Lee has signed for Shudders on a 1 year deal.

yes sorry, all the "big announcement at 14:00" etc. we all knew this was coming, and it's a minor squad player signing who may well turn out to be a starter in due course. hardly worth much of a fanfare.

Is there still one of the five to be announced?

Theres been five announced since they said it suppose it depends whether they were the aactual five

I believe Amor didn't count as one of the five. The excuse given was they couldn't be finalised whilst Agar was in Australia and Amor was announced while he was still out there. So Cockayne, Raleigh & Kirmond are three. Wood i'm not sure about but I would guess he was one, so one to go. Although I think theres more than one more in the pipeline anyway, more like half a dozen with two or three possibly going the other way.

Still a prop and a half back to come with a bit of luck, so who the 5 are is open to debate.

does anybody have a definitive view of where we stand with Tongia? I've heard he is coming back, he isn't, he is waiting for a visa, he has signed but now we don't want him. Any update on that?

visa issues, same as isaac john. same bloke does the paperwork as when crafty ted was in town.

One of those has already signed. Just awaiting it to be announced.

I'm lead to believe there is a couple of 'done deals' that are just in need of being made public. Don't really understand the reasoning in holding them back, any ideas? Would have thought it best to get them out there to boost season ticket sales etc. Be nice to have as much confirmed in then next fortnight before pre-season training starts.

That's what I've been told too. Not sure why there holding them back. My best guess would be to keep fans interested for longer during the off season.