Leicester Tigers 2012/13

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Injuries:

Brian Mujati - Returns AP 19 (Sold)
Jonny Wilkinson - Returns HC QF
Dominic Waldouck - Returns AP 20
Kurtley Beale - Returns AP 21
Andrew Sheridan - Returns HC SF
Francois Louw - Returns AP 22
Ugo Monye - Returns AP SF
Michael Claassens - Returns HC F (Sold)

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The Squad (40/40):

Forwards:

Front Row:
Andrew Sheridan (LH) (ENG)
Gethin Jenkins (LH) (WAL)
Yannick Forestier (LH) (FRA)

Stephen Moore (HK) (AUS)
Tom Youngs (HK) (ENG)
Sebastian Bruno (HK) (FRA)

Dan Cole (TH) (ENG)
Cencus Johnston (TH) (SAM)
Craig Mitchell (TH) (WAL)

Lock:
James Horwill (AUS)
Pascal Papé (FRA)
Geoff Parling (ENG)
Nathan Hines (SCO)
Simon Shaw (ENG)
Romain Taofifenua (FRA)

Back Row:
Sean O'Brien (BS/N8/OS) (IRE)
Francois Louw (BS/OS) (RSA)
Ernst Joubert (N8) (ENG)
Ryan Jones (N8/BS/LK) (WAL)
Steve Mafi (BS/LK) (TON)
Jacques Burger (OS/BS) (NAM)
Roger Wilson (N8) (IRE)
James Scaysbrook (OS/BS) (ENG)


Backs:

Scrum Half:
Dimitri Yachvili (FRA)
Eoin Reddan (IRE)
Micky Young (ENG)

Fly Half:
Jonny Wilkinson (ENG)
Frederic Michalak (FRA)
Rory Clegg (ENG)

Centre:
Brian O'Driscoll (OC) (IRE)
Maxime Mermoz (IC/OC) (FRA)
Billy Twelvetrees (IC/FH) (ENG)
Dominic Waldouck (OC/IC) (ENG)
Paul Jordaan (OC/IC/WG) (RSA)
Josh Matavesi (IC/FH/FB) (FIJ)

Back Three:
Kurtley Beale (FB/FH) (AUS)
Vincent Clerc (WG) (FRA)
Isa Nacewa (FB/WG/FH) (FIJ)
Ugo Monye (WG) (ENG)
Drew Mitchell (WG) (AUS)
Rene Ranger (WG/OC) (NZL)
Clement Poitrenaud (FB) (FRA)
Paul Sackey (WG) (ENG)

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The Academy (19/20):

HK Jimmy Stevens - 27/01/1991
PR Lee Imiolek - 21/09/1990
PR Jonny Harris - 15/01/1991
PR Ryan Bower - 25/02/1991
PR Jared Saunders - 18/09/1990
SR Romain Taofifenua - 14/09/1990
SR Tom Price - 22/01/1993
SR Rob Conquest - 09/09/1990
FL Matt Everard - 09/01/1991
FL Tom Armes - 19/09/1990
N8 Edwin Maka - 25/02/1993

FH Rory Lyn - 12/12/1992
CE Joe Cobden - 01/09/1991
CE Josh Matavesi - 05/10/1990
CE Francois Venter - 19/04/1991
CE Paul Jordaan -04/01/1992
WG Josh Bassett - 17/03/1992
FB Alex Lewington - 20/09/1991

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Transfers:

Pretorious + Hipkiss for Mears + Cusiter
Vermeulen for Barclay
Scaysbrook - £6m
Burger + Monye + Claasens for Poff + Ojo + Manoa + Hipkiss
Saunders - £2m
Fuimaono-Sapolu for Nalaga
Matavesi for Juazion
Ranger for Vermeulen
Mujati + Louw + Clegg for Franks + Fritz + Biggs
Shaw - £3m
du Toit - £10m
Shipperley - £10m
Hargreaves - £18m
Beale + O'Brien for Jane + Pocock
Venter - £10m
Jordaan - £10m
Taofifenua - £10m
Bassett - £15m
Maka - £8m
Hudson Tonga’uiha
Mermoz + Waldouck for Miller + Laulala + £5m
Michalak - £22m
Parling for Croft
Mafi + Wilson for Hargreaves + Crane + James
Sackey - £1m
Mitchell for Shipperley
Imiolek - £2m
PSDT - £12m
Pretorius - £1m
Forestier - £17.75m
Reddan + Mitchell for Claasens + Mujati
R.Jones for Waldom

No mate, don't rate Crane and he's injured.

What for Waldrom and Mears?

Deal

Probably looking at Waldroum mate

It's a really good offer but unfortunately doesn't work out as well in terms of my EQ players.

Dowson could go but not interested in Nalaga or Lund.

Ojo?

