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Post by Fluxy Sat 13 Aug 2016, 2:13 pm

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Breaking News: Newcastle Falcons continue to chase down leaders Sale Sharks, whilst Wasps defeat Tigers to climb away from the relegation battle.



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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 (Fluxy) 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 (Fluxy) 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 1994. 

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 by sending a PM to the RFU (Fluxy) and it 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.

    Round Bidding 

    Open Bidding


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 (Fluxy) 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 Sgt_Pooly Thu 02 Feb 2017, 2:25 pm

Available for cash or deals:

PR Simon McIntyre (England)
LK Geoff Parling (England)
LK Bradley Davies (Wales)
FL Thierry Dusatoir (France)
FL Will Fraser (England)
SH Aled Davies (Wales)
SH Brad Weber (New Zealand)
SH Lee Dickson (England)
FH Pat Lambie (South Africa)
FH Tom Taylor (New Zealand)
CE Robbie Fruen (New Zealand)
CE Lionel Mapoe (South Africa)
WG Hosea Gear (New Zealand)
FB Delon Armitage (England)
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Post by ChequeredJersey Thu 02 Feb 2017, 4:18 pm

I'll be back in the game properly from this weekend, sorry for being less around. Holiday and A&E
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Post by ChequeredJersey Thu 02 Feb 2017, 4:19 pm

dammit_chris wrote:
Sgt_Pooly wrote:We hear this every year though, how they're dark horses for the 6N etc etc. Truth to be told, only Hogg is likely to tour with the Lions and possibly Jonny Gray. Finn Russell has an a long shot chance but past that I can't see anyone else.

There was an article in one of the papers the other week that compared Gray with Itoje and his stats were better in almost all areas, he's a dead cert to go. Got to be the hardest areas to pick, so many good locks at the moment, England have 4 top class ones, Wyn Jones will go and Gray, plus the Irish lads.

I'd think they have every chance for a centre to go as well, to be honest
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Post by ChequeredJersey Thu 02 Feb 2017, 4:20 pm

anonmattyt wrote:Nowell was favourite in most pundits teams but I am glad Daly in instead. Best team we could
Field

Nowell couldn't train this week.

I think it's likely we see Daly end the match at 15 with Nowell on the wing
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Post by Sgt_Pooly Thu 02 Feb 2017, 4:26 pm

ChequeredJersey wrote:
dammit_chris wrote:
Sgt_Pooly wrote:We hear this every year though, how they're dark horses for the 6N etc etc. Truth to be told, only Hogg is likely to tour with the Lions and possibly Jonny Gray. Finn Russell has an a long shot chance but past that I can't see anyone else.

There was an article in one of the papers the other week that compared Gray with Itoje and his stats were better in almost all areas, he's a dead cert to go. Got to be the hardest areas to pick, so many good locks at the moment, England have 4 top class ones, Wyn Jones will go and Gray, plus the Irish lads.

I'd think they have every chance for a centre to go as well, to be honest

Possibly CJ, Huw Jones has an outside chance. Dunbar is very average though, not seeing how he'll make it. Shame Bennett is out of form as he's a real talent.

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Post by ChequeredJersey Thu 02 Feb 2017, 7:57 pm

https://indigojac.wordpress.com/2017/02/02/6-nations-1-victor/

https://indigojac.wordpress.com/2017/02/02/the-2nd-half/

My brief thoughts
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Post by ChequeredJersey Thu 02 Feb 2017, 7:58 pm

Sgt_Pooly wrote:
ChequeredJersey wrote:
dammit_chris wrote:
Sgt_Pooly wrote:We hear this every year though, how they're dark horses for the 6N etc etc. Truth to be told, only Hogg is likely to tour with the Lions and possibly Jonny Gray. Finn Russell has an a long shot chance but past that I can't see anyone else.

There was an article in one of the papers the other week that compared Gray with Itoje and his stats were better in almost all areas, he's a dead cert to go. Got to be the hardest areas to pick, so many good locks at the moment, England have 4 top class ones, Wyn Jones will go and Gray, plus the Irish lads.

I'd think they have every chance for a centre to go as well, to be honest

Possibly CJ, Huw Jones has an outside chance. Dunbar is very average though, not seeing how he'll make it. Shame Bennett is out of form as he's a real talent.
Think one of Ringrose or Huw Jones will go, right now. Whoever has the better tournament
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Post by dammit_chris Thu 02 Feb 2017, 9:34 pm

Can see guys who can cover multiple positions in with a chance, would love to see Daly get a shot. How many go in the squad overall?

