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Bath RFC	InTheFastLane
Exeter Chiefs	Driver - RIP 606
Gloucester	Anonmattyt
Harlequins	Steven_Sharks
Leicester Tigers	LukeLovesLuka
London Irish	stnick88
London Wasps	Arry
Newcastle Falcons	Sgt_Pooly
Northampton Saints	Dammit_Chris
Sale Sharks	SirJohnnyEnglish
Saracens	Ozzy3213
Worcester Warriors	prop_lyd

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Waiting List
1. pullthestrings
2. Bathite

You are correct Chris , mashed him in the rwc warm up

Dan Murphy
Marc Jones
Faan Rautenbach
Jason Hobson
Chris Jack
Alex Brown
Rodney So'oialo
Tim Molenaar
Rupeni Caucaunibuca
Mark van Gisbergen

Available for quick deals for a reserve TH and flanker, also maybe casah.

Didnt wallace make it to bench and Come
On for munster in Heino this year?? All articles say that England game was his last but sure he made bench and came on in Heino this year

Looking to offload Lapandy, Kankowski, Beauxis, Evans, Classens - not looking for the world for them either.

He was named for the bench but pulled up in the warm up if I remember rightly Matt?

Shame about Wallace, bad way to go out.

Thought I was not losing my marbled sje. Cheers could not find it googling

Sgt_Pooly wrote:Shame about Wallace, bad way to go out.

Not a traditional 7 but so effective. Illustrates
My point
About not needing a fetcher. Loved him
As a player. Whole family are
Great for rugby

Game has changed over the years, I really like a fetcher as turnover ball is great to attack from. Agree it's not essential but when a team has a good fetcher and the other team none it can have a massive effect on game.

Depends how you play both have merits.
I like a genuine 7 but feel if you don't have one or don't have great attacking backs then not needed.

Also if
Like france you have bonnaire and dusatoir then you do not need one as they are so dynamic.

You have bonnaires amazing workrate and dusatoirs insane work rate so lack of fetcher fine.

Ferris does same for Ireland. Such a menace at breakdown and slows everything

Disagree about Ferris, he is a beast of a player but offers very little at the breakdown and pretty much nothing on the deck. His hard carrying and work rate is sublime though.

For Ireland most of their turnover threat comes from Heaslip & Best, SOB is also pretty effective here (although gets little credit).

Agree not be all having fetcher but Im a massive fan, always have been. Not just on here but watching too.

i think ferris is decent on the deck.

i like a team to have a warburton, mccaw, armitage type. but it isnt essential.

Ferris does massive tackles holds them up and counter rucks
Like a demon so disrupts ball.

Watch ulster and how destructive he is. A wrecking ball and minces
The opposition breakdown just in a different way.

Another person who lords it at breakdown is coonie always 2nd to brussow in steals. Lots of players
Break the mould these days. Brits fielding kicks, croft in wide channels games changing but basics always important.

Ferris
Makes
Henry look like a 7 was
What one ulster fan posted!

I like ulster and their fans a great away game much better than Munster their
Fans are idiots over there.

Will be supporting them
When at the game although like Leinster

Yea fair one on Ferris, he offers a lot of power around the fringes.

Hore & BdP are pretty effective here too. Scrums and breakdown are my fav parts of rugby. I sometimes fast forward a poor game and just watch the scrums lol

Hore is a freak at breakdown very underrated player.

Bdp physical freak. He gives pens away but is so strong he ca
Murder the breakdown.

Key is tempt him and he will give the pen. Best hooker in world by mile though.

What I like about scrum and breakdown is each one is
An individual battle.

Last week there
Was a scrum where Ben Robinson smashed owen franks. 2 scrums later franks crucified him for a penalty.

Game within a game.

Loved that leinster turnover to finish the game also

So it is I-Humph then!!??

yep

I was right!!! good signing. Why do irish like non tackling 10s. he will get your backs going but probably let you down in close games.

I would have him at Kingsholm any day

not sure matt!
guess Smith wants us to be an all out attacking side like we used to be under him.

I love Humphs when hes on his game fantastic orchestrater and if TOL gets going as well you guys will be great to watch but Irish will struggle big time next year if they decide to have a bad day together and you will have to work your defensive strategy around Humph completly

Allinson is a decent 9 as well so gives us a good option and Geraghty isnt a bad option either. Also have Shingler who has shown good signs recently.

Irish will
Be exciting to watch. Almost identical to glos in that on their day will be incredible

and on an off day will be s hite

Matt: why are signing another back??!! When are we going to get a grizzled TH and another 2nd row?!

who's that, Monahan?
Forwards should be our top priority now fly half has been sorted out.

Robinson has been fantastic this season Matt, one of Aus few scrummaging props. Seen him dominate most this season, Aus will need him against Wales this summer.

Prop more
Importantly who is doing the signings we have no coach.

