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Racing 92 set for major squad overhaul to accommodate Owen Farrell
By Josh Raisey
Owen Farrell's arrival at Racing 92 from Saracens at the end of the season is likely to result in twelve players having to leave the Top 14 club so that they can remain within the salary cap, according to Midi Olympique.
The former England captain's move was confirmed yesterday by the Parisian club, who have signed him on a two-year deal from the end of the season.
The 32-year-old will team up with some of the biggest stars in the game currently, none more so than South Africa captain Siya Kolisi. That means the captain of the World Cup winners and the captain of the bronze medallists will both be at the same club next season.
Having such a welter of world class talent comes at a price though, and Midi Olympique (who originally revealed that Farrell was close to signing for Racing) have reported that there will be at least a dozen departures from La Defense Arena so that Racing can balance their books.
The French outlet have also reported that Racing have to pay Saracens €500k to buy the 112-cap England fly-half out of the final year of his contract. That sum will not be part of the salary cap, however, as the buyout fee is less that Farrell's annual salary.
Racing were busy over the summer recruiting new players, with Kolisi headlining a list that included Farrell's England teammate Henry Arundell, Fijian star Josua Tuisova and Wales' Will Rowlands. There were also some major departures as well, with Finn Russell moving to Bath. The Englishman will come in to fill the void left by Russell, but as a result there are likely to be more high profile departures to accommodate him.
With French internationals Romain Taofifénua and Demba Bamba also reported to be moving to Paris at the end of the season, a major squad overhaul may be on the horizon.
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That’s not the only way to look at it. Every year there are players with breakout seasons in the feeder comp. Those players are fairly limited in what options they have because the Super sides operate as ‘clubs’ where they have people contracted for multiple years and no space available unlike contracting setups in the NFL. Going to four would force an improvement in player retention imo.
As per above I think there is a lot of intelligence in doing that. I reckon I could come up with a dead wood list of 30 names for you. But yes, it certainly means they would need to factor in a better way of making sure the right players are retained. I like small squads myself, but every year teams are needing to go well beyond their numbers and pick from those that remained in NZ after missing out on Super contracts, so just compensating by having fewer teams but larger squads would certainly be viable, especially the way they are injurying their players currently.
Why not just give them Moana figuretively speaking to have as their fourth side (so they need to drop a side so it can be 5 teams on each side of the ditch, with Drua having Fiji games as well)? That’s the point of my reply, that the Aussies should have actually consolidated to 3 teams years ago, not four, pertinent because the 11 teams currently is not ‘it’. Hey, if they can get a Jaguares, or (South) American team in with even half of Argentina’s test stars and most of all the others, as a 12th team willing to play within 10 hours flight, then great, that’s obviously the way to go. But weve heard nothing. I can’t see a 6th NZ team as they’ve refused profusely and it would take too much of a restructural step for them to accept imo.
Yep, that’s right, the 12 number is also not ‘it’. 10 rather than 12 gives them more flexibility imo. It could all change depending on what this new test window global season bs is going to be.
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