See that Mason Caton-Brown played for London Irish A team last week and O'Callaghan is playing for them tonight. Are they switching to Union, or just helping out.

FWIW Mason Caton-Brown fitted in well as Irish got a real spanking from Exeter!!!

cant see why either of em would hang around, looks like another pretty sure sign that we are in the last throws!!

Sad that they went to union though. Mason Caton-Brown might have done quite well in league.

Worse than that a lot more of our youth will go to the dark side and not just the u19's.

Each AP RU club are obliged to run an A team and enter it into the competition.
They could well be just 'helping out'.

Also if the club survive i suspect i suspect some will come back as we will need them. We just cant commit just yet.

Surely a northern team would sign Caton-Brown if we went under? 2 games, 4 tries was it? Got to be worth a year contract.

Probably get a bigger contract with Union, and he wouldn't have to move.

I don't know who backs LI, or how much cash they've got, but they are one of the favourites for relegation, so it's not the smartest of career moves.

The Exiles are owned by London Irish Holdings Limited and are in debt to the tune of about £18,000,000 as of the last set of accounts and they have seen their attendances taper off in recent years.
As for career moves being smart.....I would say that the Exiles would be a step up in salary and security compared to the Broncos.

19's being released now.

What, all of them?

The two first choice props.
Paddy to Oldham and Anthony is now on the market and will probably end up up north as well.

19's and dual reg meant that there was always going to be a difficult pathway onwards. Very short sighted decisions last year.

Not sure what the future road is for the game? we will have to wait to see what is decided at the EAGM next Wednesday, currently there seems no real plan in RL for youth, it's all down to cost saving, which with youth development is short sighted.

Championship clubs will reap the benefit of super league coached youngsters this coming season.
That may well be the better viewing for spectators.
Just a shame lots of hard work and talent may be lost to championship/union or just lost!

Im not too bothered by the release of a number of players.

For the past few seasons most have been a disgrace. The culture needs to change.

Witt, Kaufusi, Rodney...have been woeful

Upset last night a chat with an Under 19 of ours completely devastated when told he is not needed from Monday, that was the reason I left St Helens and changed to Fulham RLFC back at that first game, I was in charge Under 16's team, a really talented player was signed for Saints Academy team, second season he was captain and voted player of the season, the same night at the presentations, he was told he was being released, went playing pub football!

Players get released at each age group at every team in every sport every year - Fact of life.

Yes! I don't deny it, but its the way it is handled that counts at the end of the day!