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Waiting List
1. pullthestrings
2. Bathite

So in a nutshell you only need 1 good performance in 5 to get on the shortlist for player of the tournament.

All we need now is Ashton to bad 4 tries next week and he's in!

What would people's team of the tournament be so far?

1.Gethin Jenkins
2.Rory Best
3.Dan Cole
4.Richie Grey
5.Geoff Parling
6.Stephen Ferris
7.Ross Rennie
8.Immanol Harinordiquey

9.Mike Phillips
10.Owen Farrell
11.Alex Cuthbert
12.Wesley Fofana
13.Johnathan Davies
14.Tommy Bowe
15.Leigh Halfpenny

Ben Foden's misses has dropped the sprog don't know whether he'll be available this week now

1. (No outstanding candidate, best individual performance I've seen was from Lo Cicero v France)
2. Rory Best
3. Dan Cole
4. Pascal Pape
5. Richie Gray (They have been the 2 best locks for my money)
6. Stephen Ferris
7. Sam Warburton (for his performance against England alone)
8. David Denton
9. Lee Dickson
10. (No one stands out)
11. Tommy Bowe
12. Wesley Fofana
13. Jonathan Davies
14. Julien Malzieu
15. Leigh Halfpenny

Aoife Bella Foden. I reckon he will play to be honest but depends on how much he can train this week.

Sexton has been the best 10 by a mile! Farrell the only other contender at 10 has done a decent job but no where near Sexton's level.

1. Healy
2. Best/Ford
3. Cole
4. Pape
5. Gray
6. Ferris
7. Warburton
8. Harri
9. Phillips/Dickson/Reddan (no one has stood out)
10. Sexton
11. Cuthbert
12. Fofanna
13. Davies
14. Bowe
15. Halfpenny/Kearney

I'm clearly not seeing what others are in Cuthbert. Has looked distinctly average to me every time I've seen him.

I think most of the team picks itself

1. Healy
2. Best
3. Cole
4. Gray
5. POC
6. Ferris
7. Warbs
8. Hari

9. Phillips
10. Sexton
11. North
12. Fofana
13. Davies
14. Bowe
15. Kearney

Couple of close calls in Halfpenny etc

I'm loving everyone selecting Davies. Am looking forward to getting him back soon.

1. Gethin Jenkins
2. Rory Best
3. Dan Cole
4. Pascal Pape
5. Richie Gray
6. Stephen Ferris
7. Sam Warburton
8. Sergio Parisse

9. Lee Dickson
10. Johnny Sexton
11. George North
12. Wesley Fofana
13. Jamie Roberts
14. Leigh Halfpenny
15. Rob Kearney

Tough to leave out Healy, POC, Picamloes, Rennie, Denton, Phillipps, Farrell, J.Davies, Tuilagi and Bowe

Forgot about North he'd be in over Cuthbert

He's went well Pete, prefer him at 12 every time over 13 though.

I completely forgot about North!! He's in for Malzieu

I prefer him at 12, but has proved this tournament that he can play very well at 13 as well.

I remember he used to get dogs abuse in predos when I first put him in my side!

Have to say that competition for the Lions 9 spot is going to be unreal. Each country got great competition at 9

Did he ever get picked on at 12? Find that odd as he's been a good 12 for a few seasons at least. Can understand him getting picked on at 13 as he didn't really play there

Got criticised wherever I played him, main two criticisms being poor defender and rubbish hands. At 13 also got that he wouldn't work outside Nonu as he would need a playmaking 12 inside him to be effective. (Roberts???)

In theory they shouldn't really work and I think if Wales didn't have North/Cuthbert I don't think they would work as well.

You could possibly nullify Roberts/JD (as we did) but when you have 4 huge carriers in the backline it's hard to stop.

I also have recollections of 'he only looks good as he plays in a poor league'.

Would have backline of

9. Phillips
10. Sexton/Farrell
11. North
12. Fofana
13. Tuilagi
14. Bowe
15. Halfpenny

Don't get all the Cuthburt fuss either, he's a big lump but North takes out so many more runners and I've been impressed with him in the big games - defensively amazing.

Fofana has impressed me, knew he was a good player, but didnt think he was that good.

Bowe's back on track as well, one of my favourite players to watch!

