Realistically, unless he proves a REAL star, our roster is too full to keep Quinlan past this year, right?
The more you think about it, the more a 2 year deal for dawson seems a bit strange, doesn't it?

Indeed.

They've also handed debuts to people like Fleming, Ashworth and Bailey.

I'm a big believer in the fact that sometimes in rugby, you need a man and not a boy, but Dawson doesn't offer an awful lot. Nothing against him. he doesn't shirk the load and is never short on commitment, but sometime he looks a bit lost to say the least.

I've not really go high hopes of those 3 you mentioned from the three you have named. Imo the isn't much really in the u19s that could possibly break thru next year.

Grace and Wellington are another season off IMHO. Id say Olly Davies is also another year off. Maybe Morgan Knowles could break thru next year but the Backrow is pretty full at saints at the min.

Saints won Leeds u20 40 - 0 tonight not sure who scored thou. I'd assume these 2 lads got on the scoresheet

Put Levy on the wing!

Both scored cracking try's apparantly tonight

I don't know what's happened to Leeds, beaten 72 - 6 by Hull last week and then 40 - 0 by Saints, they have no chance of making the play offs.

The U19s at the moment are a write off. The only decent players are either injured or on loan, or in the first team, and it seems the rest have put the cue on the rack for the rest of the season. Ryan Jones is the only player from the current crop who'll be an SL player, and I think he's first year.

The next year or should see a return to the top, as the current U16s move up. Cam Smith, Harvey Whitley, Jack Walker, and Tom Hall inparticula look special. Cam Smith, has already been given a place in 2016s first team squad apparently.

Unless he is destined for the pack with Jones and Flanagan (hopefully) going ?

He's big and mobile , rotation and cover for Vea and Greenwood.

Given the youngsters emerging and the like of McDonnell ,plus talk of signing
a another back , that can be the only rationale for 2 more years.

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Regan Grace will be in first team squad for 2016 im told.

Exciting to have some outside back prospects coming through.

Interesting, I thought he qualified for the 19s next year still? Probably confirms we won't be signing a winger now

I think he's been pulled from the tour to Oz.

I think we might bring a utility player in to replace jones who plays winger, centre and secondrow. He will most likely be a kiwi too.

Sounds like you've got someone specific in mind...?

Tony Williams?

Not a Kiwi (if St Pete is right about that).

Ah, finally getting Sonny Bill at last. Jackpot

Awesome to hear. What about his buddy Wellington?

Nothing to get excited about either.

Samoan actually (if we're thinking of the same person) - quite happy we've decided to replace Jones' role though as it's an underrated but important one.

It seems KC wants to prove how smart he is at recruitment, and it thus going down the ... Obscure route this year

What gives you that impression??

Or, it might be that I'm right and McManus is going back to being Mr Tight following the GF win. Signing the Kiwi Matt Dawson isn't exactly an inspiring signing when the rest of the big clubs are handing out record contracts to genuine stars.

So come on then who is this mystery kiwi ?

I believe there is a kiwi world cup winning full back available at the moment. The good news is that he can cover half back and hooker too if needed. I think he would prove to be a real "marquee signing"