Northampton Saints Squad - Fantasy Rugby 2016/2017

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Northampton Saints Squad - Fantasy Rugby Game 2015/2016 Season

2011/2012 - Anglo-Welsh Cup Winners
2012/2013 - Anglo-Welsh Cup and Heineken Cup Winners
2014/2015 - European Cup Winners

Coaching Staff:

Head Coach: Dammit Chris
Assistant Head-Coache: Mark McCall

Forwards Head-Coach: Pat Lam
Defence Coach: Paul Gustard

Attack/Backs Head-Coach: Aaron Mauger
Attack Coach Assistant: Bruce Reihana

Academy Coaches: James Simpson Daniel,

Sponsors: Ibex Earth | www.ibexearth.com

Playing Squad
Currently 34 players.

Hookers
HK Dylan Hartley (England - Full Squad)
HK Schalk Brits (South Africa)
HK/BS Ashley Johnson (South Africa)

(note to self a loosehead is number 1 and a tighthead is number 3)

Props
Looseheads
PR Wyatt Crockett (NewZealand)
PR Logi Mulipola (Samoa)
PR Mako Vunipola (England - Full Squad)
PR Ox Nche (South Africa)

Tightheads
PR Ramiro Herrera (Argentina)
PR Jake Cooper Wooley (England - Saxons)
PR Enrique Pieretto Heiland (Argentina)

Second row
LK Joe Launchbury (England - Full Squad)
LK/BS Vaea Fifita (Tonga)
LK/BS Michael Paterson (England)
LK Paul Jedrasiak (France)
LK Jonny Gray (Scotland)

Backrow
OS David Pocock (Australia)
BR Ollie Griffiths (Wales)
OS James Davies (Wales)
OS Brendon O'Connor (England)
BS Schalk Burger (South Africa)
BR Luke Wallace (England)
N8 Billy Vunipola (England - Full Squad)
N8 Facundo Isa (Argentina)

Scrumhalves
SH Cobus Reinach (South Africa)
SH Joe Simpson (England - Saxons)
SH Conor Murray (Ireland)

Flyhalves
FH George Ford (England - Full Squad)
FH Lima Sopoaga (New Zealand)
FH/FB Patricio Fernandez (Argentina)

Centres
CE/FH Matt Giteau (Australia)
CE Weslie Fofana (France)
CE Alex Dunbar (Scotland)
CE Manu Tuilagi (England - Full Squad)
CE Elliot Daly (England - Full Squad)
CE Matt Banahan (England)

Back Three
WG Julian Savea (NZ)
WG Manuel Montero
WG Adam Ashley-Cooper (Australia)

FB Leigh Halfpenny (Wales)
FB Ben Foden (England - Full Squad)

Utility Backs

Saints Senior Academy for 2017/2018:
(After 1st September 1994) (17 Players)

PR Zander Fagerson (Scotland) - 19/01/1996.
PR Conan O'Donnell (Irish) - 23/05/1996.
BR Joe Mullis (England u18s) - 21/04/1997.
BR/SR George Nott (England u20s) - 21/01/1996.
LK James Ryan (Ireland) - 24/07/1996.
LK Scott Cummings (Scotland) - 03/12/1996.
BR Dan du Preez (South Africa) - 05/09/1995.
Archie White


FH/FB Ali Crossdale (England u18s) - (dob needed)
CE Conor Dolan (England) - (dob needed, England u18s)
CE Owen Watkin (Wales) - 06/10/1996.
Paolo Odogwu
Adam Hastings
Caleb Shepard
WG Rieko Ioane (New Zealand) 18/03/1997.
FB/SH Jamie Shillcock (England) - 01/09/1997.
Harry Mallinder
Tyler Morgan

Hook
For
Brock / Jackson + Harry Rudkin

I'd do him for Phillips and Hook?

Nahh that offer is final sorry mate. Not keen on losing too many others.

Ive stuck that on confirms

Fair enough.

Castro might be 2nd choice for Toulon but will work in a strong scrum every game.

Adam Jones doesn't even have a club.

Long shot but any trades involving Halfpenny or Giteau?

Hook mate?

Liam Williams?

Strongest side for me is

1. Mako
2. Hartley
3. Jones/Herrera
4. Lawes
5. Launchbury
6. Burger
7. Robshaw
8. Parisse/Billy
9. Phillips
10. Evans
11. Savea
12. Fofana
13. Manu
14. Bowe
15. Halfpenny

As for a deal

Castro for Mulipola and Williams?

your best side for me mate is similar to Steve's. But for me there were just the odd personnel changes in games where you changed too much of the side which effected the result. 

Just need to be cleverer in some selections. Like in the wet, I'd be tempted to select 6. Billy 7. Robshaw. Parisse

Backs for me pretty much pick themselves, when they are available.

Not a problem mate, it's obviously down to opinions. But felt like you were playing within your squad rather than your best for me at points last year.

I won't take Williams as we stand mate as have another target in the foreigns.

Domingo or Mako?

Anything for Robshaw, Daly, Jordan Williams?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/premiership/11137539/Wasps-close-in-on-30m-deal-to-take-over-Ricoh-Arena-and-move-to-Coventry.html


Dreadful news

Wasps have tradition and heritage. That heritage is in london and not the midlands.

This is a blow to rugby. Also not sure what fans they will get
With both saints and Leicester having big support
Here

Under academy laws worcester will still have the players in that locality. It's all divided up in patches and wuss have invested in some near Coventry.

In my coaching I often have to hand players back who are not in the right patch. We are bristol/South glos
But the borders are strange. 50% South glos
Are bristol academy or combination the other are glos academy or combination.


Patches are quite firm and you have 5 year contracts to allow investment. It makes the wasps move even weirder. They have no catchment for 2-3 years

Harry Mallinder?

Depending on Injuries you can borrow Steenkamp ?

Could do JCW on loan assuming neither of my AB's are selected

Pocock, Johnny Gray?

What for Webber, Stander and Matawalu?

Rhodri Williams?

What for pocock?

Webber?

Anyone except Healy/Whitelock/SOB/North pretty much

JCW cannot go on loan. Faum and Ben T both been picked for Autumn Internationals

Not at all mate. Always thought I'd have one of them. I couldn't see them both being in the AB squad. It's a shame really.

He's looking like a handy player. Hoping he keeps on developing! I'd want some kind of EQ involved or a significant gain on non-EQ. Who you got available

Any chance i can borrow Devoto Chris for the next 4 weeks? AIs have left me well short of fast people.

Cheers fella.

What for Jonny Gray mate?

Any chance of taking him on loan for the season?

Looked good against the AB's on Saturday, lineout work was excellent and got around the park well.

Bonnaire & L Williams from that list.

M Vunipola, Herrera, Fofana...not.

Can't believe I've stopped your 100% record!

Am interested in Twomey mate.

Just seen my three next fixtures - you, you, then you!

Could possibly be interested in cj

Murray + Paterson
=
Launchbury + Davies

No. Stander doesn't really do a lot for me and think Ewels has more potential

Hi mate, what for Devoto and Jonny Gray?

6 week loan swap

Patchell for Lood De Jager

Happy to mate, how long are you thinking

Liam Williams?

Just doesn't fit my team composition

Yeah mate, sounds good. Any conditions? Stick it on confirms whenever you're happy

Nalaga

Twoemy?

Manoa, JDP, LDJ, Gray, Williams, Daly, Morgan interest me

Rhodri Williams and Tyler Morgan

Patchell needs more than that mate. No real interest in Hook at that price

I'd need EQ back to lose him