Depends on whether they'll hold a grudge against him for using Wire to up his contract offer. Going off what a few of them were like after a Wire-bound rumour, they probably will.

If we sign him great, along with Currie we will have two of the best young, British back row forward prospects in the game.

If he doesn't sign we have no doubt upped his salary at saints, stretching their salary cap more than they wanted. Not all bad.

They might just fiddle the salary cap like they have done before.

Andre was born in New Zealand, his parents came to England when he was a toddler so that his dad could play. If he gets to international standard he will play for New Zealand there is no question of that.

Potentially could play for either country then? Either way, he is British developed.

He is and all credit to those involved at his amateur clubs, Warrington and Sts. Pity he will not be in an England/GB shirt.

Is that a definite then? It's a huge proportion of someone's life for them not to feel like they're English/British.

I'd like him in a Wire shirt but certainly not as our marquee signing.

rumblings out of saint helens is that his mums been giving cunningham loads of agro for him not playing, and he can't face everyone,

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I've heard our marquee signing will be Tent Waterhouse.

I am hearing the lad has done a u turn and is staying at Saints

I heard that too, 3yr deal

It's a heritage thing with the family ties, which as I am sure you know are very strong with our southern hemisphere friends, the only exception being chase that I remember.

I am sure that the young man feels very English, but family heritage is high on the agenda!

It wouldn't be a surprise to see him stay at Sts. They are losing one prop to the NRL so there's a bit of light for the game time he and his family want him to have.

Either way it is what it is!

I hadn't heard about the Andre but I did hear a whisper about Jack Hughes. Wigan will not want him since they have Bateman, I don't know if he is coming out of contract.