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Balance - £28 Million

Honours

Aviva Premiership Winner 2008/2009
LV Cup Champions 2010/2011

Squad

J.B Poux - Loosehead / Tighthead Prop
G. Shiells - Loosehead Prop
M. Stevens - Loosehead Prop / Tighthead Prop

M. Castrogiovanni - Tighthead Prop
WP. Nel - Tighthead Prop
B. Harris - Tighthead Prop

A. Hore - Hooker
J. Buckland - Hooker
T. Lindsay - Hooker
D. Fourie - Hooker (On loan from Gloucester for 4 weeks)

D. Mumm - Lock
N. Kennedy - Lock
S. Hooper - Lock
M. Garvey - Lock
J. Muller - Lock

J. Kaino - Blinside Flanker
Y. Nyanga - Blindside Flanker

H. Fourie - Openside Flanker
S. Armitage - Openside Flanker
W. Fraser - Openside Flanker

P. Spies - Number 8
N. Talei - Number 8
K. Daniel - Number 8

N. De Kock - Scrum Half
J. Dupuy - Scrum Half
R. Pienaar - Scrum Half

S. Geraghty - Fly Half / Centre
L. Beauxis - Fly Half
N. Evans - Fly Half
E. Jantjies - Fly Half

L. McAllister - Inside Centre / Fly Half
S. Naqalevuki - Inside / Outside Centre

C. Smith - Outside Centre
M. Bastereaud - Outside Centre
M. Evans - Outside Centre / Wing

S. Tagicakibau - Wing
J.P Pieterson - Wing
B. Basson - Wing

D. Armitage - Full Back / Wing
Z. Kirchner - Fullback

Academy Players

M. Anderson - Hooker
K. Low - Lock
G. Armitage - Wing / Outside Centre
D. Sisi - Flanker
A. Watson - Winger
M. Yarde - Winger
M. Morgan - Fly Half
J. Moates - Scrum Half
M. Coetzee - Blindside Flanker
J. Taufua - Number 8
G. Ellis - Hooker / Flanker

First Choice XV

1 Jean Baptiste Poux
2 Andrew Hore
3 Martin Castrogiovanni
4 Matt Garvey
5 Johann Muller
6 Yannick Nyanga
7 Steffon Armitage
8 Pierre Spies
9 Ruan Pienaar
10 Nick Evans
11 Bjorn Basson
12 Luke McAllister
13 Conrad Smith
14 JP Pieterson
15 Delon Armitage

16 Matt Stevens
17 Tom Lindsay
18 WP Nel
19 Stuart Hooper
20 Will Fraser
21 Julien Dupuy
22 Shane Geraghty
23 Marland Yarde

What sort of players would you consider similar?

Still prefer Poolys offer. Need anorher gain

Now you've got Fourie are you ready to do me a decent deal for Steffon?

Mealamu 4 best added

Can't see any value in that deal for me mate.

Who else in my squad interests you. Could get Botha and others involved.

Tbh I need a starting gain. Sorry to sound repetitive but I get one of best props in world and 2 english

Don't really think that's a starting gain tbh

Kaino 4 lobbe

Think tbh I'm gonna leave this one..sorry

Fourie and Deacon need similar to evans which seems unlikely.

Monye needs slightly less not sure what I'd do though.

Worsley hmmm I could lose. Depends what you offer. Sorry too tired to think of offers

Let me have a list of players you have available and we can go from there!

Trouble is I would really need at least one English player coming back, because I can't really lose two players who would be there for me during the WC, without getting one Eng player back - anything for Tait?

What are you prepared to go to for wp nel?

Not sure about monye tbh

Worsley + James/Stephenson 4 JMH/Kirchener + ???

What for Hernandez mate?

Interested in Dupey or decent English mate

Armitages, Garvey, Buckland

Need top draw English back for Wilko mate. What English would you do for Ojo?

I'm looking for English players mate. Can't see a deal for Wilko I don't think...Be interested in Pienaar in something for Ojo maybe or make me an offer

Don't see a big difference myself but no probs, make me an offer.

I do like Pienaar mate, never be world class but not too far off it.

Claassans + Ojo

Pienaar + ?

I wouldn't have him that high myself, think the magners is a pretty poor league. He is a good scrummy though, good basics. I'm guessing you don't see a deal for him if you rate him that high lol.

Ojo has had a canny season, good to see him back in England reckoning. I'd take him above JSD as his defensive frailties will be a nightmare at full Int level. Some good wingers coming through though...Sharples etc.

What for Dupey Nick?

Need to get some top class players involved mate...who would you include?

Tonga, Pienaar....

Less so Hernandez & Dupey

I'm strugglish to think of deal involving those two and AAC as he plays FB & 13 for me normally.

Give me a list of players you're interested in and I'll see what I can do. Would you do something along the lines of:

Classens + ? for Dupey + ?

Good signing in Basson mate, looks a talent.

That's not a good start lol. Rate Dupey over Classens but AAC plays FB and 13 so would be like losing 2 players in one.

Give me a list of players the gain could be or:

Classens + Fitzgerald/Hipkiss

Dupey + JP/Bast

???

Wouldn't include AAC for Dupey mate. I Can't lose a WC player for somebody who's not even International standard, we tried!

I'd really struggle to lose AAC I think mate unless somebody like Foden/Beale came my way. He's quality in so many positions...everybody has their price but his is high due to his flexibility, same with JOC.

That sounds reasonable, I could work around that.

How about:

Claassans + Benjamin

Dupey + Tait

I suppose but he's specialising at FB next season and you have Armitage, no probs mate.

What for Hernandez nick?

Could maybe do Sackay instead of Tait

I thought Benjamin would be a better option than Sackay mate, his best days are def behind him.

Classens + Benj

Dupey + ?????

I thought Bowden was a decent kicker. We stuck then?

No probs mate, we had a go.

Be interesting if Armitage gets much game time - think JJ could be one of the stars of the tournament if I'm honest, do you think he will start most games for LI next season?

Would need english back. Look at a deal and propose it!!

I use them regularly in my side so would need to reflect that

Tiesi is available mate
Maybe listen to an offer for Barkley as well but would need eq back for him

Would do either for Dean Mumm if you were interested mate?
Matt Tait interests me too mate

I could do Naqa and Brown for Fourie.

Still really interested in Tait - is there anything we could do for him?

Struggling to come up with anything else, only thing I can see is Naqa for Sackey.

stnick88 wrote:schofield, mapusua
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botha, naqalevuki

Go on then, deal.

See Maddock has signed for Sarries mate

It'll be like a new sighning for you fella!

It looks like a deal swayed Pete's way but you're taking the hit early with Maps going to Japan I doubt many will rate him post WC. See Botha/Schofiled pretty close really, both good level AP standard players but Botha younger.

Schofield had a great finish to the season, he was Toulon's best lock for the latter half. Don't think loads watch T14 though so makes sense mate.

Easter/Botha deal?

Schofield is a very good player. he really does a job. Still think Botha will be a good signing though. He is a great worker although why he insists on carrying the ball so much when he is no good at it does mystify me.

Botha has a better chance of going to the WC than Attwood for me. He is tougher and more consistent at this point in time

Re: Leicester Tigers

Post by stnick88 on Thu May 26, 2011 10:20 am
Waldrom available mate?
I'm determined to get one of your number 8's off you!!!

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Thought you were after one....

Yo've got more than me then!