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Post by SirJohnnyEnglish Sun Feb 02, 2014 8:04 pm

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Breaking News: Gloucester seal european qualification with victory in the Anglo Welsh Final.
 


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Released/Championship/National League/Academy Bidding
Foreign Transfers
Budgets
European Homepage
Anglo Welsh Homepage
 
Welcome to Season 6 of the Aviva Premiership fantasy rugby game.  Below are the rules of the game which must be adhered to.  If there are any situations that arise in the course of the game which are not covered by the rules, a final decision will be made by the RFU (SJE) as to how the situation will be resolved.
 
 
Senior Squads wrote:
The maximum squad size is 40 senior players.  If a team has more than 40 players in their squad then they will be fined £1 million per player over the permitted amounts per day for the first seven days. If after 7 consecutive days a team still has more than the permitted number of players then the team will be fined £2 million per player per day, and fined 1 league point per player per day for the next seven days. If after this time a team still has more than the permitted number of players in their squad, the RFU (me) will remove players at its discretion to bring them back under the permitted numbers. There will be no right of appeal to players being removed.

Be aware that all tier one international matches which are played during the season will count in the game, and players selected in the match day 23's for those matches will not be eligible to play for their clubs on that weekend, therefore you must give due consideration to the make-up of your squad.
Academy Rules wrote:
Each team will be allowed to have an academy squad of 20 players.  Players who are in the academy must be born on or after 1st September 1991.

Any player, who is at any Premiership club in real life, either in their senior, academy or AASE squads, can be bid for on the domestic bidding page.  Players who are at your own club in real life and are coming through the academy system must be bid for if you want them in your own academy.

Transfers wrote:

  • Domestic (other AP Teams)
    Each team has a budget to use in the purchase of players. Domestic transfers between AP clubs, regardless of nationality of player, should be negotiated between the respective managers, and then confirmed on the Domestic Transfer Confirmation Page.
  • Domestic (Championship and below)
    Each team may during the season purchase no more than 5 players from the Championship or the National Leagues.  These players must be bid for on the Domestic Transfer Bidding page, and each bid will be considered by me on its own merits before being accepted or rejected.  No bid will be accepted until a minimum of 24 hours has elapsed from the time the bid was made, in order to afford other managers the opportunity to make a counter bid.
  • Foreign
    To make a foreign transfer (i.e. from any club outside of the AP, regardless of whether the player is English) a bid should be made on the Foreign Transfers Page, which will be considered by me against the posted guidelines for purchase prices before being accepted or rejected. No bid will be accepted until a minimum of 24 hours has elapsed from the time the bid was made, in order to afford other managers the opportunity to make a counter bid.

    There will be a summer foreign transfer window, which will run as follows.

    Structured Window

    No cash will be used and each team will get effectively free transfers by way of a draft, which will run 12th, 11th, 10th …… 1st, 12th, 11th,10th… 1st place side.  This will run from 10th June 2013 until all teams have had their two picks. 

    Open Window

    Open transfer window, teams have unlimited bids provided they have the financial resources to cover them.  Teams may only bid for one player at a time.


Player Releases wrote: 
Managers may choose to release players from their clubs, for which they will be offered compensation

Compensation will be paid as follows

£2 million – current international (must have played international rugby in the previous 12 months)
£1.5 million – former international
£1m – top flight experience
£0.5m – other

All released players will be deemed to have joined a Championship side and can be bid for on the Domestic Transfer Bidding page.
Retirements wrote:
There will be no compensation for retiring players.  Should a player who retires decide to come out of retirement and play again, then he will automatically go back to the club who he was playing for in the game when he retired.
Fixtures wrote:
There will be 22 Aviva Premiership games per season, plus the play offs. There will also be Heineken Cup, Amlin Challenge Cup and Anglo Welsh Cup matches.  These games will take place once a week. A match thread will be put up every Monday.  Home teams must be named by midnight on Tuesday.  Away teams must be named by midnight on Wednesday.  Both teams must provide tactics by midnight on Thursday.  Predictions will be open from 00:01 hours on Friday and remain open until 20:00 hours on Saturday.  Managers will post the scores that they think will happen from these games (apart from games in which they are involved).  An average of all predictions will be taken, and then 0.5 points added to each teams score for each prediction that had them as the winner, and that will then be the final score.

