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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

let me have a think about it. Good offer.

Go on then I will deal. Think it works for us both.

He's NFS unless i get a pretty good EQ player back.

Tom Palmer

Who you willing to lose?

Sorry mate not a big fan of Horne and happy with JvN and Vermeulen as well.

I hope you tell Pete off for not rating Horne too! Lol

Horne was mustard for aussies yesterday. You will rate him eventually pooly

Haha...I think he's a good player but don't think he's a world beater like you do

Did you ever buy Ofa tungafisi?

What for Hari?

cheers mate, I'm thinking along the same lines then.

i think I am risking having Ford, Cips and Giteau as my 10 options, also think that Tyler Bleyendaal will come good (I hope!).

Can you suggest anyone as a carrying no8 - Messam for me has come on a lot in the last 6months, but I am very tempted with the new SA signing that Saints have made from the Bulls, as they always pick players and then they come on very, very well.

That Chris Masoe? Had been tempted with him, annoyingly I only have £8m to spend now! Had to get my front five sorted first, prob didn't need mulipola because of henry Thomas - should have got an 8!

No thanks

Wouldnt be able to take him on loan due to squad sizes mate, could I tempt you with a swap for Lapandry? I seem to have 7's coming out of my ears at the moment!

I'm happy with that mate, I really like Lapandy, but with your tip on Cane I dont think I can have Cane, Gill, Salvi and Lapandy.

I will put the deal up on confirms. Should do good for us both there!

See Toulon are set to try and tempt Adriaan Strauss with a big money offer. Reckon that will be a good move for him?

Boks have so many good hookers its unfair on other countries.

BDP , Fourie , Lindenberg , Strauss , Brits and Strauss. All of them to choose from , Meyer must lose sleep over it.

Wouldnt let him go mate, think he's going to follow his brother into the France squad in the not too distant future.

see that Tindall is staying put!

yours if you have space for him mate. Put it on confirms

I'm not sure mate.

I way toying with lineups today, think I might just try a few combo's out rather than go with 4N side as it pretty much picks itself.

Kahui?

Sorry mate, big fan of Fa'asivalu, but couldn't do a deal were I get 2 for 1 as couldn't squeeze an extra player into the squad, and have no interest in Payne or losing Mullan.

Mermoz 4 Barnes

Don't really want to sell him mate. I think he could become very very good.

I'd probably go for that Matt

You will have a chance to beta any deal for Marler, just like Pete has the chance to beat any deal for Gibson as I think the RFU would kick me out the league if I didn't give Pete a chance to get Gibson!

I am in a similar situation up front.

If for any reason Crockett, B. Franks and Tony Woodcock were all in the NZ squad and Marler with Eng then I would be with Afoa and Brookes as props will Sinckler, Collier and Furlong as back up.

Been surprised no one has gone for Dean Greyling this summer. I thought he'd be snapped up sharpish.

That has been public since April, I posted it on main page.

He's aiming for full comeback in next S15, I presumed you knew this but could take the hit with Ferris fit.

No probs anyway, happy to keep hold

Yea you could be right, I'd be very surprised if he didn't come back. He was involved in SA training sessions I think, he's just took a season out to get fully sorted.

Alright Matt, how about:

5 EQ
5 SH
5 NH

Bench open to anything

I'm only looking to try a few new combo's so could easily work round this if you fancied it?

Cheers for the feedback, I'm trying to work out my strongest team at the moment and sort out the issues at the lineout in particular. Out of my squad what would you have as the locks.

And a backthree in wet conditions I would play Ashton, Halfpenny and Foden at fb. Would you consider that stronger?

Re the guile part - playing Fofana sort that? Also tempted with Giteau at 12.

- lack of guile in midfield
- back 3 defence in wet conditions may struggle a bit. Very susceptible to cross kick
- lack of lineout

Where's AJ mate?

what kind of team you going for this week mate?

my mates just done that last week.
said the parties were amazing. recommended it to me next year.

I'll do the same mate.

Did you know Jonny May wasn't academy age? I'll have him off you if thinking of releasing lol

Hanks is a canny lock. You keep him and I'll give you 2m for May

Oooohhhhh RFU enquiry Matt was over his squad limits well past the deadline if Johnny May is overage for the academy

Anychance you fancy a similar set up to Prop's and SJE's next week for our game?

ie Academy except for 5 overage players in the starting lineout with a mix of each on the bench?

Give you £3m for Hanks?

Shouldnt be a problem mate - when do you want to take him on loan?

Yeh sounds good mate.

Yeah no problem to take Daly on loan. Who was the youngster you had play in the 7s the other night, Ian Clark or someone? Looks another great talent through the Gloucester academy!

Dont know where Gloucester get all of these backs from - think May will be one of the stars of the AP this season - would love a backline for England of May, Ashton and Foden - each different and May could be a great spark for us.

Wonder why forwards dont come through at Gloucester though?

Might have to take you up on the offer of a hooker there! I'm ok until the AIs as am sure Hartley and Webber will be the England hookers - I've got Matu Matu'u who could become very good, but he's more open play than setpiece at the moment.

I really like the look of Morris though, think he's scored 6 tries in 10 games for Tigers in the AP and looks very similar to Geordan Murphy in style. Hopefully he could come on strong next season!

Alberts or Hari available?

Thought you might like to use this if anyone says that Etzebeth isnt a good carrier in the future...

http://www.rugbydump.com/2012/08/2709/young-lock-eben-etzebeth-smashes-bismarck-du-plessis-to-the-floor

What for Robson/JSD?

Miller + Crane
For
JSD + Robson

What for Sharples?