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I believe Shanahan got a one year deal for next season. Leaving us with five senior scrum halves if you include Doak as a 9.

Wilson, McLaughlin and Humphreys all development and likely to move on to other clubs for next season. Nothing will change with Queens and the number of academy players. The idea of the partnership is based on player development being accelerated by them playing on the same side regularly, apparentl...

Shanners is apparently staying for another year and McDonald is moving back so that leaves us with four senior contracted 9’s plus Doak. The Bann 9 I presume who you mean is Jack Hart, South African with a UK passport, played 10 majority of the year for Bann. Would be madness to bring him in but not...

I had heard everything was agreed but then Ulster went back to Bayonne looking for more compensation for the final year of the contract than had previously been agreed, maybe that’s where it all broke down.

Total shambles.

Heard he didn’t get that but had also gone for the Scottish Sports Council.

HammerTime wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:54 pm Has to now SRU job is a busted flush.

There was talk he had got a role with the Scottish Sports Council rather than SRU? Hopefully on his way either way.

Dave wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:18 am

big mervyn wrote:Irish Indo says he's gone.

IRFU snitch leaking it to D4 meedya before players find out. FIRFU.

The players knew last night.

McGrath was short term, Griffen was released early from his contract around November time.

So the rumoured exits so far are O’Sullivan French Jones Shanahan Burns Marshall - retiring Carson Addison McDonald comes back from Connacht to fight it out with McKee for 3rd choice scrum half. You imagine Saunderson and Wilson go onto development contracts to replace French and O’Sullivan. Same wi...

McGrath isn’t about anymore. Back in Dublin playing AIL for Lansdowne.

Malone, McNamara and McNamee were brought in due to a lack of numbers available. Munster were obviously a lot more thrown together than Ulster were. Malone started all of last year for Loughborough predominantly at 15 and has started at ten this year bar the last two games. I would be surprised if h...

Disappointed to hear the news this week that Irish u18 scrumhalf David Armstrong has chosen to quit the age grade pathway, he was a talent who would’ve just missed out on an academy contract which will now go probably to Clark Logan next year Brother of Thomas? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Ye...

16 overall, I think 8 new intakes. It wasn’t announced until mid July last year so could be a while yet before they confirm and announce.

16 in the academy for next season as it stands, McKillop and Ward are NTS (Sub Academy).

Why was McFarland given such a long deal (or even a deal at all) when you are fully aware of the players not liking/rating him? Why is McFarland allowed to be a control freak within every area of the organisation? Why aren’t journalists allowed free reign when asking questions or writing articles? ...