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

sorry mate not looking for a huge deal like that
anything else?

You've gambled and it's not paid off, just unlucky really. Lapandry is a good flank but still young. Will be around French team next season

Did you ever decide on the Jones/Wallace swap?

Chris

Your squad size is 56 mate. You need to release some one.


Also for Kayser i'd want Hartley involved

anything else for messam?

Bastereaud, Tiesi, Hala'ufia, Stowers, Keegan Daniel, Botes, James, Mumm, Kirchner

any chance of a big deal for any of the following;

stevens, lawes, giteau, tuilagi, ashton

http://www.espnscrum.com/rabodirect-pro12-2011-12/rugby/story/155366.html

I'm in for Jack Wallace mate would do Dave Wallace as a straight swap?

I'm gonna hold off on the deal just now. I want to have a little look at Jones before I think about selling him.

I'm interested in Savea and Taylor mate.

Mercy , Masi and Fitz could be available

No deal mate, don't want to let Vunipola go he's got a big future ahead of him.

cipriani and messam?

What you after for Classens mate?

Anything for Hopper and Claasens? Not willing to go huge

He is awesome mate, real talent.

Wade 4 Williams interests me!

I'd chuck in Van Der Heever 4 Wade

GVDH + Williams 4 Wade

What for Attwood?

If you add someone top class

Hey Chris just a quick one on Temaini Harrison. He isnt actually Saints academy hes been signed from New Zealand so shouldnt he have to be bid on? I've been keeping a close eye on him as you know since I bid for him a while back and was told to wait as hes from abroad...

SirJohnnyEnglish wrote:Hey Chris just a quick one on Temaini Harrison. He isnt actually Saints academy hes been signed from New Zealand so shouldnt he have to be bid on? I've been keeping a close eye on him as you know since I bid for him a while back and was told to wait as hes from abroad...

Care to elabortate on this?

Unlike Chris to randomly add to his squad.....

Harrison is a young lad just finished school boy rugby in New Zealand. Comes from the same school Dylan Hartley did. I made a bid for him on the old national league page and Chris rejected it saying I would have to wait for the Foreign transfer window as he was EQ abroad. Assume he should have to be bid on as he isnt actually Saints academy in the same way that Pete bidded on Ben Spencer as he wasnt Sarries academy

Only seems fair SJE , Chris you'll have to bid for him on the national bidding page.

How can you bid for a player who isnt at a club? Harrison has been in Saints academy for 18months in real life, he joined it at the same time the likes of Alex Day etc did from school. I could understand the position if he was at a club, but he came from school - so not really seeing any difference?

Pooly, in all honesty the constant sniping remarks are wearing a bit thin now - really no need to keep it up. You made two comments on this weeks predictions that werent necessary and completely unwarranted just because I gave you a draw. Not really sure why you need to do this, but its just a game and the comments you make aren't really needed.

Lighten up Chris, only joking man. You're really touchy lately...you got your man period?

Harrison was still playing school boy rugby in New Zealand this summer Chris so how can he have been in the Saints academy for the last 18 months?? You yourself called him a New Zealand school boy player when you rejected a bid from me on the old national league signings page

hayman and messam?

nah!

Smit for Sivivatu?

Cheers mate

Good luck to you too, think at home you will probably get it

Just trying to tell your players to be complacent...Ill be looking to dismantle your set piece with Domingo's lack of form and no lineout leader in your side. Set piece is key in the wet so hopefully people will see me dominate here...I think me having so many on form players could snatch it...really not sure

Went off to watch the football

wouldn't say Hartley/Lawes/Hayman have form tbh

Last weekend against Castres Hartley wasn't impressive. Best English hooker through lack of other option.

For me Lawes has good moments but will go missing for others so swings in roundabouts.

He's injured or else sure fire starter as he's English. Woulda started FDP if I could have, great box kicker would have been handy

I agree Haywood is a good player. Hartley didn't look much better than him last week which isn't that great tbh considering he is meant to be world class.

dammit_chris wrote:matt stevens and siviatu for dan cole?

No thanks.

I'm interested in Chris Ashton mate.

What for Ashton?

What fOr Ashton mate?

You following the real world???

I'd be in for him, would include Bowe.

See anything for ashton

I'd possibly include Brussow in a bigger deal but wouldn't do Brussow + for him

I'd look to do a fair deal but I certainly wouldn't look to do two world class players for him, doubt many would tbh. More than happy to leave it, come back if you come to your senses though.

Foden is much closer to a World XV than Ashton, I can think of half a dozen right wingers better than Ashton. He is currently the best we have to offer though which kind of shows the state of English rugby at the minute.

Give me an idea and I will see if it is possible.

Unlucky in our game Chris, it was much closer than the final score suggests. A couple of tweaks in your side and I'm sure you'll hit a run.

Barclay and Biggs
For
Ashton

Yea you do need a 7, missed one since you sold Brussow really. Gill is a few years away for me.

I could do Brussow in something, not sure what.

Falcons def going down this season, Tait is clueless.

Brussow for Ashton

Enq