Embattled Manly's big play to replace Test star

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Finally immoderate bully quality for disenchanted Manly fans - the nine has made a important signing successful rising Wests Tigers prop Austin Dias.

The 24-year-old Kiwi is seen arsenic the perfect antheral to regenerate seasoned front-rower Martin Taupau, who has been released by the club.

Dias debuted for the Tigers successful hard circumstances past season, erstwhile the squad was successful the midst of a losing run.

But the large prop looked the goods and managed 8 games astatine the backmost extremity of the season.

With experienced forwards Andrew Davey and Taupau some leaving the club, the Sea Eagles person been connected the lookout for a large mediate guardant and Dias should acceptable the measure perfectly.

Expect an announcement successful coming days.

It's been a acheronian fewer months for Manly with the pridefulness jumper fiasco, manager Des Hasler's messy sacking and rumblings astir the aboriginal of the Trbojevic brothers arsenic a result.

Dias is lone the club's 2nd established signing for 2023, joining erstwhile Tigers teammate Kelma Tuilagi.

The nine has mislaid a batch of acquisition successful the signifier of seasoned winger Jorge Taufua (Wakefield), erstwhile Test inferior backmost Dylan Walker (Warriors), seasoned playmaker Kieran Foran (Gold Coast) and Davey and Taupau (released).

Rugby occupation blows spread successful Manly’s Seibold plans

CLUBS WATCHING WORLD CUP STAR

Talented halfbacks are successful precocious request - and Italian playmaker Daniel Atkinson is showcasing his talents astatine the World Cup.

Atkinson played retired of presumption successful the centres successful Italy's 28-4 triumph implicit Scotland earlier this week but showed capable to propulsion his lawsuit for an NRL declaration adjacent season.

The 22-year-old from the Sunshine Coast Falcons already has involvement from some the Sharks and Newcastle, with different clubs monitoring his advancement connected the large stage.

MORE STAFF WALK OUT ON KNIGHTS

The Knights proceed to suffer unit arsenic the nine attempts to rediscover its bosom and psyche successful 2023.

On apical of highly respected carnal show manager Hayden Knowles, 3 much members of Adam O'Brien's unit person near Newcastle - spot and conditioning coaches Pat Lane and Harry Harris, and wrestling manager James Tehuna.

A erstwhile UFC fighter, Tehuna is regarded among the NRL's premier wrestling coaches and respective teams are looking astatine snapping him up.

SON OF A GUN JUMPS SHIP

Remember erstwhile Wests and Illawarra halfback of the 1990s, Josh White?

White really began his vocation successful the Bulldogs juniors - and present his lad is pursuing successful his footsteps.

Cooper White, 18, a weapon young fullback who has been sidesplitting them successful the Dragons' inferior league, has signed with the Bulldogs for adjacent season.

White has impressed the men that substance astatine the Bulldogs, notably nine brag Phil Gould.

The youngster has superb acceleration and the quality to interruption the enactment and is 1 to ticker successful coming years.

White would person been blessed to enactment astatine the Dragons - but the nine was dilatory coming up with an connection and the Bulldogs swooped.

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