Northampton Saints Squad - Fantasty Rugby

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Northampton Saints Squad - Fantasy Rugby Game

2011/2012 - Anglo-Welsh Cup
2012/2013 - Anglo-Welsh Cup and Heineken Cup

Coaching Staff:

Head Coach: Dammit Chris
Assistant Head-Coaches: Jim Mallinder - Gregor Townsend

Forwards Head-Coach: Trevor Woodman
Forwards Assistant: Tom Rees
Defence Coach: Paul Gustard

Attack/Backs Head-Coach: Alex King
Attack Coach Assistant: Christian Cullen
Kicking Coach: Paul Grayson

Academy Coaches: Fraser Waters, Stuart Abbott

Sponsors: Ibex Earth

Injury Update: No current injuries.

Next game:

Playing Squad 38

Hookers
HK Dylan Hartley (E) EPS
HK Tatafu Polota-Nau (Australia)
HK Motu Matu'u (New Zealand)

(note to self a loosehead is number 1 and a tighthead is number 3)

Props
PR Sona Taumalolo (Tonga) (1)
PR Thomas Domingo (France) (1)
PR Mako Vunipola (England) (1)
PR Carl Hayman (NZ) (3)
PR Ben Tameifuna (NZ) (3)

Second row
LK Cadeyn Neville (Australia)
LK Samo Manoa (USA)
LK Joe Launchbury (England)
LK Marco Wentzel (South Africa)
LK Patricio Albacete (Argentina)
LK Courtney Lawes (E) EPS
LK James Craig (E)

Backrow
BS Dan Lydiate (Wales)
OS/BS Julien Bonnaire (France)
BS/N8 Liam Messam (NZ)
N8 Sergio Parisse (Italy)
No8/BS CJ Stander (South Africa)
No8/BS Ashley Johnson (South Africa)
BS/OS/Lock Calum Clark (E) EPS

Scrumhalves
SH Mike Phillips (Wales)
SH Joe Simpson (E) EPS
SH Mike Blair (Scotland)

Flyhalves
FH/CE Ben Botica (E)
FH Tyler Bleyendaal (New Zealand)
FH Rhys Priestland (Wales)

Centres
CE/FH Matt Giteau (Australia)
CE Weslie Fofana (France)
CE Manu Tuilagi (E)
CE Marcelo Bosch (Argentina)
CE/WG Tomassi Benvenutti (Italy)

Back Three
WG Sitiveni Siviatu (NZ)
WG Christian Wade (E)
WG Julian Savea (NZ)
WG Chris Ashton (E) EPS
FB/WG Leigh Halfpenny (Wales)
WG/FB Juan Imhoff (Argentina)
FB Ben Foden (E) EPS

Saints Senior Academy: (After 1st September 1991)
(17 Players)

HK Mikey Haywood (E) - 10/11/1991
HK Scott Spurling (E)
PR Henry Thomas (E) (3) EPS -30/10/1991
PR Sebastien Taofifenua (France) 21/03/1992
OS Liam Gill (Aus) - 08/06/1992
FL Sam Cane (NZ) - 13/01/1992
FL Sam Jones (E) -
FL Wian Liebenberg (SA) - 31/08/1992
SH Bryn Hall (NZ) - 03/02/1992
HK/BR Nick Walker (E)
FL Steve Uren (E) - 11/04/1994
No8 Billy Vunipola (E) - 03/11/1992
FH George Ford (E) -16/03/1993
CE Elliot Daly (E) - 08/10/1992
CE Mark Bennett (Scotland) - 03/02/1993
CE Tom Stephenson (E) - 05/05/1994
WG Jamie Elliott (E) - 31/09/1992

In the same position? Only really have Maitland

Who you looking to move on Chris mate? Any world cup backrowers going?

would possibly be interested in Watson as a stop gap. What you looking for him mate?

WG Sitiveni Siviatu (NZ)
WG Julian Savea (NZ)
WG Leigh Halfpenny (Wales)

All over tbh. Any little improvements on the first team will do!
Who do you want from me + work off that?

