Singings and Departures - 26/27

[bluesfan93]

Morning all! Hopefully this forum kicks on into being much like Rolling Maul of old. I spotted the post about importing posts from the old site, but it looks to need some proper HTML knowledge to do so.

So I guess to kick start this here is Bedford’s squad and departures as of today. The rumours are we have a few trialists too and they’ll likely be known on Friday when we play Cambridge. We have retained around 90% of last seasons squad. Also shamelessly lifted this from TryBlues on the Bedford SN site.

Props (5) - Heffernan, Jack, Conway, Royston, Davies-King (Cardiff Blues)
Hookers (2) - Fish, Herman
2nd row (3) - Woolford, Ward, Evans
Back row (5) - Uru, Tuilagi. Sylvester, Finch, Eckersley (Cambridge)

Scrum half (2) - Day, Lennon
Fly half (2) - Maisey, Dufficy (Taranaki Bulls)
Centre (2) - Le Bourgeois, Titherington
Wing (3) - Adamson, Hutler, Kerkshaw (GB 7’s)
Full Back (2) - James, Worth

Leavers (5)
Hoskings
Price
Witheat
Hill
Griffin

[Kimbo]

Gotta love new singings...

[Kimbo]

I've shamelessly lifted Richard Stokes' listing from the Cov unoffy.
New signings are indicated in the list:

I have included those Senior Academy players who have appeared in a league fixture in their positions, with a separate group for the 2025 and 2026 intakes yet to make it into the 1st XV.

LH
Aristot Benz Salomon CONFIRMED 22/06/26
Keston Lines CONFIRMED 01/07/26
NEW Tumy Onasanya Announced 19/06/26 (Sale Sharks)

H
Jordon Poole CONFIRMED 10/04/26
Murray Davidson CONFIRMED 08/07/26
NEW Ethan Hunt Announced 26/06/26 (Hartpury)
NEW Will Dorrell (SA 2026) Announced 29/04/26

TH
Matt Johnson CONFIRMED 09/06/26
NEW Jonny Benz Salomon Announced 22/06/26 (Gloucester)
Sam Gibson (SA 2025)
NEW Suetena Asomua (announced 28/8/26)

2nd Row
Dan Green CONFIRMED 20/07/26
Jack Shine CONFIRMED 06/07/26
Tiki Nayalo CONFIRMED 17/07/26
NEW Rhys Fulford Announced 15/06/25 (Cambridge)
Sam Harding (SA 2025)

Back Row
Mackenzie Graham CONFIRMED 03/06/26
Morgan Strong CONFIRMED 06/05/26
Oni Nyagi CONFIRMED 17/07/36
Tom Ball CONFIRMED 24/04/26
NEW Rhys Tait Announced 01/06/26 (Doncaster)
NEW Marcus Rhodes Announced 12/06/26 (Durham Uni)

SH
Josh Barton CONFIRMED 21/07/26
Sam Maunder CONFIRMED 20/05/26
Tom Miles CONFIRMED 01/07/26

FH
Josh Thomas CONFIRMED 10/06/26
Tommy Mathews CONFIRMED 18/06/26
NEW Bruce Houston Announced 05/06/26 (USBPA)

C
Api Bavadra CONFIRMED 17/04/26
Daffyd Rhys Tiueti CONFIRMED 28/05/26
NEW Joe Margetts Announced 17/06/26 (Doncaster)

Back 3
Jack Reeves CONFIRMED 13/05/26
Peter Sullivan CONFIRMED 10/07/26
Tom Bacon CONFIRMED 30/04/26
NEW Matt McNab Announced 29/05/26 (Doncaster)
NEW Alex Garrett Announced 16/06/26 (Nottingham)
Taio Varndell (SA 2025)

Senior Academy
2025 Drew Johnson
2026 Elefio Vulimai-Igiladi
2026 Charlie Stallard
2026 Cornelius Nartey

Retiring

Leavers
Eliot Salt (Gloucester) [coventryrugby.co.uk]
Allan Ferrie (Newcastle) [coventryrugby.co.uk]
*Leavers announced 15/04/2026 [coventryrugby.co.uk]
*Morgan Adderley Jones (Nottingham)
*Ewan Baker (Oundle)
*Dylan Morris
*Oli Morris (Oundle)
*Chester Owen
*David Opoku Fordjour (Sale Sharks)
*Suva Ma'asi
*Toby Trinder (Oundle)
#Senior Academy not on retained list
#Harry Ingram
#Joe Johnston
#Matty Thomas
#Will Smith

[knightandday]

Angus Williams and Aidan King join the Knights.

https://www.drfc.co.uk/angus-williams-j ... r-knights/

https://www.drfc.co.uk/back-rowaidan-ki ... r-knights/

[knightandday]

And Sam Kildunne from Ampthill

https://www.drfc.co.uk/sam-kildunne-joi ... r-knights/

[Kimbo]

Cov complete their squad with the signature of tighthead Suetena Asomua.
Big ol' lump at 6'3" and 123kg (and no, I don't know why they mixed SI and Imperial ).

[Kimbo]

Perhaps don't call him Sue to his face?

[Knightsboy]

Tom Curtis to Donny from Sale Sharks

Did some time at Sale FC in Nat 1, Coventry and Notts, any info about this young man

[Knightsboy]

Alex Wardell second row signs for Donny

[Paul_10]

Hearing Lloyd Williams is back in action for Worcester after a few months retirement.