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Post by SirJohnnyEnglish Tue 03 Sep 2013, 8:36 pm

First topic message reminder :

Season 6 Homepage I - Page 9 Aviva+Premiership+Logo
 
Breaking News: Wasps good form continues with victory at Kingsholm while Driver is feeling the pressure following defeat to former Falcons manager Pooly
 

 
Season 6 Homepage I - Page 9 Aviva-Premiership-Trophy-e1306508139154

2012/2013 – Leicester Tigers
2011/2012 – Newcastle Falcons
2010/2011 - Newcastle Falcons
2009/2010 – Saracens
2008/2009 - London Irish






                                             

POSAviva PremiershipPLAYEDWONDREWLOSTP FP AP DT FT ATBPLBPPOINTS
1Season 6 Homepage I - Page 9 4Leicester Tigers 76011821572521131126
2Season 6 Homepage I - Page 9 6London Wasps #76011681531516130124
3Season 6 Homepage I - Page 9 12Sale Sharks #75111871662121161123
4Season 6 Homepage I - Page 9 9Northampton Saints7403176172418171321
5Season 6 Homepage I - Page 9 7Harlequins #7313178172618172318
6Season 6 Homepage I - Page 9 5London Irish #73131761532320141317
7Season 6 Homepage I - Page 9 57Worcester Warriors7223162170-814160416
8Season 6 Homepage I - Page 9 8 Newcastle Falcons7223162176-1414170315
9Season 6 Homepage I - Page 9 2Gloucester7214163166-314160414
10Season 6 Homepage I - Page 9 11Saracens7205141162-2113161413
11Season 6 Homepage I - Page 9 1 Bath Rugby # 7205138175-3713190411
12Season 6 Homepage I - Page 9 48Exeter Chiefs7106158167-913170610


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Released/Championship/National League/Academy Bidding
Foreign Transfers
Budgets
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Welcome to Season 6 of the Aviva Premiership fantasy rugby game.  Below are the rules of the game which must be adhered to.  If there are any situations that arise in the course of the game which are not covered by the rules, a final decision will be made by the RFU (SJE) as to how the situation will be resolved.
 
 
Senior Squads wrote:
The maximum squad size is 40 senior players.  If a team has more than 40 players in their squad then they will be fined £1 million per player over the permitted amounts per day for the first seven days. If after 7 consecutive days a team still has more than the permitted number of players then the team will be fined £2 million per player per day, and fined 1 league point per player per day for the next seven days. If after this time a team still has more than the permitted number of players in their squad, the RFU (me) will remove players at its discretion to bring them back under the permitted numbers. There will be no right of appeal to players being removed.

Be aware that all tier one international matches which are played during the season will count in the game, and players selected in the match day 23's for those matches will not be eligible to play for their clubs on that weekend, therefore you must give due consideration to the make-up of your squad.
Academy Rules wrote:
Each team will be allowed to have an academy squad of 20 players.  Players who are in the academy must be born on or after 1st September 1991.

Any player, who is at any Premiership club in real life, either in their senior, academy or AASE squads, can be bid for on the domestic bidding page.  Players who are at your own club in real life and are coming through the academy system must be bid for if you want them in your own academy.

Transfers wrote:

  • Domestic (other AP Teams)
    Each team has a budget to use in the purchase of players. Domestic transfers between AP clubs, regardless of nationality of player, should be negotiated between the respective managers, and then confirmed on the Domestic Transfer Confirmation Page.


  • Domestic (Championship and below)
    Each team may during the season purchase no more than 5 players from the Championship or the National Leagues.  These players must be bid for on the Domestic Transfer Bidding page, and each bid will be considered by me on its own merits before being accepted or rejected.  No bid will be accepted until a minimum of 24 hours has elapsed from the time the bid was made, in order to afford other managers the opportunity to make a counter bid.


  • Foreign
    To make a foreign transfer (i.e. from any club outside of the AP, regardless of whether the player is English) a bid should be made on the Foreign Transfers Page, which will be considered by me against the posted guidelines for purchase prices before being accepted or rejected. No bid will be accepted until a minimum of 24 hours has elapsed from the time the bid was made, in order to afford other managers the opportunity to make a counter bid.

    There will be a summer foreign transfer window, which will run as follows.

