London Irish

by stnick88 Wed May 11, 2011 3:56 pm

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London Irish - Page 10 London_irish_badge

Balance - £28 Million

Honours

Aviva Premiership Winner 2008/2009
LV Cup Champions 2010/2011

Squad

J.B Poux - Loosehead / Tighthead Prop
G. Shiells - Loosehead Prop
M. Stevens - Loosehead Prop / Tighthead Prop

M. Castrogiovanni - Tighthead Prop
WP. Nel - Tighthead Prop
B. Harris - Tighthead Prop

A. Hore - Hooker
J. Buckland - Hooker
T. Lindsay - Hooker
D. Fourie - Hooker (On loan from Gloucester for 4 weeks)

D. Mumm - Lock
N. Kennedy - Lock
S. Hooper - Lock
M. Garvey - Lock
J. Muller - Lock

J. Kaino - Blinside Flanker
Y. Nyanga - Blindside Flanker

H. Fourie - Openside Flanker
S. Armitage - Openside Flanker
W. Fraser - Openside Flanker

P. Spies - Number 8
N. Talei - Number 8
K. Daniel - Number 8

N. De Kock - Scrum Half
J. Dupuy - Scrum Half
R. Pienaar - Scrum Half

S. Geraghty - Fly Half / Centre
L. Beauxis - Fly Half
N. Evans - Fly Half
E. Jantjies - Fly Half

L. McAllister - Inside Centre / Fly Half
S. Naqalevuki - Inside / Outside Centre

C. Smith - Outside Centre
M. Bastereaud - Outside Centre
M. Evans - Outside Centre / Wing

S. Tagicakibau - Wing
J.P Pieterson - Wing
B. Basson - Wing

D. Armitage - Full Back / Wing
Z. Kirchner - Fullback

Academy Players

M. Anderson - Hooker
K. Low - Lock
G. Armitage - Wing / Outside Centre
D. Sisi - Flanker
A. Watson - Winger
M. Yarde - Winger
M. Morgan - Fly Half
J. Moates - Scrum Half
M. Coetzee - Blindside Flanker
J. Taufua - Number 8
G. Ellis - Hooker / Flanker

First Choice XV

1 Jean Baptiste Poux
2 Andrew Hore
3 Martin Castrogiovanni
4 Matt Garvey
5 Johann Muller
6 Yannick Nyanga
7 Steffon Armitage
8 Pierre Spies
9 Ruan Pienaar
10 Nick Evans
11 Bjorn Basson
12 Luke McAllister
13 Conrad Smith
14 JP Pieterson
15 Delon Armitage

16 Matt Stevens
17 Tom Lindsay
18 WP Nel
19 Stuart Hooper
20 Will Fraser
21 Julien Dupuy
22 Shane Geraghty
23 Marland Yarde

by Guest Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:24 pm

Make an offer for Payne.

by CJB Sun Mar 25, 2012 11:14 pm

Garvey + S.Armitage interest me

by Driver Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:56 pm

A bit.

by **Ozzy3213** Wed Apr 11, 2012 10:56 am

Mullan and Lambie for Steffon and Sisi?

by **Ozzy3213** Wed Apr 11, 2012 11:11 am

I know mate, your man love for him is as strong as mine is for Corbs!!!

by **Ozzy3213** Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:55 pm

How about Lahiff for Yarde?

by Guest Sun Apr 15, 2012 3:41 pm

What for Poux nick ??

by 'Arry Spurs Sun Apr 15, 2012 3:51 pm

What for Kennedy mate?

by Sgt_Pooly Sun Apr 15, 2012 3:57 pm

Poux?

by Sgt_Pooly Sun Apr 15, 2012 5:14 pm

Can't lose English Int without similar back mate

by Guest Sun Apr 15, 2012 5:49 pm

Sgt_Pooly wrote:Can't lose English Int without similar back mate

Same for me nick

by stnick88 Sun Apr 15, 2012 6:27 pm

thats where there will always be a problem with this game

by Sgt_Pooly Sun Apr 15, 2012 6:53 pm

5 English in match day makes it hard to let English go

by stnick88 Sun Apr 15, 2012 6:55 pm

exactly mate

by dammit_chris Sun Apr 15, 2012 7:09 pm

what for Poux mate?

by **Ozzy3213** Sun Apr 15, 2012 7:49 pm

Sgt_Pooly wrote:5 English in match day makes it hard to let English go

Disagree. People wanting the best end of deals is what makes deals difficult and stops people letting English go.

by Sgt_Pooly Sun Apr 15, 2012 8:11 pm

Parling for Poux is pretty fair if English not such an issue. 5 is tough to do.

People alway want best put of deal but not many will let English go with none in return

by **Ozzy3213** Sun Apr 15, 2012 8:14 pm

I have. Gave you Goode for Kitschoff.

