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Noel Reid the third of the Leicester 5 to secure a new club
By Ian Cameron
Irish centre Noel Reid appears to be the third of the Leicester five to secure a new employer, according to reports emanating from France.
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Local newspaper Le Petit Bleu D’Agen report that Reid is set to sign for Agen, as speculated this week in France. Reid, could play either at centre or flyhalf for the Top 14 club, a position that head coach Christophe Laussucq has been eager to fill.
Aujourd’hui ouverture d’@aqua_france Agen. Une idée pour passer une journée au top. Des infos rugby aussi avec un renfort en approche du côté @agen_rugby pic.twitter.com/YwhUwHZQ1N
— Le Petit Bleu d’Agen (@petitbleuagen) July 11, 2020
On Friday Leicester Tigers confirmed that Reid’s employment – along with Greg Bateman, Kyle Eastmond, Manu Tuilagi and Telusa Veainu – was officially over and none of the five will be playing for Leicester Tigers. The five had failed to come to a new agreement with the club over new contracts.
Reid, 30, played at fly-half and centre in a century of appearances during seven seasons at Leinster. Capped by Ireland in 2014, he began his rugby career with St Michael’s College and Clontarf before making his provincial debut in September 2012.
He will join Telusa Veainu in moving to France. Veainu was signed by Stade Francais last week, the first Tiger to official find a new home.
As of today, reports suggest Manu Tuilagi, will be staying in the Gallagher Premiership. The Telegraph report that Tuilagi will sign for Sale Sharks, despite Steve Diamond claiming the club had not been speaking to him last week.
Diamond told RugbyPass: “We have had no discussions about Manu Tuilagi. People see what we are doing and our ability get everything sorted unlike other clubs. I think we are being dragged into it and I know Manu’s agent well and I trust him not to have brought us into it and I don’t know if it is the current club throwing it around to try and force the arm of the individual. I am very direct and, generally, I will say if we are or not.
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“If players do become available of a high calibre as long as we are not contravening any regulations then we will look at other players. Financially we would be able to do that, however, we are going through a very intense schedule to get these Premiership games played and we are going to be playing Saturday, Wednesday, Sunday by the looks of it three or four times. Nobody knows where we are with the global season and I am just trying to future proof things.”
Elsewhere Tigers back row Jordan Taufua was “afforded an extended period of consultation after being quarantined following his return to Leicester from New Zealand, is still in conversations with the club.”
The club said: “In line with club policy and out of respect to Jordan regarding this confidential matter, Tigers will not comment on these ongoing discussions.”
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What a great read. Players mature at different stages and words that may inspire some are far too cutting for others. Good coaches are so important to the career of young players. The ability to get into a player's head is a gift. But in the wrong hands this can be a disaster. There is so much emotional stuff going on with young players that it takes a really good coach to bring the best from them and inspire them to be the best they can be playing rugby and importantly the best person they can be as a person.
Go to commentsInteresting read Nick, thanks. Is it a reality check for incomings and outgoings for the English clubs over money? a market correction? This is always a strange thing when it comes to what is still fundamentally recreation, a leisure pursuit. You could have the two divisions but the 2nd division will lose interest for the top flight of players. Maybe a random draw to create two pools that would lead to a play-off system? Have not thought it through but throwing it out there.
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