Managers are asked to provide detail as to why they have predicted a result.  To be considered a descriptive prediction this must be a full 3 lines long when entered into the text box.  If you are not providing a descriptive prediction you will be restricted to predicting a 1 point win either way.
Teams wrote:
When naming your team, not only should you put the starting XV and replacements, but also tactics that your team will employ. Results will be affected by the tactics described.

In addition, each team must have the following:-

At least 10 England qualified players in your match day 23, and at least 4 of those must be in your starting XV.

At least 2 props and 1 hooker on the bench.

All players must be eligible (not injured or banned).

Failure to comply with these rules will result in forfeiting the match and a 1 league point deduction.

If you fail to submit a team for a match, then the other team will be automatically awarded a 30-0 bonus point win. If both teams fail to submit a team, then it will be scored as a 0-0 draw.
Injuries and Suspensions wrote:
Injuries in this game do NOT reflect real life, they will be generated by me.

Players banned in real life will be ineligible for selection in this game for the duration of the ban.

Inclusion of injured/banned players will result in them being replaced by players on the bench, and the bench not having eight players, which may result in punishment if it concerns the front-row.

Punishment for fielding an ineligible player will be loss of one match point for a first offence, two for a second offence and so on.
Financial Rewards wrote:
There will be no rewards for the result of an individual match, instead the managers will receive cash for predicting.

£2m for descriptive predictions 
£0.25m for scores on the doors predictions
If you fail to predict without first advising me that you are unable to do so that week, you will be fined £1m for a first offence, £2m for a second offence, £3m for a third offence etc.

AP finishing positions.

Champions: 8m
Runners Up: 6m
Playoff Semi Finalist Losers: 5m
5th: 4m
6th: 3.5m
7th: 3m
8th: 2.5m
9th: 2m
10th: 1.5m
11th: 1m
12th: 0.5m

Heineken Cup

Losing Quarter Finalists - £2 million each
Losing Semi Finalists - £3 million each
Runners Up - £4 million
Champions - £5 million

Amlin Challenge Cup

Losing Quarter Finalists - £1 million each
Losing Semi Finalists - £2 million each
Runners Up - £3 million
Champions - £4 million

Anglo-Welsh Cup

Losing Semi Finalist - £1 million each
Runners Up - £2 million
Champions - £3 million


If your budgets falls below minus £10 million for any reason, the administrators (ozzy3213) will step in and players from within your squad will be released for the relevant financial compensation in order to bring your budget back above minus £10 million.


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Post by prop_lyd Sun Mar 09, 2014 3:36 pm

welsh line defence is awful today!!
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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun Mar 09, 2014 3:37 pm

JD getting schooled by Burrell here, looks well off the pace

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Post by prop_lyd Sun Mar 09, 2014 3:46 pm

JD shouldn't really be playing imo, maybe off the bench but not enough game time to come straight back in. We need to play heads up rugby, Priestland just seems to want to kick everything, wouldrather be sending Roberts up straight and have players looping round him.
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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun Mar 09, 2014 3:48 pm

I can't believe we're only 5 ahead Prop, stupid pens. We've been brainless at the breakdown

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Post by LukeLovesLuka Sun Mar 09, 2014 3:55 pm

Webb and priestland awful.

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Post by prop_lyd Sun Mar 09, 2014 3:56 pm

agreed, I've said that I think England will win but you need to cut out the silly penalties
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Post by Steven_Sharks Sun Mar 09, 2014 3:56 pm

Hartley hasn't been good. Could do with him upping it.

