Cornerstones of the Pack Return

[Phil]

Director of Rugby Adam Balding today confirmed five of last season’s prop forwards will be returning for the new season.

Joe Foreman joined the club in 2019 and has made forty six appearances at loose head. A renowned scrummager, Joe also brings a degree of versatility, having been able to move across the front row to cover the hooker position when necessary.

David Langley signed for the club on a permanent basis in 2021 having played 6 games the previous season while on loan from Coventry. Former Wasps man David adds a strong ball carrying capability to the tight head shirt.

Ethan Priest had an excellent second season for the club in 2021/22, having spent a significant part of his inaugural season developing his craft while out on loan. As well as his scrummaging prowess in the number 1 shirt he has developed a strong game in the loose and with ball in hand.

Jide Ajayi was unfortunate to see his first season with the club cut short by injury after nine very promising appearances. The young tight head has been working hard to regain full fitness for the new season and we can be sure he will be making his mark on the team in September.

The fifth member of the front row quintuplet is one of the most senior members of the Birmingham Moseley squad, James Tideswell. James has now made sixty nine appearances for the club over his five seasons in red and black. Always one to give a solid platform at scrum time James is also key in carrying out the, usually unseen, essential work in defence around breakdowns.

Adam Balding said: “I am delighted that we have been able to retain five high quality prop forwards. I believe we had one of the best scrummaging units in the league last season and I am confident we can continue to build off the solid platform they give to our game.”

[londonexile]

Great news!!!

[grooveavenue]

Well done Mose! Continuity is the game with new heads to boost competition!

[dag]

Great news. It's looking like a much more promising start to a new season than has been the case for some while now.

Come on Mooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooose

[beermonster]

If were looking at a push for promotion what positions do we need to strenthen any thoughts ?

[cheshmos]

Second row

[jones]

Hope we can retain Tom Benjamin and Ollie Allsopp …

[beermonster]

Fingers crossed

[kingsheathlad]

Also retain our wingers.

[andyj]

Jun 17, 2022 21:42:10 GMT beermonster said:

If were looking at a push for promotion what positions do we need to strenthen any thoughts ?

I am happy we have retained 5 props but I still think we need to add another experienced prop who has played at least at Championship level.
Injuries last season has meant we have still to see the best in some positions. We were forced to look for loan players particularly in the back row.
Many sides in our division seem to have gone for sizeable very mobile centres. This is possibly another area where we could strengthen our squad with an additional signing.

[dag]

We've some useful lads in the walking rugby. Lee for instance can be very slippery. And Peggy doesn't stand any nonsense either.

Come on Moooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooose

[kingsheathlad]

Certainly try scoring was a problem last season and I think we had the lowest try bonus points.