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Fri 03 Feb 2017, 10:42 am

Daly is a great squad player but needs to impress for England before Lions talk. I've actually quite like him on the wing, it hides his defensive issues.

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Post by ChequeredJersey Fri 03 Feb 2017, 1:36 pm

Does anyone have Jamie Shillcock yet?
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Post by Fluxy Fri 03 Feb 2017, 1:38 pm

At Saints mate.

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Post by Guest Fri 03 Feb 2017, 5:03 pm

Good article and for me the reason Best will not be lions skipper and will not start lions tests.

http://www.planetrugby.com/news/analysis-irelands-deteriorating-lineout/

POC picked his lions side and had Hartley.

That said all these pre tour lions teams are never right as form and bolters always happens.

It's what makes a lions year 6n so great. I
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Post by dammit_chris Fri 03 Feb 2017, 5:17 pm

Hartley is going to be there of there abouts for captain, I know a lot of people mention AWJ but lock is by far the toughest position to call, there are 5-6 players that all could be test starters.

Read an article during the week that mentioned England's lineout and how Kruis and Itoje stole so much ball at the start of the competition and then as the tournament went on other teams started to work them out. Amazing how technical it all is.

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Post by ChequeredJersey Fri 03 Feb 2017, 5:30 pm

dammit_chris wrote:Hartley is going to be there of there abouts for captain, I know a lot of people mention AWJ but lock is by far the toughest position to call, there are 5-6 players that all could be test starters.

Read an article during the week that mentioned England's lineout and how Kruis and Itoje stole so much ball at the start of the competition and then as the tournament went on other teams started to work them out. Amazing how technical it all is.

You can also wreck an opponent's lineout without stealing the ball. If you make the front a no-go, then you can push a flaky thrower into more long throws than they'd like and know that a decent percentage of those throws will be contestable for your mess-cleaner (usually flanker) at the back or for a prepared backline to run onto. If you pressurise the middle but leave the front open, realistically they can't get out of flanker range in the next 2 phases and you aim to hammer the breakdown and you basically either get a turnover or force an early kick unless their maul is excellent. That's what the Aussies did to the Lions in T1+T2
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Post by ChequeredJersey Fri 03 Feb 2017, 5:32 pm

I still think Tour captain does not need to be the First XV captain. Pick the Tour captain early, pick the First XV captain for each test as it approaches
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Post by Guest Fri 03 Feb 2017, 6:43 pm

ChequeredJersey wrote:I still think Tour captain does not need to be the First XV captain. Pick the Tour captain early, pick the First XV captain for each test as it approaches


Often agree with you CJ but could not disagree more here. Think lions Captain needs
To be guaranteed starter. Captaincy in rugby and cricket matter and can't be assigned on a game basis.

Football it would work for and amazed teams appoint a captain and he has to play regardless.

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Post by Fluxy Fri 03 Feb 2017, 8:13 pm

Watching the Scarlets Saints game on the train. Scarlets are acquitting themselves well, considering they only have something like 5/7 full time senior players in the squad!

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Fri 03 Feb 2017, 8:31 pm

I would prefer the captain to be starter, we need a leader on the pitch.

Hartley as captain is a little bizarre though. He's not really been playing well for the last year, I'd argue George actually deserves the spot over him tbh even for England.

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Post by dammit_chris Fri 03 Feb 2017, 9:41 pm

Grand Slam winning captain, led England to 13 wins in 13 games. Cant really ignore that, when you add in his setpiece - he's not a great player in the loose but when you have guys like Mako, Stander, BV etc who would be in the pack I don't think that overly matters.

Personally think it is between Hartley and AWJ.

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Post by Guest Fri 03 Feb 2017, 9:50 pm

Agree chris.

Hartley makes England.

His leadership been integral to our winning run

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Fri 03 Feb 2017, 10:26 pm

Hes becoming the new Borthwick in some ways though. Im not doubting our record but can you recall a game when hes played really well?

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Post by Guest Fri 03 Feb 2017, 10:57 pm

Sgt_Pooly wrote:Hes becoming the new Borthwick in some ways though. Im not doubting our record but can you recall a game when hes played really well?