I will happily let English go for a better foreign with the Englishness being the balance against the other player being a bit better.

by Sgt_Pooly Sun Apr 15, 2012 8:19 pm

That deal was very much exception I think Pete, Sarries have great academy too so you can afford to a little

by dammit_chris Sun Apr 15, 2012 8:24 pm

other thing to consider with English is that everyone had the chance to bid for youngsters - i've spent loads of money on guys like Tuilagi, Launchbury, Wade, which luckily came off, but then spent £11m on Sam Harrison.

dont think any of my Saints real life academy have played for me in this game - but have spent shed loads getting in English - so personally think its all on peoples own transfer policies!

by Sgt_Pooly Sun Apr 15, 2012 8:32 pm

Saints have a pretty good stockpile of English Chris to start and plenty coming through.

You already had Ashton, Foden, Hartley, Lawes (ok sold him) that's 4 of England's better players who I guess you'd never part with as they're English.

Only Manu has really paid off in yr buy all youngsters approach (do far)

I just think its hard for teams with not great English to progress.

by Steven_Sharks Sun Apr 15, 2012 8:44 pm

Have to take risks to get good young English players. Academy limits are in place so that the best can't be hogged.

Part of the game is spotting the value of your young players.

by **Ozzy3213** Sun Apr 15, 2012 8:56 pm

That's the thing, not many want to take risks. Got to speculate to accumulate sometimes.

by Sgt_Pooly Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:02 pm

You do like a risk lol

Kitschoff is very special though

by dammit_chris Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:05 pm

i wouldnt say it is hard for other teams, i'm doing terribly in the league and have got a lot of English players - but went for English instead of getting world class players when I could have done.

by **Ozzy3213** Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:11 pm

You calling Kitschoff 'special' because he's ginger?! That's bullying you know Wink

by **Ozzy3213** Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:14 pm

Not really wanting to let Lambie go mate. Only others than Steffon who interest me for Mullan are Losi or Delon.

by Sgt_Pooly Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:15 pm

Haha...brightest LH talent in world rugby. Been watching him a while now....gutted to lose him tbh but I have no English back 3 talent coming through at Falcons.

by Steven_Sharks Mon Apr 16, 2012 3:01 pm

Kennedy and Naquelavuki?

by 'Arry Spurs Tue Apr 17, 2012 4:29 pm

Get back to me on Kennedy mate

by Sgt_Pooly Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:05 pm

Sorry mate just seen that, make me an offer. You know who I like Wink

by dammit_chris Thu Apr 19, 2012 2:29 pm

sorry - have agreed to swap geraghty for lahiff with pete.

Stevens still available though if your interested in him?

by dammit_chris Thu Apr 19, 2012 7:04 pm

let me have a think, if I get rid of Messam a lot will depend upon who I can replace him in the foreigns, as planning on offloading Kankowski, so really need someone who can cover 6&8 - Messam does that perfectly for me and impact from the bench.

by **Ozzy3213** Fri Apr 20, 2012 12:08 pm

Scott Lawson for David Sisi???

Enq

by **Ozzy3213** Fri Apr 20, 2012 9:42 pm

Not sure on a big deal mate, as have a few big ones going through for the end of the season already. Am very keen on Sisi though.

by dammit_chris Mon Apr 23, 2012 1:43 pm

geraghty is definitely available, I have too many 10s!

wont be selling messam though as he covers 6&8 and that will be really important for next season for me.

by dammit_chris Mon Apr 23, 2012 3:49 pm

do you have a list of players you are going to release?

by LukeLovesLuka Mon Apr 23, 2012 6:10 pm

Interested in:

Pienaar
Hernandez
James
McAlliste
S.B Williams

Anything there?

by dammit_chris Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:02 pm

would you do de villiers and shane for hernandez?

by dammit_chris Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:55 pm

would you do Lapandy and Geraghty for Fourie?

by LukeLovesLuka Sat Apr 28, 2012 12:42 pm

Make an offer mate. EQ needs EQ.

by LukeLovesLuka Sat Apr 28, 2012 12:55 pm

I'm not a massive spies fan, and any of your other 8's would weaken my starting 8 IMO which I wouldn't want to do. Guess I'd be looking at working Kaino in to something.

by LukeLovesLuka Sat Apr 28, 2012 1:25 pm

See if you can put a deal together.

by Sgt_Pooly Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:11 am

Poux?

by Sgt_Pooly Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:16 pm

Stanks for Poux?

by Sgt_Pooly Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:19 pm

What could I tweak to it?

by dammit_chris Wed May 02, 2012 12:05 pm

would Tait be available?

by dammit_chris Wed May 02, 2012 12:20 pm

yeah happy with that

by dammit_chris Wed May 02, 2012 3:14 pm

think that deal works nicely for us both there - hopefully Tait will get over his injuries and start for Tigers a bit more, whilst Geraghty should get good ratings now he's back in England for you - he's played well for Brive when I've seen him.

by LukeLovesLuka Wed May 02, 2012 7:04 pm

Interested in Naqelevuki mate.

See anything for him?

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