Definitely out for a prop and I'm guessing a 3/4 too!
Joel, Ben Evans, GOB and Grix all bye bye et au revoir!

surprised at the Ben Evans one if true... not surprised on the others.

i wonder whats happening with Joel's remaining 1 year on his contract if he is off?

Isn't Joel in the frame to partner Lineham ?

wouldnt be surprised to see us make a move for Theo Fages

Any chance of Atkins going?

Not anymore 9A

Yes....next year!

Signed Ukuma Ta'ai from Hudds but holding back from the release as sometimes we do from time to time! (So I hear)

What position does this Ukuma chap play ?

He's a great bench prop for Hudds come average backrower but very passionate like Sims but Tongan.

He leads the Tongan haka but is call sumert different. Someone will correct me and I'm already guessing who.

youtu.be/Gt-8vUCVP-k This got put on only a couple of days ago.

youtu.be/Gt-8vUCVP-k This got put on only a couple of days ago.

Very happy with that. A good, big solid unit who rarely goes backwards and 28.

I am sure the #hardwired social worker will soon change his style of play to fit in with our recent performances. I think maybe a sergeant major type of coach would not do our players any harm at times to get a bit of aggression focussed on the opposition.

Rhys and Toby always look first choices at centre to many of us. Only TS sentiment looked to keep Joel in a right centre.
I feel the board and CEO is taking a greater input into recruitment.

taai is best as a impact player off the bench in the second row

has filled in many times at prop for us too

big lad and can have some top games but has alot of loose carries too which is frustrating!

"some top games" sounds a whole lot more than 'no top games' to me this year. Well take him.

I'd be very happy with Akuma ta'ai if it turns out to be true. If Joel does bugger off who would people want to centre partner with Lineham? If he did go and we needed a centre I'm a big fan of bill tupou from Wakefield. Only seen him play 4 times but he's a standout quality player, well I like him anyway. Or would people like to see Rhys Evans take the spot?

Rhys is the natural choice for me.
We have Toby also and Currie who can also do a job there. I wouldn't want to play Ratch there.
I would definitely build him up to be a loose.
Within 2 years he'll be the next England 13.
He has no chance to get international honours at 1 or 6.

Unless the club can identify the reason for all our injuries It will be difficult to build a settled ,successful team & would need Ratch to carry on being a utility player with no position to call his own.

I don't see Rhys Evans as any more than an average SL squad player at best. He's 22, compare him to some of his peers:-

Mark Percival - 21
Dan Sarginson – 22
Anthony Gelling – 24
Kallum Watkins – 24

Not good enough, by a very long way, to be a first choice centre at a team with ambitions to be winning titles.

It's called the Sipi Tau, apparently.

Thanks. I guessed wrong.

At the Giants we have Wardle 23 and Jake Connor 20.

I like Rhys but he's always injured so unless his injury prone time stops I don't think he will get a consistent run out.

Well he's got 2 years to prove himself.
But if I remember rightly Grix was also injured a lot and out for long periods of time but eventually came good.