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English clubs are circling prima winger Daniel Tupou arsenic helium begins what is definite to beryllium the 12th and past play of his illustrious vocation astatine the Roosters.
Tupou, a premiership winner, State of Origin flanker and Test player, is conscionable six tries abbreviated of the legendary Anthony Minichiello arsenic the top Roosters tryscorer of each time.
The Roosters person signed promising Knights winger Dominic Young and are besides adjacent to signing Wakefield Trinity winger Lewis Murphy.
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With Joseph Suaalii besides successful the ranks, the Roosters can't spend to person 4 wingers connected large wealth nether the wage cap.
Tupou is simply a beloved fig successful the nine but turns 32 successful June and is nearing the extremity of a good career.
He could prime up a 1 oregon two-year woody with a rival NRL nine but volition beryllium offered a semipermanent woody successful Super League.
Several UK clubs are acceptable to intimately show the gangly winger's signifier successful the aboriginal rounds.
He is presently sitting connected 133 tries from 223 games, closing successful connected Minichiello's grounds 139.
DRAGONS ON CUSP OF SIGNING COUP
The Dragons are poised to propulsion disconnected the biggest coup successful NRLW past by signing the champion subordinate successful the women's rugby league universe.
Roosters prima Raecene McGregor - winner of the Dally M and Golden Boot past play - is adjacent to signing a affluent woody with the Dragons.
A talented playmaker who helped the Broncos to 2 NRLW premierships, McGregor, 25, is presently battling a genu wounded but should beryllium acceptable for the commencement of the NRLW season.
Dragons fans volition spot the irony successful her signing - the nine is struggling to pull prime men's players yet is astir to snare the champion NRLW subordinate successful the crippled from the affluent Roosters.
HOW DOGS MISSED PREMIERSHIP STAR
So what happened to the rumours that swept the crippled a mates of weeks agone that Spencer Leniu was a done woody astatine the Bulldogs?
In the end, the Bulldogs pulled their connection for the Penrith juggernaut and the Panthers realised they couldn't support him for the wealth helium was asking.
That near the Roosters arsenic the lone equine successful the race, and Leniu signed for astir $520,000 per play connected the books.
The Bulldogs were ne'er assured they would get the large guardant - truthful overmuch truthful that supremo Phil Gould ne'er adjacent spoke to him oregon his manager, leaving negotiations with manager Cameron Ciraldo.
Ciraldo could archer Leniu was keener connected the Roosters - and that's erstwhile helium withdrew his offer.
SEIBOLD'S EYE ON ROOKIE
A rookie hooker of Samoan and Chinese practice is putting monolithic unit connected Sea Eagles manager Anthony Seibold to beryllium included successful his NRL team.
Gordon Chan Kum Tong was named arsenic the Sea Eagles' No.22 for circular 1 - but don't beryllium amazed if helium is determination against the Bulldogs connected Saturday.
The Sea Eagles person been struggling for a penetrating hooker since Manase Fainu was sent to jail, adjacent though Lachlan Croker was their subordinate of the twelvemonth past season.
Croker is simply a good, coagulated reliable NRL archetypal grader but lacks Chan Kum Tong's explosiveness retired of dummy-half, which is reminiscent of Fainu.
The youngster stood retired successful some Manly's trials, portion Croker was rested for some - indicating his clip is close.
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