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England star Rokoduguni set for shock Bath exit after travelling to France for medical - report
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England star Semesa Rokoduguni could be set for a shock exit from Bath after travelling to France for a medical - according to reports.
Somerset Live say that the England wing presented for a medical at Beziers, the ProD2 side set to be bought by UAE investors. Rokoduguni was said to be a target of the club who have designs on promotion to the Top 14.
Like many others, the winger has apparently been asked to take a 25 per cent pay cut and now has had his had turned by the ambitious Beziers, who have been linked to a number of high profile players in the last two weeks. Beauden Barret, Dan Biggar and Courtney Lawes had been linked with the club, before all three agreed new contracts elsewhere.
Rokoduguni has spent his entire professional career with the Blue, Black and White, scoring twice on his debut against Dragons in November 2012. The winger has continued his prolific try-scoring throughout his time in the West Country, with 71 tries in his 194 appearances to date.
A serving soldier in the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, he also been capped for England on four occasions, although he has fallen down the pecking order with head coach Eddie Jones.
Many are tipping Béziers to become a new giant of French rugby over the course of the next decade, should the takeover deal go ahead. French winger Christophe Dominici has been acting as a middle man between the parties. Negotiations have however apparently stalled.
Beziers head coach David Aucagne said this weekend: “The atmosphere is not great. Some players are asking less questions because they were given permission to look at options outside of the club."
"I think mostly of my players. Some have small children. This is what worries me. If they are fired overnight, it’s tricky. We have to find a job and it will be complicated. Many are in a state of uncertainty.”
“It’s not a great atmosphere."
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Well said except Argentina is most certainly not an “emerging nation” as far as rugby is concerned. If you’re making global-social-political claim, then I’m out of my depth entirely.
Argentina by multiple leagues of magnitude played better than Ireland today. Striking away a try in the 2nd minute did not necessarily lead to Arg demise, but as we all know, rugby is such an emotional game that then to be down 12-0 over nothing is gut-wrenching, especially as it was effectively a 19 point swing. Argentina’s fight back throughout the rest of the match was laudable.
A howl of great sadness for a beautiful sport that has criminal administrators, feckless refs, foppish TMOs, idiotic tv pundits, et al. attempting to collectively suicide the whole thing. No fault of the players or coaches necessarily. We have a situation where punitive cards that detract away from the essence and loftiness of the game itself are celebrated to a degree that is pathologically purblind. Rugby has created for itself a fetish for punishment rather than simply allowing the game to be played. Shameful.
Go to commentsAbsolutely right, can’t expect nearly an all kiwi officiating team to know the rules properly 😉
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