1
Warriors snap up Ulster unknown with a view to the future
By Online Editors
Worcester have signed back row forward Caleb Montgomery from Ulster for next season. The 23-year-old made his senior debut for the Irish province as a replacement in their PRO14 match at Leinster in January and has been a regular in the Ulster A team this season.
Montgomery played for the reserves in last month’s Cara Cup tournament in the United States and is now looking forward to making the step-up to the Gallagher Premiership with Warriors.
“I’m hugely excited to be joining Worcester Warriors for the 2019/20 season,” Montgomery said. “It’s a great club with passionate fans, excellent facilities and a strong talented squad that really play for each other.
“I’m really looking forward to getting over there and meeting my new team-mates and coaches. Alan Solomons is someone I have great respect for all he has achieved in the game and can see the honest and fair environment he has created at Worcester. One in which I hope to prove myself.”
Warriors boss Solomons believes Montgomery, who has played for Banbridge in the All-Ireland League, is a player with a strong physical presence.
“Caleb is a talented young player who has a real physical presence. I have no doubt that he will make his mark here at Warriors and I look forward to working with him,” said Solomons.
Montgomery becomes Warriors sixth new signing for next season following lock Graham Kitchener, who is rejoining from Leicester, Blues wing Melani Nanai, Northland scrum-half Jono Kitto, Connacht tighthead Conor Carey and Samoa international wing Ed Fidow who has been signed from French Pro D2 club Provence.
Warriors announced last week that eight players will leave at the end of the season, the most high profile departure being England international Ben Te’o who is wanted by Toulon, the club who had already signed Bryce Heem.
Others to move on will be former Samoa back row Alafoti Faosiliva, flankers Carl Kirwan and Zac Xiourouppa, loosehad Jack Cosgrove and two members of the academy, Mason Tonks and Nick Rigby. In addition, former South Africa flanker Dewald Potgieter has announced his retirement.
WATCH: Part two of The Academy, the RugbyPass documentary-series on Leicester Tigers
Trending on RugbyPass
2
Israel Folau to make rugby return despite mid-week Lions disappointmen
3
Gloucester to face bitter rivals after beating Montpellier
4
‘Redefine the future’: India unveils revolutionary Rugby PL
5
Latest Comments
Trump is most definitely random.
In this context though we are talking about the tone of recent event’s on this websites articles, which came well before Trump was made a fool and retaliated. Surely you read the part were I said it’s unfortunate given that they’re trying to find new sponsorship right now?
Well year I couldn’t comment on that, haven’t watched league up their in yonks, but I’ll say the Prem sides I’ve seen in CC certainly match you’re description of them. Pro rugby here only had the summer window, so I’d imagine that helps a lot in terms of scoring though, as do South Africa’s hard grounds? The rugby is the rugby anyway, I was more interested in the broadcast quality perspective. France’s is unique right? Prem on BT used to have some pretty dour sideline analysis, but that was half due the look, being two guys standing on the side of the pitch at night in your winter talking about the game. SRP does that now but is full on ott.
Go to commentsRight. But are they actually doing anything to ever base themselves in the islands with a mostly Pi born roster?
Or are they just content to be a 6th NZ team, filling their squad with Kiwis and Aussies (and an Englishman), spreading the talent even thinner than it already is, and make excuses every season why it’s not possible to play in the islands, let alone be based there? No, because most of their squad would rather stay home than do that.
If the Drua can manage all these things, why can’t this ‘island’ side?
Go to comments