Exeter Chiefs 2014/2015

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Full Name: Exeter Chiefs Rugby Club
Union: Rugby Football Union
Founded: 1871
Location: Exeter, England
Ground: Sandy Park - Capacity: 10,744
Chairman: Tony Rowe

Director of Rugby Rugby; Fluxy


Captain: Paul O'Connell
Vice-Captain: Toby Flood

Current Budget: £0.25m
Senior Squad (38)

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Forwards (20)

Hookers

Sean Cronin (Ireland)
Jack Yeandle (England)
Dimitri Szarzewski (France)

Props

LH - Cian Healy (Ireland)
LH - Wyatt Crockett (New Zealand)
LH - Ryan Grant (Scotland)
TH - Davit Kubriashvili (Georgia)
TH - Mike Ross (Ireland)
TH - James Cooper-Wooley (England)
TH - Phil Swainston (England)

Locks

LK - Jake Ball (Wales)
LK - Michael Paterson (England) 
LK - Paul O'Connell (Ireland) 
LK - Kane Douglas (Australia)

Backrows

OS  - Luke Wallace (England)
OS  - Jacob Rowan (England)
BS/OS - Yannick Nyanga (France)
BS/OS/8 - James Haskell (England)
8/BS - Fritz Lee (New Zealand)
8 - Toby Faletau (Wales)

Backs (19)

Scrum Halves

SH - Connor Murray (Ireland)
SH - Chris Cook (England)
SH - Nic White (Australia)

Fly Halves

FH - Marnitz Boshoff (South Africa)
FH - Toby Flood (England)
FH - Camille Lopez (France)

Centres

IC - Brad Barritt (England)  
IC - Eamonn Sheridan (England)  
IC/OC - Darren Cave (Ireland)  
IC/OC - Alex Dunbar (Scotland)
OC - Adam Ashley-Cooper (Australia)

Back Three


WG - Tom Varndell (England)
WG - Jamie Elliott (England)
WG/FB - Cory Jane (New Zealand)
WG/FB - Maxime Medard (France) 
FB/WG/CE - James O'Connor (Australia)

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Academy Squad (20/20)

HK - Scott Otten 17/07/1994 (age 20) (Wales)
PR - Alex Lundberg 09/12/1994 (age 18) (England)
PR - Kieran Davies 02/12/1993 (age 21) (England)
PR - Taniela Tupou 13/06/1996 (age 18) (Tonga)
LK - Tomás Lavanini 22/01/1993 (Argentina)
LK - Patrick Tuipulotu 23/01/1993 (New Zealand)
LK - Glen Young 04/11/1994 (age 19) (England)
FL - Joe Edwards 21/09/1993 (age 20) (New Zealand)
FL - Steve Uren 11/04/1994 (age 18) (Scotland)
FL - Matt Blandford (age 18) (England) *Playing for England U18's
FL - Gus Jones 27/02/1994 (age 19) (England)
SH - Alex Day 11/03/1993 (England)
SH - Jack Maunder (age 17) (England) *Playing for England U18's
FH - Alex Lozowski 30/06/1993 (England)
WG - Will Robinson 9/1/1993 (age 20) (England)
WG - Lolagi Visnia 17/1/1993 (age 21) (New Zealand)
WG - Tom Howe 03/06/1995 (age 17) (England)
WG/FB - Liam O'Neill 09/01/1994 (age 19) (England)
FB - Mike Haley (England)

Might struggle for Burns.

Kubs, JJ, Fearns, JOC......deal for Lowe + Taylor?

Would have to lose Burns from that deal mate and one of yours, I need England Int for him in a position I'm not strong

POC?

Are we close?

Like what mate?

I get you now.

I can't get Burns involved mate.

Any 6 bar Alberts available.

Interested in tuipolutu and no one else. Let me know a potential deal

It is a tempting offer but I'd need some kind of EQ back

What for Donnacha Ryan mate?

