Saracens

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Full Name: Saracens Football Club
Union: Rugby Football Union
Founded: 1876
Nickname: Sarries
Location: Watford, England
Ground: Vicarage Road - Capacity: 19,920
Chairman: Nigel Wray
Captain: Ritchie McCaw
Vice-Captains: Kelly Brown and Charlie Hodgson.

Head Coach: Mark McCall
First Team and Backs Coach: Thomas Castagneide
Forwards Coach: Alex Sanderson
Defence and Forwards Coach: Paul Gustard
Backs skills and Attack Coach- Thomas Castaignede
Academy Coach: Mosese Rauluni
Academy Coach: Kevin Sorrell
Assistant Scrum Coach - Carlos Nieto



Competitions: Aviva Premiership, Amlin Cup, Anglo Welsh Cup.


Current Budget £20 million  




The Squad (42/45):

The red are injured.
Not for sale (except in exceptional deals- for genuinely world class players, anyone is available) denoted by *

Forwards:

Front Row:

Mako Vunipola(LH)* (ENG) age 22 INT (LIONS)
Matt Mullan(LH/HK) (ENG) * age 26 INT
Alasdair Dickinson (LH) (SCO) age 29 (ex-INT)
Jared Saunders (LH) 22 years old ENG


Schalk Brits (HK) (RSA) * age 32 (capped)
Rob Buchanan (HK) (ENG) age 22 (TOURING)
Rob Hawkins (HK) (ENG)  age 30


Petrus du Plessis (TH) (ENG) age 29
Shaun Knight (TH) (ENG) age 23
Davit Zirakashvili (TH) (GEO) age 29 INT
Ben Tameifuna (TH/HK) 22 years old, NZ


Kieran Brookes (TH/LH) 22 years old ENG

Lock:
Donnacha Ryan (LK/6) (IRE) INT *  age 29
James Hudson (ENG) age 31
Bakkies Botha (SA) age 33 (ex-INT)
George Skivington (ENG) age 30

Lock/Backrow:

Mamuka Gorgodze (GEO) age 28 INT

Back Row:
Richie McCaw (OS, can play 6 or 8) (NZ) age  32 INT **
Kelly Brown (BS/N8/OS) (SCO) age 30 INT *
Jonathan Poff (OS) (NZ) age 29
Will Fraser (OS/BS) (ENG) age 23
Guy Thompson (BR utility) 26 years old ENG
Blair Cowan (8/Flanker) 27 years old, NZ

Backs:

Scrum Half:
Morgan Parra (FRA) * - can play 10, age 24 INT
Luke Baldwin 22 years old ENG
Danny Care (ENG) age 26 INT

Fly Half:
Charlie Hodgson (ENG) * age 32 (ex-INT)
Beauden Barrett - NZ, INT age 22 from 27th May (also plays FB)

Centre:
Anthony Allen- IC/OC (ENG) * CAPPED age 26
Adam Powell- IC/OC (ENG) age 26 can play SH (reputedly)
Joel Tomkins- OC (ENG) age 25
Conrad Smith (NZ) ** age 31 INT
Tom Casson IC (ENG) age 23

Centre- wing
Vereniki Goneva- OC/WG (FIJ) INT age 29
Duncan Taylor (WG/13)  age 23 ENG

Back Three:
Tom Varndell (WG) (ENG) age 27 (Capped)
Leigh Halfpenny(FB/WG) (WAL) age 24 INT* (LIONS x2)
Tom Williams - ENG, (WG/FB) age 29
Simon Zebo (WG/FB) age 22 IRE (LION) INT
Tom Arscott (FB) age 29 ENG
Marcus Watson (WG/FB) 22 years old ENG (ENG 7s)

Utility Back:

Chris Wyles (FB/WG/CE) (USA)  INT, 29 *

The Academy (13/20):

Harry Allen (HK) 21 years old ENG
Max Crumpton (HK) 19 years old ENG
Biyi Alo (TH) 19 years old ENG
Tom Jubb (LK) 20 years old ENG
Maro Itoje (LK/6) 18 years old ENG
Matt Hankin (FL) 20 years old ENG
Billy Vunipola (8) 20 years old ENG (TOURING)
Ben Spencer (SH) 21 years old ENG  ON LOAN TO WASPS
Jordan Burns (SH) 19 years old ENG
Nic Frisby (SH) 20 years old, AUS
Sam Stanley (FH/12) 21 years old ENG
Harry Leonard (FH/12) 21 years old ENG
Nathan Earle (FB/WG) 18 years old, ENG

