and Clarke so that freed up a lot of the wage budget
would hope with good financial health IRFU would give them more
Connacht wrote:Please blazers, may we have some more?
