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Season 8 Homepage III
First topic message reminder :
2014/2015 – London Wasps
Welcome to Season 8 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.
2014/2015 – London Wasps
2013/2014 – London Wasps
2012/2013 – Leicester Tigers
2011/2012 – Newcastle Falcons
2010/2011 - Newcastle Falcons
2009/2010 – Saracens
2008/2009 - London Irish
2012/2013 – Leicester Tigers
2011/2012 – Newcastle Falcons
2010/2011 - Newcastle Falcons
2009/2010 – Saracens
2008/2009 - London Irish
POS | Aviva Premiership | PLAYED | WON | DREW | LOST | P F | P A | P D | T F | T A | TBP | LBP | POINTS | |
1 | Sale Sharks | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 192 | 171 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 27 | |
2 | Harlequins | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 189 | 169 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
3 | London Irish | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 190 | 175 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 24 | |
4 | Northampton Saints | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 186 | 175 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 22 | |
5 | Newcastle Falcons | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 177 | 177 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 18 | |
6 | Leicester Tigers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 174 | 179 | -5 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 16 | |
7 | Worcester Warriors | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 174 | 185 | -11 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 16 | |
8 | Saracens | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 177 | 174 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 15 | |
9 | Exeter Chiefs * | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 177 | 176 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 14 | |
10 | Gloucester * | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 167 | 189 | -22 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
11 | Bath Rugby | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 176 | 183 | -7 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
12 | London Wasps | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 156 | 182 | -26 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
Links
Fixture List
Released/Championship/National League/Academy Bidding
Foreign Transfers
Budgets
European Homepage
Anglo Welsh Homepage
Fixture List
Released/Championship/National League/Academy Bidding
Foreign Transfers
Budgets
European Homepage
Anglo Welsh Homepage
Welcome to Season 8 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 23 players. Players who are in the academy must be born on or after 1st September 1993.
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. Worcester Warriors & London Wasps will receive two additional bids to be used exclusively on academy age players. These players must be bid for on the National League Bidding page, and each bid will be considered by the RFU 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 the RFU 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.
Player Draft
Worcester Warriors & London Wasps will participate in a player draft beginning the week of June 22nd. Both sides will be allowed to draft two players each. The draft picks will go as follows; 1. Worcester 2. Wasps 3. Wasps 4. Worcester.
Round Bidding
There will be two rounds of bidding. The first window will run the week starting June 29th and the second the week starting July 3rd. All sides will be allowed to sign one player each during the window. These bids are not protected if you do not have the funds in place to bid during the window you will lose the bid.
Open Bidding
From July 13th the foreign market will be open to all bids similar to previous seasons. Due to the world cup the window will remain open till the end of September.
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 20:00 hours on Sunday. Managers will pm 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
Bonuses will be awarded on a scaled basis i.e. 2m for 5 games, 1.6m for 4 games and so on
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.
Last edited by SirJohnnyEnglish on Wed 30 Dec 2015, 7:28 pm; edited 9 times in total
SirJohnnyEnglish- Posts : 8536
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Location : Limerick
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Tell you who has been impressive for Saints, Brookes - he is looking top class at the moment. The whole Saints pack looked so jaded until the first Euro game and now looking very strong. Paul Hill is some prospect as well.
Saints seriously miss Manoa, Picamoles joining them can't come soon enough.
Saints seriously miss Manoa, Picamoles joining them can't come soon enough.
dammit_chris- Posts : 8685
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dammit_chris wrote:Sgt_Pooly wrote:Care & Youngs are streets ahead of the others.
I honestly can't think of a worse passing starting scrum half in the AP. We have Young(who's better), Wuss have Arr(who's better) and Irish have the lad from S15(who's better).
Simpson is just an awful passer of the ball. Luckily he's lightening quick and makes some great breaks which have caught the eye of the armchair fan, good on the lad.
Go watch him play a game live. Guys like Geech and all the other pundits who are saying how well he's played last 18 months seem to say the complete opposite to you, haven't actually seen anyone else criticise him.
I don't need to spoon fed an opinion Chris, I think he's a poor passer/game manager as do others on the main board. It's an opinion.
If he does get a shot it has to be with Farrell. Simpson/Ford is just all wrong[/quote]
Sgt_Pooly- Posts : 36294
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I would have agreed that I was worried about Simpson's pass previously but recently it's looked good to me!
