Fantasy Aviva Premiership season 4

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Teams
Bath RFC
Manager:- 207bars

Exeter Chiefs
Manager:- RugbyDriver

Gloucester
Manager:- Anonmattyt

Harlequins
Manager:- Steve_sharks

Leicester Tigers
Manager:- LukeLovesLuka

London Irish
Manager:- stnick88

London Wasps
Manager:- Arry

Newcastle Falcons
Manager:- PoolyPunk

Northampton Saints
Manager:- Dammit_Chris

Sale Sharks
Manager:- SirJohnnyEnglish

Saracens
Manager:- LDCPete]

Worcester Warriors
Manager - Prop_Lyd

Prop....see Morgan has declined the opportunity to play for the Saxons

Yeah I know, bad for me in this game but great for Wales!!!!

Stephen Donald to join Bath from the looks of it.

Heard a few people say that Wasps have asked Haskell to come back - could be interesting as desperately need a no8!

Guys I'm after a hooker, no5, and some back three players - let me know if you have anyone available!

The following Wasps players are for sale:

HK Damien Varley (Ireland)
FH Rory Clegg (England)
FH Nicky Little (Fiji)
CE Will Chambers (Australia)
WG Bruce Reihana (New Zealand)

I'm looking for players who won't be involved in the World Cup. Need a hooker, tighthead & loosehead prop, number eight, inside centre and a full back.

Saracens - Joe Maddock
Leicester - Micky Young, Kieran Brookes, Graham Kitchener

All signed up.

Kitchener was a done deal a little while ago. They mentioned it during the Saxons game the other day. Same with Brookes and Young.

Why sign if you are micky young. Guaranteed number 2. Shows as complete lack of ambition.

All 3 are great signings. Leicester need a back up 10 more than anything. Castro is obviously off with cole to be starter and brookes as back up with Julian White who has signed for another season!!

Good news re donald for Bath in terms of this game. I think he will cut defences to pieces in the AP. He is also really physical in terms of size. Never realised he was 16 stone!!. Always looks nig but that is huge for a ten

I think it could be a canny move for Donald, he's a good player. I think he would of struggled last season with Bath's poor pack but with their new boys they should be able to get a good platform for him. He's strong on the front foot.

After a creative/running 13 available during the WC

Sure someone released Ayoola Erinle the other day pooly.......................

Twas me I think Driver lol...I quite like Erinle, can do a job. Really not rated on here though!

gets you over the gainline and sucks defenders in would make loads of space for JOC

He's a decent player mate but certain players get slaughtered on here, I'm also a massive fan of Jamie Noon but he get's a unfair hammering, mostly for playing in a poor England side with Tindall at 12

Available:

HK Marius Tincu (Romania)
HK Tom Lindsay (England)
HK Joe Duffey (England)
LK Ed Slater (England)
LK Ben Guliver (England)
FL Ben Woods (England)
FL Ben Skirving (England)
CE Dan Hipkiss (England)
CE Alex Crockett (England)
WG Luke Fitzgerald (Ireland)
WG Miles Benjamin (England)

Seen quite a few offers on my page, I'm probably going to have to take a few days away from the game because one of the cameramen we had on the film has sadly passed away.

The players that I am willing to get rid of in my squad are set out below, if anyone fancies a deal then I will get back to you as soon as I can.

PR Dave Wilson (E) (1 or 3)
PR Sakaria Taulafo (Samoa) (3)
PR Mike MacDonald (USA) (1)
LK James Sandford (Irish)
LK James Craig (E)
FL Sione Kalamafoni (Tonga)
FL/N8 Luke Watson (South Africa)
N8 Ryan Kankowski (South Africa)
CE/FB Shane Geraghty (E)
CE Luke Eves (E)
CE Casey Laulala (NZ)
WG Tom Arscott (E) FOR SALE
WG Caucau Benica (Fiji) FOR SALE
FB/FH Christian Lewis-Pratt (E)

England U20 side in the WC:

http://www.rfu.com/News/2011/June/News%20Articles/090611_EnglandU20_Ireland_team.aspx

Interesting that Ford starts at 10 instead of Farell

Ford has been the star of the side all year. Farrell has no right to his position in my book, Not when Ford's been doping so well

Ford's best player in that u20 team by some distance, never seen a player with such composure at 18 - played for the Eng u18s when he was 15 and youngest ever player to play for a Premiership Club.

Keep a watch out for Ryan Mills and Elliot Daly in the centres, both very good players, best midfield I have ever seen an Eng u20 team have if I'm honest - they smashed Ireland 46-15 last time they played and Daly got a hattrick.

Be back online Saturday / Sunday I hope

I like short the wing. Mills is good as is Gray. The sh is poor. Robson on the bench is better but barely 19

Steven_Sharks wrote:Ford has been the star of the side all year. Farrell has no right to his position in my book, Not when Ford's been doping so well

Bit of an interesting spelling mistake there steve!! He a dealer then?

he's been passing his drugs tests as well thought it was worth congratulating him on

How do people rate Italian players like Luke Mclean?

short and JJ on the wings is impressive for such a young side.

not a fan of mclean driver.

