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]

Two seem to be heading in different directions. Gaskell not quite player he could be atm so not willing to pay top buck especially someone who is starting for Boks atm

I do really rate Matthews, but I have too many locks at the moment and selling Ashton means I really need to keep Elliot as an EQ back three player.

Think I've said before Smith > Laidlaw

JJ for Gaskell and Fritz I wouldn't do. Fritz wouldn't get into my team so just losing out.

Afoa, Serfontein, Hooper and Warburton interest me

Definitely think JJ is a better player and has your youth on his side. Wouldn't you play Roberts at 12 whoever so combo is only gonna be used for 6N

JJ supreme talent, Fritz never been that great for me.

Does that mean Roberts is available

Fair enough

No interest in that one mate

Wrong page!

Anything I could perhaps do for one of Wood/Warbs or Hooper mate?

No worries, thought you could've let one of them go.

Interest in Easter, Dickson, Dickson and Biggs.

only nyanga can go

Im back for a flanker, wondered if this might tempt you:

Wood + Kruis
=
Parling + Fearns

I know you had Fearns but worth a go!

I'm going to stick with Smith for a bit mate, see how he goes for me.

Have had quite a lot of interest in Benvenutti, a few bids over the £20m - is really tough to let him go, as he's such a good player but as all of my 13s play in the 6Nations he never gets game time.

Could loan you figallo. Spies interests me also ?

Anything for a 7, Wood or possibly Biggs or Marler mate? Could do a hefty old deal for one or two.

I was hoping you'd perhaps use Biggs and another that I had mentioned. Afeaki could leave, but of course depends who else you could stretch too mate.

Not really sure mate. Lots of potential, young player for a prop. Olding interests me

Would you be interested in something like;

Parling + Fearns
=
Mathews + Wood

Not sure when I will next be on after today but to give you an idea into the team I will play I think it is pretty much going to be:

1. Mako Vunipola
2. Dylan Hartley
3. Carl Hayman
4. Joe Launchbury
5. Mano Samoa
6. Julian Bonnaire
7. Calum Clark
8. Billy Vunipola
9. Mike Phillips
10. Rhys Priestland
11. Christian Wade
12. Weslie Fofana
13. Elliot Daly
14. Tommy Bowe
15. Leigh Halfpenny

16. TPN 17. Domingo 18. Hayman 19. Lawes 20. Gaskell 21. Simpson 22. Giteau 23. Siviatu

Might be a change with no7 and no13, but think that is what I am left with after the injuries...

Squads looking good fella, anyone available?

Anything for Huget and Mathews mate?

Brookes, Matthews, Gibson, Laidlaw, Dickson, Burns, Roberts, Olding, Clifford

Brookes, Matthews, Gibson, Laidlaw, Dickson, Burns, Roberts, Olding, Clifford interest me

What for Brookes?

Think it's unlikely then, to lose Parra would need World Class back elsehwhere

Need some kind of top draw player involved or EQ gains really. He's my star player so would need to be a good deal.

Buchanan, Afoa, Bakkies, Wood, Warburton, Burns, JJ, Hooper are all of interest to different degrees.

Huget?

Anything for Pieter Steph Du Toit?

What for Serfontein or Bowden?

Sorry for delay, can't post while at work anymore and haven't checked the Saints page in ages - what players do you have available?

No probs, cheers for getting back.

Benji Marshall?

Don't want to lose Sam Hill mate

Not sure mate, will have to have a bit of a think about it as quite a few of my academy need to come up into the main squad next year so don't want to strengthen where they will strengthen. Who do you have available?

What for Brookes Steve?

I'm pretty flush on EQ wings so could do something there.

Thompstone + Kepu

Brookes + Dickson/Kruis/PSDT

?

Any move Steve?

I'm happy to negotiate if you want, could base something round:

Thompstone + ?

Brookes + ?

Can't really see where I gain there Steve

If I was going to do it I'd need something a bit bigger than Dickson too

Warburton?

Kruis, Matthews, Sinckler, Clifford and Olding interest me

I know I have tried the Woods/Parling offer a few times, wondered if it might take your fancy with Borth retiring?

Can we do something for any of; Kruis, Burns and Ojo?

You gonna bother with tactics?

Are you looking for a cash or player deal?

Would much rather consider a player swap for him now mate.

Yep, am happy for it to go through whenever now if you want fella

Brookes, Burns, Joseph?