ChequeredJersey- Posts : 18707
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I'd be disappointed with Youngs or Itoje as skipper. And Robshaw to an extent.
http://www.planetrugby.com/news/five-possible-england-captains/
Although it appears I may have been harsh on Youngs' form, but when I've seen him he's be entirely underwhelming (including in the white shirt)
http://www.planetrugby.com/news/five-possible-england-captains/
Although it appears I may have been harsh on Youngs' form, but when I've seen him he's be entirely underwhelming (including in the white shirt)
Steven_Sharks- Posts : 7528
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Steven_Sharks wrote:I'd be disappointed with Youngs or Itoje as skipper. And Robshaw to an extent.
http://www.planetrugby.com/news/five-possible-england-captains/
Although it appears I may have been harsh on Youngs' form, but when I've seen him he's be entirely underwhelming (including in the white shirt)
I agree Steve I think scrum half is a weak position for us,
Have always said I rate Murray, laidlaw, Webb,tillous borde and Gori above him of the 6 nations scrum halfs.
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anonmattyt wrote:Steven_Sharks wrote:I'd be disappointed with Youngs or Itoje as skipper. And Robshaw to an extent.
http://www.planetrugby.com/news/five-possible-england-captains/
Although it appears I may have been harsh on Youngs' form, but when I've seen him he's be entirely underwhelming (including in the white shirt)
I agree Steve I think scrum half is a weak position for us,
Have always said I rate Murray, laidlaw, Webb,tillous borde and Gori above him of the 6 nations scrum halfs.
And Care, our actual best scrum half
ChequeredJersey- Posts : 18707
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I've been having a think and have decided upon this as my England side for 6N fitness and form permitting. (and not including those in France)
1. Joe Marler
2. Jamie George
3. Dan Cole
4. Joe Launchbury (c)
5. Dave Attwood
6. James Haskell
7. Will Fraser/Matt Kvesic
8. Billy Vunipola
9. Danny Care
10. George Ford
11. Jack Nowell
12. Manu Tuilagi
13. Jonathan Joseph
14. Anthony Watson
15. Mike Brown
16. Dylan Hartley 17. Mako Vunipola 18. Kieran Brookes 19. Courtney Lawes 20. Dave Ewers 21. Joe Simpson 22. Owen Farrell 23. Christian Wade
I think we need to have an out and out openside in the side and they are currently our only two potential options. If Manu isn't fit/firing then he needs to be replaced with the closest possible fit which at the moment is probably Luther Burrell. Slade and Itoje very much in as first replacements as they are unlucky to miss out. Also like a look at Nathan Hughes
1. Joe Marler
2. Jamie George
3. Dan Cole
4. Joe Launchbury (c)
5. Dave Attwood
6. James Haskell
7. Will Fraser/Matt Kvesic
8. Billy Vunipola
9. Danny Care
10. George Ford
11. Jack Nowell
12. Manu Tuilagi
13. Jonathan Joseph
14. Anthony Watson
15. Mike Brown
16. Dylan Hartley 17. Mako Vunipola 18. Kieran Brookes 19. Courtney Lawes 20. Dave Ewers 21. Joe Simpson 22. Owen Farrell 23. Christian Wade
I think we need to have an out and out openside in the side and they are currently our only two potential options. If Manu isn't fit/firing then he needs to be replaced with the closest possible fit which at the moment is probably Luther Burrell. Slade and Itoje very much in as first replacements as they are unlucky to miss out. Also like a look at Nathan Hughes
Steven_Sharks- Posts : 7528
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Very good side Steve, I don't think you'll be a million miles away. I'd like to see Itjoe/Youngs involved somewhere and possibly one of the young LH's but I'd be happy if we could put that side out.
Hopefully Kitchener can get fit as I think he brings a good carrying game that Lawes etc don't.
Hopefully Kitchener can get fit as I think he brings a good carrying game that Lawes etc don't.
Sgt_Pooly- Posts : 36294
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I'd put some serious thought into this side
Marler
Hartley
Brookes
Launchbury
Lawes
Robshaw
O'Connor
Vunipola
Care
Ford
Nowell
Slade
Joseph
Watson
Brown
Corbisrro, George , S Wilson , M Itoje , B Morgan , J Haskell , B Youngs , D Cipriani
Torn between Haskell and Tuilagi on the bench.
Scott Wilson is coming on at Falcons and is a serious player, if he was from New Zealand he'd be in there match day squad.
Marler
Hartley
Brookes
Launchbury
Lawes
Robshaw
O'Connor
Vunipola
Care
Ford
Nowell
Slade
Joseph
Watson
Brown
Corbisrro, George , S Wilson , M Itoje , B Morgan , J Haskell , B Youngs , D Cipriani
Torn between Haskell and Tuilagi on the bench.