Would take a massive offer mate. Hook is a big part of my style of play. Give me a list of whom you might let go for him and we shall see from there

Hi Chris fancy a WC loan deal for watson. i could give you paul diggin to play FB save you getting grief for Cipriani??

Juan Martin Fernando Lobbe (Messam and gain, or Parrisse + Loss)
Steffon Armitage (Rees + Big Gain)
Tom Guest + James Cannon 4 Callum Clark + Jake Abbott
Sean O'Brien (NFS)
Dan Lydiate + Salvatore Perugini 4 Thomas Domingo + Alexandre Lapandry
Charlie Hodgson NFS
Brock James (Beauxis and gain)
Ben Williams (Would like to keep so not sure what to offer)
Ugo Monye (NFS)
Napolini Nalaga (Halfpenny and gain)

Ojo, McAlister, Hipkiss

Just looking for similar quality players in different positions Chris with English needing English. Interested in:

Webber, Stevens, Sheridan, Attwood, Clark, Davies, Halfpenny, JDV

Anything?

Aye it's quality, get a 2nd window when missus is chillin lol

Rate Ojo similar to Attwood etc but no probs. I rate McAlister quite highly too lol.

Just leave it, I imagine we may be miles apart

Just wondering what issues your seeing with the balance of my backline Chris.

I'd thought this would be a big advantage for me with Smith, Payne, Maitland 3 of the form players in the S15. I know you don't watch much S15 so thinking you're maybe not sure who they are maybe?!?!

Interesting views. See NZ rugby conditions similar to Prem conditions and this league has a very SH base involved. I see you started Lualala/Sivi and Savea.....but don't think Smith/Maitland/Payne would work?!?!?!

Barritt is a pretty big 12 and strong in the contact, he's been in my team all year offering a solid 12 option with a more flair 13.

Can't believe you don't rate somebody like Maitland, boy was one of the best wingers in S15 with Guildford and Ioane. Much better than Sivi and on another planet to Savea!

Fair enough though, it's your opinion

Cheers bud

Quality players are quality players for me. Payne has signed for Ulster and Maitland has a perfect game for NH rugby. Savea would be fine in NH conditions, look at Nalaga as a prime example.

Right Chris i'v given you enough time to sort your Acadmy out and since you havnt you will have one player randomly removed to make room for Ben Moon in your senior side

dammit_chris wrote:Northampton Saints Squad - Fantasy Rugby Game

Playing Squad 48 (25 English)

Hookers
1.HK Dylan Hartley (E)
2.HK Rob Webber (E)
3.HK Ross Batty (E)
4.HK Chris Whitehead (E)

(note to self a loosehead is number 1 and a tighthead is number 3)

Props
5.PR Dave Wilson (E) (1 or 3)
6.PR Andrew Sheridan (E) (1)
7.PR Sakaria Taulafo (Samoa) (3)
8.PR Nic Mayhew (E)
9.PR Calum Black (Ireland/USA) (1)
10.PR Thomas Domingo (France) (1)
11.PR Matt Stevens (E)(1 or 3)
12.PR Carl Hayman (NZ) (3)

Second row
13.LK Calum Clark (E)
14.LK Bradley Davies (Wales)
15.LK Patricio Albacete (Argentina)
16.LK Courtney Lawes (E)
17.LK James Craig (E)
18.LK Dave Attwood - (E)

Backrow
19.FL Rocky Elsom (AUS)
20.FL Tom Rees (E)
21.FL Sione Kalamafoni (Tonga)
22.FL Liam Messam (NZ)
23.FL Alexander Lapandy (France)
24.FL Jake Abbott (E)
25.FL Liam Gill (Aus)
26.FL/N8 Luke Watson (South Africa)
27.N8 Sergio Parisse (Italy)
28.N8 Simon Taylor (Scotland)
29.N8 Ryan Kankowski (South Africa)

Scrumhalves
30.SH Charlie Davies (E)
31.SH Mike Phillips (Wales)
32.SH Joe Simpson (E)

Flyhalves
33.FH/FB Danny Cipriani (E)
34.FH Lionel Beauxis (French)
35.FH Myles Dorrian (Australia)
36.FH Matt Giteau (Australia)