2nd row and front row imperative

RaboDirect PRO12 Dream Team 2011/12:

Isa Nacewa (Leinster), Tim Visser (Edinburgh), Casey Laulala (Cardiff Blues), Ashley Beck (Ospreys), Alex Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues); Duncan Weir (Glasgow Warriors), Ruan Pienaar (Ulster); Jon Welsh (Glasgow Warriors), Richardt Strauss (Leinster), BJ Botha (Munster), Dan Tuohy (Ulster), Tom Ryder (Glasgow Warriors), Dave Denton (Edinburgh), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Ben Morgan (Scarlets)

I'm thinking Walkinshaw and possibly Hogg must be doing it. There must be some structure implemented else some players wouldn't come surely?! Although saying that it's a chance for the Championship players and we have had the eye for them recently so fingers crossed.

will do predos tonight, some tight games!

Looking at lineups, reckon Irish v Glos will be a very high scoring game.

I'm feeling optimistic and think we could give you a smashing. We often do at Madejski.

Seeing Sale have put out a fully EQ side for the weekend with alot of youngsters getting a go. Tommy Bell at 10 will be interesting!

you had to Johhny as you have been under the EQ limit so were at risk of losing out on money.

Not a Sale fan Nick byt yeah saw they are in line to bag 80k with the side they are putting out. Still always good to see some youngsters get a go. Hoping some of them make the step up so I can use them on here next year!

Not happy with Sale's selection. We aren't guaranteed the 6th place yet. I'd be fuming if we f---ed up. So much so I'd be calling for Diamond's head.

I can see Quins stuffing you guys tomorrow tbh.

A local beheading, bit extreme.

Sale Sharks may face possible punishment from Premiership Rugby after fielding a weakened but all-English side against Harlequins this Saturday. The Sharks currently sit below the required English Qualified Player (EQP) average of 14 players per 22 for the season, with each club rewarded with £80,000 at the end of the season if they make this figure.

Before Round 22, each club’s average reads like this:

Harlequins 19.42, Gloucester 17.33, Worcester 16.73, Exeter 16.55, Bath 15.75, Saracens 15.23, Northampton 15.10, Newcastle 15, Irish 14.73, Leicester 14.08, Wasps 14.08, Sale 13.33

As a result, Sale have left out many of their best performers this season before facing the league leaders, including number 8 Andy Powell, scrum-half Dwayne Peel and joint top points scorer in the league Nick MacLeod, ruling the him out of picking up the Golden Boot at the end of the season. The move also could have repercussions for the top four, with leaders Harlequins arguably facing an easier task than if Sale were including their foreign stars, as a result leaving little doubt that they will win a home semi-final in the playoffs.

The move is being seen as a gamble by some Sale fans with their Heineken Cup spot for next season not yet 100% guaranteed. A heavy defeat to Harlequins plus a Bath bonus point win at Welford Road may seem unlikely, but the club will be left embarrassed if they fail to get the place. What’s more, the club could face either a Premiership Rugby fine that would cancel out their £80,000 payment from the RFU, or even a points deduction which would threaten their Heineken Cup spot.

What do you make of Sale’s move? Is it the right decision in what will be the final game at Edgeley Park after 9 years? Let us know.


Read more at http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/sale-face-possible-sanction-after-attempt-to-meet-eqp-average#TiUrHZxHAfWPqHRP.99

Can't see how the RFU can fine them? Its up to each club to pick their own squad. Similar thing happened to Wolves in the football last year didnt it? Think its ridiculous an organising body trying to dictate what team a club side should play.

It's bullshiote , Sales argument is they are confident of securing 6th place and are using this game to reward players who have trained as hard as the regulars this season and allow them to put a mark down for next season whilst the RFU will accuse them of taking the papiss out of the system.

It was Blackpool SJE. Changed 10 players I think and took on villa, lost 3-2 in the last minute pretty much. A point would have put them on the amount they needed to stay up. Would have needed 2 more goals though but circumstances would have been different.

However Chelsea did similar a few weeks backs against Arsenal starting only 3 of our normal XI and didn't get punished because our back-up includes England Internationals and players like Malouda. Unfair really, the punishment for Blackpool was the relegation and knowing that with a few first team players a draw coulda kept them up

I'm sure Wolves done it against Man Utd?

Yer they did, sorry, remember Blackpool for Holloway saying he'd quit

Shouldn't be punished for what team they pick in anyway but on the pitch. If you want to stop full squad rotation it has to be in the rules and not done afetr the incident. Was disgusting how Blackpool and Wolves got done in Premier League.

I think Diamond has tried to be a cleverdick basically. How can someone punish a side for playing 23 EQ players is likely his argument.

He did the same last season at Gloucester regarding a weaker side so don't really see how we can be punished this time round. Putting a lot of confidence on Leicester though.

Burger & Vermeulen ruled out of summer tests with England. Everytime big Duane gets rumoured to be called up he gets bloody injured!

Not sure who'll play BS for Boks with Burger & Smith out?!?

6.Brussouw
7.Alberts
8.Spies

What is Ashton going to do without Foden next season...another try on a plate