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Exeter Chiefs	Ballbag
Gloucester	Prop
Harlequins	Driver
Leicester Tigers	Pooly
London Irish	Pull
London Wasps	Nick
Newcastle Falcons	Flux
Northampton Saints	Johnny
Sale Sharks	Ollie
Saracens	Luke
Worcester Warriors	ITFL

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WAITING LIST:
1. HERSH

He was pushed mainly to 13 due to Barkley being the golden child at Bath, not enough gas to make much effect there. Not a fan, good defence but such a limited game it's amazing he received so many caps.

He wasn't pushed there, he started there and played most games there. Only played 12 when barkley was injured. England played him at 12 way before we did and probably more often. Dark time for English centres, but not as bad as the noon erinle days! Ug

"only played 12 when Barkley was injured"

Isn't that the same as saying Barkley playing pushed him to 13 lol

No because pushing him there suggests he started somewhere else, which he didn't. He started at 13, regardless of Barkley. In fact, Johnson asked us to play him at 12

He did play 12 when Barkley was injured, when he returned he was pushed back to 13.

As I said Barkley pushed him to mainly playing 13. I didn't say Hape was first selected as a 12 and pushed to 13, your misreading what I'm putting

ok ok, lets just agree he is rubbish!

Agreed! Lol

National league bidding opens Monday

I've got Geordan Murphy, Scott Hamilton available

Also after a backup 8.....

Should of held onto Crane then! Think he might be 1st choice again at Tigers when he gets over the injury. Started the big games ahead of Waldrom when fit last year

I really like Crane, tended to switch the pair and stick Tank at 6 I think.

Think they liked to go Crane starting as he tends to make the hard yards better and does more of the dirty stuff while Waldrom would come in for the last 20/30 minutes to run against tired legs for the big games (Croft at 6 usually) I know thats what they did for the playoffs anyway. Not a bad option to have really is it!

With people mentioning Sheridan's lack of form in the predos, i was wondering on the whole would i receive better predos playing Imoliek over Sheridan? This is especially a concern due to Dickinson being in the Scotland Squad for the 6 nations.

I'd rate Imoliek over Sheridan at the moment Ollie.

I would mate, think Sheri is due back soon tho

Flux.....this weeks fixtures. First AP game!!

Aviva Premiership Round 1

Newcastle Falcons v Northampton Saints
Exeter Chiefs v Harlequins
Saracens v Gloucester Rugby
Leicester Tigers v Sale Sharks
Bath Rugby v London Irish
London Wasps v Worcester Warriors



Right lads....play this how you want but due to the shortish season those two games played act as a "full pre-season".

New players involved at clubs have in theory been there for 2 months or so and have had numerous games/training sessions to bed in.

I think drawing a line of say Wednesday night for the lads to get foreigns/champ signings in and then players signed after that will require bedding in (on my part anyway)

Everybody ok with this?

I'm fine with it

Can you check my wrl foreign bid?

Sounds good to me pooly. When would the next foreign signing be allowed? Not sure to spend or save

I'm leaving it open this month but will start the two windows in Feb

So foreigns be open again in March is it Pooly?

Feb 1-7 & 23-30...I think that's the dates

Except only 28 days in Feb obviously.....you get my drift

Oh i get you. We can but in Feb but only the first and last week. Will we be able to buy in March (1st and last week) as well?

Roger

Top man!

You ok to do fixture page Flux?

Yeah will be up tonight or tomorrow morning. Playing rugby today. First game as full time captain. As long as you don't mind it being a bit late this week

Could you just create it mate and stick this in, doesn't need to be updated yet. Good luck! Lol

Aviva Premiership Round 1

Newcastle Falcons v Northampton Saints
Exeter Chiefs v Harlequins
Saracens v Gloucester Rugby
Leicester Tigers v Sale Sharks
Bath Rugby v London Irish
London Wasps v Worcester Warriors

Fluxy wrote:Yeah will be up tonight or tomorrow morning. Playing rugby today. First game as full time captain. As long as you don't mind it being a bit late this week :OK:

Oh, how I miss uni wednesdays, best day of the week! Congrats on the skippership, good luck fella

I never played for my uni team, just stayed with club rugby!

