If it does turn out to be Sa then I don't see how he qualifies for the New Talent Pool exemption.

So it's not Charnley then?







In all seriousness though, whilst not conclusive but certainly points in the direction that it's Sa.

Yup. Sa is also followed by Motu and Feka, although that's less conclusive.

The Twitter account that Sa is following is an unofficial fan news & opinion feed rather than an individual fan's account, which is interesting.

As an aside, Clarky hasn't tweeted anything since November. Considering how prolific he was before I wonder is this is an official policy.

It is Sa, deals done.

Yeah Sa fits the description from what I was told on Thursday. Still not sure how he would fit in this year but I'll leave that to motu to sort. Would be a good signing 6.3. 16st centre is exactly what we need imo

Sa will take up McDonnell's cap space, so doesn't need to be exempt.

Thought he'd been sacked.

On another note have we lost a member of the clubs board to Leeds yet?

I'd be happy with Sa, can't remember if he's a good wingers centre. Hopefully he is and puts his winger away a lot. One thing is for sure though he'll certainly have better 'hands' then Yeaman

Is this sa's 2nd season in union or first? Looked good at les cats

This is his second at London Irish I believe. But he comes from a union background before been signed by Sydney Roosters in 2006.

Quote ="ccs"Injury (and visa issues) delayed him signing for London Irish for a year, his debut was in the news last November, and since then he's played 3 games.'" www.getreading.co.uk/sport/rugby ... ck-6285731

Quote ="ccs"Injury (and visa issues) delayed him signing for London Irish for a year, his debut was in the news last November, and since then he's played 3 games.'" www.getreading.co.uk/sport/rugby ... ck-6285731

3 games in 2 seasons doesn't sound great

oh great, knocking a player before its even announced we have signed him, still that's about par for the course with our signings nowadays

I'm not knocking anyone - as I said, I hope I'm wrong.

Who makes way for Sa ? Not Crooks I hope, he needs to play and has been a decent goal kicker too.

fair enough then - lets hope hes good for us should the signing come off. question is will he replace yeaman or crooks?

Im guessing Crooks

Think that was just a rumour. Clark's still very much involved at the club. Does all the pre-match stuff at the ground, FC Live etc.

What's this about losing a member of the board to Leeds? Are you on about Lee Jenkinson who was in charge of retail at the club? He has gone to Leeds.

He should replace Yeamo. But he will actually replace Crooks.

I don't think it's quite as simple as that - with 2 or 3 wingers missing the choice is very limited, and it's defence that has been losing us matches.

Crooks might benefit from a month at Doncaster. I really don't feel confident with him down that side and he WILL get peppered.

Do you really want him to be the next Craig Hall?

And in previous seasons, it has been our poor attack that has lost us matches.

Whilst I agree that Crooks's defence hasn't been the best so far this season, I do think he hasn't been handled well. He's been dropped and had the finger pointed at him at times. That's hardly going to give him the confidence he needs to get his form back. And I'm not sure a month at Donny will either as he'll have been dropped again. I feel he needs a run of games and some faith and backing.

Yeamo, although he's been a great servant to us, is in the later stages of his career and we need to be thinking about the future of the team.

I know, it's odd really, with Briscoe and Lineham playing we seemed better at defence than attack.

I think they are grown men & should be able to take criticism when performing poor..they are in an environment were results matter & under a lot of pressure to play well & find consistency, they should not be lied to especially by the coaching staff.. as the coaching staff are only saying what hundreds of fans are saying at the game & on social network sites..& i am sure any player responds better to a coach been critical rather then us or the media..the whole coaches knocking confidence is a load of bull to me..if a player does not want to be criticized then they should perform to a standard they are happy/comfortable playing to each week & build from that. imo.