Here's a curious thought those involved in ERL how would your strongest ever team fair on here? I'm going to go with my ERL Season 3 Ospreys side.

1.Marcos Ayerza
2.Rory Best
3.Ben Alexander
4.Dave Attwood
5.Johann Muller
6.JVN
7.David Pocock
8.Johnnie Beattie

9.Ben Youngs
10.Quade Cooper
11.Horsea Gear
12.Berrick Barnes
13.David Marty
14.Tommy Bowe
15.James O'Connor

Nick its short the worcester winger and not the saracens one. However the u20s short looks dynamite every time i have seen him

we doing predictions today?

Over the weekend mate going to do the page this afternoon

Anybody around watching the Under 20s?

I will be flicking between that and the Mighty Lancs in the battle of the roses

Bright start by England - Try if 11 had held his depth.

Good try from resulting scrum though

Bit disappointing so far, no real standout talent for England

I was impressed by Ransom and Ford (as usual, boy is a world beater)

Thomas was good but we know he is a huge talent after he bullied Corbs at the reebok

Watched the game - was impressed with Vunipola (he looks at least 32!) and Thomas, both very mobile and solid. Steven has Thomas been getting a lot of game time for Sale this season, seemed to look a bit cleverer than the rest of the forwards. Was disappointed with 4-8, although Kvesic came on strong in the last 20mins. They didnt protect the scrum half.

George Ford is 3-4 classes above anyone else at this level, passing, kicking is sublime - still 18 too. He will take over from Flood at Tigers by the time he is 20.

Also got to take into consideration that the English team had never played against 18 of the Irish team before, no chance to do video work etc, so playing against a completely unknown element. To come away with a winning BP is a good start though.

Thomas has been first choice TH since Xmas as Wihongi failed a drugs test and we had no on else. Been doing very well. Taken a few beatings at the scrum but done pretty well.

Ford is better than english players but Saffers looked great today.

Ford looks promising but that's all for me, think he's the next big hype. He's miles away from Flood though, can't really compare the two.

He'll be a world beater Pooly, think he played for the Eng u18s when he was 15, youngest player to ever represent a Premiership club and I'm sure he first got into the u20s the day he turned 17. To achieve anything like that you have to be pretty special.

He's one of those players that looks like he has time on the ball - I hope Tigers will pick him ahead of Staunton this year in some of the AP games.

Hopefully a better performance in the next game, the SA's did look very strong - didnt think much of the Junior All Blacks though. Think the Aussies could ahve won it if they had Liam Gill, think he's a real talent.

World beater is a bold statement, he's got a long way to go to even get in the Leicester team.

I've watched him play 25-30 games mate, never seen an English talent like him. He'll be a Tigers starter by the age of 20.

If a third make it to ap level it's good. When I played vickery, woodman and phil greening made it. Pretty much no one else. Maybe 4 of us played n1.

Physical size Is key. Short, Farrell, ford, have a chance.

Vunipola still unfit. There dad played for tonga and lower glos leagues. He is like his dad so prone to weight I will be surprised if makes it.

Irish prop killed him tonight.

I see in George Ford everything I saw in Jonny Wilkinson when he was at his best in 2003. if he develops as he should he will be a world beater.

Missed most of Crusaders v Blues. looks to have been an attritional possibles v probables tbh

Can't see a better FB in world rugby at the minute than Kurtley Beale, lads sublime!

Great bit of individual skill from Kurtley Beale there. Tom Carter is having a great season for the Tahs , didn't relise he was 28 years old mind! only just noticed him this season.

Ben Smith impresses me more every time i see him play , would be great to have on your bench. Covers 3 positions and seems to have so much time on the ball when in possession

WHAT A TRY!

Poopie defence by the tahs there for Thompson to go through. Highlanders attack is awful past the gainline - need to play whats in front of them

Smiths came on stacks this season, remember him for the AB's few years back looking lost but he's improved beyond site.

I bought him for WC cover but he could be a bolter covering 14/11/15/12/13.

Been impressed with Carter too Driver, looks about 20!

You talking about the same Beale who butchered the try scoring opportunity and made it a lot harder for his team to score??

He is good but lets not get carried away

the boys got some strength as well!

It's a shame Aus have had Mortlock/Ioane/AAC playing 13 over the last 10 years or he'd be playing international rugby.

Highlanders are so disjointed it's embarrassing Smith needed to shift that ball and he took it back in to where the chase was. First rule of counter attacking a kick - Change the point of attack!

Not watching game, just turned on to see Beale carve through midfield to set up a try. Amazing player, can't think of a FB close to him.

Anyone about for some deals?