TRANSFER RUMOURS!!

[Windeos]

Anscombe is a very good young player but he's in the same position as Paddy Jackson as in only had a couple of 1st class starts.

I'd much rather find a solid IQ 10 to cover Jackson and let him develop next season.

Although if we did sign Anscombe junior, we would have to really look at playing both Jackson & Anscombe regularly using all the squad to build two very solid 15's.

You could have two back lines that could keep us winning in the rabo while developing talent & preparing for HC games like:

Pienaar, Jackson, Gaston, Wallace, Spence, Trimble, D'Arcy

Marshall, Anscombe, Gilroy, Marshall, Cave, Bowe, Payne

That would be great to be honest with youngster scattered amongst internationals learning their trade although this would leave us really lightweight in the back row next season out our starting trio of Ferris, Henry, Wilson.

Also to add if Anscombe could sign as a project player I'd be far happier but if he is NIQ through playing under 20's for New Zealand then I wouldn't want to sign him.

[Dave]

Did someone not point out that Anscombe is already pledged to NZ as he played u21 and that is there official 2nd team? Or did I imagine that? If so he would be a NIQ but not likely to get work permit with no caps??

[fuzzylogic]

Why a young, talented, potential future All Black would want to come to Ireland is beyond me . . . its a pipe dream ladies, and not a very good one at that.

[Snipe Watson]

Why a young, talented, potential future All Black would want to come to Ireland is beyond me . . . its a pipe dream ladies, and not a very good one at that.

Probably right.......

[cjp]

We have apparently gone west for our replacement 10.

[Setanta]

How can you smile?

[petey11]

We have apparently gone west for our replacement 10.

I hope that's somewhere further west than Connacht

[Cornerfleg]

Nikora?

[nonplussed]

Nikora?

or Jarvis...just not eitehr of the other 2....please!!!!

[ColinM]

We have apparently gone west for our replacement 10.

I hope that's somewhere further west than Connacht

The States? Emerick

[petey11]

We have apparently gone west for our replacement 10.

I hope that's somewhere further west than Connacht

The States? Emerick

Aaaaaaaaagh!!!!!!!

[philelwood]

We have apparently gone west for our replacement 10.

The West Country??? Gareth Steenson!

[Cornerfleg]

Swapping a turnstyle for a blancmange isn't a great defensive move ...

[smac]

Western Province?

[Mac]

Western Province?

More like Westlife the way some here are sporting their gloomy hats.