Centres
37.CE/FB Shane Geraghty (E)
38.CE Matt Hopper (E)
39.CE Jean de Villiers (SA)
40.CE Willie Mason (Aus)
41.FH/CE Juan Pablo Socino (Argentina)
42.CE Manu Tuilagi (E) (still academy)
43.CE Luke Eves (E)
44.CE Casey Laulala (NZ)
45. Tomasso Benvenuti (IT) (still academy)

Back Three
46. Sitiveni Siviatu (NZ)
47. James Tincknell (E)
48. Julian Savea (NZ)
49. Chris Ashton (E)
50. Leigh Halfpenny (Wales)
51. Tom Arscott (E)
52.WG/FB Rory Lamont
53. Ben Foden (E)
54.PR Ben Moon (E)
55.WG/FB Dan Caprice (E)

The random number selected was 14. I'm sorry Chris but you have to remove BRADLEY DAVIES from your squad

Hi Chris

I'm sat waiting for the taxi to the airport so have time for a cheeky deal lol could I loan George Ford till the 6N?

Sorry mate, but in all fairness the two players you are offering me are gash. Don't really want to sell Mullan as he is young, English and a regular player for me who if he goes well for Worcester back in the Premiership this season his rating will soar. Is also a full international.

The only way I will sell is the following...

Matt Mullan and £15 million

for

Thomas Domingo.

Doesn't look like we will get to a deal then mate.

If he keeps this for he's going nowhere sorry!!

TOL for Phillips????

Think Williams is a level up tbf

Balshaw and Delve for Sivi And Luke Watson?

Skivington + Efion Lewis Roberts

For

Andrew Sheridan

No to that offer Max Evans is NFS

What you looking for Sheri?

Everyone has their price Chris..would need better than Sheridan though.

Hartley, Stevens, Attwood, Lawes, Simpson, Foden

Hit me a couple then, lets see what you've got

what for Stevens, Attwood and De Villiers?
Can go big.

If you're offering me Dorian & Attwood for Wilko I doubt we're going to get very far.

I need some top draw invoved mate, can you get Hartley or Lawes involved?

Wilkinson could make a massive difference to you're team as you don't really have that top draw FH, up to you if you want him lol

Huge interest I George Ford mate. Could we get a deal done for him?? Would be happy to keep him on loan at Exeter.

Also interested in Attwood

Decent players but not really the same class as Wilko mate. You're too tight!

If you're offering that kind of level players, think I'd need Clark, Attwood and Sheri involved with English coming back

Just seen Sheridan is considering retiring!

Stevens + Attwood + Beaxius + Simpson

Stanks + Wilko + Arr

?

Do you not think Wilko is one of mine lol

You're not giving me much to work with, you want a top class English player but won't offer any back!

Ford will not be first choice 10 at Tigers next season mate.

I noticed Hartley wasn't on your mental list of untouchables. Him and Attwood in something?

Skivs for Attwood

What for Sheri...might be worth the risk!

Sheridan + Mason interest me

What for Sheridan????

What for Wilson, Taylor and Kankowski mate?

Totally disagree about Flood, not sure where this game management issue has came from. They ran in 6 tries and he nailed most his goals, was one of Englands best players yesterday with Shaw and Haskell. I'd still start Wilko tho...

Most available for right deal except JOC, Youngs, McCaw.

Might struggle with Brussow, you don't have the backrow options for a trade really.

AAC might be included in something but I'd be reluctant as he covers so many positions. What were you thinking?

maybe but wouldnt do a straight swap as think SBW is better.
what you thinking?

well i accept hernandez value has dropped due to injury so not necessarily rated as a world class player anymore but no doubt when he gets playing again soon his value and rating will rise.

I'm interested in stevens, attwood, de villiers and giteau.

not a big fan of wilson, doesnt seem to be rated hugely on here.
what about any of the players I listed?
also add hartley, lawes, ashton to it.
obviously i can add players in my end too.

de villiers and attwood for SBW?

Don't really want to let Kendo go as he is my lineout specialist.
Could include Mumm?

SBW and Mumm
for
De Villiers, Attwood, Wilson