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ALLEZ LES BLEUS!


ALLEZ LES BLEUS!

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The Team:

1. Soane Tonga'uiha
2. William Servat
3. Nicolas Mas
4. Pascal Pape
5. Lionel Nallet (c)
6. Jerome Kaino
7. Heinrich Brüssow
8. Radike Samo

09. Dimitri Yachvili (k)
10. James Hook
11. Napolioni Nalaga
12. Jamie Roberts
13. Jacque Fourie
14. Maxime Medard
15. Clement Poitrenaud

16. Fabien Barcella
17. Dimitri Szarzewski
18. Tom Donnelly
19. Julien Bonnaire
20. Akapusi Qera
21. Mike Blair
22. Ronan O'Gara
23. Shane Williams

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The Squad:


Forwards:

Hooker:
William Servat
Dimitri Szarzewski
Sebastien Bruno

Prop:
Fabien Barcella
Nicolas Mas
Soane Tonga'uiha

Lock:
Lionel Nallet
Pascal Pape
Tom Donnelly

Back Row:
Julien Bonnaire
Heinrich Brüssow
Ben McCalman
Jerome Kaino
Radike Samo

Backs:

Scrum Half:
Morgan Parra
Mike Blair

Fly Half:
Ronan O'Gara
James Hook

Centre:
Jamie Roberts
Jacque Fourie

Back Three:
Shane Williams
Napolioni Nalaga
Maxime Medard
Clement Poitrenaud

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Transfers:


In:

Tonga + Stowers + Tagi + Qera + £15m
SOB
Brussow + Nalaga + Roberts + Williams + O'Gara
Poitrenaud - £23m
Donnelly - £22m
Mike Blair - £11m
Sebastien Bruno - £18m
Fourie + Hook + Kaino + McCalman
Samo - £22m

Out:

Poux + Pierre + Picamoles + Marty + Oeod
Parra
Dus + Heymans + Mermoz + Clerc + Skrela
Romain Millo-Chluski - £6m
George Stowers - £6m
Sailosi Tagicakibau - £7m
Damien Traillle - £10m
Rougerie + Trinh-Duc + O'Brien + Harinodoquy
Qera - £9m

Left Out of Squad:

Guilhem Guirado
Luc Ducalcon
Raphael Lakafia
Fabrice Estebanez
Alexis Palisson

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Budget: £0m

You need to bin off 5 players mate

Interested in all of your front row. Could look at a midfield swap if you like.

Not gonna lose JOC - he's a world beater.

Would consider:

Mas + Clerc
for
Alexander + Mitchell?

Yep, JOC is the best utility back in the world. And I think backs are more important that front row when it comes to predictions.

I wouldn't do it mate, sorry. I'd also start Ioane ahead of Clerc, meaning it's losing 2 starters for one.

What for; Pierre, Picamoles, Oeudraogo, Yach, Marty and TRaille?

Not a fan of those players sorry

Sowerby?

Any chance of Oeudraogo for Qera too?

Szarz + Ouedraogo
For
Best + SOB

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Thought you knew my swarz views from erl by now! ha

To lose top man SOB, i would want slightly more

How about

SOB + Best
4
Traille + Parra
?

Think we have some options though, both of us have real strength in some areas and real weaknesses in others. Might be tempted with Yach instead of Parra, for example

Im assuming SOB and Best are your targets?

Oh it is mate. Was just trying to get one more in. Could I add £10m and add Qera for Oeod?

Rougerie + Traille + Parra
4
BOD + SOB + Reddan

Maybe, BOD is huge, don't rate traille at 13

Make it £10m and it's a deal

Don't wait on me, im not crazy keen, think i can get more for SOB elsewhere without losing BOD as well to be honest, sorry to mess you around blogs style!

Go on then mate

thats more like it, simpler, i prefer that. would obv prefer parra though and think thats a pretty fair straight swap. starter for starter, both of us have good back ups?

fair enough, i'll be back with a similar offer later in week, work dependent

if we are doing yach, then i need a little gain to even it up.

SOB
4
Yach + Traille/Heymans/£10m

Something like that, sleep time

Higginbotham + McCalman
=
Qera + Hari

enq.

Tonga + Pape + Clerc + Bonnaire
for
Kepu + Horwill + Ioane + Higginbotham

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Not sure the improvement on Kefu is worth me losing my captain and two players that have been outstanding lately. I'd rather wait for foreigns and get Domingo/Marconnet.

The jump at LH is seriously big. Sorts out your front row in one foul swoop.

Could take out Bonnaire/Higginbotham.

It's the Horwill/Pape bit that I'm really not keen on. I just don't see it happening. For arguments sake, even if you made it:


Barcella + Nallet + Clerc + Bonnaire
for
Kepu + Horwill + Ioane + Higginbotham

I wouldn't be sure.

Tonga + Traille
for
Kepu + Beale

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No thanks. I'd rather have a strong back 3 than a strong front row. Also I'm not that keen on Tonga. Prefer classic loose heads like Domingo, Barcella, Roncero.

Tonga'uiha + Pape + Heymans
for
Sheridan + Lawes + Cueto?

No thanks, prefer Lawes and Cueto to Pape and Heymans.

Would be keen to deal on some of your starters though.

Would be interested in Yach for cash - lol
And Heymans, Traille, Skrela and maybe Tonga back

Barcella + Pape + Heymans
for
Sheridan + Lawes + Cueto?

Your still going to give me Pape and Heymans then arent't you

But im losing two good players of mine, for two of yours which I don't prefer.

Tonga'uhia + Mermoz + Trinh-Duc
for
Sheridan + Hape + Wilkinson + 8m

Mermoz + Traille
for
Hape + Foden

Or

Dusautoir + Medard + Szarzewski
for
Moody + Ashton + Thompson

Yach and Traille
4
SOB?

Parra
4
SOB

Yeah ok, deal

ps. thanks for doing erl predos. sorry to keep you waiting today, work was mental

Traille + Tonga
For
Kefu + AAC

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As I said mate, not that keen on Tonga. I'd also only lose AAC for Smith or something big.

Just thinking here:

AAC + Barnes + Mitchell + Elsom + Palu
=
Mermoz + Rougerie + Traille + Dusatoir + Harinordoquy

enq.

What for Skrela and Yach?

Fotauli'i + Little + £15m
=
Yach + Skrela

Just seen you swapped Parra. What for just Skrela?

£15m Skrela?

Dusautoir/Mermoz + Skrela
for
Moody/Hape + Wilkinson

De jongh + Nalaga + ROG
=
Mermoz + Clerc/Heymans + Skrela

Enq

^ ^ Thoughts?

Barcella
For
Beale

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No thanks bud. Could look at doing something with Mitchell/Ioane though.

No interested in Traille at all sorry and not really wanting barcella

Brussow + Nalaga + Roberts + Williams
=
Dus + Heymans + Mermoz + Heymans

Enq

Sorry Clerc for one of the Heymans

Go on then

Smith + McCalman + Corbs + Mermoz + Manu
=
SOB + Hari + Tonga + Traille/Roberts + Rougerie

Enq

Any opinion on this mate?

Anything for Mas or Nallet?

Harinordoquy + Rougerie
=
AAC + Palu

enq.

10m for Traille?