Exodus

[SBW1]

George Bridges appears to be signing on for the Western Force for next year.

[Daffy Jaffy]

[mikedogz]

James Thompson (Counties/Chiefs) to Leicester Tigers.

[brodean]

@mikedogz Damn, I was hoping the Blues would get him back.

[Daffy Jaffy]

Taniela Tupou to Racing 92.
https://www.theroar.com.au/2025/06/26/exclusive-tupou-set-for-french-top-14-move-now-ra-will-hope-they-dont-rue-losing-wallabies-star/

[Bovidae]

@mikedogz said in Exodus:

James Thompson (Counties/Chiefs) to Leicester Tigers.

A good opportunity/earner for him.

[Nepia]

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Exodus:

Taniela Tupou to Racing 92.
https://www.theroar.com.au/2025/06/26/exclusive-tupou-set-for-french-top-14-move-now-ra-will-hope-they-dont-rue-losing-wallabies-star/

The writer of that headline clearly hasn't seen Tupou play the last couple of years.

[Bovidae]

Former All Blacks assistant coach Leon MacDonald has landed his first head coaching role since being in charge of the Blues in 2023. Following a short stint in Perth as a coaching consultant for the Western Force, MacDonald will head to Tokyo to coach the Yokohama Canon Eagles in Japan Rugby League One.

[Daffy Jaffy]

Levi Amua to the Canon Eagles. (All.Rugby).

[Canes4life]

A whole raft of Kiwis leaving the Western Force, I wonder if any of them will pick up contracts back in New Zealand.

[Landers92]

Quinten Strange leaving NZ for Japan and signing with the Urayasu D-Rocks, should be an official announcement soon.

[Chris]

@Landers92 said in Exodus:

Quinten Strange leaving NZ for Japan and signing with the Urayasu D-Rocks, should be an official announcement soon.

Yeah I posted he had contract in front of him a while ago.

[Landers92]

@Chris all now signed sealed and about to be delivered

[Chris]

@Landers92 said in Exodus:

@Chris all now signed sealed and about to be delivered

I thought he would take it up frees up a spot for Liam Jack.

[Grooter]

@jpnhigdud said in Exodus:

Have heard Quinten Strange and Manaaki Selby Rickit are both off to Japan

You always come with good sauce keep it up mate

[Steven Harris]

@Canes4life has signed with Northland for the 2025 Bunnings Npc season

[SBW1]

@Canes4life Ryan Coxon, Atu Moli, Matt Proctor and Sio Tomkinson.

[Canes4life]

@SBW1 said in Exodus:

@Canes4life Ryan Coxon, Atu Moli, Matt Proctor and Sio Tomkinson.

Coxon will play for Ta$man, Proctor for Wellington. Not sure about Moli and Tomkinson.

[SBW1]

Are we starting to see a reverse exodus of offshore players returning?

[Daffy Jaffy]