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Post by Fluxy Mon 13 Feb 2017, 10:09 am

First topic message reminder :

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Breaking News: Exeter Chiefs nick the automatic Champions Cup spot from Leicester Tigers with victory over relegated Gloucester. Northampton Saints confirm a home semi final spot with a TBP victory over Quins.



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2016/2017 - Newcastle Falcons
2015/2016 - Sale Sharks
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





                                           
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2Season 9 Homepage I - Page 12 9Northampton Saints*2215166145516372587674
3Season 9 Homepage I - Page 12 7Harlequins*2215256025525068583571
4Season 9 Homepage I - Page 12 8Newcastle Falcons    2215255805344663562571
5Season 9 Homepage I - Page 12 11Saracens**2211385635412261553859
6Season 9 Homepage I - Page 12 48Exeter Chiefs *228212543570-27536101247
7Season 9 Homepage I - Page 12 4Leicester Tigers*227411533569-36546301045
8Season 9 Homepage I - Page 12 6Wasps*****229211543587-4461602744
9Season 9 Homepage I - Page 12 25Bristol Rugby226115528570-42556101541
10Season 9 Homepage I - Page 12 57Worcester Warriors*227015539578-39526101441
11Season 9 Homepage I - Page 12 1Bath Rugby****227015540579-39536701438
12Season 9 Homepage I - Page 12 2Gloucester224018539577-38545701733

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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 SirJohnnyEnglish Fri 28 Apr 2017, 9:39 pm

Marchant for the lions based on that performance Wink

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Post by Fluxy Fri 28 Apr 2017, 9:41 pm

I was thinking Roberts  Rolling Eyes

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Post by SirJohnnyEnglish Fri 28 Apr 2017, 9:45 pm

Hey it might still happen!

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Fri 28 Apr 2017, 9:48 pm

Daly at 13 is the issue, he's just not suited there. Sooner he moves to 15 the better.

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Post by Fluxy Fri 28 Apr 2017, 9:51 pm

I would love to see 11. Nowell, 14. Watson, 15. Daly long term for England. 

But I'm afraid that Watson will go fullback, and for me he doesn't have a convincing enough kicking game to be a top class Full back.

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Post by Fluxy Fri 28 Apr 2017, 9:59 pm

And Falcons beat Worcester  Very Happy

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Sun 30 Apr 2017, 12:03 pm

Read & Kaino could possibly out of the first test/series against the Lions.....this is getting interesting.

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Post by prop_lyd Sun 30 Apr 2017, 4:35 pm

Well this is embarrassing!! Faletau having a good game.
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Post by Sgt_Pooly Tue 02 May 2017, 6:48 am

Big rumours Hartley is off to Worcester.

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Post by BamBam Tue 02 May 2017, 10:30 am

I'm back guys

Pooly, thanks for doing teams for me for the last few weeks, I won't get predos in today but will get a team in for next games

Will respond to offers too

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Post by Fluxy Tue 02 May 2017, 10:33 am

BamBam wrote:I'm back guys

Pooly, thanks for doing teams for me for the last few weeks, I won't get predos in today but will get a team in for next games

Will respond to offers too
He's back!

Congratulations on the marriage mate!

Up to 12 managers mate, and it's busy ahead of the last round of the season  Yahoo

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Post by BamBam Tue 02 May 2017, 11:31 am

Thanks Flux! Last week has come around quick!!

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Post by BamBam Tue 02 May 2017, 11:32 am

Bit behind on stuff but will have budgets updated before the new window

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Post by dammit_chris Tue 02 May 2017, 12:23 pm

Looking for some improvements for my second row, does anyone have any available at all?

Welcome back Bam!

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Post by Fluxy Tue 02 May 2017, 1:31 pm

Great set of predictions this week lads. Let's finish the regular season with the same, page is up with correct conditions. 

League table is also up to date above!

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Post by SamTheQuin Tue 02 May 2017, 1:38 pm

Looks like I am relegated then!

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Post by stnick88 Tue 02 May 2017, 1:58 pm

not much you could do there mate, last manager left you in the s**t!


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Post by SamTheQuin Tue 02 May 2017, 2:08 pm

Yeah beginning to see that, desperately trying to improve my English players and getting some second rows in place too.

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Tue 02 May 2017, 2:21 pm

Last guy has doomed you mate but it's not a real drama, just a different name and a few changes.

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Post by SamTheQuin Tue 02 May 2017, 2:25 pm

Can't do any worse for next year then. Does that mean I will be London Irish assuming they get promoted? Wouldn't mind that with some of the players they have.

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Tue 02 May 2017, 2:27 pm

Ahhhhhh....you only get the players not in the game unfortunately.

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Post by stnick88 Tue 02 May 2017, 2:32 pm

Most of the good players (Franks, Marshall, Cokanasiga) are already in the game.

