BuckRogers wrote:Are you sure he is not out of contract at the end of this season my feathered friend? An auld beagle was telling me otherwise.
Certain about this.
He signed for another 2 years but had a year remaining at the time which is confusing some people, he is signed to June 2015
Take yer auld beagle to the vet !
“That made me feel very special and underlined to me that Ulster is more than a team, it is a community and a rugby family" Rory Best
BuckRogers wrote:Are you sure he is not out of contract at the end of this season my feathered friend? An auld beagle was telling me otherwise.
Certain about this.
He signed for another 2 years but had a year remaining at the time which is confusing some people, he is signed to June 2015
Take yer auld beagle to the vet !
.... and burn him!
the beagle, that is, not the vet!
I'm not arguing -
I'm just explaining why I'm right
OneMore wrote:
Given this, the NIQ's who are out of contract and the Heineken Cup "situation", you have to wonder if it could be a very different picture for us this time next year. It's high stakes stuff, I hope someone has a handle on it at HQ.
You wouldn't be suggesting that we might, in fact, have built a squad to a peak and so-far failed to capitalise on the fact?
I came for my woman, he came with a razor blade,
Bound like us all for the ocean
OneMore wrote:
Given this, the NIQ's who are out of contract and the Heineken Cup "situation", you have to wonder if it could be a very different picture for us this time next year. It's high stakes stuff, I hope someone has a handle on it at HQ.
You wouldn't be suggesting that we might, in fact, have built a squad to a peak and so-far failed to capitalise on the fact?
I think that's taken as a given.
The scale of how far back we slide is what worries me.
LeinsterLad wrote:BJ Botha, the Munster tight-head prop.
Regardless of Pienaar's age, I'm still pretty sure it was a "special allowance" that Pienaar was allowed to stay on with his last contract that at the time I seem to recall would be his last, and after it expired he would not be allowed to stay on. Maybe something along the lines of not allowed re-sign foreign players in the one position after a certain amount of time, regardless of other provinces resources (be it current internationals or British & Irish Lions).
On that basis I'm surprised Ulster fans are surprised if he's in talks with clubs abroad.
I have it on good authority that RP's extension has been approved and waiting for him when he arrives next week. Lets see what happens
Pip you're either my new super hero and I'll be ordering Pip pyjamas for the coming winter ... or ... start running now cos when we catch you it aint going to be pretty!
Here cornerfleg, I made an order on your new pyjamas for the coming winter!
Attachments
image.jpg (114.1 KiB) Viewed 1280 times
You've got to get your first tackle in early, even if it's late.
Cannot find date it was published but the "comments" are all from today ...... 6th Oct.
ANYONE HERE WITH FRENCH WHO CAN TRANSLATE PROPERLY ??
Retournement de situation dans le dossier Pienaar ?..............
Alors que la venue de Ruan Pienaar semblait en très bonne voie en vue de la saison prochaine, le demi de mêlée Sud Africain pourrait finalement ne pas rejoindre Toulon. En effet, La Provence nous apprend dans son édition du jour que la venue du Springboks, pourtant quasiment confirmée par Bernard Laporte récemment, ne serait plus d’actualité.
En revanche, le quotidien régional indique que l’arrière international Gallois Leigh Halfpenny est toujours dans le viseur des dirigeants Toulonnais.
While the arrival of Ruan Pienaar seemed well on track for the next season, the South African scrum-half could ultimately not join Toulon. Indeed, La Provence tells us in its edition today that the coming of the Springboks, yet virtually confirmed by Bernard Laporte recently is no longer valid.
However, the regional newspaper indicates that the Welsh international back Leigh Halfpenny is still in the viewfinder of Toulon leaders.
Haw iis their manager allowed tto say someone is signing
then not? Have they no rules about such things over there?
Is there not a transfer window there for rugby and who has
or has not signed?
DARE WE HOPE....................