    Structured Window

    No cash will be used and each team will get effectively free transfers by way of a draft, which will run 12th, 11th, 10th …… 1st, 12th, 11th,10th… 1st place side.  This will run from 10th June 2013 until all teams have had their two picks.

    Open Window

    Open transfer window, teams have unlimited bids provided they have the financial resources to cover them.  Teams may only bid for one player at a time.



Player Releases wrote:
Managers may choose to release players from their clubs, for which they will be offered compensation

Compensation will be paid as follows

£2 million – current international (must have played international rugby in the previous 12 months)
£1.5 million – former international
£1m – top flight experience
£0.5m – other

All released players will be deemed to have joined a Championship side and can be bid for on the Domestic Transfer Bidding page.
Retirements wrote:
There will be no compensation for retiring players.  Should a player who retires decide to come out of retirement and play again, then he will automatically go back to the club who he was playing for in the game when he retired.
Fixtures wrote:
There will be 22 Aviva Premiership games per season, plus the play offs. There will also be Heineken Cup, Amlin Challenge Cup and Anglo Welsh Cup matches.  These games will take place once a week. A match thread will be put up every Monday.  Home teams must be named by midnight on Tuesday.  Away teams must be named by midnight on Wednesday.  Both teams must provide tactics by midnight on Thursday.  Predictions will be open from 00:01 hours on Friday and remain open until 20:00 hours on Saturday.  Managers will post the scores that they think will happen from these games (apart from games in which they are involved).  An average of all predictions will be taken, and then 0.5 points added to each teams score for each prediction that had them as the winner, and that will then be the final score.

Managers are asked to provide detail as to why they have predicted a result.  To be considered a descriptive prediction this must be a full 3 lines long when entered into the text box.  If you are not providing a descriptive prediction you will be restricted to predicting a 1 point win either way.
Teams wrote:
When naming your team, not only should you put the starting XV and replacements, but also tactics that your team will employ. Results will be affected by the tactics described.

In addition, each team must have the following:-

At least 10 England qualified players in your match day 23, and at least 4 of those must be in your starting XV.

At least 2 props and 1 hooker on the bench.

All players must be eligible (not injured or banned).

Failure to comply with these rules will result in forfeiting the match and a 1 league point deduction.

If you fail to submit a team for a match, then the other team will be automatically awarded a 30-0 bonus point win. If both teams fail to submit a team, then it will be scored as a 0-0 draw.
Injuries and Suspensions wrote:
Injuries in this game do NOT reflect real life, they will be generated by me.

Players banned in real life will be ineligible for selection in this game for the duration of the ban.

Inclusion of injured/banned players will result in them being replaced by players on the bench, and the bench not having eight players, which may result in punishment if it concerns the front-row.

Punishment for fielding an ineligible player will be loss of one match point for a first offence, two for a second offence and so on.
Financial Rewards wrote:
There will be no rewards for the result of an individual match, instead the managers will receive cash for predicting.

£2m for descriptive predictions
£0.25m for scores on the doors predictions
If you fail to predict without first advising me that you are unable to do so that week, you will be fined £1m for a first offence, £2m for a second offence, £3m for a third offence etc.

AP finishing positions.

Champions: 8m
Runners Up: 6m
Playoff Semi Finalist Losers: 5m
5th: 4m
6th: 3.5m
7th: 3m
8th: 2.5m
9th: 2m
10th: 1.5m
11th: 1m
12th: 0.5m

Heineken Cup

Losing Quarter Finalists - £2 million each
Losing Semi Finalists - £3 million each
Runners Up - £4 million
Champions - £5 million

Amlin Challenge Cup

Losing Quarter Finalists - £1 million each
Losing Semi Finalists - £2 million each
Runners Up - £3 million
Champions - £4 million

Anglo-Welsh Cup

Losing Semi Finalist - £1 million each
Runners Up - £2 million
Champions - £3 million


If your budgets falls below minus £10 million for any reason, the administrators (ozzy3213) will step in and players from within your squad will be released for the relevant financial compensation in order to bring your budget back above minus £10 million.


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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun 06 Oct 2013, 3:49 pm

To be fair Wood & Harden have been dreadful for the last year too, Wood has looked shadow of player of previous seasons.

Agree on Burns & Kvesic, I like Kvesic but he's not backing up his hype this season.

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun 06 Oct 2013, 3:54 pm

Dave Ewers motm, outstanding display. Boys a beast

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Post by Guest Sun 06 Oct 2013, 4:25 pm

Wood
Was fantastic last year and harden was decent until injury. Wood
Is probably first name on season.