Main one who isn't is Blair Cowan.

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Post by SamTheQuin Tue 02 May 2017, 2:39 pm

Suddenly not as good an opportunity then. Saw Cokanasiga play for the u20s earlier this year and he looks like a great player. They seem to have some good u20s though.

How do you call up an academy player? Have 4-5 that are pretty good for Gloucester.

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Tue 02 May 2017, 2:46 pm

Can play for any club mate. Just check theyre not in the game and send a bid to flux

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Post by prop_lyd Tue 02 May 2017, 2:52 pm

Guys, just a quick question I know I raised before.....IF it ends up that Glos do get relegated (i know this may not happen still though), are we happy for me to change my name so I can get my hands on Kingsholm for next season?
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Post by Fluxy Tue 02 May 2017, 2:55 pm

prop_lyd wrote:Guys, just a quick question I know I raised before.....IF it ends up that Glos do get relegated (i know this may not happen still though), are we happy for me to change my name so I can get my hands on Kingsholm for next season?

Potentially. I would like to have all of the correct names in the league, as we have done in the past few seasons. Although it would require CJ and Sam agreeing to be Warriors/Irish

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Post by SamTheQuin Tue 02 May 2017, 2:56 pm

I would be happy to be London Irish next year if that helped?

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Post by Fluxy Tue 02 May 2017, 3:03 pm

If CJ is happy to be Worcester from next season, then that shouldn't be an issue Prop OK

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Post by SamTheQuin Tue 02 May 2017, 8:01 pm

Hey guys, I am trying to reduce the number of flankers and fly halfs that I've inherited - ideally looking for some second rows or some English guys. Any offers for any of the following?

Willem Alberts (SA)
Tom Croft (En)
Jamie Heaslip (Ireland)
Julian Salvi (New Zealand)
Ross Moriarty (Wales)
Yacoub Camara (Fr)
Cyle Brink (SA)

Danny Cipriani (En)
Dan Carter (New Zealand)
Johan Goosen (SA)
Handre Pollard (SA)
Sam Davies (Wales)
Billy Burns (En)

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Post by ChequeredJersey Wed 03 May 2017, 3:17 am

Fluxy wrote:If CJ is happy to be Worcester from next season, then that shouldn't be an issue Prop OK

I am happy to be Worcester, it is where I started, after all Wink
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Post by ChequeredJersey Wed 03 May 2017, 3:19 am

SamTheQuin wrote:Hey guys, I am trying to reduce the number of flankers and fly halfs that I've inherited - ideally looking for some second rows or some English guys. Any offers for any of the following?

Willem Alberts (SA)
Tom Croft (En)
Jamie Heaslip (Ireland)
Julian Salvi (New Zealand)
Ross Moriarty (Wales)
Yacoub Camara (Fr)
Cyle Brink (SA)

Danny Cipriani (En)
Dan Carter (New Zealand)
Johan Goosen (SA)
Handre Pollard (SA)
Sam Davies (Wales)
Billy Burns (En)


Very keen on another FH and some of those backrowers in theory if you like any of my locks
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Post by Sgt_Pooly Wed 03 May 2017, 11:23 am

Available at Sarries:

PR Alex Waller (England)
PR Ben Franks (New Zealand)
PR Tomas Francis (England)
LK Geoff Parling (England)
LK Bradley Davies (Wales)
FL James Haskell (England)
FL Guy Thompson (England)
FL Will Fraser (England)
N8 Dave Denton (Scotland)


SH Morgan Parra (France)
SH Brad Weber (New Zealand)
FH Pat Lambie (South Africa)
FH Tom Taylor (New Zealand)
CE Sonny Bill Williams (New Zealand)
CE Robbie Fruen (New Zealand)
CE Ollie Devoto (England)
CE Conrad Smith (New Zealand)
CE Lionel Mapoe (South Africa)
WG George North (Wales)
WG Teddy Thomas (France)
WG Hosea Gear (New Zealand)

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Post by prop_lyd Wed 03 May 2017, 11:24 am

ChequeredJersey wrote:
Fluxy wrote:If CJ is happy to be Worcester from next season, then that shouldn't be an issue Prop OK

I am happy to be Worcester, it is where I started, after all Wink

Cheers guys!! Finally get my hands on Gloucester!!
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Post by SamTheQuin Wed 03 May 2017, 11:45 am

Guys, what order would you put these guys in - I am needing to lose 2 and be great to get your thoughts. I am looking to have Pollard as my starting flyhalf as not sure how well Carter is rated, whilst hasn't Goosen 'retired'?

Danny Cipriani (En)
Dan Carter (New Zealand)
Johan Goosen (SA)
Handre Pollard (SA)
Sam Davies (Wales)
Billy Burns (En)

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Wed 03 May 2017, 11:52 am

Carter easily your best currently.

