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Author Topic: OT - Aled Davies decides to cut short his international career by signing for Sarries...!  (Read 525 times)

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Boonie

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From the Beeb:

Saracens have signed Wales scrum-half Aled Davies from Ospreys on a three-year contract.

The 27-year-old is the club's first new signing ahead of next season.

He will play in the second-tier Championship after Saracens were relegated from the Premiership for salary cap infringements.

The move also makes Davies ineligible for international rugby as he has 20 caps, 40 short of the number needed to be picked when playing outside Wales.

He is the fourth player to become unavailable for Wales selection this month after centre Hadleigh Parkes agreed to leave Scarlets to join Japanese side Panasonic Wild Knights, back-row Dan Baker left Ospreys for Stade Montois in France. and flanker Thomas Young signed a new contract with Wasps

Davies played in four of Wales' five Six Nations games when they won the Grand Slam in 2019, starting against Italy.

"It's a great opportunity for me at a massive club," Davies told the Saracens website.

Director of rugby Mark McCall said: "Aled is an experienced, talented, player and we are delighted to welcome both him and his family to Saracens.

"He is driven to take his game to new levels and we are excited he has chosen to do that at Saracens."

Boonie

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I wonder if "driven to take his game to new levels" is code for something...Championship level rather than Premiership level, perhaps?

Blutakk

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I wonder if "driven to take his game to new levels" is code for something...Championship level rather than Premiership level, perhaps?

Haha - our club president was once elected on the promise to get us out of our current division and sure enough we were relegated at the end of the season!
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harlequins

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I wonder what deal Wray gave him to move to Sarries. Advertising for a bed company? Paid to turn up at events you do not need to turn up at?

Quinky

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These comments are all very harsh. Anyone can see why a 20-cap international in his prime would give up an international career to play in the English second tier, for a club who are having to offload players to comply with the rules...

Oh hang on a second...

KiltedQuin

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Probably says more about the situation in Wales at present. Is he not the 4th Welsh internationalist to leave Wales/stay elsewhere recently. Including Hadleigh Parker who is, or now was, a first choice centre.

deadlyfrom5yardsout

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Not everyone in TaffyLand invested their support to the Franchise system unfortunately.

Welsh PRO14 derby home averages

Scarlets: 10,267, Cardiff Blues: 10,082, Ospreys: 9,521 Dragons: 7,286

Welsh PRO14 non-Welsh opposition home averages 

Scarlets: 7,760, Cardiff Blues: 6,582, Ospreys: 5,797, Dragons: 4,518

Dibden

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One thing for sure he is going for more money.Cant be cheap.I doubt he will last 3 years.

 

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