OSPREYS TO SIGN NZ HOOKER

Ospreys to sign SH hooker to cover HIBS while he,s with WALES.

Any clues as to who the hooker is?

Where is the link to this...? it was posted yesterday with no further info. And doesn't come up with anything on google.

Ospreys have Baldwin, recovering, and Dwyer benching. do the Ospreys need an import to get us through three weeks of LV=...?

No we don't. Academy or premiership call ups will do fine.

maestegmafia wrote:Where is the link to this...? it was posted yesterday with no further info. And doesn't come up with anything on google.

Ospreys have Baldwin, recovering, and Dwyer benching. do the Ospreys need an import to get us through three weeks of LV=...?

No we don't. Academy or premiership call ups will do fine.

Are the Ospreys allowed to use Prem front row players in competitions now, a few years ago they had to cancel matches because of it

ScarletSpiderman wrote:

maestegmafia wrote:Where is the link to this...? it was posted yesterday with no further info. And doesn't come up with anything on google.

Ospreys have Baldwin, recovering, and Dwyer benching. do the Ospreys need an import to get us through three weeks of LV=...?

No we don't. Academy or premiership call ups will do fine.

Are the Ospreys allowed to use Prem front row players in competitions now, a few years ago they had to cancel matches because of it

There are some technicalities. If there are no players of sufficient experience then any governing body would rather see a game postponed than a young lad ruin his career with a neck/back injury from scrummaging at a level he was unprepared for.

maestegmafia wrote:Where is the link to this...? it was posted yesterday with no further info. And doesn't come up with anything on google.

Ospreys have Baldwin, recovering, and Dwyer benching. do the Ospreys need an import to get us through three weeks of LV=...?

No we don't. Academy or premiership call ups will do fine.

Don't temporary signings have to be for a minimum of three months?

Or is that a European ruling or something?
I'm reminded of the Januarie case which caused (yet another) Os/Tigers squall.

greytiger wrote:

maestegmafia wrote:Where is the link to this...? it was posted yesterday with no further info. And doesn't come up with anything on google.

Ospreys have Baldwin, recovering, and Dwyer benching. do the Ospreys need an import to get us through three weeks of LV=...?

No we don't. Academy or premiership call ups will do fine.

Don't temporary signings have to be for a minimum of three months?

Or is that a European ruling or something?
I'm reminded of the Januarie case which caused (yet another) Os/Tigers squall.

Thats for HEC squad extras

Ospreys face Leinster, Edinburgh and Cardiff in the Rabo while their Welsh players are either in Poland or on AI duty.

Anyway perhaps Andrew Hore the coach can emulate Andrew Hore the hooker?

LondonTiger wrote:Ospreys face Leinster, Edinburgh and Cardiff in the Rabo while their Welsh players are either in Poland or on AI duty.

Anyway perhaps Andrew Hore the coach can emulate Andrew Hore the hooker?

Not the kind of Hooker Hoar has the physique for mimicking...!

Anyhow, despite the fixtures we have the depth to cover, despite Hibbards' awesome form this season, Baldwin is no slouch. The only reason we would need more is if Baldwin doesn't recover. Still rather dip into the Premiership clubs rather than buy in a cheap Overseas Player.

Sheesh didn't think my comment was that bad to get deleted !! fair play, i think hooking resources are fairly thin on the ground at the moment in the NH, bath had to go for a long term injured and controversial brett sharman in order to find a replacement for injured rob webber perhaps the O's hand was forced.

Still cant find a story anywhere...

I think we are all keen to hear where the OP's source comes from.

Maybe they're playing with you Mae?

HERSH wrote:Maybe they're playing with you Mae?

Are you saying this ist he same as the big name signing Bath were gonna make?

ScarletSpiderman wrote:

Are you saying this ist he same as the big name signing Bath were gonna make?

Please don't feed the trolls...! It would be nice to have some threads on here ruined by morrons.

You're hard to keep up with Mae!

So having an opinion on Welsh rugby if your're not fully Welsh (I'm only part) is now regarded as trolling!

And still no sign of our elusive Kiwi Hooker Link.

Whilst searching, I did find an interesting piece on currently injured Scott Baldwin from June. Worth a read. He spent a spell in Italy near milan with an Ospreys partner club.

Well worth checking out:-

http://www.ospreysrugby.com/news/5451.php#.UIgQPo7Rp38

On the Os forum this was mentioned a couple of days ago, the information came off the Gwlad forum again no names were mentioned, as for Scott Baldwin he had a niggle in his shoulder before the Ulster game could have been even before the season commenced,we definately need an experienced hooker brought in, the man in reserve is a soldier being allowed out in our time of need