Leicester Tigers 2012/13

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Injuries:

Brian Mujati - Returns AP 19 (Sold)
Jonny Wilkinson - Returns HC QF
Dominic Waldouck - Returns AP 20
Kurtley Beale - Returns AP 21
Andrew Sheridan - Returns HC SF
Francois Louw - Returns AP 22
Ugo Monye - Returns AP SF
Michael Claassens - Returns HC F (Sold)

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The Squad (40/40):

Forwards:

Front Row:
Andrew Sheridan (LH) (ENG)
Gethin Jenkins (LH) (WAL)
Yannick Forestier (LH) (FRA)

Stephen Moore (HK) (AUS)
Tom Youngs (HK) (ENG)
Sebastian Bruno (HK) (FRA)

Dan Cole (TH) (ENG)
Cencus Johnston (TH) (SAM)
Craig Mitchell (TH) (WAL)

Lock:
James Horwill (AUS)
Pascal Papé (FRA)
Geoff Parling (ENG)
Nathan Hines (SCO)
Simon Shaw (ENG)
Romain Taofifenua (FRA)

Back Row:
Sean O'Brien (BS/N8/OS) (IRE)
Francois Louw (BS/OS) (RSA)
Ernst Joubert (N8) (ENG)
Ryan Jones (N8/BS/LK) (WAL)
Steve Mafi (BS/LK) (TON)
Jacques Burger (OS/BS) (NAM)
Roger Wilson (N8) (IRE)
James Scaysbrook (OS/BS) (ENG)


Backs:

Scrum Half:
Dimitri Yachvili (FRA)
Eoin Reddan (IRE)
Micky Young (ENG)

Fly Half:
Jonny Wilkinson (ENG)
Frederic Michalak (FRA)
Rory Clegg (ENG)

Centre:
Brian O'Driscoll (OC) (IRE)
Maxime Mermoz (IC/OC) (FRA)
Billy Twelvetrees (IC/FH) (ENG)
Dominic Waldouck (OC/IC) (ENG)
Paul Jordaan (OC/IC/WG) (RSA)
Josh Matavesi (IC/FH/FB) (FIJ)

Back Three:
Kurtley Beale (FB/FH) (AUS)
Vincent Clerc (WG) (FRA)
Isa Nacewa (FB/WG/FH) (FIJ)
Ugo Monye (WG) (ENG)
Drew Mitchell (WG) (AUS)
Rene Ranger (WG/OC) (NZL)
Clement Poitrenaud (FB) (FRA)
Paul Sackey (WG) (ENG)

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The Academy (19/20):

HK Jimmy Stevens - 27/01/1991
PR Lee Imiolek - 21/09/1990
PR Jonny Harris - 15/01/1991
PR Ryan Bower - 25/02/1991
PR Jared Saunders - 18/09/1990
SR Romain Taofifenua - 14/09/1990
SR Tom Price - 22/01/1993
SR Rob Conquest - 09/09/1990
FL Matt Everard - 09/01/1991
FL Tom Armes - 19/09/1990
N8 Edwin Maka - 25/02/1993

FH Rory Lyn - 12/12/1992
CE Joe Cobden - 01/09/1991
CE Josh Matavesi - 05/10/1990
CE Francois Venter - 19/04/1991
CE Paul Jordaan -04/01/1992
WG Josh Bassett - 17/03/1992
FB Alex Lewington - 20/09/1991

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Transfers:

Pretorious + Hipkiss for Mears + Cusiter
Vermeulen for Barclay
Scaysbrook - £6m
Burger + Monye + Claasens for Poff + Ojo + Manoa + Hipkiss
Saunders - £2m
Fuimaono-Sapolu for Nalaga
Matavesi for Juazion
Ranger for Vermeulen
Mujati + Louw + Clegg for Franks + Fritz + Biggs
Shaw - £3m
du Toit - £10m
Shipperley - £10m
Hargreaves - £18m
Beale + O'Brien for Jane + Pocock
Venter - £10m
Jordaan - £10m
Taofifenua - £10m
Bassett - £15m
Maka - £8m
Hudson Tonga’uiha
Mermoz + Waldouck for Miller + Laulala + £5m
Michalak - £22m
Parling for Croft
Mafi + Wilson for Hargreaves + Crane + James
Sackey - £1m
Mitchell for Shipperley
Imiolek - £2m
PSDT - £12m
Pretorius - £1m
Forestier - £17.75m
Reddan + Mitchell for Claasens + Mujati
R.Jones for Waldom

Happy to finish the David/Crane loans mate now

Sebastian Bruno - Injured returns week 10
Yannick Jauzion - Injured returns week 11
Jonathan Poff - Injured returns week 12
Clement Poitrenaud - Injured returns week 13
Dan Cole - Injured returns week 14
Faan Rautenbach - Injured returns week 15


I'm sorry Luke lol

Never sell Burger sorry. My favourite player and a real key player for me. cant think of anyone i would sell him for in the world

You after a BS?

Might have Kelly Brown available

Interested in Waldroum/Cole....

Depends on deal I guess, could you include Cole?

Lol....is it because he looks like Prop?

Waldroum + Cole

Brown + ?