Approximate first XV, allowing for per match variation


15- Leigh Halfpenny
14- Simon Zebo
13 - Conrad Smith
12- Anthony Allen
11- Tom Varndell
10- Charlie Hodgson
9- Morgan Parra
8- Billy Vunipola
7- Richie McCaw
6- Kelly Brown
5- Bakkies Botha
4- Donnacha Ryan
3- Ben Tameifuina
2- Schalk Brits
1- Mako Vunipola

16- Matt Mullan, 17- Rob Buchanan, 18- Sekope Kepu, 19- Mamuka Gorgodze, 20- Will Fraser, 21- Danny Care, 22- Beauden Barrett, 23- Tom Williams

fair enough

ChequeredJersey wrote:I'll do Stevens for Dickinson and Charles

Yeah I'll deal on that

Really sorry, don't need Charles now with Hawkins. Will still trade Stevens for Dickinson plus cash. May trade Short for a FH cum centre in that deal

Dickinson and 3 mill
For
Stevens??

I don't really have a 10 who can play 12 or vice versa, both by 12s are big carriers who get over the gain line.

I'll do that.

Cool i'll confirm now

Fluxy wrote:Would you be interested in;

P. Hodgson + Stegmann + Whitehead
=
Spencer + Ransom + Kruis

Should I give up? lol

Sorry at this point Spencer is not for sale depending on whom I get as my u21 foreign player. Ransom similar

Mullan
4
Chisholm + you choose one of my LHs?

Ok fair enough, I don't have wood. Can you see a deal involving

Mako, Spencer, Watson, Ransom or Wiggy?

How about

Wiggy + Ransom
4
Classens + Chisholm
?

Short would be tempting instead of Ransom, as would the idea of keeping Classens.

Why don't you propose some offers along those lines then mate?

I'd be interested in Short

CJ...just a reminder you require 4 English starters and 8 in match day squad.

Good quality English qualified players are pretty essential to how you progress.

Yep, and Short will only be traded, realistically, for an EQ player

Hmm tempting...Barkley really useful to me though as EQ 10 and 12 and GK. Make it £5m and i'd deal.

Sam Smith for James Short?

Oh, yeah I did get that the wrong way round. Just nervous about losing Barkley as he'll start when Steyn on ints and Chisholm looks such a talent, with great pace and would start at FB when Dagg on ints, hence why looking for a bit of cash, so I could get a replacement in as cover at 12

Fair enough. As much as I like Chisholm, I'm not sure that a straight swap for Short is fair on me as Short is currently a more complete player. I understand not wanting to lose Barkley. I need to back up my centres a bit too though. I like Smith too, so could be on for that

^^ What do you mean with Smith mate? I'm confused?

I'm trying to do Sam Smith for James Short fella

Oh I get it. Very confusing.

CJ - you should reply on that person's club page, not your own!

Yeah sorry

Newby + 2m for Burger

Also interested in Marler, Goode if you see anything

I dont have Marler any more mate. Will loom at Burger deal in the morning

Meant Mullen lol

Driver - RIP 606 wrote:Sam Smith for James Short?

Any budge fella?

Oh, yes to Short for Smith as Bathite isn't budging on Chisholm

haha, i was waiting for your counter offer mate......

What for Kelly Brown mate?

No probs fella

If you're getting rid of back rowers, what for York, Fraser, Wray?

I'd be in for Burger but not for cash, any swaps you interested in?

Hello mate

Servat and Geraghty 4 Brits and Brock James?

enquiry.

I'm in for Smit...

Not really keen on smit mate.. Leave Servat/Brits out if you prefer.

Yeah I can do that mate. Stick it on confirms

Cheers mate. While I'm here - anything for Parra?

Possibly

Goode + Parra
=
Delon + Simpson

enq.

Just going to throw an offer at you mate!

Whitehead + Swinson + Hala'ufia
=
Smit + Kruis + Brown

Is Ransom still available?

I wouldn't worry too much about the academy, you'll have more players come in next year no doubt and also some players register as an U21 so not too worry!

What for Smit and Ransom then, anyone you willing to let go? And who would interest you?

Depends on what you're willing to offer in return, seeing as I'm not a big fan of having Hougaard as my starting FH.

Possibly if Mullen was involved

Strugglng to see anything else mate

Cool no worries, always worth a check

Anything for Mouritz Botha??

Smit, Brits, Botha, Kruis, Wray, Joubert, Spencer and Ransom

Any chance of these players?

Whitehead + Swinson + Hala'ufia + Heathcote
=
Smit + Kruis + Joubert + Spencer

Spencer for Heath wold give you a halfback academy player in return

Could chuck in Hudson for Botha too?

All of them really lol. They all have their +ve's

Had any thoughts mate?

Whitehead + Swinson + Hala'ufia
=
Smit + Botha + Joubert

Enq?