Ulster have NOT signed Ryan Kankowski

[scrum5]

Would say more likely following through on a threat to UR to start answering questions from the meedya

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Just because the people would "like" to know doesn't mean the people have a "right" to know. The BBC got their interview and just because they got the snippet doesn't mean they have the right to more.

I said months ago that if it was that big it would leak. This contract was signed over 2 months ago and hasn't leaked at either end. I firmly believe that there are very few within UR and the IRFU who actually are privy to the name. Perhaps that's a sign of how seriously Ulster are taking this contract. By comparison, I knew Marsh, Ryan and Others within days of their signing.

Patience is a virtue.......

You are a very bad man

[scrum5]

Now name the others......mo chara

[scrum5]

I wonder in a few weeks time, when UR announce our best ever signing, that we'll all be saying, " I wish we had got Ryan Kankowski now".....

You've already played that card already, I'm going to remain optimistic.

Buck I will continue to play it as I have had previous dealings with Ulster Rugby......

[Dingle3]

After being very excited at the announcement of ulster signing two "big names" in the next few weeks I did a bit of research about it and looked at good players for us to sign I only looked in england and france and found these possible transfers (All these players have one or two years left on their contract) :
Francois Louw (Bath), Juan Imhoff (Racing)
Blair Cowan (London Irish), the Pisi brothers (Northampton)
Fritz Lee (Clermont), Blair Connor (Bordeaux)
Johnnie Beattie (Castres)
If we do sign Kankowski I will be fairly disappointed as when you say "big name" no one would immediately mention him.

[Russ]

After being very excited at the announcement of ulster signing two "big names" in the next few weeks I did a bit of research about it and looked at good players for us to sign I only looked in england and france and found these possible transfers (All these players have one or two years left on their contract) :
Francois Louw (Bath), Juan Imhoff (Racing)
Blair Cowan (London Irish), the Pisi brothers (Northampton)
Fritz Lee (Clermont), Blair Connor (Bordeaux)
Johnnie Beattie (Castres)
If we do sign Kankowski I will be fairly disappointed as when you say "big name" no one would immediately mention him.

So none of those players are available then

[Snipe Watson]

After being very excited at the announcement of ulster signing two "big names" in the next few weeks I did a bit of research about it and looked at good players for us to sign I only looked in england and france and found these possible transfers (All these players have one or two years left on their contract) :
Francois Louw (Bath), Juan Imhoff (Racing)
Blair Cowan (London Irish), the Pisi brothers (Northampton)
Fritz Lee (Clermont), Blair Connor (Bordeaux)
Johnnie Beattie (Castres)
If we do sign Kankowski I will be fairly disappointed as when you say "big name" no one would immediately mention him.

I hope you had nothing else to do, because that was a waste of time.

[kingofthehill]

Would it have been Niall Foster writing that rubbish on BBC sport?

[Cap'n Grumpy]

After being very excited at the announcement of ulster signing two "big names" in the next few weeks I did a bit of research about it and looked at good players for us to sign I only looked in england and france and found these possible transfers (All these players have one or two years left on their contract) :
Francois Louw (Bath), Juan Imhoff (Racing)
Blair Cowan (London Irish), the Pisi brothers (Northampton)
Fritz Lee (Clermont), Blair Connor (Bordeaux)
Johnnie Beattie (Castres)
If we do sign Kankowski I will be fairly disappointed as when you say "big name" no one would immediately mention him.

Good to see you haven't wasted the last 3 months since you joined the forum.

Welcome, BTW.

[twiglet]

Could we try to get Willem Alberts now that Ryan is not coming ?

[UlsterNo9]

After being very excited at the announcement of ulster signing two "big names" in the next few weeks I did a bit of research about it and looked at good players for us to sign I only looked in england and france and found these possible transfers (All these players have one or two years left on their contract) :
Francois Louw (Bath), Juan Imhoff (Racing)
Blair Cowan (London Irish), the Pisi brothers (Northampton)
Fritz Lee (Clermont), Blair Connor (Bordeaux)
Johnnie Beattie (Castres)
If we do sign Kankowski I will be fairly disappointed as when you say "big name" no one would immediately mention him.

I hope you had nothing else to do, because that was a waste of time.

you're on this 24 / 7 Snipe and you fear for other people wasting their time

Welcome D3

[rorybestsbigbaldnoggin]

I said months ago that if it was that big it would leak. This contract was signed over 2 months ago and hasn't leaked at either end. I firmly believe that there are very few within UR and the IRFU who actually are privy to the name. Perhaps that's a sign of how seriously Ulster are taking this contract.

So Bryn has told what, 1-3 others on condition of silence (praper silence)
Those have spoken to a few others (including a few on here) and have said all they're allowed to say - ie, "Id say he'd be Ulster's best ever signing" or "on a par with Piutau" or "world class back row, can say no more."

I'll sleep easy with that. Anyone offering odds on Coetzee?

[Deraless]

Must say I am somewhat disconcerted at the route the BBC seems to be progressing down. From public service broadcasting to tabloid jounalism. Gone from reporting the news to trying to make the news. I hope my licence fee is no longer paying this chube's wages.

[Jockster]

Must say I am somewhat disconcerted at the route the BBC seems to be progressing down. From public service broadcasting to tabloid jounalism. Gone from reporting the news to trying to make the news. I hope my licence fee is no longer paying this chube's wages.

On the subject of poor journalism.....
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport ... 55135.html

[Jackie Brown]

The Belfast Telegraph is a brad pitt rag

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[BR]

The Belfast Telegraph is a brad pitt rag

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It's not Jackie. It's not even that. It is simply an irrelevance today. Even if it had the best journalists available it would serve no purpose, the death notices and lighting the fire excepted.