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Post by SirJohnnyEnglish Sat 11 Apr 2015, 12:14 pm

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Breaking News: London Wasps regain their crown following playoff final victory. 
 


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2013/2014 – London Wasps
2012/2013 – Leicester Tigers 
2011/2012 – Newcastle Falcons 
2010/2011 - Newcastle Falcons 
2009/2010 – Saracens 
2008/2009 - London Irish





                                             

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Welcome to Season 7 of the Aviva Premiership fantasy rugby game.  Below are the rules of the game which must be adhered to.  If there are any situations that arise in the course of the game which are not covered by the rules, a final decision will be made by the RFU (SJE) as to how the situation will be resolved.
 
 
Senior Squads wrote:
The maximum squad size is 40 senior players.  If a team has more than 40 players in their squad then they will be fined £1 million per player over the permitted amounts per day for the first seven days. If after 7 consecutive days a team still has more than the permitted number of players then the team will be fined £2 million per player per day, and fined 1 league point per player per day for the next seven days. If after this time a team still has more than the permitted number of players in their squad, the RFU (SJE) will remove players at its discretion to bring them back under the permitted numbers. There will be no right of appeal to players being removed.

Be aware that all tier one international matches which are played during the season will count in the game, and players selected in the match day 23's for those matches will not be eligible to play for their clubs on that weekend, therefore you must give due consideration to the make-up of your squad.
Academy Rules wrote:
Each team will be allowed to have an academy squad of 20 players.  Players who are in the academy must be born on or after 1st September 1992. 

Any player, who is at any Premiership club in real life, either in their senior, academy or AASE squads, can be bid for on the domestic bidding page. Players who are at your own club in real life and are coming through the academy system must be bid for if you want them in your own academy.
Transfers wrote:

  • Domestic (other AP Teams)
    Each team has a budget to use in the purchase of players. Domestic transfers between AP clubs, regardless of nationality of player, should be negotiated between the respective managers, and then confirmed on the Domestic Transfer Confirmation Page.
  • Domestic (Championship and below)
    Each team may during the season purchase no more than 5 players from the Championship or the National Leagues. These players must be bid for on the National League Bidding page, and each bid will be considered by me on its own merits before being accepted or rejected.  No bid will be accepted until a minimum of 24 hours has elapsed from the time the bid was made, in order to afford other managers the opportunity to make a counter bid.
  • Foreign
    To make a foreign transfer (i.e. from any club outside of the AP, regardless of whether the player is English) a bid should be made on the Foreign Transfers Page, which will be considered by me against the posted guidelines for purchase prices before being accepted or rejected. No bid will be accepted until a minimum of 24 hours has elapsed from the time the bid was made, in order to afford other managers the opportunity to make a counter bid.

    There will be a summer foreign transfer window, which will run as follows.

    Open Window

    Open transfer window, teams have unlimited bids provided they have the financial resources to cover them.  Teams may only bid for one player at a time.

    The window will open from the 9th of June but only to those sides that finish 8th and below at first. They will have a week to make one signing each before the window is open to all.     

Player Releases wrote: 
Managers may choose to release players from their clubs, for which they will be offered compensation

Compensation will be paid as follows

£2 million – current international (must have played international rugby in the previous 12 months)
£1.5 million – former international
£1m – top flight experience
£0.5m – other

All released players will be deemed to have joined a Championship side and can be bid for on the National League Bidding page.
Retirements wrote:
There will be no compensation for retiring players.  Should a player who retires decide to come out of retirement and play again, then he will automatically go back to the club who he was playing for in the game when he retired.
Fixtures wrote:
There will be 22 Aviva Premiership games per season, plus the play offs. There will also be European Rugby Champions Cup, European Rugby Challenge Cup and Anglo Welsh Cup matches.  These games will take place once a week. A match thread will be put up every Monday. Home teams must be named by midnight on Tuesday. Away teams must be named by midnight on Wednesday. Failure to meet these deadlines is punishable by the addition of three match points to the oppositions final score, unless both sides fail to do so. Both teams must provide tactics by midnight on Thursday. Predictions will be open from 00:01 hours on Friday and remain open until 15:00 hours on Sunday. Managers will post the scores that they think will happen from these games (apart from games in which they are involved).  An average of all predictions will be taken, and then 0.5 points added to each teams score for each prediction that had them as the winner, and that will then be the final score.

