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

Really? No probs

You def need a line out lock though!!

Lund + Crane + Poitreanud
for
Attwood + JdV?

Attwood interests me...as do as long list of your other EQ players

Think I be stupid to lose Youngs. Sold you Tuilagi on the cheap 2 years ago and still regretting it.

LukeLovesLuka wrote:Think I be stupid to lose Youngs. Sold you Tuilagi on the cheap 2 years ago and still regretting it.

You sold me Tuilagi and Callum Green in the same deal. I gave you Poitrinaud for them i think?

Anything doing for Attwood mate?

Hartley, Webber, Haywood, Clark, Davies, Lawes, Craig, Lydiate, Parrisse, Simpson, Phillips, Fofana, Manu, Ashton, Foden, Halfpenny, Launchbury, Wade, Daly, Ford

Kruger + Morris for Attwood

Deal! Think that works out well for both of us!
Putting on confirmations now

stevens?

Who else you looking to let go mate?

Yea no probs fella, thought you might have liked it with Morris looking good lately.

Interesting deal with AWJ/Attwood, you going for a lineout lock in foreigns?

AWJ isn't a great op mate.

It's a lineout leader I've always thought you've missed, pack would be great with a leader alongside Davies/Lawes.

Others look at different things I guess but scrum in winter/poor conditions and lineout at all times is pretty key to getting good ball. You've got a belting team, lineout leader & good 10 and you'll be really hard to beat next season.

On the plus Domingo is training again

Interested in Stankovich mate? Be a decent EQ LH for you even from the bench. Would do him for a few mil

Think all of those are TH's??? No probs fella I'm releasing him anyway just would be handy whilst the youngsters develop I thought.

Jacques Burger for Launchbury

And what for JdV

Not really mate, cheers anyway

All opinions mate.

I know JSD is a very good winger but in reality him and Benjamin are currently Saxons level.

I'd have JSD a little ahead although Benjamin has bags of potential, he bagged a lot more AP tries than JSD in a poor team and moving to Tigers "could" be the making of him.

He could turn out to be an average winger who played in a poor team but he'll def get more ball at Tigers.

Comparing JSD and Benjamin is like trying to compare chalk and cheese. Although they play the same position they are poles apart in skillset and totally different players. JSD is a footballer with an eye for a gap and is an elusive runner. Benjamin is all pace and raw power and able to go through defenders as well as around them.

Who you would have depends on what you want from winger really and what suits your style of play better. Hard to say one is better than the other right now, they are just different.

Sorry for butting in!

No dramas Pete, all opinions.

Massive year for Benjamin coming up. He obviously has something as he's scored in a poor Worcester set up...England quality? I really don't know but he's something different to what we have.

I've seen Benjamin live once for Worcester agaisnt Irish a couple of years back and he is a big powerful boy with some serious gas. Tiggers could be the making of him as he has to get more scoring opportunities there than at Worcester, so we will find out whether he is the real deal as a finisher or not.

I hope Christian Wade comes through this season again - Lancaster obviously likes the looks of him and the conditions for SA are ideal for him.

Shame the Churchill Cup isnt on anymore, would have been good to see Benjamin in that!

His defence is outstanding which seems to be a requirement these days.

Always thought that was JSD's downfall, he generally looks fine in the AP but seems to make a big mistake every Saxon game. Very clever winger but you seem to be judged more on your frailties than your positives when it comes to England.

Benjamin is a Saxons regular, think he bagged a hat trick his last start.

I think that's a big issue you've nailed just there Pooly. We have a tendancy in this country to focus on what players can't do rather than what they can.

I remember seeing an interview with BOD a couple of years back after he'd just regained form following a slump and he talked about having gained a different mindset to training and was now focusing more on really improving the bits of his game that he was good at and making sure he was ble to impose those on the pitch. Obviouslyy he still worked on weaknesses but not tot he same extent.

I think Marland Yarde will be a very good winger. Similar to Benjamin, v.fast and strong. Yarde will have Ojo's spot in Irish side next season. Looking forward to seeing him in the u20's, gutted Anthony Watson is injured as he is a real talent, out till Novemeber though.

Any news on a forwards coach or tighthead prop stnick?

I was never sure about YArde until I saw him against Wales u20s - he's so fast and difficult to put down. Was good to see that he got a try for Irish on the last day of the season too!

he got 2 Chris!
I was unsure about him at first too. Think he was top scorer in the U20s 6 Nations.

No idea Pete, reckon the forwards coach will be sorted soon though.

Deal around Sarel Pretorius and JdV?

Was looking at your squad and thought a top SH would compliment what you have. Could lose Philipps and Simpson for AI's and 6N...?

No, sorry mate, would leave me light at loosehead if I let Mullan go.

What for Wray?

Don't want to let my academy players go mate, so I'll leave it.

£7m for Whitehead?

Looking to improve EQ wingers......

1.5mil for Wallace?

Jack Wallace - £5 million???

You need to re read the academy rules I think mate, as almost every player you have put in your junior academy should be in your senior academy.

Think he's fine in my protected academy for now. Looks a talent though

What for Rob Webber and Jackson Wray?

Fancy a friendly?

Could do a proper and an academy?

Chris I might be wrong but I don't think you can have Ford, Daly, Uren etc in your junior academy as they aren't or weren't at Saints in real life

Fancy a deal for Halfpenny based around Medard/Toeava/Mermoz

So greedy with your back three players

"WG Oliver Cicognini (E) - (haven't got dob, but he's 17) - Eng u18 = free"

I'll take him if you're giving him away mate.

I'd need someone from your academy back I think mate.

Back up ten and more ball carrying options in the backrow.

When parisse is away who will carry in that backrow.

You have a really good side.
Would also say you need a back up ten as giteau aint going to last forever

Pogieter playing 6 for SA this week worth a buy and so is Chris made. He is 32 now but has been great in France for last few years and a much better player than when he played for ab's