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:03 pm

Yea Hartley is off his game, scrum really working now though

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Post by prop_lyd Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:06 pm

I don't like the guy but this is the sort of game we need Mike Phillips on simply for the extra aggression come the breakdown, I can see one of our front row going in the bin soon too.
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Post by prop_lyd Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:09 pm

Why are we kicking ball in the England 22??!! 2 golden opportunities gone begging
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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:12 pm

Couldn't believe Roberts did that prop

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:13 pm

Jenkins has been mullered this game, the right decision

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Post by prop_lyd Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:13 pm

Silly from Jenkins there but England did drive before the ball was in there I feel. Think this is game, set and match....
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Post by prop_lyd Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:16 pm

I personally wouldn't say mullered Pooly, I'd say he's just stupidly gone in on the wrong angle a lot of times. Thought Hartley had been warned about penalties given away........
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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:16 pm

He's caved in nearly every scrum Prop, I think he's really struggled throughout

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Post by prop_lyd Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:19 pm

if you watch the angle pooly, he's been boring in which has caused him to go down because Wilson has driven straight, it's basically poor propping decision from Jenkins, I feel if he'd actually driven legally then it may have been more e even.
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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:21 pm

We'll never know Prop lol

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Post by prop_lyd Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:24 pm

yep, we'll see what james does here and will know! bath vs bath
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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:26 pm

Cracking scrum! James is much better in the scrum imo

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Post by prop_lyd Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:28 pm

agreed, I have man love for Jenkins but he;s really been struggling lately.
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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:29 pm

May has been infuriating

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:31 pm

Very good kicking from Farrell

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Post by prop_lyd Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:37 pm

good tackle 1/2p. Can;'t see where the 11 points will come from to be honest, playing too one dimensional.
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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:37 pm

Twelvetrees/Burrell & Launchbury/Lawes have been superb

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:39 pm

Add Care/Farrell into that too

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Post by prop_lyd Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:45 pm

feel Wales' bench have been better than some of their starters!! Fair play England, snuffed Wales' attacking threat, when we actually had some, and I had the feeling that we weren't going to win. Enjoy it there's always next year cider
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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:47 pm

Fantastic win.

In control from the first minute, Wales rarely threatened which is bizarre.

Defence was superb, pack put in a great show and 36/Burrell were unreal.

Of course Brown was pretty good too

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Post by Guest Sun Mar 09, 2014 5:26 pm

Was at the game.

Our line speed great. Robshaw wood and Morgan worked socks off.

Launch and lawes immense
Priest land awful and wales tactics wrong.

Wilson owned gethin who should have been yellowed earlier.

May was frustrating but also if England want to play this wide off the cuff game we need to support properly. We are too rigid in patterns and play a mapped out game.

Faz was exceptional. JD was embarrassing and not fit. Should not have been picked. He looked out of sorts which is expected if you have not played for that long.

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Post by Driver Sun Mar 09, 2014 5:44 pm

Wales where terrible , silly penalties let them into the game when we should of ran away with it.

Care and Farrell a great combo , Billy and Burrell both outstanding.

May V dangerous and can cut games open likewise Nowell who handled North very well.

For me only Halfpenny and Cuthbert looked like getting Wales going.

Full welsh pack was dire.
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Post by Driver Sun Mar 09, 2014 6:08 pm

Leigh Halfpenny out for season.
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Post by ChequeredJersey Sun Mar 09, 2014 6:19 pm

Sad Poor Halfpenny...
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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun Mar 09, 2014 6:34 pm

Only part I'm not convinced about are our wings.

May was poor again, his decision making is awful at times but he's a danger. Nowell was much improved but I think the way he didn't back him self when through shows he's quite not ready. Much better performance though from Nowell.

I'd still like to see Yarde/Wade, that would be a scary wing combo.

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Post by ChequeredJersey Sun Mar 09, 2014 6:36 pm

Nowell's decision to take the contact and not run for the corner was criminal. Both Nowell and May are good options to have but I think Yarde and Wade need gametime asap
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Post by dammit_chris Sun Mar 09, 2014 6:37 pm

Shame for Halfpenny, did very well to stop what would have been one of the best England tries in years! So good to see that we are attacking from deep.

How on earth did we lose to France!!!



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Post by Guest Sun Mar 09, 2014 7:11 pm

Halfpenny had a poor tournament apart from his unbelievable kicking.

