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Props:

Dan Murphy
Nick Wood
Rupert Harden
Guthro Steenkamp
Coonie Ousthieuzen
Nicholas Mas
Jamie Johnstone
Juan figallo

Hookers

Joe Gray
Adriann Strauss
Deon Fourie

Locks

Richie Grey
Tom Palmer
George Robson
James Percival


Back row

CJ Stander
Andy Saull
Stephen Ferris
Willem Alberts
Maure Fa’sivalu replaces by Tom croft at end of season
Schalk Burger
Alexandre Lapandry
Immanol Harinordoquoy
Jamie heaslip
Akapusi Qera



Half backs

Will Genia
Connor Murray

Ryan Lamb
Dan Carter
Stephen Donald


Centres


Juan De Jong
Berrick Barnes
Richard Kahui


Back three

Charlie Sharples
Zac Guildford
Horsea Gear
Jonny May
Israel Folau
Isreal Dagg.
Iain Balshaw


ACADEMY
TH Antoine Guillamon 135kg beast
SR Eben Etzebeth 29/10/91
Pr Luke Cowan-Dickie - Joins at end of season
WG Charlie Walker 23/12/92
BR Karl chateau 15/6/92
SH Dan Robson 14/3/92

FH Johan Goosen 27/7/92
N8 Gareth Evans 19/9/91
HK Jamie George
9 Tj perenara 23/1/92
Ardie savea 14/10/93
8/6/7 Arno Botha * 26/10/91
10/12/13/15 ryan Mills 30/5/1992
11/14/15 Raymond Rhule -joins at end of season.
12 Matt Scott*
10/12 Michelle Campagnaro. 13/3/93
6/7 Nizaam Carr 19/4/91
7 Sean Addendorf 28/5/1992
marvin o Connor
1Ofa tufungisi 19/4/92
*International

Junior Academy
Wg Steph Reynolds
WG Iain Clarke
11/14/15Carpenter
Prop tom heard
Second row Elliot stookes 10/9/93
OH Billy Burns
Hk Ryan Charles
Hendre pollard

Am still keen on Fa'asavalu mate, what do want for him?

George?

PDJ is England Int mate, can't see any value in that for me unless you included something else.

That's not a deal I can do right at the moment but possibly re visit it in the summer when I'm re structuring my squad.

payne available?

What would be looking for for de Jongh?

George, Gray & JSD?

Do you really need 15 hookers??? Lol

What about Diawiduik?

Fair offer I'll have a think. Nothing in George for Waller?

I don't see it as unrealistic, definitely less than PDJ for George anyway

Personally think Waller & George will get full England honours despite limited game time. Waller reminds me of a young Sheridan.

I'll leave Diawiduik

Would need EQ coming back and i'm after a hooker , blindside and full back

Weakens my side mate.

Anything for Ali?

I do lol

Launchberry is on loan and Alexander is NFS.


Do you watch the London Irish coaching skills on youtube? I'v started using them and there is some crackers for all ages when coaching.

Wood, Steenkampt, Grey, Diwaduk, Grey, Palmer, Robson, Saull, Alberts, Murray, JDJ, Horne, Kahui, Sharples, Dagg, May interest me

Horne won't start ahead of AAC and even though I like JDJ I don't see him ahead of steyn/fourie.

Who do you fancy in return

Think Aus have too many backs to fit in.
Mitchell/Ioane would be my wingers with Beale at FB. Don't think AAC can displace any of them. Then you have to fit JOC, Barnes and Cooper in.

Rougerie could potentially leave prefer him to Horne and JDJ though so need a gain back. Simmons I need a lock back as he is my backup

What for Hape mate?

I will take him on loan mate.

Also wouldn't mind having him off you in the summer permantently if you could see a deal.

Any chance of loaning Stephen Donald for 4 weeks

So what would it take for Dawiduk

Bit steep, top class prop for a unproven hook

Still think Murray is very good prop, just wish he played on Sundays would started every game in th 6N if so

Let's talk hookers lol

I'm interested in Dwadik

Would you do
Dawiduk 4 Delve + Ion?

I'd rather do Murray in the deal than Simmons

Hoeata? van Der Heever? Oliver? EFS?

I'd do Grey 4 Murray but feel Diawaduk isn't at that level.

Horne + Diwaduk 4 Marty + Murray is something I'd think about

Bad injury but top player and should be back firing for next season.

What for one of your hookers?

Young enough to get over it I suspect.

Wood and kruis

for

Wallace and Skiv

was the deal I did with Pete. I am alright at openside so could afford to lose a very good prospect.

Marler still untouchable mate

We are both lucky to have good academies which is going to help us now. Also we bought well before academies were seen as important.

I have Buchanan, Collier, Sinckler, Matthews, Merrick, Twomney and Marfo as junior internationals in the front 5 alone.

"We are both lucky to have good academies which is going to help us now. Also we bought well before academies were seen as important."

I'm screwed......

Bit of an issue I think if the game is to stay at 5 English, the poorer clubs are hindered because you're generally only as good as the English you can put out.

I agree Pooly but I don't see how it could be controlled. Everyside has a decent academy its just a case of spotting them before selling them.

I'd have given Luke Wallace away before this season, and have now been able to involve him in a deal for one of englands elite flankers.

I'm unsure how to solve it too. Look at Falcons for example, our English pool is dire. Welch is the pick of our U25 players and I could never start him on here. I have to sell top foreign to get English back.

Looking through Falcons, Exeter, Worcester & maybe Wasps(not as bad) have the worst English players coming through.

Unless academies are shared out (highly unlikely) they'll always be issues like this I guess.

Make me an offer mate.

Yea it's more of an issue for me tbh lol. Newcastle are just terrible at bringing players through.

Too many average foreign players have stopped them coming through. Only really Welch & Shiells have got a chance. Like the look of Robson

George Robson available?

Not interested in those two mate. Looking to improve my back row massively.

Not that interested in Qera. Are either Saull or Alberts available?

I'll think on it mate, who else are you letting go?

No he's 24 mate

Would do him for Dawiduk or Dan Robson

Comedy offer??? lol

Robson is U20 player has he even played in the prem?

I'd say your PDJ for Jamie George was slightly more laughable!!

Cheeky bugger

You know your in the business end of the season when you two are at each other all the time!!

Only a bit of craic.....Matt knows I love him

SJE only a bit of a craic. I may offer pooly Tim Payne for Mccaw

Can't look to deal on potential though Matt.

"PDJ probably will not be involved with England again"

I doubt you actually believe that, I just think you're being grumpy lol.

I'll decline on Payne, although I'm a massive fan