All the best Fluxy, surely you'll be getting an initiation drink too?!

"An initiation d****"

Clearly never played uni sport!

Iniatiation was a whole team event after the first game of the season. That was interesting, to say the least!
No doubt I will get a dirty pint for my first league game as captain. Played friended as captain. So shouldn't be too different!

What days weather forecast are we using for matches?

Need the thread up first

Why? Just wondering if the are considering Saturday or Sunday as matchday as predictions seem to span the two?

Saturday

Good thread on main boards about picking your England team but you can include a player from eack of the 6 Nations squads...here's mine:

1. Mullen
2. Servat
3. Cole
4. Palmer
5. Gray
6. O'Brien
7. Wood
8. Parisse

9. Youngs
10. Flood
11. Ashton
12. Roberts
13. Tuilagi
14. Sharples
15. Foden

I think Servat would really add to our scrummaging unit and he's a big carrier, Grey would give us a solid lineout and another carrying option in the pack. I was torn between Warburton & SOB in the backrow but felt SOB would rellay give us some exploviseness around the fringes and Parisse a bit of class at 8. Tough in the back......12 is the obvious position and it was either Mermoz or Roberts. Punted for the bif Welshman to gives us a serious battering midfiled to steam roller teams!

I got involved in that as well, was really tricky actually. I wasn't far away from what you suggested though. Really wanted to get some big game experience in the pack.

Corbs
Hartley
Cole
Lawes
POC
Wood
Dusatoir
Parisse

Youngs
Flood
Ashton
Roberts
Tuilagi
Evans
Foden

Struggled for a scotsman, thought about Ford at hook. Its slightly different from my post on the main board, where I had Gray instead of POC, Sexton for Flood and Sharples takes his place back on the wing

Been having another rant at beshocked as well today, man alive he makes me vent on here!

He's so biases it's unreal. Should get him on here...Hersh would be quite funny I imagine

Surprised he hasn't shown interest, but he would be screwed if he couldn't be Sarries. Doesn't seem to know anything about any other players. HERSH seems pscizoyofrenic (that's bloody hard to spell without Wikipedia today!)

I think he's quite switched on tbh, just loves winding people up. No idea how old he is as I've seen him talk about early 90's rugby a bit

He cracks me up. The other day he started a post saying how Bath should be relegated and that it would do them good. Then we beat Irish and he was saying we were destined for the top 4 and how great we were! haha

He's next on the waiting list too....

Good, get another Bath fan on here, its a bloody Not Nots party on here!

Hopefully Flux will get the page up tonight...need to think about my team!

Sgt_Pooly wrote:Hopefully Flux will get the page up tonight...need to think about my team!

Well after last weeks result, it should be a walk in the park for you.

Just one quick point

Its amazing how the job of a 6 has changed from doing the unseen work, to standing on the wing doing no work, and then getting dump tackled by extremely hard hitting, tough tackling centres like Paddy Wallace. But i suppose thats how the game has evolved

Can anybody do the team sheet page for this week?

I could create it but I'm on my phone all weekend so unable to update.

Fixtures with weather:

Newcastle Falcons v Northampton Saints
Weather - mild winds, sunny with clouds

Exeter Chiefs v Harlequins
Weather - moderate winds, sunny with clouds

Saracens v Gloucester Rugby
Weather - moderate to strong winds, sunny with clouds

Leicester Tigers v Sale Sharks
Weather - mild to moderate winds, sunny with clouds

Bath Rugby v London Irish
Weather - moderate winds, sunny with clouds

London Wasps v Worcester Warriors
Weather - moderate to strong winds, sunny with clouds