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These young lads are confirmed CC (and very well done to them all).
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hasta
Interesting that there's so much depth at lock from the academy. Given FLW off after the RWC it feels like there must be a signing coming there.
As before, Pearson doesn't feel a priority. I absolutely think Arundell would work for us though, we lack pure gas and of our three wingers one of them is almost always injured at some point - plus it feels like good succession planning for RMac.

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hasta
Interesting that there's so much depth at lock from the academy. Given FLW off after the RWC it feels like there must be a signing coming there.
As before, Pearson doesn't feel a priority. I absolutely think Arundell would work for us though, we lack pure gas and of our three wingers one of them is almost always injured at some point - plus it feels like good succession planning for RMac.

Agree with all of that, hasta. Arundell, pacy, brings something different to the rest of the back three, supporter, makes a lot of sense. Given the whole back row have re-committed over the past season, that looks a really secure unit and lots of quality in there. Can we justify splashing out on Pearson? Surely if we're going to spend whatever's left of the cap on a forward, the priority is for another lock.

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hasta
Interesting that there's so much depth at lock from the academy. Given FLW off after the RWC it feels like there must be a signing coming there.
As before, Pearson doesn't feel a priority. I absolutely think Arundell would work for us though, we lack pure gas and of our three wingers one of them is almost always injured at some point - plus it feels like good succession planning for RMac.

Agree with all of that, hasta. Arundell, pacy, brings something different to the rest of the back three, supporter, makes a lot of sense. Given the whole back row have re-committed over the past season, that looks a really secure unit and lots of quality in there. Can we justify splashing out on Pearson? Surely if we're going to spend whatever's left of the cap on a forward, the priority is for another lock.

I think we're also a tad light at loose head, especially if Beno is going to be away with England. I know du Toit can play both sides but, if you sign one of the world's top tight heads, do you really want to be scenario planning to play him somewhere else?

If the last few seasons have taught us anything, its that scrimping on the front row is a recipe for disaster.

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I think we're also a tad light at loose head, especially if Beno is going to be away with England. I know du Toit can play both sides but, if you sign one of the world's top tight heads, do you really want to be scenario planning to play him somewhere else?

If the last few seasons have taught us anything, it’s that scrimping on the front row is a recipe for disaster.

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We could be vulnerable at PLH & centre. I guess the days of ever larger squads are a thing of the past & we just have to cope.

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We could be vulnerable at PLH & centre. I guess the days of ever larger squads are a thing of the past & we just have to cope.

PLH?

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We could be vulnerable at PLH & centre. I guess the days of ever larger squads are a thing of the past & we just have to cope.

PLH?

presumably
Prop - LooseHead

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LI academy prop signed, plays both sides*
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"both sides" in this case, seeming to mean 12xTHP, 1xLHP (that once, being against us in January 2023)
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I've still not the slightest idea why some props are tight heads and some loose heads.

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Very good signing

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Am I right in saying that if a THP gets crocked in a game they have to be replaced like for like. Ie a LHP can’t play at TH unless he is familiar.
If so there must be a massive difference in technique between the sides!

I’d have thought any front row could cope.

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I loved JJ in his heyday, just a wonderful player. Best of luck and get paid!

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hasta
I loved JJ in his heyday, just a wonderful player. Best of luck and get paid!

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The 3 specialists I assume WT are lawrence, butt and wright.
For me it's less than the number of options and more the quality of them but that is probably the reality of where the cap is.

I hope hennessey leapfrogs the others into being Lawrence's back up by the end of next season tbh.

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Tik Tok announcement.

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Tik Tok announcement.

Why funny?

If we want the game to grow it has to be through media fretted by youth. It’s a great idea.

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bathonian80
Tik Tok announcement.

Why funny?

If we want the game to grow it has to be through media fretted by youth. It’s a great idea.

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I may well be reading too much into this but there are changes in designation on the iffy.
Sam Harris was FH, FB centre is now centre FH FB
Ewan Richards was SR BR is now SR
Will Butt was centre, wing now centre
Max Ojomoh and Cam Redpath dropped the FH tag and centre only.
Orlando Bailey dropped his FB tag.

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shipwrecked
I may well be reading too much into this but there are changes in designation on the iffy.
Sam Harris was FH, FB centre is now centre FH FB
Ewan Richards was SR BR is now SR
Will Butt was centre, wing now centre
Max Ojomoh and Cam Redpath dropped the FH tag and centre only.
Orlando Bailey dropped his FB tag.

SW
I think where a player covers more than one position, those positions are listed in alphabetical order.

PG

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I may well be reading too much into this but there are changes in designation on the iffy.
Sam Harris was FH, FB centre is now centre FH FB
Ewan Richards was SR BR is now SR
Will Butt was centre, wing now centre
Max Ojomoh and Cam Redpath dropped the FH tag and centre only.
Orlando Bailey dropped his FB tag.

SW
I think where a player covers more than one position, those positions are listed in alphabetical order.

PG

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Russell, who has signed a deal to join Bath next season after five years in Paris with Racing 92, added: “I’ve got three years at Bath so that will take me not far away from the next World Cup and then I’ll see at that time.”

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I may have missed it, but when I read the Finn Russell interview in The Scotsman yesterday, he mentioned that he had a 3year contract at Bath.

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Russell, who has signed a deal to join Bath next season after five years in Paris with Racing 92, added: “I’ve got three years at Bath so that will take me not far away from the next World Cup and then I’ll see at that time.”

I remember the club not specifying length of contract when they announced his signing, so wondered if this was new news?

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I have been banging the goodrick-clark drum for a while.
Was in the England mix a few years ago and I really think we are a LH prop light.

Beno, schoeman, wg-c, cordwell would be a really strong set of options with tdt able to cover also if needed.

I think gigena still hasn't been picked up either?

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Great news.
If we had cap for goodrick-clark and the eng u18 hooker I would say our recruitment and retention has been superb given the salary cap situation.

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Great news.
If we had cap for goodrick-clark and the eng u18 hooker I would say our recruitment and retention has been superb given the salary cap situation.

WGC is off to Ealing last I heard and then Tuipolotu the Hooker is going Saracens. Think we will be fine at hooker Stewart been promoted to first team and spandler had a very good season last year with Uni.

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https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/sport/other-sport/bath-rugby-set-announce-another-8763872 - The Cavalry are Coming!?

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Reccing Ball
Is there any way to reveal any more of the last column

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hasta
Ojomoh's name spelled wrong WT!

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hasta
Pack looks very strong. Backs look less so, particularly during international windows where we'll be missing Finn, Cam, Ollie and possibly Spenny. One more injury and we'd be in trouble.