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The Squad:

Senior Squad = 40/40
Academy Squad = 23/23

Forwards:

Front Row:
Jack McGrath [LH]
Scott Sio [LH]
Ross Harrison [LH]

Tommy Taylor [HK]
Malcolm Marx [HK]
Benjamin Kayser [HK]
Julien Marchand [HK] 10/05/1995

Rabah Slimani [TH]
Davit Zirakishvilli [TH]
Martin Moore [TH]
Atu Moli [TH] 12/06/1995
Marcus Street [TH] Eng u18s 2016/2017

Lock:
Brodie Retallick [LK]
Dave Attwood [LK]
Matt Garvey [LK/BS]
Iain Henderson [LK/BS]
Christian Day [LK]
Maro Itoje [LK/BS] 28/10/1994

Back Row:
Peter O'Mahony [BS/OS]
Steven Luatua [LK/BS/NO 8]
Issac Curtis Harris [BS/OS] 13/10/1997

Sam Cane [OS]
Sean McMahon [BS/OS]
Matt Kvesic [OS]
Lewis Ludlam [BS/OS] 08/12/1996
Will Allman [BS/OS] 03/05/1997

Duane Vermeulen [NO 8]
CJ Stander [BS/NO 8]
Lopeti Timani [LK/BS/NO 8]
Rob Leota [BS/NO 8] 03/03/1997
Max Deegan [BS/NO 8] 01/10/1996


Backs:

Scrum Half:
Danny Care [SH]
Faf de Klerk [SH]
Kieran Marmion [SH]

Fly Half:
Johnny Sexton [FH]
Bernard Foley [FH]
Quade Cooper [FH]
Bill Johnstone [FH] 07/02/1997
Curwin Bosch [FH/FB] 25/06/1997

Centre:
Reece Hodge [IC/OC/WG/FB]
André Esterhuizen [IC]
Charlie Ngatai [IC/OC]
Kyle Eastmond [IC/WG]
Jordie Barrett [FH/IC/FB] 17/02/1997
Jacob Umaga [FH/IC] Eng U18's 2015/2016

Malakai Fekitoa [IC/OC]
Seta Tamanivalu [IC/OC/WG]
Garry Ringrose [OC] 26/01/1995
Joe Marchant [OC] 16/07/1996

Back Three:
Nemani Nadolo [WG/FB]
Ruan Combrinck [WG/FB]
Semesa Rokoduguni [WG]
Keith Earls [IC/OC/WG/FB]
Simon Zebo [WG/FB]
Tevita Li [WG] 23/03/1995
Jacob Stockdale [OC/WG/FB] 03/04/1996
Rotimi Segun [OC/WG] 28/12/1996
Ratu Joe Cokanasiga [WG] 15/11/2017

Willie Le Roux [WG/FB]
Nick Abendanoon [WG/FB]
Shaun Stevenson [WG/FB] 14/11/1996
Peter Umaga Jensen [OC/WG/FB] 31/12/1997
Max Craven [FB] 22/09/2017

No interest in knight or sharman. Looks
Like knight will not make it as top flight player. Nowhere near first team at glos and looking for game time in div 3.

Gray looking like an England player so keeping him

Johnny I am a knight fan just know he has been offered around to a few clubs. It's tough as a young tight head you want them to get experience yet don't want to play them. Knight went well in nz and always looks a prospect

See Care might be back this weekend mate:

http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/sport/rugby/harlequins/9336569.Care_set_for_Quins_comeback/

Would you take a cash deal for Tom Brady??

I know mate, such a shame he didn't make world cup as it would have allowed Youngs to recover and who knows what could have happened with two quality scum halfs.

did you see that Sam Tomkins had signed a new contract with Wigan until 2016 and for the first 3 years he can't talk to union clubs? Perhaps there is a way round this with the new link up with Wigan and Sarries though?

Anything for:

Guiardo, Schuster, Paice, Bekker, Lipman, Fruen.

Hook looking canny at 10 mate

Not sure mate, what kind of thing are you looking for?

He'd make a cracking 13 I think if he had a big, powerful 12 inside him. Shame he signed the contract, I really thought his brother moving to Sarries would see him jump ship too.

Did you see his offload at the weekend, magical!

Not sure who to put lol, give me a list of similar players you'd be interested in

Hi Johnny

What for Chris Jones? I'm a bit short at lock (forgive the pun lol)

Totally forgot mate, couldn't do either for Lipman sorry

Sorry mate but Zirka is one of my untouchables where Kruger would probley sit behind Wilson and Jones as a bench man.

Would want Hook involved so can't really see a deal.

No interest in them players. Can't see myself losing Kubs tbh!

What for Salvi mate?

Hi Johnny

My team for this week will be something along the lines of

15.Lee Byrne
14.Isia Toeava
13.Chris Bell
12.Gordan D'Arcy
11.Luke Fitzgerald
10.Ronan O'Gara
9. Byron Kelleher

1.Andrew Sheridan
2.Ben Kayser
3.Davit Zirkashvilli
4.Simon Shaw
5.Juilian Pierre
6.Lewis Moody (c)
7.Shane Jennings
8.Ben Skirving

I may involve Hudson and Beattie yet.

Youngs is a serious propspect and not convinced by either of your two you are offering, sorry.

George Pisi for Andy Powell?

Sid Tobias looked pretty impressive yesterday for you. Very entertaining game of rugby from the highlights. Sale look like they have some good youngsters coming through again though.

Tobias is good but like Jody Rose both from SA I think. Both mid 20s I believe so too old for the academy.

I didnt know that Steven, thought that they were young upstarts - no wonder you beat the Saints pack, who I think has an average age of 20 last night! They had one old backrower who was 28 otherwise all u20 apart from James Craig.

The Saints bcakline was pretty poor though!

