NL1 - Signings, Retentions & Departures 22/23

Mowden have signed the Australian flyhalf Matt Minogue and re-signed Tristan Grant

That's two players (Ali Ledingham and Matt Minogue) who play fly half in two days. With Louie Johnson available as a DR from Newcastle Falcons and possibly/hopefully Warren Seals returning, that's a lot of players for one position.

New signings include:

Ben Robbins (wing) and Jack Rouse (back row) from Richmond

James Gulliver (back row) and Harry Robinson (wing) from Leeds Beckett University

Will Foster (wing) and Owen Waters (fly half) from Rosslyn Park 

Harry Faulkner (Fly Half/Full Back) from Camberley

Jacob Ham (scrum half) from Chinnor

Dan Lamb (prop) from Blackheath

Sam O'Leary-Blade from Loughborough Students

Sam M'Boge from Hong Kong Scottish, formerly Exeter University

1 wing retires and 5 join! Interesting selection decisions!!

More to come next month!

Sat 23 Jul 2022 10:02

Rian Hamilton (New Signing)- Rian joins us from National 2 North team, Wharfedale where he has been a prolific try scorer the last 3 seasons. Last season he crossed the whitewash on 22 occasions. Rian has previously represented Yorkshire Carnegie and a number of high-profile teams on the 7’s circuit. He has also represented his home county Yorkshire in the recent County Championships.

Very good player. If the national 7s teams were organised he'd be playing for England.

Mowden have signed Max Fraine from Waimea Old Boys. The 22-year-old hooker is a product of the Crusaders Academy and will join his teammates in Darlington after the season is finished in New Zealand.

Darlington Mowden Park have welcomed a trio of Durham University players into the 1st XV squad as preparations continue for the 2022/23 season. Joe Collier (scrum half), Hamish Murray and Michael Carr (both props) have all joined up with Mowden’s pre-season training sessions, and will be available at certain periods around their university commitments.

The trio will continue to train with the club during pre-season and the early part of the season before the Durham programme starts back up in full. Asked about welcoming them into the squad, DMP Director of Rugby Garry Law said: “It's been great having the lads involved so far. Hopefully we can see some availability from them in the early part of the season and at periods throughout. They have integrated very well into the squad and added competition throughout.”

With the recruitment so far DMP could be a surprise package, if the scrum and front row are solid to let their backs go! Who knows they could push Rosslyn Park? 

Apparently there are a few more to be announced also - returning players and additional all blacks and a few from north of the border.