Ryan Esders is to be released by Rovers at the end of this season when his contract runs out. Good luck and best wishes to him for the future.

tbh i feel that sad hes never had a chance and jm sent him out on loan to gain first team action and now look. I thought he would come good in time.

I agree, he seems to have done well for Harlequins, hopefully they will hold on to him.

i think he will clearly not with KR though, very good prospect.

Too far down the pecking order at Rovers, I'm sure Quins will sign him on, he's done well for them. Good luck to the lad!

Best of luck Ryan

Shame, I would've liked to have seen him given a chance. Suppose the club must be confident they can fill the homegrown spots without him.

He has an offer from Quims already and I think he will do well down in Landen, well its upto him now .

He never got a chance the first time around. Morgan shipped him off to york. So he resigns him and doesnt use him again? Hope the kid gets a club and gets settled

Shame you cannot afford to keep him, looks a prospect

You really are a bore

Yeah, spending the maximum on the salary cap means some players have to make way.

I've got the feeling it will come back to bite us on the bum this decision.

Hmmm...

I think we all wanted Ryan to do well at Rovers because its always good to see a local kid come through. The reality is though that he hasnt consistantly excelled in the reserves this year and although i still think he will make a Super League player, he wont be a 'top 4' Super League player.
We also have to take into account the age change in the reserves next year so i think we will see a clutch of players over the age of 20 released over the coming weeks.

Shame you can't afford to make him an offer.....with missing out on Crocker then

Shouldnt of upste the coach then

TBF I don't think many have and i find it difficult to take the standard of reserve grade rugby seriously. Ryan has clearly become frustrated at playing at that level which is understandable.

I hope he signs for Quins now and continues to enjoy his rugby as he has done over the past month or so. He can obviously play at SL level and i'm very disappointed it won't be with Rovers.

Speaking to Ryan, his biggest frustration this season in the reserves has been the quality of ball he has been receiving from our half backs. With I'anson playing very few reserve games and Hardcastle missing for a long period it is possibly a fair grievence for a backrow forward.
However, in the same period i would say that Scott Taylor and in particular Dominic Dee have come on in leaps and bounds and can now be seen as better prospects.

Seems like Eso has got a deal already offered down south, hes a great lad and got a lot of potential i think Hull FC should have kept him all them years ago TBH.

Rovers loss tho and will be a good signing for Quins

Can't disagree with any of that.

Would agree with that to a certain extent, though i don't really see Ryan as a prospect in the same sense you describe both Scott and Dom as there is an age difference of 3-4 years. Also Ryan is proven outside the comfort zone of acadamy/reserve grade rugby whereas the other two have yet to taste that level of physicality and i would say that neither are any better than Ryan was at the same stage in his development.

But is guess its all about opinions.

How old is Dee? Assumed he was in his 20s with him coming to the club after a spell at Bradford i think.

I have to confess i don't know (i assumed he was 18/19). But if he is in his 20's he needs loaning out to a NL club sharpish imo to further aid his development.

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He's 19.

Right decision to get rid of Esders imo, with the Reserves format changing next year we need to bring some younger players through. Taylor will take his place in the squad next year.

Good luck to him at Quins or wherever he ends up.