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Bath Rugby	Bathite
Exeter Chiefs	Luke
Gloucester	Prop
Harlequins	Driver
Leicester Tigers	Pooly
London Irish	Mad for Chelsea
London Wasps	CF
London Welsh	Flux
Northampton Saints	Johnny
Sale Sharks	Ollie
Saracens	Chequred
Worcester Warriors	ITFL

CURRENT AP STANDINGS

	P	W	D	L	PD	BP	PTS
01 - Leicester Tigers	17	14	0	3	+120	6	61
02 – Northampton Saints	17	14	0	3	+89	3	59
03 – Harlequins	17	10	0	7	+54	9	49
04 -  Bath Rugby	17	10	0	7	+21	7	47
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05 – Saracens	17	9	1	7	+31	6	44
06 – Exeter Chiefs	17	8	1	8	+5	7	41
07 – Gloucester	17	8	0	9	+25	7	39
08 – London Welsh	17	8	0	9	-6	6	38
09 – Worcester Warriors	17	6	1	10	-74	5	32
10 – Sale Sharks	17	5	3	9	-58	5	31
11 – London Irish	17	5	0	12	-27	5	27
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12 –  London Wasps	17	2	0	15	-152	6	14

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ACADEMY INCREASED TO 20

WAITING LIST:
1. HERSH


3 Jun - Newcastle can make 1 foreign bid
5 Jun - Newcastle/Sale/Irish 1 foreign bid
7 Jun - All teams bar Irish/Newcastle uncapped bid

15 Jun - All full foreign bid
22 Jun - All U21 bid

8 July - All foreign bid

Bath have signed Martin Roberts and Micky Young, two shrewd league scrumhalfs there. Not bad players.

http://planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16024_8681170,00.html

Le Roux one of the lads I'm interested in over the summer, and could be lost to the Boks after being snubbed from the training squad in my mind,

Its official now, Bath have Ford

http://planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16024_8681726,00.html

The Lions squad, wtf

Some real randoms

Sgt_Pooly wrote:Some real randomsA generally mediocre at best squad that is going to lose 3-0

Fixed that for you

Some I would argue with, but I can understand why. Matt Stevens, why?!

Is no Robshaw upset you CJ?

Fluxy wrote:Some I would argue with, but I can understand why. Matt Stevens, why?!

Between him and Jenkins, Gats wants to give the Aussie scrum a rare chance at supremacy so the world can really see what the Australian 6-15 can do in an even match. He feels the world deserves it

Sgt_Pooly wrote:Is no Robshaw upset you CJ?

I expected it, the omissions are galling but not unexpected (and I find the omissions of Brown, Grant etc even more bizarre) . It's the utterly typical Gatland's Wales-ness of the squad, I don't think a team like that is physically capable of beating a half-decent Aussie side

Brown and Grant were big ones for me. Did Heaslip get on the plane from just one performance? Because I would rathered Beattie or even Morgan as the back up 8.

Fluxy wrote:Brown and Grant were big ones for me. Did Heaslip get on the plane from just one performance? Because I would rathered Beattie or even Morgan as the back up 8.

One performance against Biarritz of all people

Oh, and excellent, I'm going to get knocked out of Europe thanks to another CF result sans explanation

#Firstworldproblems

LOL upset CJ?

Getting into hashtagging on here now?

#onthebandwagon

Don't usually do it but figured when one's whining for the day involves the fact that the wrong British people were picked to tour Australia and you got beaten on a text-based online sports game then one should acknowledge the ridiculousness of doing so

Could be worse...

If that preado does in turn knock you out CJ , In the interest of fairness i'm happy to withdraw from the Amlin.

I'm totally baffled with Heaslip, he's been dross.

Driver wrote:If that preado does in turn knock you out CJ , In the interest of fairness i'm happy to withdraw from the Amlin.

Don't be silly!

Pooly - I'd like to place a bet that Student-A1 might want to join this game at some point. Some people are just instantly recognisable aren't they?

We'll leave predo's open till tonight as its a semi, not sure if we'll get many more though.

Bathite wrote:Pooly - I'd like to place a bet that Student-A1 might want to join this game at some point. Some people are just instantly recognisable aren't they?

He's got 3 posts and picked up on something I said on other AP game lol.

Missing the game Bathite? Bath look like making top 4 off your good work

Please comeback

Fluxy wrote:Please comeback

+1

+ 1

Come on bathite do it!!

I'd welcome you back Bathite.

Our "banter" got a bit out of hand. Tbh the game may have to finish if you don't.

No pressure! I think that we could pick up some managers in the off season as they get a full run then. I hope!

Yea we need Exeter & possibly Irish too

I'm on tour from tomorrow morning (the joy of liverpool), I don't think I will be in the playoffs but could someone let me know by tonight and if I am I'll try to get a team in!

will we start the new season when it comes, if we still havent filled the roles, and continue with care-takers...or do we HAVE to fill the spots?

