Fantasy Aviva Premiership - Season 1

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Exeter Chiefs	Luke
Gloucester	Prop
Harlequins	Driver
Leicester Tigers	Pooly
London Irish	Pull
London Wasps	Nick
Newcastle Falcons	Flux
Northampton Saints	Johnny
Sale Sharks	Ollie
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FOREIGN U21 bid - 0900 Sunday 27/05

• Born on/after 02/09/91
• U21 by 01/09/2012
• Non Int only
• 3m starting bid

FULL FOREIGNS (Summer transfers)

1st bid - 0900 Monday 04 June

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Summer foreigns close - 31 August


WAITING LIST:
1. HERSH

Thought Goode was very good today, seems to look more comfortable the higher the level of rugby and could be a real challenger to Foden (who lacks a top draw kicking game and can run blind sometimes).

Farrell should be nowhere near an England jersey, needs to play 10 for Sarries more. I'd look to get Ford involved and groom him for the future rather than persist with Farrell.

England in AI:

1. Corbs (Marler)
2. Hartley (Gray) (need a better hooker)
3. Cole (PDJ)
4. Lawes (Launchbury)
5. Parling (Palmer) (Need better at 4 & 5)
6. Croft (Johnson)
7. Robshaw (Wood)
8. Morgan (Waldroum)

9. Youngs (Care)
10. Flood (Ford)
11. May (Strettle, Benjamin, Sharples?)
12. Tuilagi (Barritt)
13. JJ (Lowe)
14. Ashton (Wade)
15. Foden (Goode, Brown)

Manu is devastating but doesn't offload enough and shoots the line way too much in defence. Some carrier though

Yeah about him shooting out of the line - what would you say if you were Lancaster?

Looks like a hero if he makes his tackle and it shows good desire but left us in trouble a couple of times when he missed the tackle. Needs to stop doing it so often.

I agree with most of your team Pooly. However I think Garvey needs to be looked at ahead of launchberry. Think giving him swore more time to develop at wasps would be good as there are a few mOre options before we blood a talent like him.

Would have loved croft to have become a second row. That ability would allow us to play him and Wood. He weighs the same as S Whitelock after all.

I must admit I haven't too much to suggest Garvey is better than what we have, not sure if he's any better than Botha. I put Launchbury in as desperation really as we seriously lack options at 4 & 5.

Parling is a good lineout lock but not great carrier, after him there's Robson whos an even worse carrier and not as good in the lineout.

4 is desperate with Palmer on the downward, Botha solid and Lawes injury prone.

I think his attributes would be similar to most, but he others a mentality which we need in the set up, of which is sheer bloody-mindedness to impose himself upon the opposition.

I wouldn't mind Parling as a starter, so along as the we get the combinations right. Either Parling and a serious physical enforcer to take up his slack or two very good second rows that can do the job all round the park and in the set piece ala Deacon or Palmer.

I've decided I'm a fan of Foden on the wing, and might suggest Goode as the bench 10

Guys, I'm moving into my flat this week (get the keys tomorrow) so may not be too active till a week Tues just so you all know

Good luck with the move mate. Did mine 3 weeks ago, took me a week to recover! More bruises doing it than I had after my last game of rugby!

Anyone else seen that the SBW to league rumour has resurfaced again? Time for another 12 SJE!

Only a rumour atm

One that refuses to go away for the last 12 months!

Seems silly that he would make the move now, but with SBW, money talks I think

I suspect he may go for a season, similar with Cooper

You can still vaguely judge him based on his League performances though. The games are very different but things like his pace, tackling and skills will be the same

SBW is a total professional, if anybody could do a sabbatical in league and come back to union firing it would be him

I'd find it impossible to do so. If we are voting down players for Japan, which is still a pro league, then playing in NRL won't cut it for me. Big part of the reason why I went for Steyn and not SBW

Got to question why SBW is doing it? Best 12 in the world right now, tearing it up with the Chiefs.

So the guy has now moved club every season for the last 5 seasons?

Got to question why SBW is doing it? Best 12 in the world right now, tearing it up with the Chiefs.

So the guy has now moved club every season for the last 5 seasons?

Yeah, it seems odd to do now he's made the starting 12 AB jersey his. Be hard to win back. I suppose he's won the World Cup now though

He hasn't done anything, it just the same rumour that was around last month from the same source

Surely SBW will still hold rating till the end of the season though like Fourie did while in Japan last season. His contract isnt up till after the AIs and if he does go to league it will most likely be via Japan first.

