Exeter Chiefs 2014/2015

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Full Name: Exeter Chiefs Rugby Club
Union: Rugby Football Union
Founded: 1871
Location: Exeter, England
Ground: Sandy Park - Capacity: 10,744
Chairman: Tony Rowe

Director of Rugby Rugby; Fluxy


Captain: Paul O'Connell
Vice-Captain: Toby Flood

Current Budget: £0.25m
Senior Squad (38)

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Forwards (20)

Hookers

Sean Cronin (Ireland)
Jack Yeandle (England)
Dimitri Szarzewski (France)

Props

LH - Cian Healy (Ireland)
LH - Wyatt Crockett (New Zealand)
LH - Ryan Grant (Scotland)
TH - Davit Kubriashvili (Georgia)
TH - Mike Ross (Ireland)
TH - James Cooper-Wooley (England)
TH - Phil Swainston (England)

Locks

LK - Jake Ball (Wales)
LK - Michael Paterson (England) 
LK - Paul O'Connell (Ireland) 
LK - Kane Douglas (Australia)

Backrows

OS  - Luke Wallace (England)
OS  - Jacob Rowan (England)
BS/OS - Yannick Nyanga (France)
BS/OS/8 - James Haskell (England)
8/BS - Fritz Lee (New Zealand)
8 - Toby Faletau (Wales)

Backs (19)

Scrum Halves

SH - Connor Murray (Ireland)
SH - Chris Cook (England)
SH - Nic White (Australia)

Fly Halves

FH - Marnitz Boshoff (South Africa)
FH - Toby Flood (England)
FH - Camille Lopez (France)

Centres

IC - Brad Barritt (England)  
IC - Eamonn Sheridan (England)  
IC/OC - Darren Cave (Ireland)  
IC/OC - Alex Dunbar (Scotland)
OC - Adam Ashley-Cooper (Australia)

Back Three


WG - Tom Varndell (England)
WG - Jamie Elliott (England)
WG/FB - Cory Jane (New Zealand)
WG/FB - Maxime Medard (France) 
FB/WG/CE - James O'Connor (Australia)

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Academy Squad (20/20)

HK - Scott Otten 17/07/1994 (age 20) (Wales)
PR - Alex Lundberg 09/12/1994 (age 18) (England)
PR - Kieran Davies 02/12/1993 (age 21) (England)
PR - Taniela Tupou 13/06/1996 (age 18) (Tonga)
LK - Tomás Lavanini 22/01/1993 (Argentina)
LK - Patrick Tuipulotu 23/01/1993 (New Zealand)
LK - Glen Young 04/11/1994 (age 19) (England)
FL - Joe Edwards 21/09/1993 (age 20) (New Zealand)
FL - Steve Uren 11/04/1994 (age 18) (Scotland)
FL - Matt Blandford (age 18) (England) *Playing for England U18's
FL - Gus Jones 27/02/1994 (age 19) (England)
SH - Alex Day 11/03/1993 (England)
SH - Jack Maunder (age 17) (England) *Playing for England U18's
FH - Alex Lozowski 30/06/1993 (England)
WG - Will Robinson 9/1/1993 (age 20) (England)
WG - Lolagi Visnia 17/1/1993 (age 21) (New Zealand)
WG - Tom Howe 03/06/1995 (age 17) (England)
WG/FB - Liam O'Neill 09/01/1994 (age 19) (England)
FB - Mike Haley (England)

What for just Faletau then?

Horwill & Brussow could be goers

Burger + Fotauli'i + Maitland
For
Faletau + Murray + Trimble

Don't want to lose Wallace or De Allende in any deal where I lose Healy mate. You know how much I rate him. Did think we'd struggle

Interested in Lowe, Murray and Lowoski

Depends which 8, I want to keep Hughes.

Yea maybe what are we looking at?

I saw it as

Healy and Wallace > Barrington and Tipuric
Would much rather have my two

Then De Allende over either of the other two. Would rather quality over quantity. I don't really think we are actually gonna get anywhere

Form is temp

Healy, Messam, Gaskell 
for 
Barrington, Falateu, Tipuric

I'd think about but I'm not sure I'd do this. I'd need to work out where it left my teams over different times

Armitage & Tillouse-Borde for O'Connell & Burrell?

Not sure where to take it mate

Falateu, Tuipulotu and Trimble
For 
Messam, Hogg and Charteris

As in you'd accept it?

Trouble is I'm not looking for like for like swaps, am trying to re model my squad.

For?

Maybe, can't remember where we were. I'd need Faletau involved for Denton.

Haha...maybe POC as the extra?

Not too sure then, I'd need a lock back if I lost Horwill

I'll have a think on that one mate

Right, who are you after buddy, let's get something done.

All top class and all starters for me mate, so will need the same back if we're going to get anything done.

Interested in Tuipulotu, Lavanini, O'Connell, O'Connor

I'm tempted by something along the lines of

Steffon & Nonu

for

Lavanini/Tuipulotu & JOC

But will need to make it a bigger deal, maybe with some squad players to balance out the EQ thing.

Your interest in Steffon has waned in the 36 minutes since you asked about him?! I can't keep up!

Not sure who you see as a direct replacement for JOC? I would be looking to play him at 12 as a direct replacement for Nonu.

A 15 replacement could be a struggle as the only out and out 15 I have in my squad is Delon and I would need another EQ starter back any deal. Let me have a think, there has to be some potential for a monster deal here.

Patrick Tuipulotu, Chris Cook, Luther Burrell & James O'Connor

For

Steffon Amitage, Sebastien Tillous-Borde, Ma'a Nonu & Delon Armitage

???

Ok mate. I've tried to make it so it benefits us both. You get 2 EQ starters while only losing 1, and you get world class in that position, and I cover a couple of issues, namely a top lock and scrum half cover during the 6 Nations.

I don't think I can do it mate, sorry

Anything for Murray?

No bother mate, we've hit a wall again lol

Not sure where to take that one mate

What for Murray

Could see Hask for Fearns if I got a gain elsewhere, say a 9 for Murray or a swap for AAC? Or JOC!

Where we at buddy?

That's a bit of a departure mate, let me have a think, as I genuinely thought you'd go for what I offered.

JJ, Faletau, Burrell, JOC, Tuipulotu??

Horwill + Denton + ? + ?

Tuip + Faletau + JJ + Burrell

Richie Gray Palu for Murray and Dunbar

Any twist in the above?

Hi mate, sorry for the late response

Coles, Maestri, McCaw and Jane could go

I'd be in for Kubs, Tuipolotu, Murray (massively), Burrell, AAC and Strettle if you can see anything

Lose Burrell?

What are we looking at then?

Maestri + Laidlaw + Jane for

Tuipolotu, Murray + Buttin?

Don't think we will get anywhere on either tbh mate

Faletau? Maybe Lavanini

Varndell?

Toby?

Mermoz perhaps?

Not sure mate, bit lop sided

Probably look to keep hold of Horwill unless get top class back, he'll be huge for Quins with their locking options.

Tips, Falateu, Murray and AAC my main priorities

Nalaga + Hogg + Faumania + Flanquardt
for
AAC + JJ + Falateu

Not keen on losing either really mate, and definitely not straight up for Varndell