Rhys Lovegrove : Wed Feb 10, 2016 12:26 pm  

Apparently asked to be released from his contract and has returned up North.

Massive shame if true!

Source: Loverugbyleague.com

Re: Rhys Lovegrove : Wed Feb 10, 2016 1:04 pm  

Joss Targaryen wrote:

Apparently asked to be released from his contract and has returned up North.

Massive shame if true!

Source: Loverugbyleague.com

Too right!

But London losing a top player at the start of the season would fit in well with the usual farcical start we have! I knew that bloody first game convincing away win was too good to be true. Lovegrove, as an effective forward is the last sort of player we need to be losing!

Re: Rhys Lovegrove : Wed Feb 10, 2016 1:18 pm  

Like the first cuckoo of spring

Re: Rhys Lovegrove : Wed Feb 10, 2016 1:24 pm  

That is a shame.

I chatted to him at the Yowies game and he indicated that he would be starting contact in February - bear in mind doctors advice after the concussions of last season - and was aiming to be back for the Leigh game - back in Hull at it transpired.

He may have been forced into retirement prematurely as a result of the head knocks or maybe didnt like the idea of shared toilets at half time

Re: Rhys Lovegrove : Wed Feb 10, 2016 1:33 pm  

So that's the homesick Northerner box ticked.

Rubbish Antipodeans must be up next.

Re: Rhys Lovegrove : Wed Feb 10, 2016 1:35 pm  

Cowgirl Nostalgist wrote:

So that's the homesick Northerner box ticked.

Rubbish Antipodeans must be up next.

Fortunately, I dont think we have any of those this year, certainly not in the Cordoba, Foran, Nasso mould !

Re: Rhys Lovegrove : Wed Feb 10, 2016 1:48 pm  

It's a loss for us, but I'd still wish him a full recovery and all the best for the future.

Re: Rhys Lovegrove : Wed Feb 10, 2016 1:56 pm  

CrusaderPete wrote:

It's a loss for us, but I'd still wish him a full recovery and all the best for the future.

Agreed - we are blessed with decent depth in the pack this year. Offendahl, Cunningham, Everett and Wallace didn't play at weekend.

I wouldn't be surprised if Hendo has a look around for a replacement though, although not sure on overseas quota etc. and there is no pressure to replace him.

On a different point, surprised no mention so far of Featherstone's dual reg weekend, Handley, Aitchurch and Baldwinson from Leeds !

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Re: Rhys Lovegrove : Wed Feb 10, 2016 2:01 pm  

Great shme, hadnt realised about the concussion issue - will be missed, but we aew in a better situation in the forwards at the moment

Re: Rhys Lovegrove : Wed Feb 10, 2016 2:19 pm  

Hold up, Rhys Lovegrove is Antipodean.
He was fully involved at Dewsbury, he filmed the game,
I know he has been talking about setting up a business, so the writing has been on the wall for a while.
I would say he was one of our better players last season, it just was a shame he got injured.