Injuries to Leonardo Marin and Giacomo Da Re forced Benetton to return to the market to bolster their options in the pivotal position. The once-capped England international was among the 167 Wasps players, coaches and staff to be made redundant last month when the club entered into administration. Get the full story. Immanuel Feyi-Waboso of Wasps is tackled during the Premiership Rugby Cup match against Leicester Tigers (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images) Exeter Chiefs snap up trio of young Wasps stars Exeter Chiefs have confirmed the signing of three young Wasps stars following the the club going into administration. Having already secured the services of hooker Dan Frost last month, Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter has swooped to seal the signings of Academy youngsters Alfie Bell, Greg Fisilau and Immanuel Feyi-Waboso.
Jacob Umaga of Wasps on his way to scoring his team's first try (Image: Getty Images) Jacob Umaga makes overseas move Former Wasps fly-half Jacob Umaga has joined United Rugby Championship side Benetton. The 24-year-old has signed a deal until the end of the 2023/24 season with the Treviso-based outfit.
A lightning-quick back, who can play in the centre or on the wing, he has previously featured for Wales at Under-18 level, as well as being part of their Under-20s squad. Get the full story. Archie McArthur of Wasps charges upfield during in the Premiership Rugby Cup against Leicester Tigers (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images) Gloucester sign England U20s prop Gloucester Rugby have confirmed the signing of England U20s international loosehead prop Archie McArthur. McArthur was on the lengthy free agents list having been made redundant by Wasps earlier this season when the club went into administration. Like with the trio of Worcester Warriors players also picked up by the Cherry and Whites following their fall into administration, Gloucester head coach George Skivington has added McArthur to his squad looking at the long term picture as well as the immediate with Argentinian international loosehead Mayco Vivas yet to arrive from his homeland despite having signed for the Premiership club more than a month ago.
We'd have to sell the house, rent somewhere that wouldn't be that comfortable, then in six months' time to do it all over again. "Even the ones that were for a couple of years, still, the money is not there because the salary cap is the same next year then you have that 75 percent dispensation that happened in Covid, that's gone next year, so suddenly the salary cap is even tighter. Then it goes up the year after. "It's just crazy, it's probably the worst timing ever. You get the odd offer, but it's half, a quarter of what you were on.
Lock Bell, who hails from Nuneaton, is an England Under-20s international and stands at a whopping 6ft 8in tall and tips the scales at 118kg. Back-row forward Fisilau was born in Plymouth and is the son of former Albion and Tonga centre, Keni Fisilau. Like Bell, he too is an England Under-20s international, standing at 6ft 2in tall and 109kg. Feyi-Waboso, meanwhile, was born in Cardiff and came through Cardiff’s Academy before he transferred to Aston University in Birmingham and was then picked up by Wasps.
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