Yes many. His darts are great and he carries hard. He also leads the team. If you play the game you understand the value of a good captain and Hartley is top. In training and off the field he runs the team: game not about just what you see
On the pitch. Also He really helps cole and marler/Mako out in scrums massively. Cole generally struggles in the scrums these days but looks better if Hartley next to him. If Cole goes off then we are even worse with Brookes not kicking on and Hill ( great prospect long term) being awful this year. Sinckler looks decent but still learning.

Cole our best TH currently but globally it's a weak position. Furlongh looks great but after that Ferguson probably next in line for lions and then Cole and Lee fighting it out for 3rd th spot.

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sat 04 Feb 2017, 11:12 am

Playing the sport I understand the value of a good captain.

Cant argue his darts are good, its a must for a hooker. After that though he's added very little if we're going to be brutely honest.

Its very similar to the Borthwick situation years ago when he had a great set piece but not much else. Tough on Hartley but we have a better player in George waiting to take over.

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sat 04 Feb 2017, 11:50 am

Anyway....predictions for the game?

We look a little better in every position bar hooker for me. I fancy a 10pt margin.

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sat 04 Feb 2017, 2:51 pm

Hogg is on fire!

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sat 04 Feb 2017, 3:35 pm

What a game this is, hope ours is half as good

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Post by SirJohnnyEnglish Sat 04 Feb 2017, 4:15 pm

Great opening game! Scotland superb ball in hand in the first half. Ireland forwards got on the front foot in the 2nd half in contact. Poor game from the Ireland 8-9-10 overall I thought

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Post by dammit_chris Sat 04 Feb 2017, 4:32 pm

Similar to Borthwick lol lol. Top wumming this morning.

Ireland really miss Sexton, his game management and influence, but great game to start the 6Nations, Scotland have improved massively.

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Post by prop_lyd Sat 04 Feb 2017, 5:32 pm

Good to see a scrum being reffed properly. Although, a slight dummy from Young's then to get the early push!

Haven't seen the Scot game. How did Jones go?
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Post by dammit_chris Sat 04 Feb 2017, 5:41 pm

All Scots backs looked very good in parts Prop, Hogg was electric in the first half and thought Russell played well. Centre partnership looked very promising for them, they are going to be a threat this tournament.

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Post by prop_lyd Sat 04 Feb 2017, 5:43 pm

Good to hear he did alright. Be nice to have a proper open 6n! Nakataki a threat but England defending well so far, Woodward is bring brutal here!! Not 100% sold on Itoje at 6 bit his first international there I think so will need time!
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Post by dammit_chris Sat 04 Feb 2017, 5:46 pm

Our forwards need to get in the game and get us some front foot ball, miss the Vunipolas at the moment, missing so many tackles. Sure Itoje will come back strong in second half, would be tempted to bring on Haskell for Lawes and get Itoje in second row. Daly getting more influential, but Ford not getting a platform at the moment.

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Post by prop_lyd Sat 04 Feb 2017, 5:50 pm

Agreed with the change of lawes for hask. Going to be a brutal second half I think. Great rugby so far. My game was off today so went to watch Cross Keys vs Llanelli--worst game I've seen in ages, all kicking and wru really messed up premiership with ring fencing and a half season split!
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Post by prop_lyd Sat 04 Feb 2017, 5:52 pm

Ref needs to let that ball go in quicker. Amount of pressure on both front rows there leading to the crabbing.
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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sat 04 Feb 2017, 5:53 pm

Atonio scrummaging is something we can really get at

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Post by prop_lyd Sat 04 Feb 2017, 5:58 pm

He seems to be a guy who would destroy people under the old rules. Antonio's issue is chasing his feet and he seems to struggle to get steady from his own power. It is down to his second rows to hold him back mind and think that was the reason for the crabbing. I've been victim and perpetrator of that tactic
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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sat 04 Feb 2017, 6:01 pm

Hartley pops up.....shock

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Post by prop_lyd Sat 04 Feb 2017, 6:01 pm

What a difference! French loosehead there but marker took an angle against his guy meaning they went up. If marker had gone straight the drum would have spun and England would get the put in under the new rules.
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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sat 04 Feb 2017, 6:01 pm

Hes just too tall to be a prop

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Post by prop_lyd Sat 04 Feb 2017, 6:02 pm

I almost sound like I know what I'm on about!!
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Post by prop_lyd Sat 04 Feb 2017, 6:03 pm

Marler's angle let them bore in on Hartley.

Antonio isn't too tall he just needs to be held back and given a good gap.

France have a 17 year old in their under 20's who is 6.7 and 25st!!

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