1. Carter
2. Cips
3. Davies
4. Burns
5. Pollard - out too long to rate
6. Goosen - "retired' but expected to come back I've read

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Post by SirJohnnyEnglish Wed 03 May 2017, 12:00 pm

Carter
Pollard
Cips
Davies
Goosen
Burns

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Post by dammit_chris Wed 03 May 2017, 12:46 pm

Agree with SJE there, saw something this week where Goosen is expected to re-sign with Racing. Cips has been indifferent this season, was doing well until the Leinster game. Would defintely look at losing one or two of those - keep the ones who can cover multiple positions though, always helps.

Players of the season nominees - still don't get how Wade is omitted from the England squads. Must be Gopperth though, he's been brilliant in every game I've seen him play.

The five nominees include Wasps trio Elliot Daly, Jimmy Gopperth and Christian Wade, Saracens fly-half Owen Farrell, and Northampton Saints forward Louis Picamoles.

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Wed 03 May 2017, 1:01 pm

Lets hope Daly isnt judged off last weekend, he was awful.

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Post by dammit_chris Wed 03 May 2017, 2:55 pm

He was, every player aside Launchbury and Gopperth were appalling, we've been changing our midfield each week recently and is causing major issues. With all the big signings we made in the summer only Beale has been good. Le Roux looks like he is taking some time to settle, but confident he will come through well next season.

Our issue was always going to be not having a big ball carrier in the backline, when Halai went off the boil we struggled. Should have gone with a big centre playing between Gopperth and Daly. Losing the guy who went to play for Ulster was our biggest loss.

We are also losing some of our best youngsters, Tom Howe has gone to Worcester and Bristol seem to be snapping up every bright talent around as they've secured Ehizode. Surprised either have been allowed to go.


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Post by Sgt_Pooly Wed 03 May 2017, 3:04 pm

It was his straight up tackling that was awful, Marchant tortured him. Sooner he moves to 15 the better, classy runner.

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Post by stnick88 Wed 03 May 2017, 3:07 pm

Marchant has a superb game.

Hopefully Daly starts to get more game time at 15 or even wing. Preferably 15 though. Think Wasps need a lump at 13 if they continue to play Gopperth or Eastmond at 12.

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Post by stnick88 Wed 03 May 2017, 3:16 pm

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Post by SamTheQuin Wed 03 May 2017, 3:27 pm

Marchant is excellent though - to be fair to Daly our pack absolutely bossed Wasps. Rate Daly as England's best back aside from Farrell.

Wallace had his best game of the season and when Wasps play Haskell, Young and Hughes you can get at them if you have a proper openside. He just got so many turnovers, great to see again as his injuries have held him back this season.

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Wed 03 May 2017, 3:52 pm

Daly better than JJ?

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Post by SamTheQuin Wed 03 May 2017, 4:11 pm

This year definitely, apart from the hat trick against Scotland I thought JJ had been poor. But a lot of the Bath backline have been this year, look at Ford's inconsistency, even Watson hasn't been at his best but a lot of that is due to his injuries.

Marchant has potential to be the best. Strange that Tompkins from Saracens wasn't taken on the Argentina tour, I have just been looking through the lists of squads to see if I can find any English guys not in this game and hadn't noticed his omission before. He was good at the weekend too.

Daly had the worst game I have seen him play, good timing for us though!

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Post by Sgt_Pooly Wed 03 May 2017, 4:22 pm

I love Daly, hes a great rugby player.....just too exposed in defence at 13.

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Post by Fluxy Wed 03 May 2017, 4:25 pm

SamTheQuin wrote:This year definitely, apart from the hat trick against Scotland I thought JJ had been poor. But a lot of the Bath backline have been this year, look at Ford's inconsistency, even Watson hasn't been at his best but a lot of that is due to his injuries.

Marchant has potential to be the best. Strange that Tompkins from Saracens wasn't taken on the Argentina tour, I have just been looking through the lists of squads to see if I can find any English guys not in this game and hadn't noticed his omission before. He was good at the weekend too.

Daly had the worst game I have seen him play, good timing for us though!

Think you'll find Tompkins is already Bristol mate!

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Post by SamTheQuin Wed 03 May 2017, 4:29 pm

I'm not sure. He missed quite a few tackles on Friday night, but this season he has been good there and I wouldn't say he struggled when playing for England.

He'd be more exposed at fullback potentially.

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Post by SamTheQuin Wed 03 May 2017, 4:31 pm

Yeah I saw him him in the game already thanks Flux. I was just surprised he wasn't involved in the England setup, he's always impressed me when he has played for Saracens.

Does anyone have the young Saracens flyhalf Lazowski? He looks very good too.

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Post by Fluxy Wed 03 May 2017, 4:31 pm

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