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

Not in a month of Sundays. Rate Kruis supremely highly.

I am interested in Crane, but not looking to pay the world for him to be honest as there is no guarantee he will even come back from injury. Any player swap that interests you? An academy player maybe?

Think we'll struggle for Lambie mate as he is academy aged still next season so doesn't take up a squad place for me, whereas any equivalent standard player from you would have to go into my senior squad.

I'm not against swapping Borthwick for Crane, but it will depend on who I can get in foreigns to come into the second row. If you are prepared to wait until foreigns open then we could potentially have a deal.

Who would you want of mine for crane ?? Paul Diggin ??

Sounds good. I am going for Etzebeth in the foreigns.

I will leave it then I saw Diggin as equal to crane. Crane slightly better but injury prone and a decent ap
Player. Diggin a versatile good ap player and good bench option.

To be fair crane would be probably number 40 in my squad like Diggin is. I have loads of English wings hence trying to get English squad backrower for lv cup etc

Fair enough I am not the greatest fan of either.

Both decent ap players. Crane lucky he plays at Leicester and has armchair ride as he is pace less.

Diggin lucky he plays at saints and gets so many opportunities to score. Doubt he would not be as prolific else where.

Good club servants and no more for me. Vital to have a few in this game also

Wouldn't look to get rid of Launchbury, as he's going to be a very good player and the reason I let Attwood go.

I'm a bit short of no12s at the moment - who have you got available, as I think a lot of my deals will start going through once I work out who I am going to sign

5 Mil and Sam Twonney for Jordan Crane?

Think you rate Crane a lot more than I do. When you said cheap i thought you meant cheap not involving my best young EQ players.

Twomney a handy player with the under 20's this summer. I just already have 4 other decent young EQ locks so I don't really have space for him.

But you only get 1.5 mil for him in releases and his long term injury is an obvious worry.

Offering an academy player seemed more sensible to me as you like everyone else are trying to trim down your senior squad.

Im just working out my squad for next year - but do have quite a lot of no9s already so that wouldnt be an area I was looking to add to. Probably looking to get rid of eitehr Davies or Harrison if I'm honest anyhow!

I dont think Simpson will get called into 6Nations unless Care or Youngs get injured.

It would be worse for me if I lost JDV because I wont have an inside centre to play during the 6Nations.

Not really sure, need him for internationals, only lineout leader I have that I suspect won't be playing

I'm going to pass on Crane mate, not sure he fits in with how I want to play other than being English.

Go on then lol

Only one out of those 3 id be willing to lose at the moment is JTH mate. Can we get 36 in a deal?

Need a replacement 12 to let him go or I'll be short in the centres but Rob Miller interests as an EQ option coming back my way

Not interested in doing that mate.

What for 36 & Pocock?

Sounds spicy....lets see what we can do

Well that's put an end to that! lol

JOC untouchable....covers too many positions for me.

Read best 8 in world imo, I don't think Pocock is quite at that level. I'm also assuming you'll need Brussow back and that Read/JOC are add ons??

Pocock & Brussow best fetchers but not best 7's imo. Not yet anyway. All opinions anyway mate.

Doesn't make sense for me to have 3 world class 7's in my team, all SH lol

Would have to base deal around:

Brussow + Barritt + ?

Pocock + 36 + ?

Bit lost but obviously going nowhere....I'll leave it

I see Pocock & Bruss behind McCaw in that order, how could I lose probably the worlds best back or best 8 for a tiny improvement at 7?!?!

You want a lot more than I could give, we're obviously going nowhere mate. No harm in sacking it off before we get annoyed with each other lol

Not interested fella.

Sorry mate Hook isnt for sale. Key for me next season

Horwill, jane, 36 interest me. Would like at least one of those involved

Huge

Jane + Pocock 4 SOB + Beale

Couldn't add anything at all sorry, love Beale one of my favourite players.

Heaslip + Lowe + Crockett for Pape + 36 + Crane + Jenkins?

I see you haven't got him listed anywhere but Tigers have an academy player called Javiah Pohe who is 17. Would you sell him for £2 million?

Well make me an offer for Healsip if your still interested.

or how about this

Felipe Contepomi + Jamie Heaslip + George Lowe

for

Billy Twelvetrees + Rob Miller + Jordan Crane + Nathan Hines

Not interested in Hines anymore mate.

I need to think about what positions I need. I like Miller but I don't need another 15.

Sorry mate can't do that as it leaves me with a gaping hole at 12 with EFS off to Japan

Ranger + Miller 4 Mermoz + Fielden/Varndell

Not a huge fan of either of them tbh but could do it with a big gain

I've just lost the form flyhalf in the world for Steyn. Nacewa is decent but not at the level, pretourious wouldn't start for me and Efs would be a release. Need genuine world class back to let Steyn go

Might want to look at Javiah Pouh in your academy, friend saw him play a few times this season and apparently very good. Think he;s already in the England age group settings at u18. NZ'er and I think he plays at centre.

Are you still interested in Cash for Jordan Crane mate??

Or could do him DOC/Lund/Vernon/Hynes/Joe Ward

I will leave that deal although was tempted.

However wood is a regular starter and Waldrom would be 4 th choice for me although he is a tidy lump

Don't know who Jordaan is mate, prefer Mitchell to Clerc too

Not seen much U20 past England, he could be rubbish for all I know so couldn't lose Williams for him (I'm sure he's not lol)

I want to say 36 but kinda pointless for you. Williams could be available but need an improvement somewhere.

Louw?

No probs fella

N f s

Want 2 ball playing 8s who offer lineout hence

Hari and heaslip

If one out injured want similar to replace

Reason I bought Scott scottIsh 12 as berrick Barnes like replacement

Also my favourite player of last decade with burger so could not lose him.

I like to target lineout so have always had a backrow player who can help ie hari , bonnaire and now heaslip

Not interested in either of those two mate.

Would need a very good ic to come back my way