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Big Tex had an Instagram story of Semi today loading up a van and him waving goodbye with a France 🇫🇷 emoji so seems that he’s definitely off as rumoured

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Big shame.
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Very disappointing if true, potentially losing both Robshaw and Kunatani our two best flankers

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I just messaged Tex on Insta there and he said Semi is definitely in France next year...

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How can he be leaving for France now
I know he was off, but assumed wouldn’t be able to go until season commitments finished

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How can he be leaving for France now
I know he was off, but assumed wouldn’t be able to go until season commitments finished

Contracts end in june, players will be going whether the season is finished or not.  But likewise coming in

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Great shame to lose him.
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I must admit I don't quite understand all the hype about Semi. Obviously he is a great athlete and does some highlight reel offloads and has decent pace, but he's hardly been an integral part of our backrow. When fit I'd prefer to see Robshaw, Chisholm and Dombrandt. Add Clifford to the mix too when back fit and also Lawday and Evans. I'd probably have all of them ahead of Semi. I can't see any justification for calling him one of our two best flankers. It's all a matter of opinion of course but, while he was a useful squad member to have, especially as he could cover the backline in a real emergency, I'd hardly say that him leaving is a huge loss

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I can see Evans becoming a main fixture in our back row.  I think PG likes him also

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Contracts end in june, players will be going whether the season is finished or not.  But likewise coming in

Reading rugby and the law recently and they stated this was one of the main issues, after all players are contracted until June 30th, so how can a player be leaving now ?

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I must admit I don't quite understand all the hype about Semi. Obviously he is a great athlete and does some highlight reel offloads and has decent pace, but he's hardly been an integral part of our backrow. When fit I'd prefer to see Robshaw, Chisholm and Dombrandt. Add Clifford to the mix too when back fit and also Lawday and Evans. I'd probably have all of them ahead of Semi. I can't see any justification for calling him one of our two best flankers. It's all a matter of opinion of course but, while he was a useful squad member to have, especially as he could cover the backline in a real emergency, I'd hardly say that him leaving is a huge loss

Ummm.....

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Reading rugby and the law recently and they stated this was one of the main issues, after all players are contracted until June 30th, so how can a player be leaving now ?

I would guess, why make him (or anyone else) hang around.  Quins are not training.  We will not be playing any rugby before 1 July. Let the bloke go and get settled in his new home etc.  Makes no difference if he is sitting in England or France!!

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Could be right, and maybe don’t have to pay if he goes ahead of schedule

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I must admit I don't quite understand all the hype about Semi. Obviously he is a great athlete and does some highlight reel offloads and has decent pace, but he's hardly been an integral part of our backrow. When fit I'd prefer to see Robshaw, Chisholm and Dombrandt. Add Clifford to the mix too when back fit and also Lawday and Evans. I'd probably have all of them ahead of Semi. I can't see any justification for calling him one of our two best flankers. It's all a matter of opinion of course but, while he was a useful squad member to have, especially as he could cover the backline in a real emergency, I'd hardly say that him leaving is a huge loss

Disagree - he's been a fantastic player. I think the reason he's not in the forefront of some people's minds as a great player is because for a reason I can't fathom, we just haven't given him enough starts. Very often, he's been left him out of matchday squads altogether when fit.

In the games he has played for us, he's been outstanding more often than not and has been a real game-changer off the bench, yet always brought on around 60 mins rather than HT. Not really a great opportunity to impose yourself on the game.

Really gutted to lose him but I can't blame him for going... more cash and more chance to start no doubt.
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Disagree - he's been a fantastic player. I think the reason he's not in the forefront of some people's minds as a great player is because for a reason I can't fathom, we just haven't given him enough starts. Very often, he's been left him out of matchday squads altogether when fit.

In the games he has played for us, he's been outstanding more often than not and has been a real game-changer off the bench, yet always brought on around 60 mins rather than HT. Not really a great opportunity to impose yourself on the game.

Really gutted to lose him but I can't blame him for going... more cash and more chance to start no doubt.

Agree with all of this. He's one of those players that oppositions must wonder what he's going to do. Phenomenal athlete with great hands, and puts in some big hots too. His unpredictability gives him an edge. Really sad to see him go.

Hopefully Tex will stick around, as he seems to give us a bit of an edge at lock.

In terms of back row options, we're not light. I see Dombrandt as a shoe-in, alongside Chisholm when fit. The third place can be fought over, and we have the luxury of rotation. But losing Semi... such a shame.
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