Managers are asked to provide detail as to why they have predicted a result.  To be considered a descriptive prediction this must be a full 3 lines long when entered into the text box. 
Teams wrote:
When naming your team, not only should you put the starting XV and replacements, but also tactics that your team will employ. Results will be affected by the tactics described.

In addition, each team must have the following:-

For domestic competition at least 8 England qualified players in your match day 23, and at least 4 of those must be in your starting XV.

For European competition at least 8 England qualified players in your match day 23, and at least 6 of those must be in your starting XV.

At least 2 props and 1 hooker on the bench.

All players must be eligible (not injured or banned).

Failure to comply with these rules will result in a 1 league point deduction.

If you fail to submit a team for a match, then the other team will be automatically awarded a 30-0 bonus point win. If both teams fail to submit a team, then it will be scored as a 0-0 draw.
Injuries and Suspensions wrote:
Injuries in this game do NOT reflect real life, they will be generated by me.

Players banned in real life will be ineligible for selection in this game for the duration of the ban.

Inclusion of injured/banned players will result in them being replaced by players on the bench, and the bench not having eight players, which may result in punishment if it concerns the front-row.

Punishment for fielding an ineligible player will be loss of one match point.
Financial Rewards wrote:
There will be no rewards for the result of an individual match, instead the managers will receive cash for predicting.

£2m for descriptive predictions 
£0.25m for scores on the doors predictions
If you fail to predict without first advising me that you are unable to do so that week, you will be fined £1m for a first offence, £2m for a second offence, £3m for a third offence etc upto a maximum of £5m per fine.

AP finishing positions.

Champions: 8m
Runners Up: 6m
Playoff Semi Finalist Losers: 5m
5th: 4m
6th: 3.5m
7th: 3m
8th: 2.5m
9th: 2m
10th: 1.5m
11th: 1m
12th: 0.5m

Heineken Cup

Losing Quarter Finalists - £2 million each
Losing Semi Finalists - £3 million each
Runners Up - £4 million
Champions - £5 million

Amlin Challenge Cup

Losing Quarter Finalists - £1 million each
Losing Semi Finalists - £2 million each
Runners Up - £3 million
Champions - £4 million

Anglo-Welsh Cup

Losing Semi Finalist - £1 million each
Runners Up - £2 million
Champions - £3 million


If your budgets falls below minus £10 million for any reason, the administrators (SJE) will step in and players from within your squad will be released for the relevant financial compensation (foreign transfer value) in order to bring your budget back above minus £10 million.


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Post by dammit_chris Sat 18 Apr 2015, 1:01 pm

Looking for a bit of a shake up next season - there are the players I have available.

HK Rob Webber (England - Saxons Squad)
PR Trevor Nyakane (South Africa) (1)
PR Adam Jones (Wales) (3)
LK Sam Twomey (England)
LK/BS Mitch Lees (Australia)
OS/BS/N8 Julien Bonnaire (France)
BS/OS Magnus Lund (England)
BS/OS Chris Robshaw (England - Full Squad)
N8 CJ Stander (South Africa)
SH Mike Phillips (Wales)
SH Gareth Davies (Wales)
FH Rhys Priestland (Wales)
FH Nick Evans (New Zealand)
CE Regan King (New Zealand)
WG/CE Vereniki Goneva (Fiji)
WG Napaloni Nalaga (Fiji)
FH/CE/FB James Hook (Wales)
HK Rhys Marshall (New Zealand) - 12/10/1992
LK Lood de Jager (South Africa) - 12/12/1992
SH Rhodri Williams (Wales) - 05/05/1993
FH Will Hooley (England) - 28/11/1993.


