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#Post#: 46458--------------------------------------------------
Another short term Prop signing
DIR By: Fearless Fred
Date: August 7, 2020, 6:17 am
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MARC THOMAS SIGNS FOR QUINS ON SHORT-TERM DEAL
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Friday, 7th August 2020 @ 12:00
HARLEQUINS SIGN LOOSEHEAD PROP MARC THOMAS ON SHORT-TERM DEAL
FOR REMAINDER OF 2019/20 SEASON
A former teammate of Harlequins coach Adam Jones at Welsh Pro14
side the Ospreys, experienced campaigner Thomas joins
Harlequins, adding further depth to the Club’s options in the
one jersey.
Thomas, 30, has previously played for the Ospreys, Jersey Reds,
Cardiff Blues, Yorkshire Carnegie and Doncaster Knights. Having
impressed the Club’s coaching staff during a two-week trial
period, Thomas joins the Club for the remainder of the current
season.
Commenting on his short-term deal with the Club, Thomas said:
“I’m really enjoying it here and everyone has been really
welcoming. When I left the Ospreys it was one of my goals three
years ago to get to the Prem, and maybe it’s taken a little
longer than I’d hoped, but if I get the opportunity now it would
be something I’d be very proud of.
“To be honest it’s just getting better and better week by week,
and I’m only here short term at the moment but hopefully I can
prepare the team as well as I can, and get an opportunity.”
Commenting on Thomas’s arrival, Head of Rugby Paul Gustard said:
“We have been looking for a fourth loosehead to add to the squad
since we have no specialists in that position in our Academy
pathway at the moment, and in such an attritional position we
feel we needed another experienced player to add to the quality
we have at the Club.
“We are delighted to add Chopper [Thomas] to join the calibre of
Joe Marler, a British and Irish Lion, Santiago Garcia Botta,
capped 34 times by Argentina, and the best loosehead in the
Championship in Jordan Els, but we felt we needed some extra
cover in that fourth loosehead slot.
“Marc is well known to Bomb having played at the Ospreys, he
knows Scott Baldwin well, is a very good scrum technician and is
a tough kid. He’s fitted into the group really well on a trial
basis, really impressed us as a person and we felt it was
important with coming in so late into the pre-season that he was
someone the boys could really connect with. He’s got a great
energy around him.
“We felt he thoroughly deserved the opportunity to have a crack
and we’re delighted to have him for the next couple of months.
“I know all the Quins fans join me in welcoming Chopper, and his
wife and child to the Club.”
#Post#: 46459--------------------------------------------------
Re: Another short term Prop signing
DIR By: noah_jo
Date: August 7, 2020, 6:23 am
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Is George Head an out and out hooker now then yeah? Didn't he
only make the switch last year?
If this is short term is it because of fixture congestion or
should we be expecting another LH for next season?
#Post#: 46460--------------------------------------------------
Re: Another short term Prop signing
DIR By: honkytonk
Date: August 7, 2020, 6:25 am
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Makes me wonder about George Head. Started as a LH but played
Hooker for the A Team. I wonder if that is now a permanent
switch for him
#Post#: 46461--------------------------------------------------
Re: Another short term Prop signing
DIR By: honkytonk
Date: August 7, 2020, 6:25 am
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Great minds Noah!!
#Post#: 46464--------------------------------------------------
Re: Another short term Prop signing
DIR By: Lexx
Date: August 7, 2020, 6:58 am
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I still had George Head in my list as a LH. Thanks for for the
clarification.
#Post#: 46465--------------------------------------------------
Re: Another short term Prop signing
DIR By: Fearless Fred
Date: August 7, 2020, 7:06 am
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I think the two short term signings this week are cover for the
fact that we've got so many games being played over such a short
period of time that teams will need to be able to have pretty
much four complete front rows at their disposal. If there were
only 3 in each position, all it would take would be for one
player to pick up either a serious injury or a ban from a red
card to force the other players to play too many games
consecutively with as little as a 4 day turn around in some
cases.
#Post#: 46466--------------------------------------------------
Re: Another short term Prop signing
DIR By: Quinston Churchill
Date: August 7, 2020, 7:16 am
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Yep. That plus Louw’s arrival is delayed and Trenier is injured.
Gussy is clearly a big fan of Els. I think he could leapfrog
Garcia Botta quite quickly and from what I’ve seen he looks more
like an Ellis Genge type of prop which would be good.
#Post#: 46467--------------------------------------------------
Re: Another short term Prop signing
DIR By: Quinky
Date: August 7, 2020, 7:55 am
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--- Quote from: Quinston Churchill link ---
>
> Yep. That plus Louw’s arrival is delayed and Trenier is
injured.
>
> Gussy is clearly a big fan of Els. I think he could leapfrog
Garcia Botta quite quickly and from what I’ve seen he looks more
like an Ellis Genge type of prop which would be good.
>
--- End Quote ---
I wonder if Garcia is looking to retire soon? Not sure when his
contract is up, but he's mid-thirties now.
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Re: Another short term Prop signing
DIR By: TomBuckQuin
Date: August 7, 2020, 9:43 am
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--- Quote from: Quinky link ---
>
> I wonder if Garcia is looking to retire soon? Not sure when
his contract is up, but he's mid-thirties now.
>
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SGB is actually 28.
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Re: Another short term Prop signing
DIR By: Quinky
Date: August 7, 2020, 10:39 am
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--- Quote from: TomBuckQuin link ---
>
> SGB is actually 28.
>
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Really? He looks older!
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