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

Afraid not mate. Not for sale

Seen as Webber hasn't played for longer than Benjamin do I have to mark him down more?

I will loan you Narraway if you loan me Sivivatu for 8 games?

Anything for Bonnaire mate?

Burgess/Cowan for JDV

If you're after a TH I have Werner Kruger available and don't want the earth for him.

Cencus could maybe go but id need more than those you listed on the homepage.

Jamie Johnstone could leave I have loads of tight heads

Webber + B Davies + Beck + Simpson
=
Cronin + Wenztel + Barritt + Phipps

?

I could maybe do Croft in something too if you're looking for a lineout backrow but I'd need English back obviously. So would be:

Cowan/Burgess + Croft

JDV + EQ

Sorts your lineout issues I guess so you don't have to play Bonnaire.

Lawes, Ashton??? Just somebody of similar ability really, you have a few

Messam a 6/8 and Bonnaire covers backrow.

I'd deal on:

Croft + Burgess/Cowan

Ashton + JDV

Your call

Marty, Harris (maybe), Murray available

Take a lot more than that for JOC mate

You leaving that offer?

Rather do something before I name my team as I could bench any new signings. Same for you too I guess if your getting Croft to run lineout??

Webber + B Davies + JDV + Ford
=
Edmonds + Wenztel + Barritt + Phipps

?

Shall we just leave Croft/Ashton and do something with Cowan/Burgess for JdV?

Croft has lead the line for Club & country.

I'm leaving Croft/Ashton anyway, think it was a little sided to you.

You still after a 9 or not? Just a simple yes/no will do

hi, welcome to the game.

I'm interested in Castro, Pienaar, Nick Evans, Conrad Smith - if there is anything for those then just let me know

==

Hi bro.

Can't really see a deal for Pienaar and Evans, but Smith and Castro could go in the right deal. Would be looking at Kepu + a little bit. What would you be offering for Smith? Keen on Fofana and Manu.

Elsewhere, Messam, Ashton, 1/2p interest me.

Any deals for Hartley, Webber, Mulipola, Calum Clark, Alun Wyn Jones, Ashley Johnson, Phillips, JdV, Sivivatu or Sam Cane?

Not having a top 10 seems to be holding you back mate. Interested in Michalak?

Michalak + Waldrom + Moore
for
JMH + Parisse + Hartley

Michalak + Waldrom + Claasens
for
JMH + Parisse + Simpson

Any interest in either of these?

No probs mate.

You after Bigger too??

I'm a little top heavy in my backrow.

Ford was terrible against Gloucester, Tigers looked better when he was off the pitch. He doesn't seem to be kicking on as much as some people thought although still a boy.

He does the odd great kick from hand but is generally aimless. His game management and place kicking is dire.

Just as well you never took that bet

Anything for Nick Evans?

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Fraid not boss.

Lydiate, Fofana, Tuilagi, Parisse, Savea?

Anything for Matt Giteau mate?

What for Ashton?

Tom Croft?

This is Bonnaire's last season fella , wants to win the HC and retire. Croft will bring your team on loads. Makes your lineout much more dynamic.

Croft for Ashton at end of 6N?

What for imhoff

Not looking for a winger as have loads but as i have said many times before i rate imhoff.

He was awesome today. You have a ton of players in form.
6 nations will Hurt you though. Imhoff and such may help you in that period

See this is what I don't get as I haven't won a game in the wet even when targetting them! I need Catt and Tomas to push on next season big time.

Ashton

Croft + ?

for

Ashton + ?

What for Grant fella?

Could offer you one of Cowen or Burguss?

No mate. I think Hamilton could be massive for me as second row has been an area that I've taken some hammerings in predictions.

Going to put out youth and squad players against you this week. Will give Genia a run to get him match fit also !'

You can loan fourie from this week if you want

Where precisely did you see any gain for Irish in that deal mate? Please don't say EQ with CIpriani and Tait, as Irish have Geraghty and Delon Armitage in those positions already!

You're going to have to come up with a better offer than that mate.

To allow Evans to go then there would have to be someone world class going to Irish as well.

Evans is going to be a tough one mate, as I wouldn't let him go from Irish without a top 10 replacement involved, and I don't see any of yours being the man for Irish.

Ashton?

Who do you want for him?

Hi Chris for next weeks game i will probs be resting a lot of players so expect something like

Waller
Mears
PDJ
Slater
POC
Smith
Brussouw
Masoe

Burgess
Slade
Mitchell
O'Connor
Lowe
Ashley-Cooper
Payne

Ok mate.

http://m.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10844953 looks like Big Ben has gone off rails a bit. Not like Guildford though !

Strange story wondered why he got
Dropped in Itm. To be fair Polynesian players have a habit of going wild. Tidy player and will
Just as easy turn it around