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Waiting List
1. pullthestrings
2. Bathite

Also I don't understand what happens with the injuries in the EPS. If Lancaster selects Tuilagi and Joseph then can he replace them as they are injured or is it his own fault for picking them injured.

First game we could see 10. Hodgson 12. Barritt 13. Farrell

Young has much better basics than Simpson but agree can't really be involved with England not playing every week

Borthwick should be nowhere near. Robson doesn't offer much more in the loose but def more than Borthwick!

A bit surprised not to see PDJ in either squad. I don't like him at all but I thought he'd get in one of the squads.

PDJ will be involved, loose play has come on leaps this season. Always gives a good scrummaging TH option

I think we should be looking at Nathan Catt as well as an option (is he EQ) He has been decent for Bath.

Sgt_Pooly wrote:Young has much better basics than Simpson but agree can't really be involved with England not playing every week

Borthwick should be nowhere near. Robson doesn't offer much more in the loose but def more than Borthwick!

Do you watch quins pooly?????????????????????


Robson is everywhere and a titan in defence. watch him against toulouse or some other top games he was so dynamic

one area of his game that has come on.

i would have PDJ in the squad ahead of Stevens. he does need to add to his carrying and loosework though but his scrummaging is very good

Lol...Im bloody sick of seeing Quins! On every week man!

to be fair looking at the squads as a whole and you have to think we may be in for a few fallow years as england fans

you may need to train your eyes on robson like you did for nick wood then

Haha....I will but I'm pretty sure about Robson.

I think were alright tbh matt. Forwards looking strong if Wood/Corbs/Marler does the job at Loosehead.

Pete/Nick

Sale's side is Dickinson, Jones, Buckley, Mckenzie, Gaskell, Vernon, Auva'a, Powell, Peel, Macleod, Tucalet, Tuituipou, Leota, Brady, Miller Subs: Titterell, imiolek, Cobilas, Myall, Easter, Willis, Burrell, Addison.

We have a great chance if we play well. Either of you going to the game?

I'm going. not overly confident but think it will be close either way.
we generally have a good record against you, have never seen us lose at home to you.

15. Delon Armitage*; 14. Topsy Ojo*; 13. Jonathan Spratt*; 12. Shontayne Hape*; 11. Tom Homer; 10. Adrian Jarvis; 9. Darren Allinson; 1. Clarke Dermody (Captain)*; 2. David Paice*; 3. Paulica Ion*; 4. Nick Kennedy*; 5. Matt Garvey; 6. Bryn Evans*; 7. Jamie Gibson; 8. Alex Gray

Replacements: 16. James Buckland; 17. Alex Corbisiero*; 18. Faan Rautenbach*; 19. Bob Casey*; 20. David Sisi; 21. Adam Thompstone; 22. Steven Shingler; 23. Paul Hodgson*

Guys can i have some thoughts on my probable 6Ns team

1.Wyatt Crockett
2.John Smit
3.Davit Zirkashvilli
4.Simon Shaw
5.James Hudson
6.Ben Skirving
7.Lewis Moody
8.Nick Easter
9.Jimmy Cowen
10.Colin Slade
11.Isia Toeava
12.Mike Tindall
13.George Pisi
14.Horace Aguella
15.Lee Byrne

wont get many stronger teams than that during 6N driver.
I'll only be missing Poux, Best, Castrogiovanni and possibly Garvey/Armitage

Belting side Driver

Hoping for a few wins during the 6N , Targetting HC through the LV aswell so be prepared!

After a good youngish enforcer guys. Could use Gaskell and Flutey in the right deal, not necessarily after EQ.

Does anyone think that Ashton will be a massive success at Saracens?

Brits , Joubert , Barritt , Wyles , Goode , Brown , Strettle and Hodgson are all pretty good at hitting the half gaps and Aston is a pretty good tracker of the ball and will follow these half gaps and get on the end of a lot of these short passes.

He'll add something different but I think he looks a different player without Foden. Personally think he may suffer

He will do alright anywhere he goes but if he is interested in moving for purely rugby terms then he is making a mistake as I can't see him doing any better than at Saints.

Great 6n side driver. Really strong great second row


Lineout may be an issue ??

Chaps thinking of next year

For injuries

Maybe we should segment it in 3rds is top 4 in league when injuries come gets 4 injuries middle 4 get 3 and bottom 4 get 2

Also I really like this under 20 foreign bid thing driver has done so let's have some criteria for buying the under 20 player similar to the foreign senior players but with lower prices. Obviously of 2 people want to get in a bidding war they can do.

Makes it easier to know what to bid

Be interesting to see. I think it could go either way but i think he'll be a big player for them.

I'v always thought he'd make a semi decent full back which is what i'm sure Northampton signed him as originally?

Also reckon Dagg would be a tidy 13

Dagg would be good anywhere outside of 10 I think.

Dagg like so many sh players can play many backline positions.

Apparently played a lot of 13 and 10 when younger.

With a boot like his you need him
Where he can use it. Gigantic boot.

If Goosen goes the way I think he could I should have some of the biggest kickers the game has seen.

London Wasps players for sale

PR Benn Robinson (Australia)
PR Tom French (England)
FL Deon Stegmann (South Africa)
SH Mike Blair (Scotland)
SH James Honeyben (England)
SH Martin Roberts (Wales)
FH Ruaridh Jackson (Scotland)
CE Will Chambers (Australia)
CE James Downey (Ireland)
WG Noah Cato (England)
FB Nick Macleod (Wales)

http://planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3551_7410993,00.html

Good news for some of us. They thought steenkamp
Had broke his hip but obviously not.

pooly has gopperth signed a new contract at falcons?
booth has declared his interest in him. wants him and bowden to stay as well

He's opened talks nick and it looks like he will stay.

Hopefully not Nick

i rarely see him play, i know you and driver dont like him, but everytime we play you he plays well!

i'd like him at irish will give us good control

He's dire , he looks good because he's scoring loads of points but thats because were always chasing games because he boots the ball away all the time.

Just watching Tigers/Sale....36 playing well.

How much has Slater progressed this season! Really improving his all round game and cutting out the pens which hindered him last season. He's a total clone of Deacon...Tigers have such strength at lock.

What did you think of the game Pooly? I thought McKenzie and Auva'a were really really good and outplayed their men big time. Miller and Brady also top class.

Flood very very good also.

Tonights game should be a cracker!

Did Quins just push Saints off the ball?? Not watching it but espn scrum said they have. No bad considering Marler and Johnstone can't scrumage

How long have we got for our under 20 bid?

Till the 6N

Only just past halfway Steve, Tigers still on top

No they didn't Steve, Saints well on top

I quote

'Big scrum from Quins turns the ball over midway inside the Saints' half but they are soon scampering back in defence where Monye is penalised - harshly according to ESPN analyst Austin Healey'

Unlikely to make it up

Saints scrum dominating, all Saints really.

That looked looked like poor defence from Brown although great finish from Foden. So often a bounce pass or a juggle and the defence switch off.

Great work Foden, bet he enjoyed that

I still think the talk of Brown ahead of Foden is absolutely ridiculous.

if Foden's not playing well then fair enough have a look, but Foden has 5 tries in 2 and a half games and has been playing well in most games.

PDJ making mince meat of Marler

Foden is constantly brilliant, huge fan

Is he f lip. I've just watch Marler get underneath PDJ and turn him 90. Ref gave a pen as it had turned so quick he thought it was being done deliberately by Quins.

Disagree, Marler was turned fully in from the pressure from Saints scrum. Ref agrees anyway. I love Marler but if PDJ can dismantle him imagine what Mas would do

Two cheeky tackles there!