By John Wilkinson
June 18 2009

SAMOAN centre Paletuatoa Toelupe and French winger Romain Plantey are the latest additions to Coventry’s squad for the inaugural Championship and British & Irish Cup season. Toelupe, 26, broke into the Manu Samoa senior squad last year and played in four Tests, while Plantey joins from Bordeaux-Begles and is a France Universities cap. “They are both exciting signings and I am very happy with the way it is coming together for us,” said Cov’s rugby director Phil Maynard.

“Pale will be a handful for the opposition and is another one coming here with experience of international rugby, playing against the All Blacks last year. He’s a strong player who can break the first tackle, but he also plays with skill and uses his hands well.

“Romain is an interesting lad and he will a good signing for us. He’s another big lad and what I like about him is that he is a brave player – he never takes his eye off the high balls and he has no fears for his own safety.

“He has averaged 20 games a season for Bordeaux, but the tries dried up last year and I think he has had enough playing in a side where he doesn’t get the ball. He turned up to see me with cuts all over his place and a broken nose after playing at the weekend – that’s my kind of winger!”

The 23-year-old, whose sister is currently teaching in Nuneaton, is Cov’s first ever French signing.

Samoan and Frenchman sign for Coventry

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Inside
18/06/2009 20:28

Je suis sûr que nous allons accueillir Romain à Coventry. Et on peut toujours chanter "Allez les bleus"!!

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tom snr
18/06/2009 23:44

hopefully not bedford!

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covkid53
19/06/2009 17:50

Should be an interesting conversation between them, is there such a thing as a Maoiri to French phrase book !!!

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jamesroach
19/06/2009 18:09

Its in the fiction section in Waterstones next to the Bible.



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