Champ 2025/26 signings and retentions

Worcester sign Fraser Balmain from Sarries and Will Reed 10/15 from Dragons

Josh Thomas signs for Coventry.

Not quite broken through to the URC teams but performed well for Cardiff RFC this season in the Super Rygbi Cymru.

Ex Newcastle and previously Ospreys.

Edit - I now realise this was part of Cov's announcement earlier this month.

Edited by Paul10 - 22 May 2025 at 15:10

Doncaster Knights are delighted to announce the signing of Yorkshire-born Back Row, Josh Bainbridge from Newcastle Falcons.

Has the pin gone missing off this one, to keep it at the top?

Kimbo wrote:

The Blues wrote:

Has the pin gone missing off this one, to keep it at the top?

It's probably in the same place as Cov's defence.

Or any defense last weekend.

ROLLO wrote:

Will Trewin rumoured to be next for Warriors , full back/wing from Cornish Pirates. Likes surfing and commercial fishing so counld't be further away from that at Worcester.

Is he another one that has taken a “pay cut”?

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Bluesman11 wrote:

ROLLO wrote:

Will Trewin rumoured to be next for Warriors , full back/wing from Cornish Pirates. Likes surfing and commercial fishing so counld't be further away from that at Worcester.

Is he another one that has taken a “pay cut”?

He certainly wouldn't leave Cornwall for less money as he's a passionate Cornishman!

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KnightsBoy wrote:

Ehize Ehizode returns to the knights

Don't think Ehize had that much game time down at Ealing, I suppose with the quality Ealing have it was always gonna pan out like that.

He also played quite poorly when he got a chance. I recall him coming off the field quite early on his first appearance and saying "I f*cked that up". Coaches must have agreed.

Cambridge has listed 20 players as leaving - including some giants of the club.

George Bretag-Norris (212 caps, 11 tries), Matt Hema (168 caps, 47 tries), Ben Brownlie (110 caps, 74 tries), Joe Tarrant (95 caps, 28 tries), Matt Dawson (72 caps, 12 tries)

Also leaving Ellgia Fields are:

Ollie Betteridge, Jared Cardew, Louis Grimoldby, Sam Hanks, Tom Hoppe, Iestyn Rees, Josh Skelcey, Kayde Sylvester, Morgan Veness, Ashton Webb.

The following players departed the club during the course of the season: Seb Brownhill, Jack Bartlett, Kieran Duffin, Matty Jones, Arthur Lennon.

The players listed below will return to their parent clubs or universities: Sam Edwards (Bristol Bears), Archie Vanes (Leicester Tigers), Ewan Baker, Will Glister, Reuben Logan, Oli Scola (all Northampton Saints), Joseph Gaffan (Hartpury University).

They are now releasing the names of the players that have re-signed one by one.

But given we know who is going, they are hardly a surprise

So far the list is: Billy Walker, Ben Adams, Eli Caven, Rauridh Dawson and Jake Ellwood

No new names confirmed yet.

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Matt McNabb signs for Donny