Not sure what Pooly would say but I'd rather have most of them filled. One spot can be free but, can't really keep going as we are

	P	W	D	L	PD	BP	PTS
01 - Leicester Tigers	22	19	0	3	+154	8	84
02 – Northampton Saints	22	16	1	5	+75	6	72
03 – Bath Rugby	22	13	0	9	+49	10	62
04 - Harlequins	22	11	2	9	+41	10	58
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05 – Gloucester	22	11	2	9	+39	9	57
06 – Exeter Chiefs	22	10	2	10	+4	10	54
07 – Saracens	22	10	1	11	+37	10	52
08 – London Welsh	22	10	2	10	0	8	52
09 – Worcester Warriors	22	9	3	10	-72	5	47
10 – Sale Sharks	22	6	4	12	-95	6	38
11 – London Irish	22	5	1	16	-56	8	30
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12 – London Wasps	22	3	0	19	-170	7	19

With the end of the domestic season and after a titanic scrap for the final play-off spot, congratulations too; Tiger, Saints, Bath and Quins who just survived the run in, with Prop's typical late season charge just falling short by one point!

Furthermore commiserations to CF/Wasps. I will have a chat with Pooly to discuss something about who you might be next season!

Anyhow, the thread for the play-offs will be up shortly!

Good season lads, we're getting there.

A few spots filled and we'll be ready for the new season

Depressing for CJ and I, but well done to Driver and Prop securing Heino next year.

I'm standing by my prediction that next year one of the bottom six will win the Amlin, look at the final already for this year!

:'(

Grrrr 1 point!!

Gonna have to win the Amlin

That's what you think

London Welsh

Manager – Fluxy

01. Paul James/Rhys Gill	09. Danny Care/Ruan Pienaar
02. David Paice/Tom Lindsay	10. Nick Evans/Joe Ford (K)
03. David Wilson/Frans Malherbe
04. Dean Mumm/George Kruis	11.Horatio Agulla/Ben Ransom
05. Steve Borthwick/Paul O'Connell (C)	12. Brad Barritt/Dominic Waldlouck
06. Tom Johnson/Jackson Wray	13. George Lowe
07. Hienrich Brussow/Will Welch	14. Adam Thompstone/Topsy Ojo
08. Louis Picamoles/Ashley Johnson	15. Maxime Medard/Hugo Southwell

Time for some opinions please boys. Bold players are starters and probably untouchables, but where should I look towards strengthening for next season?

2,4,6,13,14

Prob your weakest positions. Not bad players though by a long shot.

A bit of class in midfield would be first I think

I'll get the Bath team done in a minute, but will leave open til 12 for driver and SJE to have a chance

AP Semi thread:

https://www.606v2.com/t43980-aviva-premiership-play-off-semi-final#2051286

Teams in

Ok where to improve.....

1. Wood/Guillamon
2. Best/Dawiduk
3. Jones/Harden
4. Whitelock/James
5. Hamilton/Savage
6. Qera/Savage
7. Qera/Cane
8. JVN/Narraway
9. Yachvilli/Robson
10. Burns/Lambie
11. Sharples/JSD
12. Roberts/Tindall
13. JDJ/Trinder
14. May/Monahan
15. Balshaw/Lambie

Thoughts? I'm guessing 6, wing and full-back?

I would say, a fullback/wing. As Lambie is considered more at 10 for Sharks and SA. That or maybe a back up centre or scrum half, with Tindall and yach close to retirement.

Savage is a good six and can see him doing well next year.

How about me guys:

15- Goode/Halfpenny/Barrett
14- Halfpenny/Williams
13- Smith/Tomkins
12- Allen/Casson
11- Mitchell/Smith
10- Hodgson/Barrett
9- Parra/Spencer
8- Easter/Vunipola
7- McCaw/Fraser
6- Brown/McCaw
5- Botha/Kohn
4- Ryan/Matthews
3- Tameifuina/Kepu
2- Brits/Buchanan
1- Vunipola/Mullan

Think I need a pacy winger, maybe another 6, what else?

CJ I would say when you have you starting pack out its great. Slight issue at TH but that will develop, as will some of your pack. For me a new ten to come in and take over/help develop Barrett. Or maybe a classy 12 to compliment Smith, but that depends on EQ obviuously

any point in me strengthening my wasps side..or cos relegated will i have a new side next time round?

CF wrote:any point in me strengthening my wasps side..or cos relegated will i have a new side next time round?

Last year, Fluxy got to make a combination team of some of his players and some of the promoted team's players. He also was able to get his new team to 8th in the League, so you can do a lot with that mixture! If you want advice on who to keep from each, happy to give input