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Happy 
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 Topic: National 2 East ProspectsPosted: 25 Jul 2024 at 18:02 |
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Bury st Edmunds have announced a whole raft of new signings some look very impressive
Such as Ewan Guy Cardiff Met captain Henri Lavin Loughborough students BUCs winning captain Sonny Harini from Plymouth Eliot Mcphun from OAs/Hertford To name a few
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Harrythehawk
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Posted: 19 Jul 2024 at 22:03 |
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Teams updates that I am aware of as a Henley Hawks fan are;
Tom Emery, Alex Bradley, Will Crow, Adam Hakimian, Istok Totic, Ryan Crowley, Kasper Strugar, Jordan Oakley have left, some retiring. Dave Manning, and Alex Hayton have moved to Oxford Quinns as previously noted by someone else. Captain Tom Vooght, and Morgan McCrae have moved to Reading Rams in Nat 1. |
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HAVANT TONY
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Posted: 09 Jul 2024 at 13:36 |
VERY SAD NEWS GE was a super fella and great company during our battles with Sevenoaks, enjoyed a beer or two with him and he was superb at the prediction leagues. I will raise a glass to his memory and will also do the same at our first game of the season against Sevenoaks at Hooks Lane |
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Camquin
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Posted: 08 Jul 2024 at 21:09 |
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Yes, condolences. I am not sure if I ever met GE, but I certainly felt I knew and liked him. |
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tigerburnie
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Posted: 08 Jul 2024 at 20:50 |
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Condolences to GE's family
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Halliford
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Posted: 08 Jul 2024 at 15:48 |
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Really sorry to hear about these true gentlemen passing. The big C can be vicious to a lot of people. We will all hold memories of those who have died and their contribution to our enjoyment of our sport and life in general.
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Golden Jackal
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Posted: 08 Jul 2024 at 15:47 |
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In terms of players, as per Barnes, we have seen some key players move on....Matt Bursey (back row), Will Christie (9) both heading to Oz and Kodie Hawkins (10 /15) going home to NZ, a couple more have retired so it will be interesting to see how we redevelop too...
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Golden Jackal
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Posted: 08 Jul 2024 at 15:44 |
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Sad news....not sure if I actually met GE....may have without realising...but as you say he was one of us!
We (BSE) are also mourning the passing of Mark Williams (Thunderbird on RM) who had been 1st XV Manager for many years until health issues forced him to play more of an assistant role...Mark would be well known to most coaches and managers in N2 (old style or East) he would have been 68 today! (Cancer is a b"£$%^)
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Oyster Catcher
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Posted: 08 Jul 2024 at 15:18 |
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Fellow Predictors/Camquin and all,
Sorry to divert from all the close season news of player movements etc., but we have to report we have just lost one of our number. Ghanian Eagle (GE), one of our keenest and most successful predictors and contributors is no longer with us. Havant Tony and Big Eddie (from Caldy) especially have built a great rapport with GE through the Rolling Maul website over the past seasons. It was so appropriate that GE finished top of the table for the final week of last season (and by a full 3 points!) and overall a magnificent 5th. He was tickled pink with that result, knowing what lay ahead for him. He will be greatly missed and most fondly remembered by all of us at Sevenoaks RFC. |
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WEvans
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Posted: 08 Jul 2024 at 12:24 |
I've heard a rumour Westcombe Park are playing their first team squad £50k a man this season. Must be true then.
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Ancient Oak
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Posted: 08 Jul 2024 at 09:31 |
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Money, money, money! Amongst other signings the good news for us is that former England Under 20s lock Josh Pettet is returning to the squad after a year's "sabbatical".
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"Heaven prosper our sport"
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honestinjun
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Posted: 07 Jul 2024 at 23:02 |
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Barnes had 8 stalwart players retire/move on at the end of the season, including our big centre Pete Weightman (back to his first club in Keswick) and our talismanic scrum half Josh Davies and prop Alex Wood who have both hung up their boots, whilst young prop Rory Marsh has moved to Blackheath…I went to meet the new recruits after pre-season training this week and they all look v fit and young, we are definitely in a rebuilding phase this season and it will take time for the team to find its rhythm once we start the campaign in September…I think we will have 7 of last year’s final game squad starting against Oxford Harlequins…very excited to see how things go none the less..
Went to pre-season
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FHLH
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Posted: 07 Jul 2024 at 17:35 |
Ball park guesses - usually wrong
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"My father told me big men fall just as quick as little ones, if you put a sword through their hearts."
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Happy
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Posted: 07 Jul 2024 at 17:33 |
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Hence me saying "Rumour"
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Camquin
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Posted: 07 Jul 2024 at 17:28 |
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I am amazed how much people know about other clubs' finances.
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Raider999
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Posted: 07 Jul 2024 at 16:16 |
What facilities- apart from Clubhouse? |
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PM009
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Posted: 07 Jul 2024 at 09:13 |
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£3k / 26 games = £115per game. Think you can triple that for the rumoured match fees TJs pay, that’s before any retainer & bonus is added.
Not knocking them by the way, if they can afford it then fair play to them. Can’t help but think some investment in their facilities would be better suited but hey ho |
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Happy
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Posted: 06 Jul 2024 at 17:24 |
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If rumours are correct Curtis Barnes (though he is always rumoured to be leaving) and Harrison Sims
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FHLH
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Posted: 06 Jul 2024 at 11:45 |
Squad of 40 on £3k = £120,000 Some more so say, £150,000
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"My father told me big men fall just as quick as little ones, if you put a sword through their hearts."
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Posted: 06 Jul 2024 at 10:29 |
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I believe some high profile Worthing players have moved on too.
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