I could do

Horwill + Miller

for

Thion + Dowson

Dowson is part of my best team so need something to make it worthwile.

Cole also untouchable I take it?

Would be interested in Jane.

Jane + Miller

Heymans + Dowson

Could do him for Twelvetrees?

Guildford yours

Would have to be a good offer to get him mate. Looking for English if possible

Not keen on Lund mate, any chance it could be Waldrom?

Not interested in Barclay mate, not keen on letting Claassens go either.

What for Lee Mears mate?

matt stevens and siviatu for dan cole?

If I did Burger for Mears it'd leave me short in the back row mate, anything else for Mears?

Sorry but don't really rate either player in terms of letting Ashton go for Biggs and Barclay. I'd only sell him if the deal was very good in my favour, as he's one of the best finishers in world rugby and English, so a very good player to have!

Leicester Tigers have made 4 changes to the side that beat Sale Sharks last week.
Tigers have won 7 of their last 8 games, and face London Wasps at Welford Road where they haven't lost in 2 years.

Leicester make 2 changes in the pack with Sebastian Bruno and Tom Croft replacing Stephen Moore and Dan Vickerman.

Billy Twelvetrees and Brian O'Driscoll are replaced by experienced centre partnership of Yannick Jauzion and Florian Fritz in the only changes to the back line, where in-form youngster Rob Miller keeps his place despite Topsy Ojo returning from injury.


Leicester Tigers
Manager – LukeLovesLuka

01. Gethin Jenkins	09. Dimitri Yachvili (k)
02. Sebastian Bruno	10. Jonny Wilkinson
03. Dan Cole
04. James Horwill (c)	11. Isa Nacewa
05. Nathan Hines	12. Yannick Jauzion
06. Tom Croft	13. Florian Fritz
07. David Pocock	14. Cory Jane
08. Thomas Waldrom	15. Rob Miller

16. Andrew Sheridan 17.Stephen Moore 18. Cencus Johnston 19. Alex Brown 20. Ersnt Joubert 21. Micky Young 22. Billy Twelvetrees 23. Topsy Ojo

Tactics

TBC

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I'd do Barclay + £14m

was cos you offered £20m earlier

Barclay + £10m + Everard

Who could you do for £10m

That would be interesting but with Deacon, Simmons, Whitelock and DOC I don't really need another lock.

Deacon is EQ
Whitelock is absolutely tops
Simmons is a classy young player
DOC is just back up...Pape would be the same as DOC for me tbh...so no real need for him

Sorry mate not losing Brits for any price.

Could well do mate - are there any other players you would swap with him as I'm going to be a little thin on players come 6Nations!

Would you do Canale for Lee Mears?

Yeah that's fine with me - if you stick it on confirms I will ok it. On iPhone atm!

Any others players available cos I have these players available in these positions:
Murray, FDP and EFS

Anything for Horwill, Manoa and Biggs mate?

The only completely untouchables in my squad are Du Plessis, Nonu and Ioane, so wopuld be prepared to discuss deals involving anyone else.

could loan you de Kock?

SH Junior Polliuegga - Samoa

Can loan him if you like?

Young got 8 weeks

iv confirmed the de kock loan deal mate

anything for ojo and 12T?

Burgess no he's my starting 9, I'm going to wait for the next batch of injuries to come in, then I'll make a decision on Claassens.

You can have Claassens on loan for the 6 nations mate, usual restrictions apply.

Adam Jones

for

Dan Cole

Enq???

Adam Jones and Mark Cueto

for

Dan Cole and ???

Enq

Wilko might have got a serious knee injury in Stade's game - sounded quite nasty.

What for Tom Croft and Dan Cole mate?

Would have to be a pretty big deal for Croft then, wouldn't be keen on losing Roberts, would rather lose McAlister than him.

Struggling to see a deal at the moment mate, but feel free to make me an offer.

What would you be after for Miller?

What for Mears and Ojo?

LukeLovesLuka wrote:Interested in Vito, Quedragao, Fruean and Hook.

Let me know who you are interested in.

Pocock and Horwill both interest me mate

Dont overly rate Crane or Lund - let me have a think about it as there are definitely some players that I really like in your team!

Players I am keen on mate

Ben Franks (LH/TH) (NZL)
Stephen Moore (HK) (AUS)
Dan Cole (TH) (ENG)
Samu Manoa (LK/BS/N8) (USA)
David Pocock (OS) (AUS)
Tom Croft (BS/LK) (ENG)
Thomas Waldrom (N8/BS) (ENG)
Ernst Joubert (N8) (RSA)
John Barclay (OS) (SCO)
Isa Nacewa (FB/WG/FH/IC/OC) (FIJ)

What for Miller Luke?

I wouldn't do current England Ints for him mate. Could include Slater possibly as a Saxon...

I'd have looked for more on top of Miller to use Slater tbh, we're miles apart lol