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]

No probs.

Anything for Merrick Steve?

Cheers mate I'll check him out.
Expected Henderson to get plenty of game time in the Rabo this year but the game last night was a big boast!

Cool ,

No worries

Sorry mate Merrick doesnt interest me. To lose Addison I would want Kyle Sinckler or Chris Feauai-Sautia

Struggling to see anything for Brown.

Interested in; Fearns, Wood and Sinckler

Lobbe needs Denton/Hooper/Wood/Gibson
Rougerie needs Roberts
Smith is unlikely tbh but could try with Dickson
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Loose structure ideas


Although do you fancy Afoa + Sinckler + Faainga 4 Murray + Rougerie as an enquiry. Would have to work out where it leaves my squad etc

Chris Henry?

I'd be interested in Denton, Mako, Merrick

It'd be really tough to do that. Smith is looking quality and young. Need Afoa, Denton or Roberts as a gain back really.

Hodgson, Haskell and Allen only EQ it would take something mental to get

That was quick dealing session! Henry??

Fair offer Steve, I'll get back to you

Yea cool mate, it's a fair offer its just squad balance really

Contepomi is so close to retirement now, and Bowden is around most of the year. You know where that one is going...

Not sure, any suggestions?

Are you suggesting:

du Toit + 36
for
Gaskell + Cooper

?

Not convinced i'd do it as it is, certainly not with something added. Huge gamble on my part - Cooper won't be able to play Super Rugby without having sorted his issues with the ARU. I'd think about it though, just unsure whether i'd take the gamble. Gaskell struggling for playing time too right now.

Not really looking to sell any of my back three at all, possibly consider Ashton for Wood?

Sorry, but I am going to have to take Mako back from loan mate, needing a good English prop on the bench - you can take Ryan Grant on loan if you wanted?

Tempted with Zebo for cash?

Think that is my issue, can't find a lineout leader anywhere - ideally would like to play a backrow of Messam, Cane and Parisse, with Launchbury and Lawes in the second row. I really rate both second rows as lineout jumpers, but they aren't leaders and that def causes me issues. Would also like to get Calum Clarke on the bench, as he's another good lineout jumper, but not a leader.

Might have to try and get a deal with someone in this league!

Just need to see how other deals go mate. I'm reluctant because it leaves me unbalanced but could still be a goer, esp if I sign another winger.

are you selling hawkins to raise quick cash for foreigns? if not il buy you off him whenever i get money from predictions / releases ??

I could also be in for Hawkins, how much are you after?

Hi Steve I have not confirmed but have agreed to sell him to Pete at the price he offered so will confirm

I would do Smith for Hawkins mate, let me know.

Going to leave it bud. Have gone for Michalak in foreigns, and not sold on Gaskell.

On a seperate note - looks like Cooper to stay in Union for the time being from what I read today.

How much for Hawkins mate?

I'd definitely do it if we could include Hawkins for Matt Smith in the deal as well mate. How does that grab you?

Anything for Freddie Burns?

Didnt think he would be! Worth a try though, one of my favourite players.

Did you see him play 12 at the weekend? Looked very, very good there - think he got 22 points too! Could well be the guy for England there if Gloucester play him more there.

You can have Mitchell Taumiua for £4m

What for Lee Dickson mate?

Scoring system nuts in some ways you were never 9 points worse than Toulon. They are proper side though

Who do you think is overrated at Toulon?

Cool, was just interested to see what you thought.

Nobody overrated at Toulon they are top.

My point was you can lose closely by everyone and then looks like hammering.

I like new scoring system also. Toulon a serious outfit. Maybe out wide not best but habana will solve that!

Anything for Bakkies, Wood, Denton, JJ?

No probs, hard doing mid season deals lol

When your ready mate, interested in Pienaar and Garvey if you can see anything

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Hi mate. Can't really see a deal for Pienaar - really think his game management along with Evans is key to Irish. But Garvey can go in the right deal. Has a bright future so will need an incentive. Bakkies?

I'm also interested in Afoa, Wood, Roberts, JJ.

Anything for Kruis?

Any deals for Joe Marler, John Afoa, Bakkies Botha, Francois Hougaard, Jamie Roberts, Anthony Faingaa?

Tameifuna can go, but going to keep Thompstone as he fits the way I want to play quite well. Not really keen on Gaskell, good player, but a bit lightwieght for the way I want to play.

Tameifuna for Faingaa could be the start of a deal though.

Faingaa and Bakkies Botha for Tameifuna, Robinson and Ali Williams?

Not sure mate, am going to have alook at waht Sgt Pooly is offering for Tameifuna I think.

Cheers for the advice mate. Probably a sound idea to mull things over a bit on the offers. Will be back on for a couple of hours tomorrow evening before heading out so can finalise any deals then.

Thanks for the loan of Ross Chisholm Steve, but am sending him back to you now as I don't think I've played him at all. was a shame he got injured earlier this season as he's a good player.

If you are still interested in Ben T would you do a deal with Borthwick for him?

I'm sensing getting decent English players is going to be a tough one for me!!! Need a lineout man to play alongside FVDM in the engine room. Any deal you can see for either of the Dicksons?

I like Gaskell as a player, but he just needs to bulk up a bit at the moment. If he did that he has loads of potential and is still young enough to realise it. Williams is who I will be playing at 5 if I can't sign anyone else as he's a top player really, just been a bit in and out at times recently.