Lewis Bean to Saints - Daily Mail

[southernmose]

Rumour control looks to have been right on this one.

www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-6836519/Northampton-Saints-sign-serviceman-Lewis-Bean-deal-end-2019-20-season.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

best of luck to him really 

[londonexile]

Best of luck to him, he's given his all for us and been one of the main stand-out players.

[Westcountry Mose]

Yes, best of luck. I hope we have a replacement between now and the end of the season.

[kingsheathlad]

All he best for the future. He has been a real asset for the team.Pity we could not have him on Saturday,our scrum won`t be the same.

[Rich]

Bean has truly been a revelation since he joined us with what I understand to be a background of very little rugby. Never mind putting him in the Saints A league, is it too late for Japan 2019?

Best of luck to him (and those who try to tackle him)

[grooveavenue]

Here we go again...pilfering or is it pillaging (?) of the best of our squad....annual event.

Good Luck Lewis.

One BIG signing for us coming up though!...

[Phil]

Saints announce trio of signings for 2019/20

[beermonster]

Big boots to fill

[observer]

Whilst it is undoubtedly a good career move for Lewis (and good luck and thanks for the time we had from you) I don't understand why the destination team don't try a bit of decent PR and leave him with us (in this case) for the vital season run in.

I could understand if he was due to play for then in a couple of weeks and they wanted him to avoid injury, but don't think (?) that's the case here?

[southernmose]

Mar 28, 2019 14:41:05 GMT observer said:

Whilst it is undoubtedly a good career move for Lewis (and good luck and thanks for the time we had from you) I don't understand why the destination team don't try a bit of decent PR and leave him with us (in this case) for the vital season run in.

I could understand if he was due to play for then in a couple of weeks and they wanted him to avoid injury, but don't think (?) that's the case here?

I thought he's not playing for us because he's playing for the army, not because of Saints.

ETA - that report doesn't say he's been called up by the army in fairness - however Titchard-Jones has....

[grooveavenue]

On the News thread heading Army/Inter-Services Call Up started 21.3.19 to maybe answer where Lewis will be over the next weeks starting 1.4.19..unlikely to be on the M5 to Devon but he may be on a flight to Portugal on 1.4.19 and not with BMRC for the remaining matches - but what do I know?!

[owain]

I think from the Mail article he is due to play for Northampton A at Worcester A on Monday 1st April before reporting for the services training camp, so he might be available Saturday, even if it's not to play but to travel so we can give him a send-off. www.armyrugbyunion.org.uk/2019-inter-service-squad-announcement/ has the army squad which includes Cpl Lewis Bean, Sig John Davetanivalu, LCpl Ravai Fatiaki, and Sgt Nathaniel Titchard-Jones, obviously announced before JD's injury.

[Shy Spa]

Well done and good luck to Lewis, who has done well with us and will be missed.

But maybe the club and coaches deserve some credit for his development while here which has enabled him to move on, whereas the DR players progress by returning to their home club.

Funny that he's in the squad to face Worcester, having played for them against Wasps earlier in the season.

[Phil]

Barring injury, Lewis will be available for the Cambridge match.

[andyj]

Mar 27, 2019 19:45:07 GMT grooveavenue said:

One BIG signing for us coming up though!...

Is this wishful thinking or do you know something?

[beermonster]

A straight swap for Courtney?

[grooveavenue]

The Law(e)s of finance preclude us from such an exciting advance. I was connecting to our in-house issue of new F.T. D.O.R.. Surely, the most important signing we'll be making this side of September k.o.