Rugby Union - Transfers in the 2003/4 Season
By Orville Spoonbender
July 9 2003
Over the past couple of months the supporters of all Zurich Premiership teams, most particularly those of London Irish, have under the guidance of Orville Spoonbender compiled a list of the transfers relevant to the ZP. We believe this is the most accurate anywhere. What do you think?
Gloucester
IN: Alex Brown (Bristol), Paul Johnston (Bristol), Steve Brotherstone
(Newcastle), Duncan McRae (NSW Waratahs)
OUT: Olivier Azam (Montferand), Ludovic Mercier (Grenoble), Rob Fidler
(Bath), Clive Stuart-Smith (Leeds), Daren O'Leary (Worcester), Duncan Murray
(Worcester)
Wasps
IN: Tom Voyce (Bath), Johnny O'Connor (Connacht), Tim Payne (Cardiff)
OUT: Martyn Wood (Bath), Andy Kershaw (Saracens)
Northampton
IN: Renaud Peillard (Perpignan), Mark Robinson (North Harbor), Shane
Drahm (Bristol)
OUT: Simon Hepher, Matt Stewart (Bedford), Peter Jorgensen (Rotherham),
Ian Vass (Stade Francais)
Sale
IN: Matt Cairns (Saracens), Andrew Sheridan (Bristol), Braam van Straaten
(Leeds), Mark Simpson-Daniel
OUT: Jim Thorp, Apollo Perelini, Scott Lines, Anthony Elliott
(Rotherham), Richard Wilks, Charl Marais.
Leeds
IN: Phil Christophers (Bristol), Stuart Hooper (Saracens), Simon Halford
(London Irish), Duncan Hodge (Edinburgh), Aaron Persico (Viadana), Gary Powell
(Cardiff), Colm Rigney (Connacht), Tim Walsh (Worcester), David Rees (Bristol),
Scott Morgan (Bristol), Matt Cardey (Llanelli), Matt Salter (Bristol)
OUT: Cameron Mather (Glasgow), Chris Murphy (Pau), Braam van Straaten
(Sale), George Harder (Harlequins), Isaac Feaunati (Bath), Scott Benton, Derek
Hegarty, Chris Hall, Craig Emmerson
Leicester
IN: Julian White (Bristol), Daryl Gibson (Bristol), Ross Broadfoot
(London Irish), Ramiro Pez (Rotherham), Darren Morris (Swansea)
OUT: Perry Freshwater (Perpignan), Franck Tournaire (Perpignan), Rod
Kafer (Saracens), Darren Garforth
Harlequins
IN: Mike Worsley (London Irish), Siua Taumalolo (Bridgend), Gavin Duffy (Connacht),
Andy Dunne (Leinster), Ben Willis (Leinster), Simon Keogh (Leinster), George
Harder (Leeds)
OUT: Keith Wood, Matthew Powell, David Slemen, Alex Mockford, Darryl
Griffin, Bruce Starr, Dan Luger (Perpignan), Ben Gollings, Alex Codling
(Saracens), Nathan Williams, Nick Greenstock (London Irish)
Saracens
IN: Alex Codling (Harlequins), Simon Raiwalui (Newport), Rod Kafer (Leicester),
Raphael Ibanez (Castres), Andy Kershaw (Wasps), Emiliano Bergamaschi (Bristol)
OUT: Tim Horan, Abdelatif Benazzi (both retired), Tom Shanklin (Cardiff), David
Flatman (Bath), Christian Califano (Agen), Matt Cairns (Sale), Stuart Hooper
(Leeds)
London Irish
IN: Phil Murphy (Perpignan), Nick Greenstock (Harlequins)
OUT: Mike Worsley (Harlequins), Richard Kirke, Simon Halford (Leeds),
Glen Delaney (Narbonne), Hentie Martens?, Ross Broadfoot (Leicester), Brendan
Venter (retiring), James Cockle (Rotherham)
Newcastle
IN: Gareth Archer (Bristol)
OUT: Liam Botham?, Steve Brotherstone (Gloucester), Rob Devonshire,
Gareth Maclure, Craig Newby (North Harbor), Richard Arnold
Bath
IN: David Flatman (Saracens), Martyn Wood (Wasps), Duncan Bell
(Pontypridd), Rob Fidler (Gloucester), Andrew Higgins (Bristol), Christian
Balshen (Swansea), Jonathan Pettemerides (Wakefield), Alex Clarke (Mosely),
Isaac Feaunati (Leeds), Brendon Daniel (Bath), Michael Lipman (Bristol)
OUT: John Mallett (retiring), Andy Long (released?), Tom Voyce (Wasps),
Alessio Galasso (Castres), Gavin Cooper (RCT Ravens), Nathan Thomas (Cardiff),
Andy Williams (Swansea/Neath?), Simon Emms (Orrell), Andy Lloyd (year out), Rob
Chrystie (Coventry), Elvis Seviali'i (Swansea/Neath Ospreys), Rob Thirlby
(Penzance), Gavin Thomas (Swansea/Neath Ospreys)
Bristol
IN: Dave Hilton (Glasgow)?
OUT: Gareth Archer (Newcastle), Andrew Sheridan (Sale), David Rees
(Leeds), Phil Christophers (Leeds), Felipe Contepomi (Leinster), Daryl Gibson
(Leicester), Alex Brown (Gloucester), Shane Drahm (Northampton), Augustin Pichot
(Stade Francais), Craig Short (Rotherham), Darren Crompton (Cardiff)
Rotherham
IN: Guy Easterby (Llaneli), Geraint Lewis (Pontypridd), Craig Short
(Bristol), Peter Smyth (Leinster), Derek Jelley (Leicester), Jason Strange
(Newport), Jon Pritchard (Newport), Peter Jorgensen (Northampton), Phil Jones (Orrell),
Luke Gross (Llanelli), James Cockle (London Irish), Chris Loader (Bridgend),
Anthony Elliott (Sale), Lee Starling (London Welsh)
OUT: Ramiro Pez (Leicester). Contract not renewed: John Cannon, Stuart
Dixon, Andrew Gravil, Sean Lamont, Alfie Tooala, Link Wilfley, Jason Cundick,
Howard Parr, Tim Foster, Mark Giacheri.