Pooly did you do a mis-type, just saw you name Phillips as your no9 :-)

Not a fan mate but he's complimented the Welsh backline this year with their all bruising style

Ozzy3213 wrote:I also have recollections of 'he only looks good as he plays in a poor league'.

Haha....that's quite a funny one. It's amazing what you miss when you don't read other peoples predo's.

Sgt_Pooly wrote:I think most of the team picks itself

1. Healy
2. Best
3. Cole
4. Gray
5. POC
6. Ferris
7. Warbs
8. Hari

9. Phillips
10. Sexton
11. North
12. Fofana
13. Davies
14. Bowe
15. Kearney

Couple of close calls in Halfpenny etc

Agree with you pooly apart would have Pape instead of POC who has only played half a tournament time it finishes although was in great form.

Pete I said the other week JD has improved out of sight. He was poor when first playing for wales.
I dont think cuthbert is all that currently although will improve lots as he is young.

Don't think Roberts and JD is a great pairing they can be nullified as both are not greatest handlers. JD has really added to his game both pace and handling wise. He has been excellent

Big blow for Gloucester:

http://www.gloucesterrugby.co.uk/news/8056.php

that is a big blow for their top 4/6 hopes. still think they will make it.

Sione Kalamafoni signed for Gloucester, Decent number 8 from Nottingham. Seems very likely that Narraway is off.

Narraway was confirmed a few weeks back he's off to perpinguan

Steve

Keep your eye out for a kid called Jordan Burns coming through the Quins academy. Went to watch their A game against the Chiefs last night and this kid although not the biggest has got some serious gas.

Worcester have signed that Rotherham number 8 that is supposed to be quite good.
Semisi Taulafa or something.

I saw that on twitter he was handy and did a little research on him. (thats where the AASE squads on my page came from). Not hit the international age groups yet. What position was he?

Taulala?? He is a decent player but the best Roth player I've seen is Robin Copeland the Irish 6. He was absolutely top notch v Doncaster the other week.

anyone got taulala or copeland on this game?

Don't think so. But we can't sign Champ players till the summer at the earliest I think.

Came on for Stegman on the right wing at half time. Made one stunning burst from his own half, gassed about 4 players but James Lightfoot-Brown got across and tackled him about a yard from the line and he knocked on.

Was a really good game as it goes, both teams tried to chuck it around a bit and there was no aimless kicking.

stnick

Is that the Tongan fella who was linked with Irish whose gone to Worcester?

France: C Poitrenaud (Toulouse); W Fofana (Clermont Auvergne), A Rougerie (Clermont Auvergne), F Fritz (Toulouse), A Palisson (Toulon); L Beauxis (Stade Francais), D Yachvili (Biarritz); J-B Poux (Toulouse), W Servat (Toulouse), D Attoub (Stade Francais), P Pape (Stade Francais), Y Maestri (Toulouse), T Dusautoir (Toulouse, capt), J Bonnaire (Clermont Auvergne), I Harinordoquy (Biarritz)

Replacements: D Szarzewski (Stade Francais), V Debaty (Clermont Auvergne), J Pierre (Clermont Auvergne), L Picamoles (Toulouse), M Parra (Clermont), F Trinh-Duc (Montpellier), J-M Buttin (Clermont Auvergne)


Can't believe they've persisted with Beauxis...

yeh thats him pete

be interesting. I'd have Fofana 12, 13. Fritz and Rougerie at 14 though. Not been effective at 13 recently.

Sam Dickinson, from local club Caldy, has signed for Northamtpon from Rotherham.

Championship players getting pillaged today it seems.

not suprising.
cant blame them either, everybody needs to earn a crust.

Worcester got Blair Cowan a while back too - I signed him, but dont think I ever put him in my squad and then forgot about it! Really good player, but with the 40 limit for next season its a bit hard to justify the older championship players in a squad.

Can't believe Rob Webber is now out for the season too - poor bloke, now 18 Wasps players who would have been out for more than 2 months this season!

that Chiefs loosehead Taumaolo is a bit of Tonga'uhia.
started S15 well might be a good foreign option for someone.

I already have him on my list of targets, been very good for the Chiefs so far this season.

He was good last season too, faded a little towards the end though.

pete you already have corbs, beast, lahiff and mullan
last thing you need is another loosehead!
unless your planning on offloading one of those four to me!?

Would be potential for a deal invovling one of my existing squad if I got him mate