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

Marler, Brookes, Sincklier, Matthews, Gaskell (In the 2nd Row), Fearns, Gibson, Wallace, Clifford, Burns, Clegg, Lowe, Joseph are all players who I expect to be capped.

Marler, Gibson and Joseph could become world class given the chance.

So if Jamie Roberts was involved, it wouldn't interest you?

I'm amazed you wouldn't be interested if Roberts was involved.

Yeah looking to bring in some young English talent

What kind of thing are you looking for Stevens?

5.LH Salvator Perugini - Italy
6.LH Efion Lewis-Roberts - Wales

for

Stevens?

I could do Roncero, Mitchell, Tincu, Stanks for him.

Roncero would sort you out at loosehead, not the youngest but doesn't get touched in the scrum which would sort you out till Domingo gets fit.

I wasn't offering all of those players lol, I meant they're available

If you're trying to offload Stevens I am interested mate.

What positions you looking at strengthening mate, and I'll see if I can put an offer together.

Joseph NFS at any price.

I wouldn't do Kruger for Stevens never mind adding Waller

Really interested in Attwood and Abbott. Could include Thion or Sharpe in deal as well as others.

Clark/Simpson/Phillips/Fofana/Halfpenny/Haywood/Daly/Wade interest me

I'd be interested in Attwood when/if you decide to sell

What for Attwood and Clark?

Euan Murray can leave. Kubrashvilli in big deal. Healy in mental deal

Yes mate, he is going to Quins at the end of the season.

What for Domingo Chris?

Matt Stevens, Dave Attwood and Calum Clark all really interest me mate, let me know who you want.

Attwood , Stevens and Jean De Villers interest me

Hit me with what you want for Attwood

Thoughts on something like:

Pape + Crane + Lund
for
Attwood + Wray + Messam

Attwood + Davies interest me

Give me a list of players and I'll see if I can knock something up

Phipps could be mate...

Get back to me mate

ok mate, well let me know when you're ready to deal

What for Attwood? Give me a list & I'll see what I can do

give me a list of players of mine you're interested in mate

Most players available except JOC & Evans tbh

Hit me with a list and I'll see if I can knock something up

hernandez, tait and sackey available from that list

interested in giteau, ashton, halfpenny, stevens, fofana, lawes

Anything for Messam mate?

In theory some of those could be available, but i'd need similar level players in return...

Manoa + Barclay + Waldrom + Nacewa
for
Lawes + Wray + Parisse

Not 100% just thinking really

Domingo, Attwood?

I'm looking to do similar the other way

Flip for Davies? Similar experience/level, prob help us both

Not sure mate, his form has not been great recently and doesn't seem to be rated highly by the other managers so would be a bit of a gamble. Am very interested in Dan Lydiate though and would be prepared to go big for him.

Seems a fair few people are interested in Mullan mate. Am not overly keen to sell, so really would only be able to do him as part of a big deal for Lydiate.

Congrats on the Anglo Welsh win by the way mate. think that is my heaviest ever defeat in 4 seasons of this game.

What you wanting to do about our loan deal mate? Are we getting our own players back at the end of the 6 Nations or did you want to extend it?

Sounds good to me mate, amd pretty well covered at loosehead so think it suits us both for the run in.

Could I take Wray on loan mate?

Also you still interested in taking Jackson on loan for £3m?

Cheers for the heads up mate, I will add them to my academy soon

Anything for Eliot Daly mate?

Harrison looks the complete 7. Good ground hog, has a carrying game and good link man. Has had some very good games according to the Saints & Sinners forum for the academy. Not sure if he will be involved with the u20s this year as he hasnt been around the set up yet at all but will definately be in next years squad

Flip van der Merwe + Craig Mitchell

Davies/Attwood

Gives you that SH Enforcer & Int TH (part of top Exeter scrum...ask Pete)

Mitchell's scrummaging has improved massively this season, possibly as a consequence of working with Budgie down at the Chiefs. Would be a good option for you Chris.

Yea no probs, prob help both of us

Just stick on confirms when happy, I'll need to have a lay down anyway if we do a deal lol

Odd call Rees, can only think he's had a big set back and possibly opted for Insurance payout

Spurling not for sale mate.

Are you happy to go ahead?