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EXETER CHIEFS RUGBY CLUB

Full name: Exeter Chiefs Rugby Club
Union: Rugby Football Union
Founded: 1871
Location: Exeter, Devon, England
Ground: Sandy Park (Capacity: 10,744)
Chairman: Tony Rowe
Head Coach: Sexton_Style
Captain: James Horwill
Competitions: Aviva Premiership, Amlin Challenge Cup, Anglo Welsh Cup.

Coaching Staff
Forwards coaches: Jono Gibbes & Rob Baxter
Scrummaging coach: Greg Feek
Defence coach: Rassie Erasmus
Attack/Skills coach: Richie Murphy
Kicking coach:

Initial Budget: £60 million
Current Budget: £7.5 million

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SENIOR SQUAD (36/40)
Forwards (20)

HK Simon Alcott (England)
HK Neil Clark (England)

PR Perry Freshwater (England)
PR Ben Moon (England)
PR Brett Sturgess (England)

PR Chris Budgen (England)
PR John Andress (Ireland)
PR Craig Mitchell (Wales)
PR Hoani Tui (New Zealand)

LK James Hanks (England)
LK Tommy Hayes (Ireland)
LK Aly Muldowney (England)
LK James Horwill (Australia)

FL Andy Saull (England)
FL James Phillips (England)
FL James Scaysbrook (England)
FL Tom Croft (England)
FL James Gibson (England)

N8 Richard Baxter (England)
N8 Ofisa Treviranus (Samoa)

Backs (16)

SH Junior Poluleuigaga (Samoa)
SH Haydn Thomas (England)
SH Joe Simpson (England)

FH Ignacio Mieres (Argentina)
FH Gareth Steenson (Ireland/England)

CE Sireli Naqelevuki (Fiji)
CE Bryan Rennie (Scotland)
CE Jason Shoemark (New Zealand)
CE Josh Tatupu (Samoa)

WG Matt Jess (England)
WG Topsy Ojo (England)
WG Nic Sestaret (France)
WG Miles Benjamin (England)
WG James Short (England)
WG Tom Biggs (England)

FB Luke Arscott (England)
FB Tom Homer (England)

INJURIES

Name - Return Week

Tom Johnson - 7
Jason Shoemark - 8
Steffon Armitage - 9
Josh Taputu - 10
Ignacio Mieres - 11
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ACADEMY SQUAD (15)
Forwards

HK Scott Spurling
PR Luke Cowan-Dickie
PR Lloyd Fairbrother
LK Will Carrick-Smith
LK Addison Lockley
FL David Ewers
FL Herbie Stupple
N8 Joel Conlon

Backs

SH James Lightfoot-Brown
FH Henry Slade
CE Sam Jones
CE Sam Hill
WG Jack Arnott
WG Mike Canty
FB Jack Nowell
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Transfers

IN
Steffon Armitage (from Toulon) - Free
Perry Freshwater (from Perpignan) - Free
Paul Sackey (from Stade Francais) - Free
Scott Spurling (from Saracens) - £3 million
Bismarck du Plessis (from Sharks) - £26 million
Ofisa Treviranus (from London Irish) - £7.5 million
James Horwill (from Queensland Reds) - £25 million
Aaron Cruden (from The Chiefs) - £18 million

OUT
Chris Whitehead (Released) - £1.5 million
Charlie Walker-Blair (Released) - £0.5 million
Chad Slade (Released) - £2.5 million
Myles Dorrian (Released) - £0.5 million
Chris Bentley (Released) - £1.5 million
Peter Short (Released) - £1.5 million
John Vickers (Released) - £1.5 million
Kevin Barrett (Released - £1.5 million
Phil Dollman (Released) - £1.5 million
Mark Foster (Released) - £1.5 million
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Other Finances

£2 million - Pre Season week One Prediction Bonus
£2 million - Pre Season week Two Prediction Bonus
£2 million - Aviva Premiership Round One Prediction Bonus

OK, I could do:

Roche + Ojo + Homer + Bowden
for
Johnson + Sackey + Nacewa + Cruden

Hmm. Close.

Could we add saull/armitage?

Not one gain for me at all in that deal. Lose out massively.
You had me at Dowson + Lamb = Armitage + Cruden + 3m
Or else Hartley + Dowson + Lamb = BDP + Cruden + Armitage

Change Sackay to AJ and deal

Roche + Ojo + Homer + Bowden
for
Johnson + Sackey + Nacewa + Cruden

Gonna hold out for this one as I'd be short in the back three without a direct replacement for Homer (Nacewa)

Willing to deal if you are

I'm happy if you are.

I can only see 1 gain there for me being Cruden who would only make my bench! Everything else weakens my starting side.

BDP + Cruden straight up for Hartley and Lamb? I gain quality at hook but you get a serious boost in the EQ which you havent got the best of

Ok deal

Roche + Ojo + Homer + Bowden
for
Johnson + Sackey + Nacewa + Cruden

Could do Mafi for Hanks on top?