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Post by dammit_chris Sat 18 Apr 2015, 2:56 pm

If Itoje goes well at no6 today anyone think he might be able to force his way into the WC squad? Been so impressed with him.

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sat 18 Apr 2015, 3:09 pm

Too early I reckon

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Post by dammit_chris Sat 18 Apr 2015, 3:29 pm

There's something about him that just seems to suggest you throw him in at any level and he steps straight up to it.

Deserves a place in the 50 training squad, as aside from Kvesvic which other backrowers are really putting their hands up at the moment?

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sat 18 Apr 2015, 3:32 pm

He's not ready for me and completely untested at the top level. He went ok for the Saxons but was outmuscled by Henderson which doesn't bode well.

His time will come but is he better than Wood, Haskell, Robshaw? No

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Post by Fluxy Sat 18 Apr 2015, 3:38 pm

I'd like to think Clark is ahead of Itoje and on a par roughly at the moment with Kvesic for a spot. I think if he plays absolutely out of skin in the remainder of the season then he is definitely in consideration. But i'd much rather he get a full season of rugby in, before putting his hand up for England.

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Post by SirJohnnyEnglish Sat 18 Apr 2015, 3:39 pm

Ashton a lucky lad

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sat 18 Apr 2015, 4:11 pm

Great technique lol

Hodgson & Wigglesworth have been great.

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sat 18 Apr 2015, 5:03 pm

Huge pack performance from Clermont, Sarries couldn't match them.

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Post by Ozzy3213 Sat 18 Apr 2015, 9:12 pm

Gloucester vs. Exeter Chiefs is a very entertaining game.
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Post by dammit_chris Sat 18 Apr 2015, 9:30 pm

Must have been the first game this season where Gloucester really turned up. Kvesvic been good, but chiefs have missed their usual openside.

Forget how good Waldroum actually is, but he looks so unlike a modern day pro rugby player!

May is blooming rapid.

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Post by prop_lyd Sat 18 Apr 2015, 9:50 pm

Looks like that's me off to London then!!
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Post by Guest Sun 19 Apr 2015, 1:40 am

Wood dismantled Francis and afoa was superb. Amazing how you can go from giving Corbs a pasting to getting one back from
Wood the following week. He won 4 Pens this week and 3 last week from scrums.

Savage my man of match along with Kvesic who has been like that all year.

Ewers nowhere near int.
As I have said before he is a huge carrier but has no work rate off the ball. He is a showy lad and has massive potential but needs to do the dog around the park. Could be a great impact sub for England maybe??

Moriarty will be England in a year or 2.

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Post by Guest Sun 19 Apr 2015, 1:42 am

dammit_chris wrote:Must have been the first game this season where Gloucester really turned up. Kvesvic been good, but chiefs have missed their usual openside.

Forget how good Waldroum actually is, but he looks so unlike a modern day pro rugby player!

May is blooming rapid.


May was really good and popped up everywhere. Butchered one opportunity badly but created others out of nothing. He will always take chances and back
HItself. Like Campese sometimes it goes wrong but he is a poacher and matchwinner. I am a massive fan. He is a maverick and we need more of them

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun 19 Apr 2015, 4:13 am

Only 3 players bigged up, unlike you Matt. May is anything but a "poacher". A poacher backs himself and finishes, May rarely does this.

"Wood dismantled Francis"

Hard to believe you on this one as you massively overrate and Wood has had a dreadful season.

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Post by dammit_chris Sun 19 Apr 2015, 8:55 am

May got a poachers try yesterday in the final minute or so and would have to say that Francis was in Woods pocket for most of the scrums - was an area where Gloucester really got some dominance, which was a bit of a surprise.

