SALARY CAP!!!

Jordie would be interesting, where would he play???  RIL did say a couple of kiwis could be coming our way

Be interesting to see how long it takes for this one to hit the national Rumour Mill ! -

Yeah I'm actually more interested in Jordie - he can play across the back line but primarily at full back. That's just the right signing. Beauden would just limit Marcus' development - although I suppose it is only for a year. And that's the other thing - is a year really enough time for the club to get a return on investment?

I don't see why not. We'd only pay for a year of his time.

Pretty happy that marcus' development would be just fine training alongside one of the best in the world.

But also, before we all get ahead ourselves, there is another "London club" already in the Prem of course.

Is it plausible that Sarries could afford this (yes, even with their "clever accountancy" tricks) with all the other big names in their squad? I can certainly see why they might have a space for Beauden - would allow Farrell to switch to 12.

But Alex Goode and Liam Williams have the 15 shirt locked up and with Daly incoming as well as Lozowski, Tompkins et al, I can't see where Jordie would fit.

So that's a probable no to Sarries.

BUT... I'm worried about London Irish. Would be an absolute coup, but they will be nowhere near the cap with their current squad so will have more room to splash the cash than most others (and more motivation to in not wanting to yo-yo). Could it be them? I know they're not technically a London club at all next season but I can see that they might still be considered as one in NZ, where this rumour is apparently bubbling away.

It's all just speculation anyway, but by deduction it's between us and Irish I think.

I don't care how long they would be here for,  Id be happy to see either of these two in the quarters for 1 game, let alone a season.  From watching Super Rugby, they are another level altogether.

I thought Beauden was going to Japan after the world cup, pretty sure I read that somewhere anyway.

He's been the subject of speculation for over a year but his whereabouts post-WC haven't been confirmed yet. It came out that any NZRU contract post-WC would likely have a sabbatical written into it and then the rumour mill went mad. But as yet, no official announcement on where he's going and whether or not he will leave NZ rugby for a number of years or wangle a year in Europe/Japan on a cushy paycheck and then be back with the Hurricanes.

Just for info TRP tweeted this on 1st April ..

https://twitter.com/therugbypaper/status/980387059427872768?lang=en