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

Was glad I got you in 6N to be honest. Think home team wins that fixture 9 times out of 10. You will get another shot in the HC in a month or so with full squad. Should be a cracker!

Will be a close run thing. Just want to secure a play off spot then worry about a home semi-final. SJE looks strong during 6N with injuries to Zebo and Sexton helping him out. Will have my work cut out to win their next week but have something up my sleeve.

sheridan or jenkins would have to be involved

bast nfs mate

any chance of involving 12T, monye, mafi?

i was convinced i had you at home in 1/4's. got ulster it appears. tough one

What for Waldrom mate?

Might be difficult. Ryan is my lineour leader. Would you consider if Horwill was involved as well?

Losing too much mate. Ranger I consider more of a winger and is a gamble as an OC, even though I know he will play there more this year.

Could involve Brown if I could get Horwill involved, along with 36 maybe.

Any chance of a deal around Franks/Cole? just toying with the idea at the minute

What for paul jordaan luke

I'm interested in Jordaan if he's for sale.

T Youngs in a deal?

Reddan?

loan or permanent?

johnston, mujati, mafi...depends who you would swap?

We will struggle with Lambie. Not interested in Michalak and Wilko getting on a bit, still quality though.

Mujati for Reddan?

or could we expand it a bit and include Classens or Young and I throw in Craig Mitchell?

thats fine as Reddan wont play for me as Peel and Kerr-Barlow not injured.

Mitchell and Reddan
for
Mujati and Classens OK then?

See that as a big loss for me.

anything for Mermoz??

Youngs, horwill and Waldrom, what for that trio?

Could get Ryan involved.

Wasn't really just all three at once. Would be happy with a deal for just one of them!

Hi luke heaslip not for sale. Starts most games for me

I will be freshening up my squad could have the likes of Murray, JJ or figallo and ferris available.

Sorry mate, not letting him go, too valuable to me as he is academy aged for another couple of years so frees up senior squad space.

Sorry, am afraid I wouldn't sell Parisse as see him as the best no8 and again no interest in selling Launchbury.

Not sure how much I am going to be online this week, so my team is likely to be:

1. Vunipola
2. TFN
3. Hayman
4. Launchbury
5. Albacete
6. Bonnaire
7. Cane
8. Parisse
9. Phillips
10. Hernandez
11. Halfpenny
12. Fofana
13. Daly/Tuilagi
14. Wade
15. Foden

Will see what the weather is like though, as could be a couple more changes if it is bucketing with rain.

Need the team to gel a bit for the HC qf and most had last week off too, so shouldn't be a problem.

Subs bench:

16. Matu 17. Domingo 18. Thomas 19. Lawes 20. Clark 21. Phipps 22. Cipriani 23. Tuilagi

Probably!

tempting but im pretty set for number 8's

I'd deal on that if your still interested.

yeh after this week.

happy to confirm it now though?

Parling?

Or Youngs has a lesser interest

Can't see anything that would tempt me into losing him

Was Brown for Parling or T Young too much?

I'd say a reliable fullback is just as important as those two, but fair enough.

Anything doing for Beale, Clerc, Waldlouck or 36

would need 12T involved

Tom Youngs + Beale

for

Creevey + Masoe + Payne + Slade

Would do anything around Brown/Barritt for Youngs/36/Parling?

MermoZ??

Craig Mitchell (TH) (WAL)
Romain Taofifenua (FRA)
Ryan Jones (N8/BS/LK) (WAL)
Steve Mafi (BS/LK) (TON)
James Scaysbrook (OS/BS) (ENG)
Eoin Reddan (IRE)
Maxime Mermoz (IC/OC) (FRA)
Dominic Waldouck (OC/IC) (ENG)
Vincent Clerc (WG) (FRA)

Anything for any of these lads? One big deal? lol

Romain Taofifenua

What for him ?

This academy age thing is a git

Am interested in Jones and Mermoz mate.

Yannick, Mitchell and Clerc?

Do you want marvin o Connor the French lad with Irish name for him. ? He is back 3 and in good form for Bayonne. I have too many back 3. He will be non academy or did you want an academy player from me ?

Have a look at my players and let me know what you want for him. Don't need another second row but i love having big numbers of forwards in my squad and need to consider my options

Sorry mate can't really lose Brown without someone like Parling involved. Anything else?

If you are still interested in Brown, would you consider;

Brown + Beck + Bekker
=
Parling + Mermoz + Ranger/Mitchell

Fair enough mate. Pape calls the lineout for France and Stade so thought he would cover during that period and they would all be out during Autumn.

Also thought you'd want a decent fullback, would Hargreaves or Botha added in there as well?

So something like;

Brown + Bekker
=
Parling + Ranger?

Sure thing mate