All rumours though at this stage. Supposedly hes announcing his decision in 2 weeks so fingers crossed he stays!

Guys after a new phone what do people recommend? Iv currently got a iPhone 3GS

Wait for iPhone 5

When's it due?

Summer/Autumn

Allegedly. Was meant to be last September!

Good for Summer champ R2 SJE?

I'd wait Drive mate, my contract is ending with my 3GS at the end of August. I would stick with iPhone IMO unless you fancy the new Samsung galaxy they're meant to be funky.

Yep will have it up this evening mate

Danny Care available for the right offer

Also, Murphy, Newby, Tait, Sam Jones

This weeks match thread:
https://www.606v2.com/t31663-summer-cup-round-2#1347146

Usual deadlines guys: Teams by Saturday. Predictions by Tuesday

I'm going to be without the net (bar on my phone) from Sat till Tues at the earliest...just to forewarn people!!

Not sure who has him in this game, but Michael Lipman retired today due to multiple concussions. He's been playing with the pain since 2009 and apparently learnt how to pass the medical questions on pitch, so he could carry on playing the game. Hard / stupid lad.

Quality player, probably Bath's best 7 of the modern era, unlucky not to get more caps. However, so was Corry, Worsley, Armitage, Ward-Smith, all from the same era.

I have him

Am away for 2 weeks from tomorrow. Will try and get some Predos in. Probs just scores. Pooly, can you make the foreign deal I left you instructions for please once the 2nd bid comes in? If none of them go through I'll deal with it when I get back

CJ

Have a good un mate

Remember teams in and foreigns open Monday

Bored in work so since its all done and dusted what would peoples team of the summer internationals be then??

For me:

1. Cian Healy
2. Rory Best
3. Adam Jones
4. Eben Eztebath
5. Sam Whitelock
6. SOB
7. Pocock
8. Read

9. Aaron Smith
10. Dan Carter
11. Habanna
12. SBW
13. Conrad Smith
14. Pietersen
15. Halfpenny

I thought Read was injured?

I thought Jones & Whitelock were very disappointing personally. My effort:

1. Healy
2. BdP
3. Kefu
4. Romano (only one test but great)
5. Kruger
6. Alberts
7. McCaw
8. Read

9. Smith
10. Barnes
11. Habana
12. SBW
13. Tuilagi
14. JP
15. AAC

Dont think I can put a full team out, as didn't see all of the Wales and Irish games, but here are the performances that impressed me

Healy, BDP, Kefu, Kruger, Alberts, Pietersen, Habana, JDV, Halfpenny, JD2, Tuilagi, Care, Tupuric, Ryan

Those that didnt (either because they were poor, or just over hyped)

Marler, Morgan, Youngs, Botha, Etzebeth, Beast, Houghaard, Morne Steyn, Weepu, Welsh hookers

Read missed the 3rd test but started both the first two games.
Really liked Romano but one test in a blow out game wasn't enough for me.
Alberts was great but think SOB and Pocock were both immense.

I didnt think much of JDV to be honest. Moved to 13 to combat Tuilagi and lead the defence but got shoved around a fair bit by Manu. Donnacha Ryan definately worth a shout though forget about him!

I was going to put Ryan but couldn't remember his name lol

Sgt_Pooly wrote:I thought Jones & Whitelock were very disappointing personally.

You just wanted to diss my players

Sorry mate, no intensional digg. Rate both very very highly, perhaps why I was slightly disappointed.

Whitelock has looked very good for the 'Saders in super rugby this year. I think he was just shown up by other locks I think

Whitelock is probably my favourite lock. Always thought him and POC would be an immense partnership. Would need an extra carrier in the front and back rows, but still class.

In fact, spurred me on to do my 'favourite player XV'. Not neccessarily the best, just the guys I love watching.

Tongha
BDP
Franks
Whitelock / Bekker
POC / Nallet
Dusatoir / Louw
Pocock / Higginbotham
Alberts

Parra
Evans
JOC/Guildford
Steyn
Fourie/Smith
Dagg
Halfpenny

I'll follow Bathite

1. Tonga
2. BDP
3. Castro
4. Bekker
5. POC
6. Ferris
7. Dusatoir
8. Picamoles

9. Pieneer
10. Sexton
11. JOC
12. SBW
13. Smith/BOD (Heino Cup final BOD, not summer tour BOD...)
14. Medard
15. Kearney

We have fairly similar tastes Bathite!