Would stick with May and Nowell. We play robotically. Pack don't know what to do when Nowell or may have a go. Big issue that needs sorting.

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Post by ChequeredJersey Sun Mar 09, 2014 7:12 pm

I'd have agreed but today his defence and heart was huge
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Post by Guest Sun Mar 09, 2014 7:19 pm

Halfpenny is World class and is not in doubt
Think playing at Cardiff has dimmed his attAcking
Threat.

Toulon move will help him massively. FB has some great players world wide at
Moment Dagg,Folau,Kearney, halfpenny, Hogg and brown to name a few

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Post by Guest Sun Mar 09, 2014 8:57 pm

Very accurate for
Me

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/sixnations/10686270/Six-Nations-2014-England-v-Wales-player-ratings.html

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Post by Steven_Sharks Sun Mar 09, 2014 9:30 pm

I like May and Nowell. I would keep them in. Think Nowell is growing game by game. May just has the x factor.

Yarde and Wade will need to wait for their turn.

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Post by Guest Sun Mar 09, 2014 9:46 pm

Agree Steve they make a rigid side look exciting. May had a few erros
Today but also his run set up the Burrell try.

Nowell also had a few moments.

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Post by stnick88 Sun Mar 09, 2014 9:48 pm

May just ran sideways today and nowell was solid but lacked confidence. I imagine yarde will have a spot before long.

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun Mar 09, 2014 9:55 pm

Pretty sure Twelvetrees set up Burrell try.

Only things is change would be to give Twelvetrees - 8 and May - 6

I didn't think May played particularly well today, he crabs too much and gets isolated.

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Post by Guest Sun Mar 09, 2014 10:01 pm

May was not great today nick but also was not used properly.

We don't play with fluidity and are not dangerous ball in hand like SH teams.
May brown and Nowell offer us that threat although they have to try to do it themselves as we don't create much.

Our first phase play is very disappointing and our response to turnover ball needs to be sped up. It's the only time defences are out of position so needs to be exploited.

We are a fine side and defensively great. However we are miles away from having a sharp attack and challenging NZ.

Launch and Lawes however are turning in to a great lock pair. Lock has amazing players in the world game right
Now

Etzbeth, du toit, whitelock ,gray ,bakkies, Horwill , poc and many more.


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Post by Guest Sun Mar 09, 2014 10:04 pm

May's run set up the ruck from where 36 kicked for Burrell. Marler has come on as expected with age and Wilson was dominant. Showed why cole may not be England's best tighthead. Like many for me if a
Th scrummages well I do not care if he does
Anything around the park. His job is crucial

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Post by Driver Sun Mar 09, 2014 10:06 pm

I thought we looked better off turn over ball today , much better than we have done.
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Post by dammit_chris Sun Mar 09, 2014 10:07 pm

May set up the position for Burrell's try when he cut back inside, which then gave Twelvetrees the chance to kick across.

May almost seems in two minds when he attacks as if he knows he can take a player on but could also get isolated so doesn't - few more games with the backline and hopefully they will start to see his game a bit more.

We seem to have started to build our attack now, the move we put together for Burrell to nearly make it in the corner was brilliant - will be interesting to see what selection Lancaster goes for against Italy, especially on the bench as Dickson or Goode aren't players that will help us hit 50 points.

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun Mar 09, 2014 10:08 pm

I wouldn't include Du Toit or Gray in worlds top locks, neither are regular first choice for their country, odd selection.

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Post by Guest Sun Mar 09, 2014 10:14 pm

Gray is first choice. Outstanding in last 2 games.

If you take Johnson rationale for selection then Denton and brown are not first choice even though they blatantly should be.


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Post by Driver Sun Mar 09, 2014 10:15 pm

Joe Launchbury for me is one of the top locks in world rugby right now.
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Post by Guest Sun Mar 09, 2014 10:17 pm

Du toit a force of nature. My point was that 2nd row has so many good players it is a position that is blessed.

Pyle the force 2 nd row is very good as are Romano retallick Hamilton flip Douglas etc etc list is endless

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