Scott Wilson is coming on at Falcons and is a serious player, if he was from New Zealand he'd be in there match day squad.
Driver- Posts : 11038
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Scott Wilson barely makes it into our squad Driver! I'd be pretty unhappy if O'Connor jumped ahead of our English options.
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Plenty ahead of Kitchener for me. He isn't industrious enough for my liking. Far too much time spent in the wide channels.
The three included and Kruis for certain. Likes of Slater and Itoje probably are as well. Parling possibly as well.
The three included and Kruis for certain. Likes of Slater and Itoje probably are as well. Parling possibly as well.
Steven_Sharks- Posts : 7528
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Some good selections - for locks I think I'd look at Launchbury (who I'd make captain) and Lawes with Itoje on the bench, they'd all be around for 2019 WC. Really like Ewels, the young Bath lock who will break into the Bath team soon enough.
No idea who I'd pick as flankers though.
Actually be good to see us try and play in the same style Wasps have been playing last few games, playing the game with width and adventure - would like to see Daly given a shot at some point as his boot punishes any penalty from 55metres out.
No idea who I'd pick as flankers though.
Actually be good to see us try and play in the same style Wasps have been playing last few games, playing the game with width and adventure - would like to see Daly given a shot at some point as his boot punishes any penalty from 55metres out.
dammit_chris- Posts : 8685
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How can you drop may who was great in the build up and World Cup? Has pace and Eddie Jones identified as a star?!?
We don't need to change much really to be successful.
Atwood not an int and would look at Kruis who has been outstanding.
Haskell is proven not to work as a starter and despite his excellent form I think we know what he can and can't do. That said can't think of another option.
Think slade must be considered. Our back 3 was the only thing that did not let us down in World Cup.
Cole had a mare at wc and questions remain re if he has fully recovered. Brooke's been excellent and Thomas also. Need to keep Cole about though as we need experience.
Kvesic vs Fraser a tough one.
Kvesic better over ball but Fraser better with ball and no slouch at breakdown:
Hughes would look good off the bench for a bosh and big carrying when eligible.
We don't need to change much really to be successful.
Atwood not an int and would look at Kruis who has been outstanding.
Haskell is proven not to work as a starter and despite his excellent form I think we know what he can and can't do. That said can't think of another option.
Think slade must be considered. Our back 3 was the only thing that did not let us down in World Cup.
Cole had a mare at wc and questions remain re if he has fully recovered. Brooke's been excellent and Thomas also. Need to keep Cole about though as we need experience.
Kvesic vs Fraser a tough one.
Kvesic better over ball but Fraser better with ball and no slouch at breakdown:
Hughes would look good off the bench for a bosh and big carrying when eligible.
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I think Jones picked May out as a potential star of the WC didn't he? It obviously didn't really work out that way and he ended up getting dropped for Nowell, but he should be around the EPS if not in the actual matchday squad.
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I like May still but he has a good chance and I wouldn't discard him completely. But others should be looked at as well.
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Sgt_Pooly wrote:I think Jones picked May out as a potential star of the WC didn't he? It obviously didn't really work out that way and he ended up getting dropped for Nowell, but he should be around the EPS if not in the actual matchday squad.
Lol he was not dropped ended up the tournament injured and was not risked for a meaningless game against Uruguay.
For me our back 3 is settled and works. They need games. Nowell is steady but no ex factor. Think he is too slow for int rugby personally as much as i rate him.
Don't think we need much work apart from midfield and pack make up. Think we have the players but it's about picking the right side
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I thought he was dropped.
Either way I prefer the Nowell/Watson combo, May is a decent option as backup.
Either way I prefer the Nowell/Watson combo, May is a decent option as backup.
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Highly disagree on Nowell. Think he is one of the most exciting runners around when in space.
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NNRL block Sam Burgess move to Rabbitoahs
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Driver wrote:NNRL block Sam Burgess move to Rabbitoahs
I don't think the season starts till Feb/March, they'll just have to release a few players I imagine. Quite funny though
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Steven_Sharks wrote:Highly disagree on Nowell. Think he is one of the most exciting runners around when in space.
I rate him Steve but think at int level lacks that X factor ie an extraordinary characteristic like pace, foot work etc that sets him apart from others.
Has a good all round game but don't think he will make opposition coaches make plans to neutralise him. A good sub as he can cover many positions.
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Interesting article re tuilagi from Healy. Knew salvi was well paid and was offered more to stay at tigers but did not realise he was on that much that they bought in 3 players when he decided to leave.
