Him and Neil Best

Robbo wrote:

ummm, wrote: Ezra Taylor has just signed for Worcester Warriors.

Always felt both sad and angry with the Ezra deal. His injuries stopped him from ever getting any momentum and he showed some talent when he played, but for the most part I got the impression of someone who really didn't care, more interested in polishing his muscles in the gym than knuckling down.

I'd often see him in the gym in Salthill, posing mainly.

That's all he's good for

Hope Worcester aren't pinning their survival hopes on him

ummm, wrote: Ezra Taylor has just signed for Worcester Warriors.

Always felt both sad and angry with the Ezra deal. His injuries stopped him from ever getting any momentum and he showed some talent when he played, but for the most part I got the impression of someone who really didn't care, more interested in polishing his muscles in the gym than knuckling down.

I'd often see him in the gym in Salthill, posing mainly.

Ezra Taylor has just signed for Worcester Warriors.

Always felt both sad and angry with the Ezra deal. His injuries stopped him from ever getting any momentum and he showed some talent when he played, but for the most part I got the impression of someone who really didn't care, more interested in polishing his muscles in the gym than knuckling down.

_nobody_ wrote: Fanning is struggling to make the Marys team i hear. He played J1 a few weeks ago against a very poor trinity team. I saw he only came on as a sub for marys at weekend also.

I wouldn't read too much into that, he could be coming back from injury. Not sure how long he's back in country from Oz either. Played a full championship winning season with Tuggeranong Vikings in Queensland Premiership scoring buckets of tries on way to final which was on 10th September - http://www.greenandgol-_-by.com/john-i-dent-cup-grand-final/ .

To give you an idea of the standard some recent past Vikings players include Manny & Huia Edmonds, Mark Chisholm, Joe Riff, Justin Harrison, Matt Henjak, Radike Samo, Julian Salvi and the Faingaa twins

Fanning is struggling to make the Marys team i hear. He played J1 a few weeks ago against a very poor trinity team. I saw he only came on as a sub for marys at weekend also.

Was reading The Rugby Paper at the weekend and I see Shane Monahan is one of the leading try scorers in the English Championship this season with Rotherham.

www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/clu...beating-Bristol.html

Another player who came into Conancht Rugby and dissapeared out the back door....

I see Darragh Fanning is back in Dublin with Mary's as well, cannot understand why after one season (in which he seemed to be settling in well on the pitch) he wasn't offered a second year...?

This wasn't in the news but Connacht had a ticket competition where you had to name the player in a photo. It was Gavin Williams. For the criac I looked him up on wikipedia and I learned things I never knew... (Someone tampered with his profile)

Gavin Williams (rugby union)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

correct as of 21 October 2010.
Jim Pickens (born 25 October 1979) is a Martian Justice league superhero, who plays club rugby for Martians Broccoli, and internationally for Template:Legoland. He saves the world as a Giant Banana and sometimes a Teapot.
Pickens signed for the justice league from a betting shop in bradford. Connacht, where he played from 2005 until the end of the 2006–07 season. After leaving Connacht, he went on to make his debut for Samoa in summer 2007, in a match against Fiji. Williams scored a try and conversion in Samoa's opening game in the 2007 World Cup.
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Gavin Williams has a strong family connection in rugby with his father Bryan Williams, a strong All Black winger, and brother Paul Williams, who has represented Auckland and Canterbury plus the Crusaders and Blues.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_Williams_(rugby_union)

ummm, wrote: Ehhhh, Conor Mc was capped internationally at scrum half!

Sorry Conor McPhillips not Conor McGuinness

Ehhhh, Conor Mc was capped internationally at scrum half!

_nobody_ wrote:

salmson wrote:

_nobody_ wrote: Trev ofisa signs for London irish and is due to make his debut this weekend against Wasps.

Not going to lie i got a fright when I first read it but then huge relief.

How was it we used him as a very bad winger but Samoa have since recycled him into a very good flanker?

Goes back to brads days. Trying people everywhere. Conor Mc in scrum half, Warwick anywhere except 10 etc. Dont think trev ever got a run in the backrow.

Has happened a few players now who had blossomed after leaving us. Its not a nice trait to have but hopefully has come to an end now.

In fairness Trev was only playing wing for Samoa sevens when we signed him, and that's where Brad's played him when he was fit (pretty sure he broke his leg in season oine with us).

Since he left us he bulked up a bit and played prop for Samoa 7's and that converted into flanker in 15's. He hasn't be picked up by any non-Samoan club since he left us, so sounds like Irish are taking a wild shot in the dark there. Could go either way....

salmson wrote:

_nobody_ wrote: Trev ofisa signs for London irish and is due to make his debut this weekend against Wasps.

Not going to lie i got a fright when I first read it but then huge relief.

How was it we used him as a very bad winger but Samoa have since recycled him into a very good flanker?

Goes back to brads days. Trying people everywhere. Conor Mc in scrum half, Warwick anywhere except 10 etc. Dont think trev ever got a run in the backrow.

Has happened a few players now who had blossomed after leaving us. Its not a nice trait to have but hopefully has come to an end now.

_nobody_ wrote: Trev ofisa signs for London irish and is due to make his debut this weekend against Wasps.

Not going to lie i got a fright when I first read it but then huge relief.

How was it we used him as a very bad winger but Samoa have since recycled him into a very good flanker?

Good signing for LI.

Trev ofisa signs for London irish and is due to make his debut this weekend against Wasps.

Not going to lie i got a fright when I first read it but then huge relief.

Is it just me or does anyone else think that Riordan might be/been a really good rugby league player? His faults would be less in that game