Ireland

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WELCOME TO THE EMERALD ISLE!

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THE SQUAD

Coach: Bathite
Assistant Coach: Declan Kidney
Captain: Brian O'Driscoll
Vice-Captain: Paul O'Connell

Squad Size: 25/30
HK - 2
PR - 4
LK - 3
BR - 4
HB - 3
CE - 4
B3 - 5

Hookers
HK - Schalk Britz
HK - Matthew Rees

Props
LH - Cian Healy
LH - Tom Court
TH - Carl Hayman
TH - Mike Ross

Second Row
LK - Paul O'Connell
LK - Declan O'Connaghan
LK - Julian Pierre

Back Row
N8/BS - Jaimie Heaslip
BS/OS - Stephen Ferris
OS/BS/N8 - David Wallace
N8/BS - Dennis Leamy

Half Backs
SH - Morgan Parra
SH - Eoin Reddan
FH - Jonny Sexton
FH/IC - Butch James

Centres
IC/OC/FH/FB - Damien Traille
IC/OC/WG - Pat McCabe
IC/OC/WG - Gordon D'Arcy
OC - Brian O'Driscoll

Back Three
WG/OC - Tommy Bowe
WG/FB/OC - Keith Earls
FB/WG/OC/IC/FH - Isa Nacewa
WG - Alesana Tuilagi

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INJURIES

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STRONGEST LINE UP

Kicker – Parra / Sexton

1. Healy2. Britz
3. Hayman
4. POC
5. DOC
6. Ferris
7. Wallace
8. Heaslip
9. Parra (k)
10. Sexton (k)11. Tuilagi
12. D'Arcy
13. BOD (c)
14. Bowe
15. Nacewa

Subs:
16. Ross 17. Flannery 18. Court 19. Leamy 20. Reddan 21. Traille 22. Earls

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FINANCES

Starting Budget: £40 mil

Transfers/Loans In:
Morgan Parra (1)
Carl Hayman - £24m
Schalk Britz - £22m
Pat McCabe - £19m
Damien Traille - £10m
Alesana Tuilagi (2)
Isa Nacewa, Julian Pierre, Matthew Rees (3)
Butch James - £20m

Transfers/Loans Out:
Sean O'Brien (1)
Ronan O'Gara - £15m
Tony Buckley - £6m
Donncha Ryan - £7m
Andrew Trimble - £7m
Rory Best (2)
Rob Kearny, Leo Cullen, Jerry Flannery (3)
Fergus McFadden - £7.5m

Prediction Bonus: Week 1,2,3,4: £16m

Current Budget: £3.5m

Mermoz + Marty
=
D'Arcy + BOD

Enq

Nope? ^

Barcella + Nalaga
for
Healy + Bowe?

Need a bigger name really, centre was always going to be my weakest position.

Need someone to take the game to the opponents, Tindall won't do that and neither would McCabe, D'Arcy or Traille.

Britz + Bowe + Kearney
for
Thompson + Sivivatu + Foden

Ferris + Heaslip + Flannery + Traille
=
Smith + McCalman + Paulo + EFS

Enq

POC + Kearney
=
Jane + Whitelock

enq.

Britz + Bowe + Kearney
for
Thompson + Sivivatu + Foden

Change Thompson for Hartley and add Healy for Sheridan or Steenkamp?

You gain on Foden, changing Hartley would be alot better, Sheridan and Steenkamp both match Healy's quality?

Just realised about Jane, genuinely didn't see that before. Even so - he's only injured for one week - that shouldn't hinder the appeal of the deal. I can make it Mitchell for Bowe if you prefer.

Bowe + Parra + Traille + Ross
for
Sivivatu + Youngs + Foden + Cole

Corbs + Pierre + Heymans + Sapolu Fuimaono + Wilkinson
=
Healy + Cullen + Earls + Traille + Sexton

Enq

Could maybe do

Tuilagi for Best?

Any interest in the above mate?

Thanks mate. Better than NZ?!

Still need a bit of work at 3, 6 and 12.. nit picking though.

Pierre + Heymans + Rees
=
Cullen + Earls + Flannery

Enq

Mils and Cowan for Parra?

Opinions on the above?

If you're happy with that, I'll confirm matey

Parra + Kearney

for

Cowan and Mils

is the best I can do. Can't afford to be losing 3 players for 2.

Parra + Leamy

for

Mils + Cowan

I'm in for Parra!

I could be lol

Kaino + Cowan
=
Ferris + Parra

Traille + Nacewa
for
Hape + Foden

Corbisiero + Hari + T-D + Burger
=
Healy + Heaslip + Sexton + Ferris

Enq