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Post by prop_lyd Sun 19 Apr 2015, 8:59 am

Woods been injured most of the season
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Post by dammit_chris Sun 19 Apr 2015, 9:01 am

Sarries played really well yesterday, was really impressed with their pack - Mako's scrummaging has come on leaps and bounds, while Itoje looked like he'd played countless European semi finals.

Only issue for all their bravery in defence, ball carrying in the pack and forcing mistakes I can't remember them creating a single chance for a try. They'll most likely win the AP final with that style as teams can't cope with their physicality and kicking game, but need to change their style or bring in some creativity in the backline to win in Europe!

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Post by Guest Sun 19 Apr 2015, 9:09 am

Nice to see you commenting on something you have not watched. Saying which players played well is bigging up ??


Best glos performance for years. atmosphere was electric.

I have watched it back on the TV today and it
Confirmed what I saw last night.

Commentators said " Francis from having big wraps last week
And giving corbisero all kinds of problems has unravelled against wood. Wood had quins back pedalling ast week and has backed
It up again tonight. despite being old in years is in some form"

Wood went really low and Francis struggled.
It's part of a props evolution. At 22 you will get some pummelings. Afoa really put the heat on moon also. We were also helped by having galarza in the team he really adds power to the scrum.

Kvesic has to be in the england squad. On this form he is so much better than Robshaw. He also links play as well as being a menace at the brrakdown. Fisher is the man who produced all the good Aussies 7s including Pocock etc and whilst he has not been a roaring success at glos he had worked wonders with Kvesic





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Post by Guest Sun 19 Apr 2015, 9:13 am

prop_lyd wrote:Woods been injured most of the season


Yes he also had that virus. He has had to play or
Bench sometimes due to us having little depth in that position.

Did you go last
Night prop???

I am definitely going to the final. I have tickets for heino final the next day which I may duck out
Of now.

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Post by Guest Sun 19 Apr 2015, 9:18 am

Can't see many jock fans travelling down for the final.
Is it right if glos win that we go
Into a playoff to get in heino ??


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Post by dammit_chris Sun 19 Apr 2015, 9:19 am

The telegraph did an article yesterday saying what they understand the England squad for WC will be, they didn't see any surprises there apart from Slade who could be the only bolter. I'm not sure as he struggles when the Chiefs pack doesnt get him good ball, but again that wouldn't matter if he was covering 12.

They didn't have Kvesvic there because Haskell and Wood can both cover no7. I agree that he's come on a lot this year. Lancaster won't take any chances, apparently Daly won't even feature in the 45 man training squad, while Burgess will as a centre! Not sure how you can't include the most inform centre in the AP in the training squad at least!

Def centres are Barritt, JJ and Tuilagi with either Burrell, Twelvetrees or Slade.

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun 19 Apr 2015, 9:22 am

I didn't suggest I did watch the game unlike yourself who does it regularly.

You big players up so regular it's hard to know when it's justified. I struggle to believe Wood "dismantled" anyone as he's been so bad.

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Post by prop_lyd Sun 19 Apr 2015, 9:36 am

Yeah I'm planning on going Matt, thinking I may stay in reading and head to twickenham from there
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Post by Guest Sun 19 Apr 2015, 9:37 am

Lancaster is a clown Chris and does not have the humility to say he has got it wrong so blindly picks the same players.


Pooly this is an example of some of the posts on the glos game

Re: Tomas Francis
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Date: 19 April, 2015 00:01

Well Francis didn't look very special against Glaws this evening. Nick Wood had him on toast, and the scrum penalty count against the Chiefs was big.

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Post by Guest Sun 19 Apr 2015, 9:40 am

Prop there is a travel lodge at twickenham station which if you get if for the right price is really convenient. I booked
It for 79 quid this morning


Otherwise reading or Windsor really convenient.


