Lots of movement around the domestic league ahead of the new season. Nathan Wynn to Lézignan is the big one and he's joined by Phillip Leuluai. Mathieu Albérola joins from ASC, but Adel Fellous has gone to play union. I give it a month.

Luke Swain joins ASC along with Mourad and Hosni Kriouache from Toulouse. Gareth Dean moves to Limoux from ASC and Aaron Wood leaves the Grizzlies for Avignon where he's joined by ex-Cronulla back rower Brett Kelly (two letters from greatness) and Dean Amos is back as coach. It's not all one-way from Limoux though: Daniel Wagon is back, this time as coach.

Artie Shead and Mathieu Mayans have also joined the Limoux exodus, both heading to Pia who will be coached by ex-ASC man Patrick Albérola and he's taking long-standing lieutenant Christophe Moly with him. They've lost the try machine that is Jared Taylor to union.

Said Tamghart joins Carpentras and, finally, Montpellier become the 10th side for next season.


Fixtures are out, the kick off is September 28/29. I'll have them on the site soon.


And I'm done

Hi JD

Goodwork mate , its so hard to get this info, even in France



cheers
Dave

Gareth Dean has also signed for South Wales Scorpions until the end of the current CC1 season

The young prop of FC Lezignan-Corbières, Thibault Ancely, 22-years-old, 185cm and 105 kgs, will play for Catalans Dragons next year.

Just the sort of player the club should be looking to sign

just to add the arrivals at Villeneuve - Nicolas Delgal from TO,Ryan Barton to replace Chris Feather & Tuna Wulf
maybe Julien R has something else up his sleeve...

Wasnt aware he was only 22. that signing is good news IMO, have watched him play for FCL in england a few times and always been impressed with his work rate for such a big feller, looking forward to seeing him prgress further.

22 yo Prop is a good signing, but will he be able to step up to the level of Prop we desperately need. A big ask of a young new signing.

I think you would have to say he isnt going to be up to the level of player we should be looking for and I hope the club are still looking for someone else up front for next year.

Oh, it's one for the future rather than the Ryles/Chan character we've obviously lacked this season.

Steve Deakin back as coach of UTC, according to today's L'Indep

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[url=http://www.scorpionsrl.com/article.php?id=2284Gareth Dean returns to france.[/url Best wishes to Gareth & Kristel & hope everything turns out OK.

Speaking of Limoux, they're turning into Wales B. Dean joined by Geraint Davies and Anthony Blackwood.

He's no longer coach due to signing with Wakey for next season

Good, I reckon ol' Judas has a couple good playing years in him yet. Tbh though, I would rather have seen Kane move to wakey.

yeh,he's still a useful player,far too good for the LER (Villeneuve at least !) and there's still time for Kane to move to SL after the LER season with Lezignan maybe ?

Well, if he's in the LER, best that he's starting and for a good side.

yeh,they should be a pretty useful outfit especially with the likes of Leuleui & Duggan etc etc is there any other LER side with any realistic chance of touching them ?

No. Close the book on them now.

I just hope they can afford all these players and don't do a Leeds Utd

speaking to people connected with Lezignan,the money doesn't seem to be a big problem - to answer a previous question from John_D,the finance comes from a whole host of well established businessmen in the area some from the Narbonne area (just down the road).
Most of the imports will live in Narbonne cos' Lezignan is pretty dead but it's great redeeming factor is it's intense pride and fervent support for it's team of rugbymen
Their aspirations are to join the Championship - the support would certainly be there

With that squad they would do better in the Champ than TO.

probably tho' Lezignan isn't the greatest place to be stuck in for the fans - Toulouse has everything to offer plus easy access for the airport etc - the only negative for me for Lezignan is the access for all the travelling brits - a switch to the Carcassonne ground could work tho'...

An Aude super-club playing out of the Domec would be a better option than FCL going it alone. It was certainly being talked about in the recent past.

are all these coming and goings in french RL anything to do with the admittance of all the french clubs to the NR cup or does it seem like theres an attempt to strengthen the domestic comp?

it's to do with money of course - it's human nature for a pro or semi-pro to get the best deal possible while he's still able to make a living in whatever level of sport
the NR cup is important of course to the french clubs tho' I can't imagine how many british based clubs are happy to travel to france unles they are heavily subsidised by the rfl etc

regarding the 'Aude super club' - it could work if the inter-club rivalries à la Wakey & Cas could be resolved - The Stade Albert Domec IS a great stadium with a 10,000 capacity plus the airport has regular links to the uk of course