Toulouse scoop Gurthrö

Toulouse scoop Gurthrö

20 Apr 2011

Toulouse have announced that they have signed Gurthrö Steenkamp, Luke McAlister and Luke Burgess on three-year deals for 2012.

The current French Top 14 log leaders have increased the international pedigree in their squad for next season, with Springbok loosehead Steenkamp, All Blacks utility back McAlister and Wallabies scrumhalf Burgess all regular features for their respective nations.

Toulouse have also signed Fijian Timoci Matanavou (currently the form player in the French second division with 16 tries in 25 games for Stade Montois) on a two-year contract.


6 Comments

  • 1.Provincejoulekkading: Reply to this comment
    20 Apr 2011, 14:55 pm

    Good throw

  • 2.iori Yagami: Reply to this comment
    20 Apr 2011, 15:19 pm

    This is huge. Well Done Gurtho enjoy France.

  • 3.mshiniwami: Reply to this comment
    20 Apr 2011, 16:40 pm

    Excellent signing,was the best LH in the world last yr.

    Excellent team as well.

    Luke McCallister has never been serious about being an All Black clearly.

    Burgess…wow,the OZ scrummie stocks are bare as they are….

  • 4.Rhys7: Reply to this comment
    20 Apr 2011, 18:53 pm

    Toulouse will be a massive force next year: apparently this will be the team if they make all their signings:

    15 Cedric Heymans
    14 Vincent Clerc
    13 Florian Fritz
    12 Luke McCalister
    11 Maxime Medard
    10 Lionel Bauxis
    9 Luke Burgess
    8 Louis Picamoles
    7 Yannick Nyanga
    6 Thierry Dusatouir
    5 Patricio Albacete
    4 Romain Millo-Chluski
    3 Cencus Johnston
    2 Gary Botha
    1 Gurthro Steenkamp

    16 William Servat
    17 Daan Human
    18 Benoit Leolous
    19 Shaun Sowerby
    20 Fredrick Michalak
    21 Yannick Jauzion
    22 Clement Portineaud

  • 5.DonutDunning: Reply to this comment
    21 Apr 2011, 08:26 am

    @mshiniwami(mshiniwami)-3: It’s not so much talent as it is experience that Aus is short on in the scrummies at the moment.
    Nick Phipps was looking to take Burgess’ place in the Wallabies this year anyway, and honestly I’d take a scrapper like Brett Sheehan to the World Cup over him too. I have no place for a scrumhalf who can’t pass.

    Next year will hopefully see the likes of Nic White and Ben Lucas get more time at Super level, and potentially a return to form for guys like Josh Holmes.

  • 6.Slartibartfast: Reply to this comment
    21 Apr 2011, 08:31 am

    @DonutDunning(DonutDunning)-5:

    :lol: Donut, you like Burgess almost as much as Grantie like our esteemed captain Smittie…

    PS Has O’Connor made up his mind yet?

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