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#Post#: 19276--------------------------------------------------
3rd Signing - Michele Campagnaro
DIR By: WellingQuin
Date: March 19, 2019, 5:00 am
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CENTRE TO JOIN LONDON CLUB FROM WASPS
Harlequins is excited to announce today that Italian
international Michele Campagnaro will join the Club for the
2019/20 season.
The strong, ball-carrying Centre, who can also cover wing, was a
member of the Exeter Chiefs squad who won the Premiership in the
2016/17 season and is currently playing his rugby with Wasps.
The 26-year-old represented Italy in the recent Six Nations
campaign and to date has amassed 42 caps for Italy and scored
nine tries for his country.
Campagnaro will join the Club after the World Cup, if selected,
and said he cannot wait to get started at The Stoop.
“Joining Harlequins is a very exciting move for me and I am
looking forward to the challenge,” he said. “I was very
impressed with the winning culture that Paul Gustard has created
at Harlequins and I know he is building a squad capable of
winning a lot of trophies.”
Paul Gustard, Head of Rugby added said: “I have watched Michele
in recent years starring for club and country and I know he will
be a great addition to our squad at Harlequins.
“We have an array of exciting talent at centre at the Club and
Michele will provide excellent competition for places as we look
to progress and build on this season’s momentum.
“Michele is a seasoned international, a Premiership winner, who
will add top level experience to our playing group. He is a
fantastic talent, powerful through contact and will give us even
more of an attacking threat next season.”
#Post#: 19277--------------------------------------------------
Re: 3rd Signing - Michele Campagnaro
DIR By: TomBuckQuin
Date: March 19, 2019, 5:04 am
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Loving this week so far. Welcome Michele! All the rumours are
coming to fruition so far which makes me feel fuzzy about the
potential for Snyman to actually be coming. He's the big one for
me, but all the guys announced so far really strengthen the
squad. Great stuff.
#Post#: 19282--------------------------------------------------
Re: 3rd Signing - Michele Campagnaro
DIR By: T-Bone
Date: March 19, 2019, 5:13 am
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another good signing. good stuff
#Post#: 19286--------------------------------------------------
Re: 3rd Signing - Michele Campagnaro
DIR By: nowexnavyquin
Date: March 19, 2019, 5:32 am
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Good signing, hopefully with the timing of this one there will
be a 4th signing announced later.
#Post#: 19294--------------------------------------------------
Re: 3rd Signing - Michele Campagnaro
DIR By: harlequins
Date: March 19, 2019, 5:55 am
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good news...again
#Post#: 19302--------------------------------------------------
Re: 3rd Signing - Michele Campagnaro
DIR By: Benquin
Date: March 19, 2019, 6:28 am
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I hate to be the party pooooper but,
Is Anyone else a bit concerned that;
scrum half (care, mulchrone waters)
centre (saili, marchant, tapuai, lakise, cheesman)
prop (sink, marler, collier, auterac, ibuaopke)
are actually areas where we have strength and depth and we
should be focusing on signing in other areas such as hooker,
flyhalf, second row.
Hopefully my prayers are answered and we get
Baldwin
Cipriani
Snyman
Announced next but I have my doubts...
#Post#: 19303--------------------------------------------------
Re: 3rd Signing - Michele Campagnaro
DIR By: Lyndo76
Date: March 19, 2019, 6:32 am
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good news! but yes it would be great if Snyman also announced,
still not sure about whether want Cipriani...
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Re: 3rd Signing - Michele Campagnaro
DIR By: WellingQuin
Date: March 19, 2019, 6:34 am
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--- Quote from: Benquin link ---
>
> I hate to be the party pooooper but,
>
> Is Anyone else a bit concerned that;
>
> scrum half (care, mulchrone waters)
> centre (saili, marchant, tapuai, lakise, cheesman)
> prop (sink, marler, collier, auterac, ibuaopke)
>
> are actually areas where we have strength and depth and we
should be focusing on signing in other areas such as hooker,
flyhalf, second row.
>
> Hopefully my prayers are answered and we get
>
> Baldwin
> Cipriani
> Snyman
>
> Announced next but I have my doubts...
>
>
--- End Quote ---
From who's been announced so far I'd add into this order:
scrum half (care, Landajo, mulchrone, waters)
centre (saili, marchant, tapuai/Campagnaro, lakise, cheesman)
Loosehead (marler, botta, Auterac)
Couldn't decide who'd be ahead in the pecking order between
Tapuai and Campagnaro but feel all 3 signings so far have
further strengthened us and given us better depth. Landajo
especially.
The only one I currently doubt out of those is Cipriani.
#Post#: 19306--------------------------------------------------
Re: 3rd Signing - Michele Campagnaro
DIR By: raedarius
Date: March 19, 2019, 6:37 am
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--- Quote from: Benquin link ---
>
> I hate to be the party pooooper but,
>
> Is Anyone else a bit concerned that;
>
> scrum half (care, mulchrone waters)
> centre (saili, marchant, tapuai, lakise, cheesman)
> prop (sink, marler, collier, auterac, ibuaopke)
>
> are actually areas where we have strength and depth and we
should be focusing on signing in other areas such as hooker,
flyhalf, second row.
>
> Hopefully my prayers are answered and we get
>
> Baldwin
> Cipriani
> Snyman
>
> Announced next but I have my doubts...
>
--- End Quote ---
Mulchrone is no Karl Dickson. We need a Karl Dickson.
A prop replacing a departing prop is an obvious thing to do.
Lasike rumoured to be injury cover only.
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Re: 3rd Signing - Michele Campagnaro
DIR By: TomBuckQuin
Date: March 19, 2019, 6:40 am
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--- Quote from: Benquin link ---
>
> I hate to be the party pooooper but,
>
> Is Anyone else a bit concerned that;
>
> scrum half (care, mulchrone waters)
> centre (saili, marchant, tapuai, lakise, cheesman)
> prop (sink, marler, collier, auterac, ibuaopke)
>
> are actually areas where we have strength and depth and we
should be focusing on signing in other areas such as hooker,
flyhalf, second row.
>
> Hopefully my prayers are answered and we get
>
> Baldwin
> Cipriani
> Snyman
>
> Announced next but I have my doubts...
>
>
--- End Quote ---
So we definitely needed another LH prop (no.2 LH leaving -
Boyce) and SH (Mulchrone + Lewis rumoured to be leaving - and
Lewis is just rubbish anyway).
Campagnaro I think will be used as a utility back. He's a bit
like Marchant - can play 13 and wing very effectively and cover
at 12 if necessary too. I'm also getting the feeling that Lasike
may have been a failed experiment and Cheeseman hasn't had many
chances so might be off at the end of next season if not this
summer...
So all in all I'm happy so far. But yes, given the 2-per-day
pattern that seems to be emerging, I think, expect, hope we'll
be seeing some serious pack signings too.
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