Hey bud: interested in Imolek, Sharman and Day

jonny you asked about why i said poor form.

below are some of my comments

09. Danny Care just coming back will be full form soon and not really marked down
02. David Paice been poor when i have watched irish and throwing in has been poor
03. Luc Ducalcon just getting back has not been starting for club
04. Romain Millo Chluski been average for toulouse
05. Christian Day not playing 12. James Hook just startring to play ok at perpignan
14. David Strettle
15. Luke Rooney

anything for Salvi?

Belting game fella, took a few risks with selection but went ok. Be a massive win if I take it.

What for David, Picamoles?

Bloody hell...where've you been!! I was getting worried, thought you'd had some pen/accountancy/judo related accident!

HUGE win fella....sheepishly very happy

Cheers mate, the race for 3/4th spots is going to be great this year. Hopefully I won't get dragged into it so I can enjoy you boys battle it out.

What would it take for me to sign Tommy Bell off you?

Cash? Or Swap?

won't make a cash offer until after I've done a bit of business in the foreigns mate wasn't expecting them to be open so quick.

Will be back.

SJE - sorry but I hadnt seen any PM's at all from you, my PM box is usually quite high in capacity so likely that it did not get through, as certainly haven't had any additional information from you on Harrison at all.

I didn't know all the details about him when I rejected your bid at all, mainly because I read the same story as you and would have also bid for him - but am sure he still is a NZ'er as hasnt got a UK passport so you wouldnt have been able to have brought him over and that's the reason I didnt bid at him at the time.

All my information on Harrison now comes from the next door neighbour of Keith Barwell (owner of Saints) - he's told me they signed Harrison up ages and ages ago and agreed to let him finish his schooling in NZ - you see him mentioned from October onwards because this is when he broke into the 'A' team.

I'm not trying to mess you about with him, certainly not cheating and just following what has happened in real life with him.

SJE I would have responded to you if I read your PM - I havent had a PM form you and if you choose not to believe me that is your decision.

I haven't done anything wrong in all of this, so feel free to mock the Calum Clark turnover stats - it's up to you.

I've said I wasnt going to bid for Harrison, so you are free to get him - though Driver told my on PM it would take at least £7m for me to buy him, so would assume that it would be the same for you.

Not trying to cause an issue - he is clearly a Saints Academy player in real life - I put him in my academy when I found out more about him. Wont discuss this anymore.

Morning mate!

Ngwenya interests me, and so does Strettle, what you after?

Fair enough mate.

Think £16m is a little too high for me for him, you willing to go any lower?

Still too much for me mate, I was thinking around £11m

I'll have a little think and get back to you mate

Back for Tommy Bell mate. How does 8 mil sound? (providing you don't use it to surpass my foreign bids )

TIGERS vs GLASGOW


Leicester Tigers
Manager – LukeLovesLuka

01. Ben Franks	09. Micky Young
02. Sebastien Bruno	10. Jonny Wilkinson (k)
03. Cencus Johnston
04. James Horwill (c)	11. Topsy Ojo
05. Alex Brown	12. Billy Twelvetrees
06. Nathan Hines	13. Florian Fritz
07. David Pocock	14. Cory Jane
08. Thomas Waldrom	15. Isa Nacewa

16. Andrew Sheridan 17. Stephen Moore 18. Jonny Harris 19. Samu Manoa 20. Jordan Crane 21. Chris Cusiter 22. Brian O'Driscoll 23. Rob Miller

Tactics

GENERAL:

- Game is built around our powerful setpiece, intelligent midfield and flying back three. We will use the scrum and lineout as weapons.

- Attack the lineout as much as we can using the tactical kicking of Wilkinson and Twelvetrees. A.Brown to lead, supported by Horwill and Hines.

- Call for scrums when we can if we are getting the advantage we expect to. Waldrom to look for pick and drive from the base.

- Look to Waldrom, Horwill, Hines, Pocock, Franks and Johnston to give us real go-forward with their carrying.

- Use Waldrom off the shoulder of the half back's crashing down the 10/12 channel.

- Pocock is the man charged with reaching the breakdown first, securing first phase possession for us and pilfering the possession of Glasgow. We will always look to attack quickly off turnover ball.

- Wilkinson and Twelvetrees are given license to play the game as they sees it. We do ask that they use our lineout ability to put pressure on Glasgow, so a kicking game will be employed, but if they sees an opportunity to attack out wide - that is their call.

- Our back three are encouraged to do what they do best - counter attacking and running the ball back. All have good boots to rely on if it isn't on or they are isolated, but the counter is what we ask them to look for.

- Early on Wilkinson to kick all penalites within range, but we won't necessarily go for the 3 points as the game progresses. Horwill to make the call dependant on the success of the lineout.

What for Tommy Bell and Tommy Taylor?

What for Ouedraogo, Cruden and Kvesic mate?

You need to put Will Bordill in your academy mate. Playing for Scotland under 20's tonight

Bell looks handy. Would have started 10 for the England under 20's last night I believe. Only young.

Jennings has played a few games for Sedgley park who are national 1 this year but looks to good for that level so I expect him to go to Leeds next year as well unless he really kicks on.

Good academy at Sale at the moment. Brady made some very good breaks yesterday in a game not for wingers.

Are you going to put out your 6Nations players this week? Think you've got a trip to Franklins Gardens this week - I'm not sure at the moment.

Anything for Hook mate?

Interested in Vito, Quedragao, Fruean and Hook.

Let me know who you are interested in.

Brady + Catt + Bell

for

Heymans + Seymour + Twomney

Both Pocock and Horwill are top 2/3 in the world in their positions. The ones I mentioned certainly aren't....

What for Salvi?

Paice, Bekker, Abendanon available SJE?

Interested in O'Mahony and Cruden mate. See anything?