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Waiting List
1. pullthestrings
2. Bathite

Boom!

is this the new page again

Yeah

See Juan smith is struggling to get fit, not included in cheetahs training squad

shame
when does super rugby start? looking forward to it. melbourne rebels should be interesting
hope they go
10 cipriani
12 o'connor

Micky Young cited:

http://www.rugbyrugby.com/news/more_news/northern_hemishere/6999130/young_facing_12_weeks_out

When did Smith last play, he's been so unlucky with injuries?

They've got an amazing backling at the Rebels, just wonder how much ball their pack will get them. In open play they will be great to watch - I just hope Cipriani learns from O'Connor, Beale etc as if he comes back to England he could be exactly the player we need for the national team.

Same with Oosthuizen Matt, he's not recovered in time. Smith is behind on recovery but due back playing first few games.

I've read JOC will play 12 but if Cips doesn't sort his act out JOC will play 10

Pooly where did you see that about. Coonie? On all the saffer sites he is
Fine it was only smith who was missing says its just wait and
See with him.

Twitter / RUGBY15.co.za™: Coenie Oosthuizen neck inj ...
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Coenie Oosthuizen neck injury last year has improved allot & might be ready to play the first games of ...

Read an article mate said Smith, Oost and one other were injured. Said Smith felt Achilles but still expected to be fit for first game

Could really do without Young being banned...

12 weeks they reckon eh

Whats happened to young what did he do???

WE are talking micky Young??

Not seen that on coonie anywhere and i am often on the SAffer sites.

Power Crazy Pete to the rescue!!!

Welcome back pete.

Well done for putting yourself up for it. i do not have the time in anyway,

He's been dying to take back over! lol

Maybe I should have gone with that as a user name Mat

My first task is booking a room for Pooly and Chris so they can get over their incessent flirting with each other!

Sgt_Pooly wrote:He's been dying to take back over! lol

I won't lie, it was like cutting off a limb letting the game go!


See you got someone for the Chiefs on the other game mate, which is good. Did make me chuckle that his first signing (Cruden) is exactly who I was going to go for next in foreigns.

"My first task is booking a room for Pooly and Chris so they can get over their incessent flirting with each other"

We're ok as long as we don't read each others posts

Mat - think Young has been acused of eye gouging in last weekends game - didn't seem the sort at all to do that. Reckon citing officials will come down hard on him.

Good on you Pete and would also like to say well done for Driver taking over the game too. Lot of work goes into it!

Just realised I have 6 hookers in my academy, which is probably a bit excessive. Am going to release a couple later today unless anyone wants them for £0.5 million each. (not Tolofua or Spurling who I will be keeping)

Tom Cowen dickie for 0.5

Mat -

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/club/9036891/Leicester-scrum-half-Micky-Young-could-face-12-week-gouging-ban-after-Heineken-Cup-victory.html

Does anyone know how much the RFU gives AP teams each year? Surely be in their interests to give each club £250k a year to make a marque signing and improve the quality of our teams for the Heineken Cup? Think our players are also playing too many games compared to Irish counterparts and the gulf in class is going to get more and more if something isnt changed soon.

you get money for the amount of players you have in the EPS and Saxons I think.

http://www.keo.co.za/2012/01/25/meyers-major-tests/

great article on the difficulties facing the new SA coach. Hardest job in world rugby

See Spencer has been called up to the Saxons to replace Micky Young

Metoeric rise for Spenceer, from Cambridge to the Saxons in less than a season.

Have England announced who will be captain yet?

I only ask as I've just seen a picture from the from the 6 Nations launch photshoot and along with Dusautoir, Ford, Warburton, Parisse and O'Connell, is......




Tom Wood!

From what i have seen of him he is a tidy player. Plays there game plan really well.

Need to see more of him challenging around the fringes and aggression wise but his basics are very sound.

Lot of good players in Cambridges league who have cone through. At cinderford we have had trinder, Burns etc. Harden came out of this league also.

players get sent on development contracts and it works

Notice the irish national side pick 6 up and coming players to train with the national side. Why don't we???????????????????????

Tom Wood is just there as a senior player according to RFU. basically they wanted him as captain but he is injured.

Captain named later today i think

There's not a huge amount of options really as captain are there.

Wood will miss the first couple of games, so I suspect it may well be Robshaw, or Hartley who gets it.

So against giving the captaincy to Robshaw. he has not played international rugby. Like Quins his performances have dropped off also which is probably due to a small squad

Hartley all the way for me.

Robshaw is not a guaranteed starter if Wood is fit so cannot have captaincy even if he has leadership skills.

The Times had Robshaw as captain according to sources.

I don't see how Robshaw could be made captain, he does very well but think you need to earn the England captaincy or at least have more caps than he does.

I'd go for Hartley, he's guaranteed starter, leads Northampton very well and think he would do a good job for England. Think that it is important to get lots of leaders in the team, think we've missed that for years and years.

Robshaw shouldn't be captain, disagree his performances have dropped off though. He's been Quins standout player whilst others have faded, especially in the pack.

Hartley for me

I think Quins form over the past 6 weeks has faltered a bit, but Robshaw has maintained his own standards really. I agree that I wouldn't have him as captain, I would have Wood, but in his absence I think you have to go with Hartley.

Robshaws performances have slipped a little. Still playing okay but was very poor against Connacht and wasn't great against Gloucester or Saracens. They needed a leader against Connacht and they didn't get one.

Hartley also captain for me. Wood as vice.

Agree with Hartley
Would have Robshaw in the side but to throw him in as captain might be a bit much

So many pundits have been saying that Robshaw will start at no8 for England - would be a bit worried if he did, espc against the Scots.

I think he's a good player, but always thought he might not have that special something to make it as an international. He deserves his chance, and his leadership is something that England would benefit from.

Be interesting to see what backrow we opt for - think Ben Morgan could be very good for us as we need a ball carrier, but we really need a genuine no7 to emerge. Imagine backrow would be Croft, Wood, Morgan if all fit with Robshaw on the bench. With Lawes there we've got a great lineout - now just need to use that like the Irish teams do, as think Munster showed that the scrum doesnt win you games on Saturday!

What would everyone's team be for the Scotland game?

1 Corbisiero
2 Hartley
3 Cole
4 Deacon
5 Palmer
6 Croft
7 Robshaw
8 Morgan
9 Youngs
10 Hodgson
11 Sharples
12 Barritt
13 Farrell
14 Ashton
15 Foden

Lawes isn't a great lineout operator. Robshaw shouldn't start at 8, would be a crazy call. He's a 6 and the best natural 6 we have, he can do a job at 7 but not his best position.

6. Robshaw
7. Wood
8. Morgan

Allow this backrow to gel

Nick - isn't Deacon injured?

I agree with that backrow pooly would want that but with Wood injured Croft to start.
Who are the lock options if Deacon is injured? Parling and Attwood? I'd go Parling.

Lawes is actually a very good lineout jumper remember POC rating him as one of the best hes played against in recent times his only problem is that he hasnt got the brains to lead the lineout thats why we need Palmer at the moment. Wood will likely become lineout captain when fit and playing and with Lawes, Croft, Wood we have a serious threat there

I wouldnt like to see Wood and Croft in the same side. Lacks grunt and physicality which I think Robshaw offers more of.

It's all about balance, and if you go with 2 mobile flankers who ar egood lineout options then you need to go with power in the second row. To be honest though, I think it's a bit of a myth that Wood lacks physicality. He is a big lad who puts himself about in defence. Possibly needs to carry more, but if you have a carrying 8 like Morgan it's not a problem.