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Post by Guest Sun 19 Apr 2015, 9:44 am

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-3045211/Gloucester-30-19-Exeter-Cherry-Whites-Chiefs-seal-Challenge-Cup-final-against-Edinburgh.html

We do get a playoff for heino If we win. Great news

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun 19 Apr 2015, 9:44 am

That post could be from anyone to be fair, it means nothing.

I'll have to watch the game myself as your ratings of your own players is ott so hard to know when you're right.

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Post by Guest Sun 19 Apr 2015, 9:46 am

Read the mail article it even says it there. It happens when you are a young prop. Hard to get low when you are 23 Stone also. That's why he needs to shift some weight

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun 19 Apr 2015, 9:50 am

Pretty sure he's 21 stone not 23,

He's far from the finished article, totally agree. I'm just surprised he struggled against Wood (if indeed he did) as Wood is a poor prop.

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Post by Guest Sun 19 Apr 2015, 9:53 am

Watch the game and then comment. People are trying to discuss rugby on here and we have all said the same. Instead of just trying to say the opposite of everything or say so and so is
Rubbish why don't you try and contribute to discussions ?you may actually enjoy it and learn a thing or two.

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Post by Guest Sun 19 Apr 2015, 9:58 am

dammit_chris wrote:The telegraph did an article yesterday saying what they understand the England squad for WC will be, they didn't see any surprises there apart from Slade who could be the only bolter. I'm not sure as he struggles when the Chiefs pack doesnt get him good ball, but again that wouldn't matter if he was covering 12.

They didn't have Kvesvic there because Haskell and Wood can both cover no7. I agree that he's come on a lot this year. Lancaster won't take any chances, apparently Daly won't even feature in the 45 man training squad, while Burgess will as a centre! Not sure how you can't include the most inform centre in the AP in the training squad at least!

Def centres are Barritt, JJ and Tuilagi with either Burrell, Twelvetrees or Slade.


Similar article in times also chris. Having someone who covers 7 is not the same as having someone who is a 7. We seem to have 6.5s as good as tom wood is we lack carrying in our backrow. If ewers can get fit enough to improve his work rate he could be that ball carrying 6. He carries and hits very hard

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Post by dammit_chris Sun 19 Apr 2015, 9:59 am

Is it true that Francis came out this week saying he'd prefer to play for England due to him being from Yorkshire.

Is there and England v BaaBaas game this year? Normally is to try and give some of the up and coming players a go, would be interested to see who makes that team up.

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Post by Guest Sun 19 Apr 2015, 10:04 am

Not sure if there is Ba ba game this year due to pre wc programme of fixtures.

Francis said he is English but he really likes the way gatland treated him etc. he
Is a really good prospect and showed his potential vs Corbs. Young props are going to be up and down.
His fitness means he can't do more than 50 minutes but not an issue and will be worked on. Could be a good option for England or Wales.

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Post by Guest Sun 19 Apr 2015, 10:07 am

Prop we only get 2000 tickets for the final. Ticket office open to members from 11 am and not online. My brother is there now and the que is huge

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun 19 Apr 2015, 10:08 am

anonmattyt wrote:Watch the game and then comment. People are trying to discuss rugby on here and we have all said the same. Instead of just trying to say the opposite of everything or say so and so is
Rubbish why don't you try and contribute to discussions ?you may actually enjoy it and learn a thing or two.

Can we stay away from the personal again pls thumbsup

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Post by Guest Sun 19 Apr 2015, 10:14 am

Not personal at all was just highlighting a behaviour you may wish to elicit.

It's good to learn and I often pick up things on here about players coming through or articles on games.

Thought you may benefit from engaging in that way also

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun 19 Apr 2015, 10:16 am

dammit_chris wrote:Is it true that Francis came out this week saying he'd prefer to play for England due to him being from Yorkshire.

Is there and England v BaaBaas game this year? Normally is to try and give some of the up and coming players a go, would be interested to see who makes that team up.