Exeter must be paying him an extraordinary amount and likewise parling.
So murky this salary cap.
Exeter must be paying him an extraordinary amount and likewise parling.
So murky this salary cap.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/club/12019362/Manu-Tuilagi-move-could-benefit-both-him-and-Leicester.html
Help if posted the article
Help if posted the article
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World xv excluding all blacks from Keo- pretty accurate and interesting exercise.
Best of the Rest (to battle the All Blacks) – 15 Israel Folau (Australia), 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper (Australia), 13 Tevita Kuridrani (Australia), 12 Matt Giteau (Australia), 11 Juan Imhoff (Argentina), 10 Johnny Sexton (Ireland), 9 Fourie du Preez (South Africa), 8 David Pocock (Australia), 7 Schalk Burger (South Africa), 6 Michael Hooper (Australia), 5 Alun Wyn Jones (Wales), 4 Eben Etzebeth (South Africa), 3 Ramiro Herrera (Argentina), 2 Agustín Creevy (Argentina), 1 Marcos Ayerza (Argentina).
Best of the Rest (to battle the All Blacks) – 15 Israel Folau (Australia), 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper (Australia), 13 Tevita Kuridrani (Australia), 12 Matt Giteau (Australia), 11 Juan Imhoff (Argentina), 10 Johnny Sexton (Ireland), 9 Fourie du Preez (South Africa), 8 David Pocock (Australia), 7 Schalk Burger (South Africa), 6 Michael Hooper (Australia), 5 Alun Wyn Jones (Wales), 4 Eben Etzebeth (South Africa), 3 Ramiro Herrera (Argentina), 2 Agustín Creevy (Argentina), 1 Marcos Ayerza (Argentina).
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Accurate as it has plenty of your players
Sgt_Pooly- Posts : 36294
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I'm quite happy with that team as well
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I would go with
15. Folau
14. Cordero
13. Joseph
12. Giteau
11. Imhoff
10. Foley
9. Davies
8. Vermeulen
7. Pocock
6. Gorgodze
5. De Jager
4. Etzebeth
3. Nel
2. Creevy
1. Ayerza
15. Folau
14. Cordero
13. Joseph
12. Giteau
11. Imhoff
10. Foley
9. Davies
8. Vermeulen
7. Pocock
6. Gorgodze
5. De Jager
4. Etzebeth
3. Nel
2. Creevy
1. Ayerza
BamBam- Posts : 17226
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Only English player that would stand a chance for me would be Launchbury, but not on WC form but his last few performances for Wasps.
They're being linked with Tuilagi now as well to play him and Daly together - they've certainly got the money for him.
They're being linked with Tuilagi now as well to play him and Daly together - they've certainly got the money for him.
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See, I know 15 is a tough one, but I'm not convinced Folau is the best non AB FB at the moment. Hard to pick Brown given the lack of time given to show anything at RWC, but Argie FB was better, I thought
ChequeredJersey- Posts : 18707
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I agree CJ, I found it tough to choose too, and did strongly consider Brown, the other NH FBs and Le Roux.
BamBam- Posts : 17226
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Folau had a pretty poor WC by his standards, seemed to stop running it. There's a fair few better FB's on form.
1. Ayerza
2. Creevy
3. Slimani
4. Etzebeth
5. De Jager
6. Burger
7. Pocock
8. Vermeulen
9. Murray
10. Foley
11. Imhoff
12. De Allende
13. Joseph
14. Huget
15. Brown
Very few NH players even with the AB's out.
1. Ayerza
2. Creevy
3. Slimani
4. Etzebeth
5. De Jager
6. Burger
7. Pocock
8. Vermeulen
9. Murray
10. Foley
11. Imhoff
12. De Allende
13. Joseph
14. Huget
15. Brown
Very few NH players even with the AB's out.
Sgt_Pooly- Posts : 36294
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On WC form I would not have folau he was quite obviously injured and not himself. Came off lots of times. That said le roux was not great either. If going on World Cup form kuridrani would storm ahead of JJ and you could not pick huget or sexton or Murray as they were fairly anonymous at WC.
These sides always hard to pick as there is no exact criteria. Think that keo side was a great side based on performance over the past year including the World Cup. Giteau obvs in there on strength of WC and sa sites are very sh dominated anyway so even if we had a good tournament none of our lads would get in any of their sides
These sides always hard to pick as there is no exact criteria. Think that keo side was a great side based on performance over the past year including the World Cup. Giteau obvs in there on strength of WC and sa sites are very sh dominated anyway so even if we had a good tournament none of our lads would get in any of their sides
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anonmattyt wrote:If going on World Cup form kuridrani would storm ahead of JJ
I can't agree with that. Kurindrani had an ok world cup but he's not been at the same level of last year and JJ has been impressive pretty much every time he's played, even in the WC.
