Harlequins

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DOR - Steven Sharks
Head Coach - Euan Mackenzie
Forwards Coach - Dean Richards
Scrum Consultant - Jason Leanard
Lineout Consultant - John Eales
Backs Coach/Kicking Coach - Andrew Merhtens
Defence Coach - Joe Worsley
Academy Coach - Rob Henderson

Honours

End of season cup winners 08/09

League Finishes

Season 1: 9th
Season 2: 4th
Season 3: 8th
Season 4: 6th
Season 5: 2nd
Season 6: 5th

1ST TEAM SQUAD

Club Captain: Michael Hooper
Vice Captains: Tom Wood, Nick Easter, Ruan Pienaar

Budget - 4 million

Senior Squad 2014/15

Senior Squad Member - 38 Members
Senior Academy Member - 22 Members

[b]Hookers

Schalk Brits
Rob Buchanan
Tatafu Polata-Nau

Props

Tony Woodcock
Steven Kitchoff
Gjorji Jgenti
John Afoa
Martin Castrogiovani
Kieran Brookes

Locks

Bakkies Botha
George Kruis
Jim Hamilton
Pieter Steph Du Toit
Charlie Matthews

Backrow

Tom Wood
Mamuka Gorgodze
Jamie Gibson

Michael Hooper
Luke Braid

Nick Easter
Damien Chouly

Halfbacks

Ruan Pienaar
Karl Dickson

Quade Cooper
Steven Myler
Colin Slade
Ihaia West

Centres

Dan Bowden
Aurelien Rougerie
Jonathan Joseph

Back Three

Yoann Huget
Joe Tomane
Alex Lewington
Frank Halai
Luke Morahan

Rob Kearney
Juan Martin Hernandez
Ollie Lindsay-Hague

Senior Academy (DOB's)

Brian Byrne - 09/9/93
Edward Byrne - 09/9/93
Kyle Sinckler - 30/3/93
Tadgh Furlong - 14/11/92
So'atala Fa'aso'o - 02/10/94
Dan Leavy - 23/5/94
James Chisholm - 11/05/95
Jack Clifford - 12/2/93
Eric Escande - 10/11/92
Luke McGrath - 3/2/93
Stuart Townsend - 11/10/95
Stuart Olding - 11/03/93
Jan Serfontein - 15/4/93
Robbie Henshaw - 12/6/93
Harry Sloan - 16/6/94
TJ Faiane- 24/0/95
Pita Ahki - 24/9/92
Jason Emery - 21/09/93
Chris Feauai-Sautia - 17/11/93
Jack Nowell - 11/04/93
Santiago Cordero - 6/12/93
Damian McKenzie - 20/04/95[/b]

Would definitely have said yes to that as I think he looks a really good player, but my academy is at 20 people now, so as annoying as it is I am going to have to say no!

I will take mantella if he is on offer steve

What for Merrick Steve?

pienaar and kennedy nfs.

also think i released beauxis

What for Gibson Steve ?? Who takes your fancy

If your potential comes through you will have best team in league.

Great academy and some real potential diamonds who are more
Likely than not going to come through.


Remember If Marler ever up for sale give me first refusal? Have been stalking you for him for 3 years lol.

Both are sides look better for the bakkies heaslip deal.

If may and sharples get involved with England I am in trouble I think !

Autumn internationals will kill me if they play prem although don't think they do.

Greyling a poor scrummager but getting better. Great in loose and workrate tremendous.

Not sure how I rate him as seen him monstered at International
Level but looks
Like
He has improved

Interested in Lowe and Fearns mate.

Don't want to lose Bowden mate, is there anyone else you'd do for Lowe?

Anything for G Lowe Stevie?

See ive got you next week mate, what teams you thinking of playing?

Not sure what position you're after?

Cool mate I'll put a team together tomorrow or Tuesday.

I understand mate, hard sometimes to see anything.

Give me a good size list (more the better) and I'll see what I can do

Bowden + ?

for

Preistland + Lowe

My side will look something like:

Sheridan, Moore, Cole, Hines, Horwilll, SOB, Louw, Waldrom, Claasens, Beale, Ranger, Twelvetrees, Laulala, Nacewa, Miller

Shoule be a good game.

Is there absolutely no way you'll let him go?

Need Preistland involved if I'm letting Bowden go mate.

Can do you a few mil Steve.

Merrick - 3.5m

Player + cash for Lowe?

no problem lets do it

yeah put it up and I will confirm it

Hey mate, what sort of side you thinking of putting out for our game this week? I am tempted to have a look at my HC side with 7 EQ starters.

Let me have a think about a deal mate, I'm a bit screwed during the 6Nations with the number of northern hemisphere players I have!

I was going to shift JDV across to 13, with Giteau 12 and Hernandez at 10. I'm not really sure where I would look to go with the deal if I am honest as have been trying to get my squad exactly as it is - I do like Tom Wood though!

George
Robson for ferns ?? Enq

If Catt were to go I'd need a top eq lh back sorry fella

What can we do for TOL mate?

If it's a winger you are after I could do Fitzgerald or Trimble for him.

Steve, apologies mate, I have dived in a bit with that offer without looking at my squad properly and it will leave me light on the wing and heavy at 9. I am still keen to do it, but just need to see if there are any deals I can do elsewhere to keep my squad balanced before confirming.

i'd also be quite interested in TOL. any thing you can see?

i am yeh. but i dont think he will be rated much differently to dupuy.

you have 3 decent tightheads anyway, why the need for Nel?

would need someone like marler, joseph, wood, gibson involved.

Kennedy is very useful EQ as doesnt get called up for England. if he does well at Toulon he should still get rated highly.

I'll definitely be in for TOL mate, will need to have a proper look at my squad first though.

Been looking ove rmy squad and can't really do TOL for Borthwick as it lessens my EQ options which will be an issue for me.

Could do

Borthwick and Trimble

for

TOL and JJ

Need EQ back if I am letting EQ go mate, so who would you have available?

Borthwick and Trimble

for

Bakkies and TOL

Would you be interested in a deal for Bakkies if it included Simmons?

How much cash are you prepared to add to TOL for Borthwick then?

TOL and £8m and it's a deal.

Sorry mate, but Willemse and Botha have both looked decent in Super Rugby this season, and Twomney hasn't even played in the AP yet has he?

Any chance of taking Ross Chisholm on loan?

Cheers bud.

Shall we call it open ended, can be recalled any time, can't play against you?

Sorry mate, no interest in Henry.

Players who interest me in your squad, although I appreciate some of them you aren't going to sell, are...

Tony Woodcock
Joe Marler
John Afoa
Ben Franks
Bakkies Botha
Jamie Gibson
Sam Warburton
Michael Hooper
Jonathan Joseph

Price is £5 million mate, and that's already a bargain for an EQ player.

I'll pass then mate, want to re model the squad so selling players cheap, but not going to have my pants pulled down over it.

The following players have picked up injuries, they will be available to play again on the week stated.

Schalk Brits - AP R5
Rob Kearney - AP R6
Florian Fritz - HC R1

Any chance of Gibson on loan till the 6N

Would Freddie Burns be available to loan?

Confirm

Anything for L.Dickson mate?