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

Problem is i need to keep McCabe as an influential international

Looking at combos really mate.

Side will be

Woodcock, Rees, Afoa, Bakkies, Thion, Wood, Fearns, Denton, L.Dickson, Cooper, Biggs, Contepomi, Joseph, Ngwenya, Kearney

You got any ideas?

Don't really see need for Poit he would be behind

Jane, Medard, Hogg and not much better than Toeava

Ranger/Lowe/Nacewa/Miller/Monye interest me

gonna have to do something around Nacewa then

Can't see anything for Nonu mate, as would leave me light in the centres. particularly durign the 6 Nations.

I actually can't see anything

1 Jenkins
2 Moore
3 Cole
4 Pape
5 Horwill
6 Croft
7 O'Brien
8 Waldrom
9 Yachvili
10 Wilkinson
11 Ranger / Nacewa
12 12T / EFS
13 O'Driscoll
14 Clerc
15 Beale

12 is a tough one to call, EFS in Japan now so ratings will drop, 12T needs a good run at Glos to pick his ratings up.

Front five is superb, immense lock pairing. Good backrow that has bit of everything although some people may say SOB isnt a 7. Halfbacks will be immense for winter, in summer not the best running or creative pair so maybe play Beale there. Good wing options with Nacewa, Clerc, Monye, Ranger.

As Nick

Cheers Nick, useful

Would agree with Nick, but think Monye is well worth starting with now as he was very good at the end of the season. Think you might need another option at 12, just in case Twelvetrees doesnt develop at Gloucester.

Jenkins
Moore
Cole
Pape
Horwill
Croft
SOB
Waldrom
Yachvili
Wilkinson
Clerc
twelvetress
BOD
Nacewa
Beale

For me is your strongest XV players, the 5 EQ's weren't deliberately put in.

Cheers for thet Steve.

What for Crane?

They must have forgot who he is if comparing him to Morgan. He lacks the pace to be Int but a good prem player.

I wouldn't break the bank, he's marmite on here.

Who are you interested in?

I'll leave it mate lol

I think he'll be back in union in 18mnth or so, willing to take hit as well covered at 12.

I'll leave Crane mate

Luke, for me this is your best XV

Beale
Nacewa
BOD
EFS
Monye
Wilkinson
Yachvili

Jenkins
Moore
Cole
Hines
Horwill
Croft
Burger
Waldrom

12 is your issue as EFS rating will drop pretty quickly, but if 36 srarts well at Glaws this is covered. I don't think Croft, SOB, Waldrom would work brilliantly as a back row as I'm not keen on the balance. Would mark you up for carrying with that backrow, but down at the breakdown, so think Burger gives you a more balanced look.

Sorry mate don't want to lose Downey think he'll be a star for Munster and could crack the Ireland 12 jersey now he's playing over there. Hoping Cave gets a crack at 13 as well.

Anything for Waldrom?

Also interested in Nacewa mate

what sort of side you going for this week mate?

I'll probably mix things up from last couple of weeks and try couple new combos.

Not too keen on that deal mate, as wouldn't want to lose Dusautoir and am no fan of Poitrenaud.

would only do Hines for Borthwick as a straight swap.

Would want Twelvetrees invovled

Sorry mate, would only do Borthwick for Hines.

Need to have a real step up to do a deal, so would have to be something involving Horwill.

McCalman + Kitchener

for

Horwill + Bassett

???

No worries, best I can go to would be

Kitchener + McCalman + £15 million (payable at £3m per month - Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec)

for

Horwill

If that's not able to get the deal done then it's not going to happen.

Everybody has their price, would need a top draw player involved somewhere though.

Mermoz 4 Miller

Ranger + Miller

Mermoz + Waldouck

It's a good offer but don't think it helps my team as I'm quite deep at Scrum Half. Anything else? Still fancy straight swap!

Pieter-Steph du Toit....anything?

So what kind of thing are you looking at? Or a bigger deal

Struggling to get going lol....as you said its hard with youngsters

Theyre both Ints mate, whole different level to PSdT.

Faletau nfs and Williams needs a 12 back.

We're going to struggle aren't we lol

Idea for our game next week....

We pick each others team? Strongest we each think with normal prem rules

No probs mate, I'll try some combo's out instead. Be a weakened side from this week though.

Cheers for that, I'm thinking Benjamin will step up at Tigers and allow me to play AAC at 13 but that side is pretty much what I'd pick (Great minds )

Yours is pretty easy to pick too:

1. Jenkins
2. Moore
3. Cole
4. Pape
5. Horwill
6. Croft
7. SOB
8. Waldroum

9. Yach
10. Wilko
11. Monye
12. Twelvetrees
13. BOD
14. Clerc
15. Beale

6 EQ starters too.....the luxury

Sorry I was at a party. I agree with the Waldouck thing just need to decide who comes back, don't fancy losing Varndell

so Waldouck + Mermoz 4 Miller + ?

Am pretty certain you released a guy called Forsyth from your academy - if not would you take £2m for him?

just spotted him there! good little player, Tigers have got some good youngsters coming through in real life at the moment.

I could get a JOC lol

No thanks mate

Would take a mega offer mate tbh, just covers so many positions for me.

You will get one eventually lol

Fancy playing our Heino teams this week with the new EQ law pete introduced

joubert or waldrom available mate?

What position you after?

Cole 36 or
Millar

I would not sign crane even if he was free so no deal for
Me. JSD for Millar enq?

Fair enough. Jsd not 30 yet I think so has years in him. Miller one good season so maybe a blip. Not sure I would have done the deal anyway so will leave it.miller looks a real talent on front foot and I think will do well

Sorry don't want to add £15m to that