1. Grant/Crockett (Similar for me)
2. Szarjewski
3. Johnstone
4. Tuipulotu
5. POC
6. Fearns
7. Nyanga
8. Faletau
9. Murray
10. Flood
11. Strettle
12. Burrell
13. AAC
14. Trimble
15. JOC

for me mate

No Tipuric mate?

1. Grant
2. Cronin
3. JJ
4. Tui
5. POC
6. Clarke
7. Tipuric
8. Faletau

9. White
10. Flood
11. Strettle
12. Burrell
13. AAC
14. Trimble
15. JOC

Can't really see a deal fella , both good players available all year.

Also your best team for me is

1.Grant
2.France hooker
3.JJ
4.Tuipolatau
5.POC
6.Clark
7.Tipuric
8.Toby

9.Murrey
10.Flood
11.Strettle
12.Burrell
13.JOC
14.Trimble
15.Buttin


What for Murrey by the way? Also what's my best 15?

Yeah Murrey is mint , one of the best 9s in the world for me on his day. Got a awesome skill set , best 9 performance of 13/14 season vs the All Blacks.

I meant AAC at 13 fella , JOC needs to find his feet in France , heard he's going to play 10 for Toulon?

How anout instead of EQ you add in AAC for someone?

Fluxy, for me your best XV is this;-

15. O'Connor
14. Varndell
13. Ashley-Cooper
12. Burrell
11. Visinia
10. Flood
9. Murray

1. Grant
2. Szarzewski
3. Kubriashvilli
4. Tuipolotu
5. O'Connell
6. Fearns
7. Tipuric
8. Faletau

Possibly mate, just having a look at my squad to work out what I want/need to change and where I can lose a bit of quality to gain some elsewhere.

Kubs, JJ, Clark??

Looking for a 13 more than a 12 fella.

Kubs, Faletau?

Could get Lowe involved?

I'd need a good gain on Franks mate, Faletau??

JJ + Faletau + JOC

Franks + Beattie + Taylor + Imhoff

??

Are those the players you like???

Goosen = tuipolutu

I'm planing to start him so quite tough to sell him. Where were we at last time

Haskell, Messam, Machenaud and Slipper
For
Tipuric, Toby, Murray and Barrington

I need a gain at that point then instead of Murray. Do you see something with AAC perhaps?

Faletau, JJ, JOC?

From there I still need the EQ gain that fits in the squad

Faletau, Murray?

I'd do Matthews for Clark

I think that weakens me. I'd be having to put Flood on the bench over Beale/Lealifano and Clark would leave me needing a hell of an improvement elsewhere. I'd have the deal as

Haskell >> Clark
SOB > Tips
? </<< Falateu

Cheers for the feedback mate, much appreciated. I do like to tinker with my team a fair bit! Will try and stop this season as much!

Could be mate

Im pretty well stocked in the row but would be interested in any of yor wingers

EQ.....Clark?

Yea,

JJ, Falatau, Murray and JOC

Cole nfs mate, took me 4 years to get him

No sorry mate, could loan him for the season but think it's pretty fair

Go for it

It's alreet mate , just gonna play Jane and Pitatau as can't see them getting in the All Blacks over Smith and Sevea

Matthews + Ojo
for
Strettle + Douglas?

No sorry mate Olding and Nowell nfs.

Matthews for Strettle then?

Barrington
Falateu
Murray
Burrell
AAC
Kahui
Buttin

Healy not for sale mate. Think he's best in the world in his position and Id need someone of the same quality for him

Yeah fair. You not interested in Slipper?

Fair point.
No; Healy, Whitelock and North could literally be sold for about 6 players in the league

Possibly. Something like

Hogg, FDP and Kolisi
For
Buttin, Murray and Falateu

I would think about?

Haskell I don't really feel we get anywhere with but willing to try if you've seen something else that works.

Sam Hill is a player I really don't want to sell, think he is a future England starter. Can't see anything myself but again if you do then happy to listen to offers

Beale is a player that I think is absolutely world class so would need one of your world class backs; AAC or Murray back probably