not so sure he will do so well in union.... cant blame him though i suppose.... lots more money.

Bad news for Saints, England and RL.

pros and cons for saints i suppose.

yes he is a fantastic player when fit..... but he appears to be very injury prone.. and by all accounts he is a bit of a disruptive player to have around the club...

where you hear this?

Neil Fissler, the Sunday Express & Rugby Times writer, just tweeted that Eastmond's transfer from ST Helens to Bath has been confirmed.

the saint's board or the tweet?

Any news if its from now or end of season??

you can read all the tweets on it of you search for neilfissler on twitter... its on the saints board as well.

Had a text it's on the Bath website now. On my phone so can't check.

Rumour is that he is leaving with immediate effect... saints to get a fee for him.

your source is a liar, nothing on there (yet)

I think I smell a early April fools joke.

Why? It's already been confirmed by Eastmond himself at the weekend, that he would be making a decision on his future this week.

Im guessing at the end of the season myself

If England RU want Eastmond (which I think they do, it could be any side that he goes to, but in this case, it's Bath) they'll want him early as possible, as to get him ready for the forthcoming yawn fest, sorry I meant the RU World Cup

like everyone says about Chris Bridge then

does everyone say that about chris bridge?

i couldn't comment on that... its not something I've ever been told about.

Sake Sharks are said to annouce a "big signing" in the morning. Hmm...

Said it before, what position is he going to play in Union...?

A financially secure one.

Yep. You can't blame the fella. I suspect that he'll be 'earning' vastly more money. Most of would do the same in a similar position.

I don't blame him - I know it's not similarly applicable, but I read the other day that Chris Ashton went from a 12k contract at Wigan to a 140k one at Northampton.

I just can't see Eastmond in either half-back position in union, he'd be wasted on the wing, so I'm guessing they see him as a centre or full-back...?

Nothing has been confirmed. At present it's Twitter gossip. Nothing from Saints whatsoever - on their website or on Twitter.

Wigan had offered around the 70k mark (With an increase each year after for the remainder of the 3 yr deal).

When he asked Wigan to match the offer he was told to "Shut the Door behind you".

Got to be wing or full back in my eyes.

Think he could struggle in the rucks at centre but playing him on the wings or FB would allow he to pick up full pace on kick returns and with his footwork he will leave people for dead.