No probs fella, didn't necessarily need Cole

Waldroum + ?

I guess your not lol....no probs

You would probably have walked away with a great away win if you'd started 36 on kicking duties, your team has come on leaps and bounds - getting Wilko in your backline is going to be massive for you, espc as he's going to be available all year round for you.

Brock's a great player, but his kicking is so hit and miss - either 100% or 30% with no in betweens. He tends to crumble in away games, if he didnt I think people on here would say he's one of the top 5 10's in rugby.

I wouldn't, have said before that he is flaky and goes to pieces in the real big games. I recall him completely crumbling in a HC QF against Leinster in Dublin a couple of years back.

He was terrible in that game Pete, class act though. That record he held was crazy of so many kicks on the belt. I'm a big fan, love his gloves!

Isn't he behind Skrela now though?


Give you an oreo for him Luke?

Alright you lot, steady on!

Oreos

Jaffa cake?

He's best attacking 10 in Europe - just give kicking duties to someone else and he's a real asset.

wouldnt go that far chris

I definitely agree with Chris

Giteau plays in Europe you know

Anything for Youngs mate?

Not a fan of Crane to be honest, and have Wood and Narraway as EQ back row options.

Youngs is second choice at Tigers behind Chuter, who I have in my squad, and Lawson is full international so not sure how that would work for me at all to be honest.

Would you be selling YOungs?

Really interested in Cole but you already knew that.

Waldroum, Barclay, 36, Ojo?!?!

What for Waldrom mate?

What for Youngs?

Brown + ?

Waldroum + Youngs

Lol, no probs

Really tough picking a best XV from your squad mate, a few marginal calls really. I would probably go along with..

Jane, Ojo, O'Driscoll, Fritz, Nalaga, Wilkinson, Yachvili; Jenkins, Moore, Cole, Hines, Horwill, Croft, Pocock, Waldrom.

Wanted Joubert at 8, but couldn't find a better EQ option elsewhere than Waldrom.

Cheers bud, always want the form options as I personally put more weight on form than reputation when I am predicting.

1. Jenkins
2. Moore
3. Cole
4. Pape (Close call with Hines)
5. Horwill
6. Croft
7. Pocock
8. Waldoum

9. Yachvili
10. Wilkinson
11. Ojo
12. Jazion
13 BOD
14. Clerc
15. Jane

Close calls in a few areas. 36 in and Joubert at 8 is touch and go.

1. Gethin Jenkins
2. Stephen Moore
3. Dan Cole
4. Pascal Pape
5. James Horwill
6. Tom Croft
7. David Pocock
8. Nick Easter
9. Dimitri Yachvili
10. Jonny Wilkinson
11. Cory Jane
12. Yannick Jauzion
13. Brian O'Driscoll
14. Tom Biggs
15. Clement Poitrenaud

Really tough call as where to put the 5th English so went for Biggs who is a very decent finisher. Great great options everywhere really. Maybe go for a centre in the foreigns to give a bit of depth with BOD injured.

1. Gethin Jenkins
2. Stephen Moore
3. Dan Cole
4. Vickerman
5. James Horwill
6. Tom Croft
7. David Pocock
8. Nick Easter
9. Dimitri Yachvili
10. Jonny Wilkinson
11. Clerc
12. Yannick Jauzion
13. Brian O'Driscoll
14. Ojo
15. Jane/ poitrenaud

Meant to have fritz rather than Jauzion who I think may have had it

Thought that too but having a great start to the season. Thought they planned on mac at 12 but he's been great at 10. Toulouse moaned about ints but had 10. Mac, 12. Jauzion 13. Fritz 15. Poit.....

Did you choose vickerman for the combo?

Yes and also because he is a grafter and with horwill gives you some dog. You have a really good side but could struggle if a few English get injured.

Having to not pick poitrenaud is crazy ideally I would have had Jane clerc and poitrenaud but had
To fit eq

What for Nick Easter mate?

Built a great squad for this season mate , think you'll be pushing top 4 if not in it come the play offs.

what for vickerman?

Interested in Tom Youngs mate. Would you do Sharman and Catt for Youngs? Replacement hook and a good young LH to boast your eq?

What players have you got available mate?

Morning mate!

Are Lund, Waldrom or Joubert available at all?

Fair enough, what would you be after for Lund?

Not really keen on letting Brown or Johnson go, they are both big players for me.

Depends what you want for them really - as at the moment I am only looking for someone I can have as a backup lock really.

Really good team you've put out there - like the backline you have! Could be a really high scoring game.

Were you still interested in Lualala and Whitehead? Am looking to shake up my team a bit at the moment.

If you give me a list of players you'd be willing to let go then i'll see if there is anyone there who takes my fancy! I've got far to many centres at the moment.

Thought he'd be going back to Scotland - probably do his Scotland chances the world of good though, which is annoying as I think I'd almost be wingerless by the time of the 6Nations!

Never undstand why the Scots dont play Max Evans at 13, he'd change their attack completely there.

Who have you got available mate?

Can't let my English players go unless I'm getting English back mate.

Mafi and Burger are potentially available but it'll have to be something good.

Roberts and McAlister are not for sale at all.