Don't know where you got that view of wood.
The minute he was fully
Fit last year glos improved. He is
In the Saxons squad
For this year also due to his
Performances last year. Harden has struggled
With the new laws
So far. Having dawiduik and Thomas alongside has bit helped

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun 06 Oct 2013, 4:26 pm

Wood was poor last season, he struggled throughout. Seen this from Gloucester posters on main board too.

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun 06 Oct 2013, 4:36 pm

From a regular Gloucester poster:

HongKongCherry wrote:Woody has been off form for the last year now.  Going back 2 seasons the thought of him going would fill me with dread!!  Unfortunately he is not playing at those levels anymore, although I do hope and expect he will come good again this year; but on present form his loss isn't going to be massive, other than for his experience.  Dan Murphy is hugely improved and deserves his shot at first team rugby.  We'd be jiggered if he gets injured though!

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Post by Ozzy3213 Sun 06 Oct 2013, 4:45 pm

That's one man's opinion though. I've not seen enough of Wood to say either way, but I follow a load of Gloucester fans on twitter, and I'd say it's probably about a 60/40 split with 60% saying he's still great and 40% saying he's been poor.

You of course can select to go with whomever's opinion is closest to your own. Wink 
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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun 06 Oct 2013, 4:51 pm

It's my own opinion. If a hardened Gloucester fan can think it there's a good possibility there something in it.

I only added it to show I'm not alone in my thoughts.

I think Wood really went down a level last season.

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Post by Guest Sun 06 Oct 2013, 4:51 pm

To be fair hongkong Cherrys views on rugby are odd. He is so up and down.

I usually disregard anything he says.when we are winning everything is great when we are losing we are dire.

Forums attract a lot of these arm chair pundits who neither play or watch much live rugby. They base their views on the tv and seem to think players like manoa are brilliant.

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun 06 Oct 2013, 4:59 pm

I don't really know much of him tbh, you may be right. I think he goes to the games though.

Massive area of concern for Gloucester, none of their props look much cop. Harden was dreadful today.

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Post by Guest Sun 06 Oct 2013, 5:06 pm

Harden has been poor and not gotten to
Grips with the new laws. Likewise dawiduik who will lose his place now edmunds is back

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun 06 Oct 2013, 5:08 pm

Hudson backed up his poor Falcons form too, you're front 5 is relegation material.

May looked tasty, 36 & Burns pretty awful.

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Post by Guest Sun 06 Oct 2013, 5:18 pm

Yes 36 has been infuriating this season. He seems to think he has to do everything. Burns has been really poor but to be fair to both of them the quality of ball they have been getting has been very sub standard.

Hudson had a debut to forget. Davies keeps rotating players which is not helping. We have a different scrum half every game

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Post by Guest Mon 07 Oct 2013, 12:00 pm

Wow the SA vs NZ game was a cracker. JDV running over Barrett for 4th try is brutal.

All blacks so so clever

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Post by SirJohnnyEnglish Mon 07 Oct 2013, 12:56 pm

Remember eq limits are 7 starting and 10 in a match day squad for Europe. Any player who in real life plays for your opposition is unavailable

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Mon 07 Oct 2013, 1:25 pm

I've not seen the game but most are saying it's JDV's best game in a SA jersey.

We had golf on BFBS instead of the rugby, crazy.

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Post by Guest Mon 07 Oct 2013, 1:26 pm

Best game of rugby I have seen since SA vs Lions 2nd test.

Brutal in the extreme with sheer class and attacking threat.

Barrett redeemed himself with. Superb try and a cover tackle of all cover tackles

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Post by SirJohnnyEnglish Mon 07 Oct 2013, 1:29 pm

anonmattyt wrote:Wow the SA vs NZ game was a cracker. JDV running over Barrett for 4th try is brutal.
I prefered Barrets try when he left JDV and another 3 springboks for dead of static ball Whistle 

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Post by Driver Mon 07 Oct 2013, 1:45 pm

What's bfbs?
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Post by Sgt_Pooly Mon 07 Oct 2013, 1:49 pm

British Forces Broadcasting Service.

Or 24hrs/7 days a week football as it should be called.

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Post by Guest Mon 07 Oct 2013, 4:59 pm

A very good team of tournament.

