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

Let me get back to you with that, just looking at some other deals first.

Also I'd want Schalk Burger in the deal.

Ok Burger taken out, but I'd like either Foden or Banahan in there. Also like Montero as I am looking to get a bit more power out on the wing.

Isa, Wallace, Banahan, Odogwu and Caleb Shepard for Savea, Curry and Dickinson?

Is there anything for Montero that you would do though? I wouldn't lose anyone like May, Dagg or Foloa for him but maybe a centre? Are any of your props available - particularly Mulipola or Crockett?

It looks a fair deal, but it would mean I would have to release a player.

A few people have messaged, so I am having a bit of a rethink - I don't want to lose Stookes as he's a England qualified lock and if I take too many players then I have to release some of my squad.

Isa, Wallace, Banahan, Crockett with Hastings, Odogwu and Shephard from your academy for Savea, Dickinson, Curry and Bradbury?

Just running the deal through with some of my advisors

Anything for Montero ?

Morgan, Mallinder and Fifitia interest me too.

Ok thanks. Just realised you've only got 34 players in your squad - I might have some to buy as I am a little bit over, only fringe players though if someone jumps out at you?

No chance for Woodward, unless I got Ford and Tuilagi involved.

I may have a slight issue with academy call ups - James for Mallinder could work, but without getting a good English player involved for Stooke he is going nowhere. I want one of your better England academy players this time, Archie White is at Quins and very highly rated so either him or Nott. I am also tempted by Foden.

actually Ben Foden.

Ignore Ben Foden, he's getting on a bit and not sure how well he is rated.

I want White, Morgan and Mallinder in any deal though.

Also keen on Sopoaga, Murray, Fagerson and Nott.

Yeah I may have messed up a bit there, he's a good player for Quins academy and we have a lot of hope for him - I am looking to get more English guys and Quins guys in my team to make it a bit more interesting for me.

What do you reckon?

Ok mate, good luck with the run. If you managed to get on before you leave, I would do.

White, Mallinder, Morgan and Fifitia.

James, Stookes, but I would prefer not to lose Schickerling as will be calling him up to my squad so you can select Gelant, Phillips or Bradbury as I'm not sure I will find a space for them.

If I lose James I want some of your better academy guys is the gist of the deal.

I was looking on the main boards and you've previously said that Ashley-Cooper is available? Is that still the case as would like to bring him into my squad too, but maybe change the deal a bit above?

And what would you need for Ashley-Cooper?

Actually scrap that I am wanting to get a player in the domestics who plays in the centres as have one left there to get and think I know who I am after.

I'd be very keen to get Montero, but have only just signed WLR and he looked great yesterday, but you are right I would like to do a deal that got me some good academy players in return for some of my other players.

Mallinder, White, Montero, Morgan + £5m

for

James, Stooke, Willie le Roux

Which of my players would you recommend to release? Want to get through the deal and be good to know.

Ah sorry to hear that, hope you get better soon.

Been thinking about the deal and the domestic bid I've just made means I need to free up a back and if we swapped Stooke for Addison would that work?

Mallinder, Montero, White and Morgan & £5 million for

James, Addison and WLR.

Make it £10 million as Montero's form hasn't been the best. Final offer is the above but £10 million. Or £15 million if we swapped Montero for Ashley-Cooper.

Just waiting on some advice over Addison or Stooke - sorry to be a pain.

Addison it is.

Confirm?

Thanks for that Got there eventually.

AAC, Le Roux, Burger ?

Selling Le Roux already - how comes?

we can certainly try mate!

any suggestions?

Well if everyone is available ..

Mako, Herrera, Launchbury, Billy, Sopoaga, Daly, Savea, Ryan, Ioane, Shillcock

Launchbury, Gray, Billy, Isa, Murray, Manu, Savea, Nott, Mallinder, Ioane.

To be honest not sure what to price him at mate. Haven't seen a lot of him other then the highlight tries but England haven't had a prospect with his physical gifts out wide ever really. Interested in the below. Obviously will have to get others involved on my side

Mako, Launchberry, Billy, Isa, Sopoago, Daly & Ioane

Isiekwe, Cole, Whitelock, Underhill and Veanu

Cole - Looking at Herrera with top class EQ back, which you have plenty of!
Isiekwe - Tough to value as seems to be Itoje hyped at min
Whitelock - Would prefer to keep really
Underhill - Another I'd prefer to keep due to the hype around him, an older better EQ poss would temp me in a deal
Veanu - Looking at getting Savea, maybe Ioane involved

Hey mate

Jamie George, Pablo Matera, Francois Louw, Owen Farrell, Charles Piutau, Denny Solomona and Ben Smith

Of those, I'm keeping George and Farrell - rest all doable in the right deal

Something along the lines of

Launchbury + Ioane

=

Solomona + Ben Smith

?

Hello mate, 

Would be interested in:

Mako, Cooper-Wooley, Herrera, Launch, Isa, Reinach, Murray, Ford, Fofana, Fagerson and Mallinder - as a start!