Engine room players announced

[Phil]

Director of Rugby, Adam Balding has today confirmed the re-signing of second row player, Harry Butler.

Harry will begin his third season with us having joined from Gloucester in July 2021. His presence at the club is enjoyed by both his playing colleagues and supporters alike. Harry is always the first on the mike to give his colleagues some welcome banter.

He is one of those players that does the job unnoticed but extremely well. He has secured his place in the team making 20 appearances last season. Harry is improving year on year and with the settled team that is being assembled around him we look forward to the contribution he makes to what is becoming a pack to be envied in the league.

Adding to the quality in the pack, Adam has brought Callum Allen to The Common. Callum joins us from Championship side Nottingham. Previously Callum played at local rivals Cinderford before joining Nottingham in 2019. Callum was a regular in the Nottingham squad notching up 39 appearances. Weighing in at 124 kgs he will bring some welcome bulk to the second row. Callum is keen to bring his Championship experience to the club and we look forward to seeing him make an impression as he joins an already imposing pack.

Callum Allen commented:
“I am very excited to have signed for Moseley, who have always been a big club with a great fan base. With the players we have in the squad we can be expecting a big season coming up both individually and as a team and I can’t wait to get started”

Adam Balding, Director of Rugby commented:
“Callum Allen – To sign Callum from Nottingham is a real coupe for the club, over the past couple of seasons with Nottingham Callum has really established himself as a championship second row. That level of performance and playing experience will only strengthen and galvanise the front five, his physicality around the contact area especially at set piece will make him a real asset to the forward pack. We are all looking forward to seeing Callum pulling on a Birmingham Moseley shirt for the 2023-24 season.

Harry Butler – Harry now moves into his third season with Birmingham Moseley, a big personality within the squad whilst showcasing leadership qualities both on and off the field of play. These last 2 seasons have seen Harry become a key figure within the forward pack whilst developing his game understanding, Harry is a pleasure to work with and we all look forward to seeing him take that next step this season pushing on again with his development as a Birmingham Moseley player.”

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[andyj]

Assume that Harry Barnes has moved on which is very disappointing.

[dag]

I could be wrong but I thought I saw mention of Harry Butler leaving just after the end of the season. All the same thank you for re-signing Harry and welcome to the club Callum, you wont be disappointed when you hear the Moseley supporters in full song. Come on Mooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooose.

[dag]

All we need now is good number ten and 15 to back up Ollie Allsopp and Sam Pointon.

[Communications Team]

Jun 28, 2023 13:47:25 GMT dag said:

All we need now is good number ten and 15 to back up Ollie Allsopp and Sam Pointon.

Dan Brough is a Full Back

[beermonster]

Jun 28, 2023 12:59:26 GMT andyj said:

Assume that Harry Barnes has moved on which is very disappointing.

[beermonster]

Not sure that's the case. We need more than just 2 second rows. Hopefully we can retain both him and Max.

[CJB1]

Jun 28, 2023 12:59:26 GMT andyj said:

Assume that Harry Barnes has moved on which is very disappointing.

I'd personally be very careful of making any such assumption at this time. There will be plenty of announcements yet to come, and the comms team do tend to batch them up to spread the excitement. It may be a simple as a player having been away and unable to sign his contract.

[grooveavenue]

Those wicked Comms Team. They have consistantly teased,hinted, rumoured and acted innocent on pre season signings for many years. The new BMRFC Privileges Committee will deal with them!

[Communications Team]

Jun 29, 2023 12:03:41 GMT grooveavenue said:

Those wicked Comms Team. They have consistantly teased,hinted, rumoured and acted innocent on pre season signings for many years. The new BMRFC Privileges Committee will deal with them!

Perhaps we had better resign before they get to us? 

To clarify we only make the announcements when management confirm they have signed contracts in place. As we have been through the period where players get their holidays in before pre-season starts again it is inevitable that some players will not be around to put pen to paper straight away.

We do tend to group a few players together by position to make the announcement have more impact.

Be assured Management is working hard to assemble the best squad budgets will support. The fact that they have been able to confirm so much continuity of the squad so far bodes well for the new season





PS:  Watch this space for some more exciting announcements in the morning 

[dag]

Aha. Sounds like there might still be a chance. I recall when I was a strapping 5'8", 50 year old nag I did play one game at second rowI might and that was only because I was the second tallest in the side by half an inch. Mind you we were pushed for 15 able bodies. We had no flankers, the opposition ( Sillhilians, if I remember correctly ) had a full side, most of them bigger than us but we won, 44 - 4 - and we got a pushover try in the process. So methinks I had better keep my boots ready - just in case I get the call.