Marshall wants out

Marshall wants out

17 Apr 2006

Former All Black scrumhalf Justin Marshall wants to leave relegated Leeds if the club is prepared to release him from his contract.

Marshall does not have an escape clause in a deal that runs until 2007, but has said he wants to jump the sinking ship after Leeds were relegated from the English premiership.

“I came over here because I wanted something different,” he told the BBC. “But it didn’t mean that I didn’t want to experience it at the top level.”

“That is what I came over for and what I seek. Ultimately, it’s Leeds’ decision what they want to do with me.”

Leeds chief executive Gary Hetherington confirmed Marshall has no escape clause in his deal. “We want to build from here and Justin will be playing for Leeds in National League One next season,” Hetherington said.

Marshall is reportedly the subject of a lucrative offer from French side Bourgouin, while newly-promoted Harlequins have also been linked with a move to reunite him with old All Black half-back partner Andrew Mehrtens.


10 Comments

  • 1.CSI:Rugby: Reply to this comment
    17 Apr 2006, 14:52 pm

    Andrew Mehrtens and Justin Marshall together again, there’s a blast from the past!!! Harlequins may have better days ahead if he does jump ship, they signed Abbott, so just imagine?!?!

  • 2.naaada: Reply to this comment
    17 Apr 2006, 17:22 pm

    Bring him to the sharks for next super 14

  • 3.The Bill: Reply to this comment
    17 Apr 2006, 18:03 pm

    we have got scrummies of the future, we don’t need one that is on the wane. Great that he was.

  • 4.Skim: Reply to this comment
    17 Apr 2006, 18:17 pm

    I agree, Marshall and Merthens would be a pleasure to see together again. Marshall was one of the best ever and the crusaders(even though they are still unstoppable) are a weaker side without him. Lucky for Andrè Snyman he got out before Leeds went down.

  • 5.South Sydney Rabbit: Reply to this comment
    17 Apr 2006, 18:30 pm

    My heart bleeds for poor “Meg” Marshall. Waste of time having a Rugby club in the birthplace of Rugby League.

  • 6.Skim: Reply to this comment
    17 Apr 2006, 19:31 pm

    I have such a craving for a choclate donut but the local spar is closed……..

  • 7.badboyQ: Reply to this comment
    17 Apr 2006, 22:31 pm

    Im sure the Sharks have already signed him!Im a sharks fan but we very good at buying old players.

  • 8.CSI:Rugby: Reply to this comment
    18 Apr 2006, 07:58 am

    I watched play in europe, and he was by far the best half back up there, and mehrtens the best 10, so put the two together and you get class all round, mehrts still the best 10 in my mind, Carter good, long way to go in his career.

  • 9.gosteamers: Reply to this comment
    18 Apr 2006, 13:58 pm

    just shows the level of europe club rugby, if those two has beens shine, marshall shoulda been dropped after 03 world cup. mehrts only looks good coz of his kicking skills, was it 5 tackles he made this season or …4

  • 10.TheTackler: Reply to this comment
    19 Apr 2006, 06:28 am

    Mehrts doesn’t make tackles any more than Naas Botha made tackles. Someone else gets hired to do that job.

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