Have to agree with it http://www.planetrugby.co.uk/story/0,25883,16024_8962520,00.html
Could argue for morne steyn to be included but no one can doubt the impact Barrett had when on.


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Post by Sgt_Pooly Mon 07 Oct 2013, 5:33 pm

Didn't realise Ben Smith won player of tournament

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Post by Guest Mon 07 Oct 2013, 6:12 pm

Ben smith was player
Of the tournament by a distance.


Hard to believe he was playing Fly half in Gloucester prem a few years ago.
He was tasty at that level though

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Tue 08 Oct 2013, 9:25 am

http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3551_8963118,00.html

SBW coming back?

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Post by Fluxy Tue 08 Oct 2013, 11:03 am

I thought SBW had confirmed he was coming back?

Not because he is my player, but Matera is a decent signing for Tigers - even if it is temporary!

http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16024_8963059,00.html

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Post by Guest Tue 08 Oct 2013, 6:17 pm

Matera is cracking Fluxy I tried buying him off you. Can play 6 or 8 and only 20.

Super physical and was one of the stars of the tournament

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Post by Driver Tue 08 Oct 2013, 6:36 pm

Falcons got anaileted last night by a Will James inspired Gloucester. Our bench had 3 Billingham players on it.
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Post by Sgt_Pooly Tue 08 Oct 2013, 9:41 pm

Still after a TH, hooker, 5, 7.

Top players can go for quality

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Post by Driver Tue 08 Oct 2013, 10:32 pm

Tommy Allen in my academy has been named in the Italy squad for the AI.
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Post by prop_lyd Wed 09 Oct 2013, 7:49 am

Ollie Morgan has retired, I have a feeling he's going to make a good coach
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Post by Guest Wed 09 Oct 2013, 8:21 am

Not surprising in any way prop. Seen him at the sports clinic on a few occasions and he has not looked great movement wise.

Great player just blighted by injuries.

Big shame. He has been involved in coaching for a couple of years. He will be in line to take over the Academy or A local club for an apprenticeship

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Post by Guest Wed 09 Oct 2013, 8:45 am

Sbw at RL World Cup http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/24454521

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Post by dammit_chris Wed 09 Oct 2013, 8:51 am

Shame about Morgan - read that Balshaw is on the verge of retiring too due to injury, must be one of the last players in 2003 WC squad to still be playing! Tindall can be the only other one still going.

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Post by LukeLovesLuka Wed 09 Oct 2013, 8:58 am

Wilko?

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Post by dammit_chris Wed 09 Oct 2013, 9:10 am

Not bad missing out the guy who won us the WC...apart from Tindall and Wilko then!

Was such a good team.

Was going to ask a qn about the breakdown for my team - when I've selected a team I've tried to play locks who are mobile and doing well with turnovers and select centres who win ball too as have known that my backrow hasnt been as strong as it could have been in this area recently. Is there any other way I can deal with it at all?

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Post by Guest Wed 09 Oct 2013, 9:17 am

Your centres have been gits and fofana so not really breakdown players and your locks have been lawes and ?

Lawes cleans rucks well but after that think you have been a bit light at getting quick ball

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Wed 09 Oct 2013, 10:00 am

Potential bolters for England in the AI?

SL has been bigging up Burrell, Dickinson & Ewers.

Might be a little early for Ewers but he'd be a good swap with Croft as he covers 6/8.

Any others?

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Post by stnick88 Wed 09 Oct 2013, 10:11 am

With Tuilagi out I think Burrell could play 13.

I'd only pick one of Dickinson and Ewers. Hopefully Fraser might sneak in.

1 Corbisiero
2 Youngs
3 Cole
4 Launchbury
5 Parling
6 Wood
7 Robshaw
8 Vunipola
9 Youngs
10 Farrell
11 Ashton
12 Twelvetrees
13 Burrell
14 Yarde
15 Brown

16 Vunipola
17 Hartley
18 Wilson
19 Lawes
20 Fraser / Ewers / Dickinson
21 Care
22 Burns
23 Eastmond

I'd like to see that side or along those lines

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Post by LukeLovesLuka Wed 09 Oct 2013, 10:16 am

Good side. Eastmond above Burrell though. Is Morgan injured?

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Post by stnick88 Wed 09 Oct 2013, 10:21 am

No Morgan isnt injured just fat.