Roche + Ojo + Homer + Bowden + Mafi
for
Johnson + Sackey + Nacewa + Cruden + Hanks

id probably deal on that

Can add Scott Armstrong/Noah Cato to that as well to make it a 3-2 in your favour. Let me know

Not happy but I'll deal, stick on confirms

BDP > Hartley but Dickson >>> Thomas and I lose out on EQ.
Make it BDP + Armitage = Hartley + Dowson and we have ourselves a deal

Can add Armstorng/Cato as well for the 3-2 to improve your wings before you deal with Pooly

Kennedy + Ojo + Homer + Bowden
for
Hanks + Sackey + Nacewa + Cruden

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It's the Kennedy/Hanks bit - I think it's too steep a drop mate. The other gains/losses are minimal but that one's too big.

What about:

Gibson + Ojo + Homer + Geraghty
for
A Johnson + Sackey + Nacewa + Cruden

Gibson is highly sought after (see previous bids for him) and is a top EQ option. Geraghty is another EQ option which you don't have many of.

TJ + Benjamin 4 Monye + Fasa

You don't need 2 English BS's! What for TJ?

I can't see what was wrong with my offer?

Why do you need two 6's?

Garvey + Goode + Haskell + Allen
for
Nacewa + Cruden + Armitage + Shoemark
No chance

Cruden wouldn't start so the deal for me is

Nacewa > Garvey
Armitage < Haskell
Shoemark <<(<) Allen

It's the Kennedy but that puts me off. You mentioned you wanted a SH - how about Hodgson? Keen to get this squared away as I need to hit the sack.

Roche + Homer + Hodgson + Gibson
for
TJ + Nacewa + Cruden + Thomas/Arscott

Arr + Rooney 4 Nacewa + JLB

Not to a good standard, bit like Robshaw. I'd recommend not playing him there

Roche + Homer + Ojo + Gibson
for
TJ + Nacewa + Cruden + Arscott

OK I'll deal on that - stick it on the confirms

But you've been told Johnson shouldn't really play 8, I could give you Guest for him? That would give you more balance.

Interested in Gibson if you sign him

Arr + Rooney 4 Nacewa + JLB
----
Thats one gain each
------
Garvey + Haskell
4
Nacewa + Armitage
---
Don't think this improves me
----
Garvey + Morgan
4
Nacewa + Johnson
----
Wouldn't even do it for Haskell let alone Morgan

Sorry cant lose Waldroum as he's my only real 8

Not looking to lose any more English tbh

Think I will leave it mate.

You need to realise you're not making any headway with anyone.

Saw you wanted a Scrum Half, Arr improves you seemed fair. You are asking for Garvey so I thought Rooney who is very similar could be of interest.

It's not much better and weakens my back row quite a bit.

Don't want to lose Wade

A decent back row is more important than a decent back three

Arr + Haskell + Garvey + Allen
for
Barrett + Armitage + Nacewa + Camacho

Arr >
Haskell >
Garvey <
Allen >

seriously?

The gap between Allen + Shoemark is huge...much bigger than Garvey - Nacewa

Same story and I lose two English for no English.

Not fearns, but biggs could leave. By th way, might have got done on that deal, croft is injured! Offer me something for Biggs with a genuine gain elsewhere or some cash if you have it

Wade isn't for sale

Wigglesworth + Short + Saull
for
Nacewa + Armitage


Deal.

Where are we? I see you continued to offer Nacewa/Cruden about despite agreeing a deal?

robinson and waldouck
for
cruden and shoemark

id deal that

Since BDP is gone and your still after a top EQ backrower how about

Horwill + Armitage
=
Day + Dowson?

Morgan + Garvey + Mullan + Grove
for
Johnson + Nacewa + Freshwater + Mieres

Morgan >
Garvey <
Mullan >

Mieres wouldn't even be on my bench so that part isn't important

SirJohnnyEnglish wrote:Since BDP is gone and your still after a top EQ backrower how about

Horwill + Armitage
=
Day + Dowson?

Anything doing mate?

Camacho + Armitage 4 Fasa + Garvey

ENQ

pullthestrings wrote:Roche + Homer + Ojo + Gibson
for
TJ + Nacewa + Cruden + Arscott

OK I'll deal on that - stick it on the confirms

big for biggs? what does that mean?

Already said, not keen on Trev at all, can't lose Fearns for him.

How much cash you got?

Sexton...might be an idea sorting out your previous offers before making fresh ones. Gets a little confusing for everyone concerned

hello mate

how does this sound

robinson, waldouck, tuilagi
for
cruden, shoemark, benjamin

if not, what about our previous deal??

Gibson + Homer
for
TJ + Cruden

Enq.

Payne + Tuilagi + Waldouck + Robinson
for
Freshwater +Benjamin + Shoemark + Cruden