Quote Originally Posted by Grumpy King of the West View Post
Tilt was definitely injured when we signed him lads. RUFC were well miffed with the medical team contracted to undertake it. It was pretty much because of this that we changed the services of the team who undertake medicals. Player medicals have gone from lasting about 1 hour pre Tilt to now virtually a full day. At least 2 players (possibly 3) this summer were due to sign but for failing a medical. They possibly/probably would have passed their medicals under the old system.
That seems plausible.
Dom Samuel signed for Gills and Greg Leigh signed for Aberdeen.
Maybe their medical regimes aren't as robust as ours now are.
Potentially expensive mistakes and I bet Tone was livid when he found out about Tilt.