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Gloucester need to change our owners and coaches. Hope these Rich Aussies buy us.
We don't spend on front row year after year and have no depth.
Fisher picking Heinz and 36 as 9 and 10 makes no sense.
Laidlaw has to start and 36 not a 10. He tried so many stupid short kicks and chips and got picked off.
Hook not the best 10 but needs to move there. Burns when fit will challenge but is not ready yet.
Meakes is a real star for Glos and gets better every game.
Kvesic also great but plays behind a beaten pack and ends up getting pinged trying to make things happen.
Moriarty Morgan kvesic is some back row but when out gunned up front will never do as much damage as they could do.
Brookes is a monster and must be in pole position for England 3 spot.
Foden Dickinson and saints hooker were outstanding also.
Miserable weather. Left after 50 and watched in bar.
We don't spend on front row year after year and have no depth.
Fisher picking Heinz and 36 as 9 and 10 makes no sense.
Laidlaw has to start and 36 not a 10. He tried so many stupid short kicks and chips and got picked off.
Hook not the best 10 but needs to move there. Burns when fit will challenge but is not ready yet.
Meakes is a real star for Glos and gets better every game.
Kvesic also great but plays behind a beaten pack and ends up getting pinged trying to make things happen.
Moriarty Morgan kvesic is some back row but when out gunned up front will never do as much damage as they could do.
Brookes is a monster and must be in pole position for England 3 spot.
Foden Dickinson and saints hooker were outstanding also.
Miserable weather. Left after 50 and watched in bar.
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Watching Foden tonight was interesting. His positioning was excellent. He has grown defensively as a player.
Much more rounded and played the conditions. Looks like he is ready to be in squad as back up to brown.
Much more rounded and played the conditions. Looks like he is ready to be in squad as back up to brown.
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anonmattyt wrote:Watching Foden tonight was interesting. His positioning was excellent. He has grown defensively as a player.
Much more rounded and played the conditions. Looks like he is ready to be in squad as back up to brown.
I don't think you can have Brown and Foden as our FB's as both are over 30, it gives us very few options for the future as they'll both be 34 at the next WC.
I'd look to start giving Watson or Nowell game time there with Brown obviously the starting choice.
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Sgt_Pooly wrote:anonmattyt wrote:Watching Foden tonight was interesting. His positioning was excellent. He has grown defensively as a player.
Much more rounded and played the conditions. Looks like he is ready to be in squad as back up to brown.
I don't think you can have Brown and Foden as our FB's as both are over 30, it gives us very few options for the future as they'll both be 34 at the next WC.
I'd look to start giving Watson or Nowell game time there with Brown obviously the starting choice.
Good point. Thought Foden was younger.
Agree Watson and nowell should be given a chance there. Think we need to have a pride restoring 6 nations and then start to play World Cup players for 2019 so we have the caps and experience
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What do people think of Roko making his way back into the England team come 6Nations? He's been good for Bath this season and could give us a strong ball carrier out wide - think our back three has been good but feel we miss someone who can take the pressure away from the midfield to get over the gainline.
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If you have Daly in the squad, he can cover 15
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Daly played very well last night, the sooner Hughes qualifies for England the better - that man was immense yesterday, always gets over the gainline.
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Daly looked pretty solid in defence too, hopefully he can keep it up.
I though Haskell was immense, he's really turning it on for Jones, seems like a man possessed this last month. Irish look as bad as us at the minute although we actually put in a good shift at Sale and were unlucky not to get the win in the end.
I though Haskell was immense, he's really turning it on for Jones, seems like a man possessed this last month. Irish look as bad as us at the minute although we actually put in a good shift at Sale and were unlucky not to get the win in the end.
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First batch of the dreaded injuries are up
https://www.606v2.com/t55473-injuries
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Results are in, I'll get feedback up in the morning
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Feedback is up. Conditions are in for for Round 6 games.
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What are people's thoughts on Johnny Williams? Reckon he would be ok for challenge cup games on here for me if he keeps his form up?
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You don't own him do you? I was contemplating a bid for him to be honest.
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I was going to bid for him pre season but thought I had some time to play with as didn't expect him to come through this season.
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He looks okay, but too early to say. Was going to bid and hopefully pick him up and see how he does. I don't want to say it because he's my player, but I do think James has some real potential
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