I've not read that, although Baxter seems pretty certain he's English. I'd have him around the squad as he's better than Brookes and only 22. Also Wales lack a real option past Lee so would nab him to pee them off.

Bit bored of this now Matt so won't comment further.

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Post by Guest Sun 19 Apr 2015, 10:23 am

I know Brookes has shafted Falcons but you can't fault him England. He been excellent and added real impact. One of lancasters rare good decisions

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun 19 Apr 2015, 10:34 am

He's done quite well from the bench but would really worry if he started. He's not been in good form for us at all bar probably the game against Bath.

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun 19 Apr 2015, 10:38 am

Just bought my first Porsche Very Happy, hope my driving skill are up to it.

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Post by Guest Sun 19 Apr 2015, 10:52 am

He has been not great when I have seen him for Falcons but impact off the bench is what we need. Our starting front row if fit and on form quite clearly is

1. Corbs
2. Hartley
3. Wilson

Then we have excellent back up in

1 Marler
2 Youngs( I have huge reservations over him)
3 Cole

After those what you need in the squad is impact of somwthing different so mako brookes etc.

Francis is a way off Brookes currently and he would only be a starter and not bench. He offers about as much as Julian white around the park currently and is not going to offer any impact off bench.

I read an interview where he said he got into rugby a few years ago because he was a fat lad and wanted to get weight off. He said he needs to really work at fitness as he is not naturally athletic.

I think he will be a real powerhouse sceummager so the kind that you start with and then bring off at 50. A bit like Mas and Julian white

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Post by Guest Sun 19 Apr 2015, 10:52 am

He has been not great when I have seen him for Falcons but impact off the bench is what we need. Our starting front row if fit and on form quite clearly is

1. Corbs
2. Hartley
3. Wilson

Then we have excellent back up in

1 Marler
2 Youngs( I have huge reservations over him)
3 Cole

After those what you need in the squad is impact of somwthing different so mako brookes etc.

Francis is a way off Brookes currently and he would only be a starter and not bench. He offers about as much as Julian white around the park currently and is not going to offer any impact off bench.

I read an interview where he said he got into rugby a few years ago because he was a fat lad and wanted to get weight off. He said he needs to really work at fitness as he is not naturally athletic.

I think he will be a real powerhouse sceummager so the kind that you start with and then bring off at 50. A bit like Mas and Julian white

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun 19 Apr 2015, 10:56 am

Cole will 100% start over Wilson.

Corbs v Marler is a tough one but its Marlers shirt to lose imo.

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Post by Guest Sun 19 Apr 2015, 11:20 am

Agree Marler is the incumbent and has been fantastic whilst Corbs has not been great.


My comment was if all fit and in form.

Our scrum was average in 6 n as Cole is an average scrummager.

I am a big cole fan as he adds so much to the team except scrummaging. We need a dominant scrum like the AI's when Wilson played.

Think having Cole off the bench would give us the best th set up
Of any team In the world .

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun 19 Apr 2015, 11:21 am

Yea Cole is a very average scrummager....... Rolling Eyes

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Post by Guest Sun 19 Apr 2015, 11:30 am

He is certainly not dominant even you must agree with that ?

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun 19 Apr 2015, 12:12 pm

I don't think any TH is truley dominant in the Int game at the minute. Cole gets on top of his opposite number more often than not, we certainly had the better of most scrums in the 6N.

Wilson had a good tour in the scrum but NZ have a pretty average scrum and he's not been in the best of form when he's played this season.

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Post by prop_lyd Sun 19 Apr 2015, 12:26 pm

I may try to get mine off ticketmaster if needs be Matt. Still waiting for confirmation off my mate th the wants to come!
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Post by dammit_chris Sun 19 Apr 2015, 2:39 pm

It is getting so close in the Championship - really can't call it between Worcester and Bristol now, the Vuna signing could well be the difference, he bagged a hat trick yesterday. No idea how they have pulled that signing off, as he'd walk into a lot of AP teams.

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