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Wed 09 Oct 2013, 10:21 am

I really like Fraser, hope to see him involved soon.

I'd like to see:

1. Corbs
2. Youngs
3. Cole
4. Launchbury
5. Attwood

16. Webber
17. Wilson
18. Vunipola
19. Parling

As front 5 and subs.

Backrow has some real options for the AI

6. Wood/Robshaw/Ewers
7. Robshaw/Fraser
8. Morgan/Dickinson/Ewers/Billy V

I'm unsure on Dickinson but he's been strong so is certainly in the mix, at 27/28 he's probably at his peak so not sure if he's worth blooding in the long run.

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Post by Fluxy Wed 09 Oct 2013, 10:27 am

Attwood is still injured. Hasn't been named in the Euro squad for bath so he might be unavailable.

I'd rather start Parling over Launchberry with Attwood. Gives a secure lineout and also provokes Launch to push on rather than stagnate.

Eventually develop a Launchberry and Attwood second row would be my target.

Front row sorts itself out for me.

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Post by Driver Wed 09 Oct 2013, 10:55 am

I'v watched a fair bit of AP yesterday and i'm not sold on Dickinson , Guys in good form but there's a reason to why he hasn't been picked up till now. Comes across as a bit dim with a rugby ball. Ewers has it all though.

Opening game I'd go

1.Corbisero
2.Webber
3.Cole
4.Launchbury
5.Parling
6.Wood
7.Robshaw
8.Vunipola

9.Youngs
10.Farrell
11.Ashton
12.Burrell
13.Eastmond
14.Yarde
15.Brown

Youngs , Vunipola , Wilson , Attwood , Ewers , Care , Burns , Joseph


Also Dom Barrow has be around the fringes , Been Falcons best player this year and a genuine lineout operator at 5.
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Post by Fluxy Wed 09 Oct 2013, 11:03 am

Barrow is the second top lineout winner in AP so far, behind Paterson of Sale. Think there could be a combination in the future with Slater there. 

I'm slightly tempted, as long as Morgan can up his form to go with 
6. Billy V
7. Robshaw
8. Morgan

Just to up the carrying and physicality. Granted its a bit harsh to bench Wood. But I would like to at least see if this combo could work, say against the Saffas. Then if it doesn't work, it doesn't work.

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Post by Driver Wed 09 Oct 2013, 11:11 am

We need to be beat Aus and SA this year though. It's 2 years out from RWC so there is no holding back now.
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Post by Guest Wed 09 Oct 2013, 11:18 am

Wood probably first name on the sheet for me. Ewers looks a talent but hard to pick a chap after 5 games when he is
So new. Would give him a season to play first and see if he gets worked out.

Morgan has been dire. If picking on form 36 would not be in squad. Cockerel was talking up a Allen and 36 midfield. He highlighted how frantic 36 is when playing 12 and says 13 would suit him
Better as less decision making.
The thinking at glos is that Mills now just about fit will be playing 12 and trinder and 36 playing 13. Obviously this will be interchangeable.

Trinder been best 13 In the prem this season and is worth a shout

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Post by Driver Wed 09 Oct 2013, 11:19 am

Also my back row for the AIs would be 6.Juan Smith 7.Hienrich Brussouw 8.Chris Masoe what would peoples thoughts be?
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Post by LukeLovesLuka Wed 09 Oct 2013, 11:21 am

You've never really rated 36 Matt. For me he has everything you'd want from a 12 and should be given a serious run in the England side to the end of the 6n to see what he can do.

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Post by Guest Wed 09 Oct 2013, 11:28 am

You are right there Luke and it's due to his poor decision making. He is
Frantic and tries to do too much. He has obvious talents and 13 may make him.

Ask any glos fan he has been dire this year with his kicking out of hand being woeful.

Cockerill article here I agree with apart from picking flood

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/oct/08/england-toby-flood-autumn-internationals-leicester

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Post by Guest Wed 09 Oct 2013, 11:29 am

Driver wrote:Also my back row for the AIs would be 6.Juan Smith 7.Hienrich Brussouw 8.Chris Masoe what would peoples thoughts be?

Brussow not been great for ages and need to see how Juan smith plays
On his return. Been out a long time. Class backrow if all are
Firing. Assume that players in Japan will be getting marked down a little by then

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Post by Driver Wed 09 Oct 2013, 11:35 am

I think Eastmond is the man to take England forward at 12.
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