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2016/2017 Squad

Senior Squad Size: 41
Academy Squad Size: 18

Key:
England Qualified
England Qualified Academy Player
Academy Player not England Qualified

Stephen Moore
Mikey Haywood
Leni Asipai 08/03/96

Eddy Ben Arous
Steven Kitchoff
Peter Dooley
Ellis Genge

Nepo Laulala
Samson Lee
Allan Alaalatoa
Scott Wilson


Jake Oldaker N/A
Graham Kitchener
Charlie Ewels
Mitch Lees
Charlie Matthews
James Gaskell
Will Skelton
Alexandre Flanquardt

Toby Falateu
Josh Beaumont
Liam Squire
Rhys Ruddock
Jack Willis 12/12/96
Liam Gill
Justin Tipuric
Arno Botha
Sekou Macalou
Hanro Liebenberg 12/10/95 
Dan Lydiate

Nick Phipps
Aaron Smith
James Tuttle 13/05/96
Richard Wigglesworth 
Josh Whiteley

Beauden Barrett
Jack Debrenczeni
Jack Willis 14/02/99
Finn Russell

George Moala
Sam Hill
Damien De Allende
Harold Vorster
Jesse Kriel
Reuben Bird Tulloch
Ollie Thorley 09/11/96

Christian Wade
Juan Imhoff
Ben Loader
Lolagi Visnia
Andrew Kellaway 12/10/95
Izaia Perese 17/05/97

Liam Williams
Cheslin Kolbe
Alex Goode

Sorry mate, I don't have any interest in either of those two players.

I think in the right deal I could consider losing Tip/Faletau and AAC for Hibbard and some lads, so what do you think>

Depends whether you consider AAC to be a winger of centre, and how many back rowers you are willing to trade.

Probably wouldn't go for SOB as it would mean I would have to put a lot in to get him. I was thinking Barrington but I'd want a LH in return and not so interested in your others. I could switch interest from Healy to Hibbard to make something work?

I'm happy with that, put on domestics

Sorry I'm so crap at replying, been a few busy days at work

Would need WC back mate

Would need a big gain back. Whitelock?

I guess we'll leave it, I need top draw for Parra

Palu Galan du Preez Juan Smith all potentially available make an offer

Creepy, Healy, North

North????

I'm still in for Healy

I saw, but you have changed from some of the lads you were interested in before and I have said that Faletau and Murray aren't going anywhere at the moment.

Haha sorry. Yeh creevy!

I'll have a think

I thought you were interested in Tipuric and/or AAC?

Happy to deal on offer from last night

That deals got no chance.

I'm still pretty keen on North but not with Ben Smith as he is my first choice full back.

I'd do Cory Jane plus someone else for North straight off.

I think he's poo to be honest ;-) Should give me him lol.

No worries for me Davies is best 13 in world rugby with Savea the best wing followed by JP Pieterson with North in 3rd.

Kruger could potentially leave , Pitatau not so much as he plays 12-15.

A bit as i need a lineout operator.

I will deal on Botha for Nalaga. Botha will
be bok captain but I have too many backrow

Will leave that deal sorry. Need another winger but not sold on Nalaga

Murray isn't going anywhere at the moment.

That could be very handy mate, thank you.

Would need a 9 back in any deal, and a similar EQ. Which 9 would be willing to lose and I'll make you an offer.

Just trying to work out what I need mate, and my pressing need is a lineout lock. What would I need to add to Youngs to get Whitelock?

Ok, so who on my not for sale list are you interested in?

Ok, so I can get Steffon Armitage and Ben Youngs in as a start point for a deal involving Whitelock, but would need to get an EQ back. We would probably need to also go bigger in terms of numbers to satisfy us both.

Ben Youngs, Steffon Armitage, JJ Engelbrecht, Frans Malherbe and Samu Kerevi

For

Sam Whitelock and Sam Hill

???

Appreciate it would mean you would have to release a couple of players, but you'd get some extra cash that way as well.

I'm giving you 2 EQ starters as it is. You trying to bleed me dry? The EQ academy lads that I would throw in are one of Harry Thacker, Ollie Adams, Lewis Boyce, Ciaran Parker, Will Owen, Hayden Thompson-Stringer, Charlie Beckett, Will Homer or Tom Collins. All of the foreign academy lads are available except for Thomas du Toit.

Ben Youngs, Steffon Armitage, JJ Engelbrecht, Frans Malherbe, Samu Kerevi, Hayden Thompson Stringer, Tom Collins & £9.25 million.

For

Sam Whitelock and Sam Hill

Ok, lets wind it back a bit then if we're taking Sam Hill out the equation.

Ben Youngs, Steffon Armitage, JJ Engelbrecht, Samu Kerevi, Tom Collins & £4.25 million

for

Sam Whitelock and Richard Wigglesworth

There would be no benefit to me in the deal if I swapped Vermuelen in for Armitage mate, I'm not going to do a deal that has no gain for me.

The offer I've made above is the best I can do other than adding a bit more cash. You get 2 EQ starters (one of whom is the current European player fo the year), an international 13, two talented academy players, one of whom is EQ and some cash and I get 1 starter who is not EQ, and an EQ back up. I can't really go any further than that mate

Fair enough mate, although I think the point is that your squad would have better balance with the improve EQ options, which is possibly where you've fallen down previously. Not sure why Armitage would lose rating though, and I doubt he'll be coming home now anyway. Like I said, no worries, we tried, will crack on with offers with others instead.

No interest in Goode mate he would be 4th choice behind folau Dagg and Masi

CJB wrote:Sam Whitelock, Tom Dunn, Richard Wigglesworth and Benn Robinson
For
Ben Youngs, Steffon Armitage, Tom Youngs, Jesse Kriel and Scott Sio

Sorry mate, but I'm not going to lose 3 EQ players all of whom start for me, to get back an EQ back up scrum half, no matter how highly you rate Whitelock.

Only if Whitelock is mate

Ozzy3213 wrote:Ok, lets wind it back a bit then if we're taking Sam Hill out the equation.

Ben Youngs, Steffon Armitage, JJ Engelbrecht, Samu Kerevi, Tom Collins & £4.25 million

for

Sam Whitelock and Richard Wigglesworth

You add Sam Hill to this and I'll add TNW

I'd be in for Hill too

I kind of figured that mate, hence the winky smiley!

Ok, slight alteration on my previous offer, to include TNW with nothing extra included from your side.


Ben Youngs, Steffon Armitage, Frans Malherebe, Tim Nanai-Williams, Tom Collins & £4.25 million

For

Sam Whitelock & Richard Wigglesworth

What players do you have as available?

Lealifano, Hogg?

Who?

Prefer Williams to LLF so we might struggle, we'll get there one day

Kitchener and De Allende?

Can't remember mate! Murray is definitely not for sale, I could consider others in a reasonable offer

Do you want to loan him and I will loan Cooper Wooley?

Bet you werent expecting Ben T to commit to playing for Tonga! Intereted in Ewels, anything for him?

Tonga are a tier 2 national, their call ups don't affect our squads on here...