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Bath Rugby	Bathite
Exeter Chiefs	Luke
Gloucester	Prop
Harlequins	Driver
Leicester Tigers	Pooly
London Irish	Mad for Chelsea
London Wasps	CF
London Welsh	Flux
Northampton Saints	Johnny
Sale Sharks	Ollie
Saracens	Chequred
Worcester Warriors	ITFL

CURRENT AP STANDINGS

	P	W	D	L	PD	BP	PTS
01 - Leicester Tigers	17	14	0	3	+120	6	61
02 – Northampton Saints	17	14	0	3	+89	3	59
03 – Harlequins	17	10	0	7	+54	9	49
04 -  Bath Rugby	17	10	0	7	+21	7	47
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05 – Saracens	17	9	1	7	+31	6	44
06 – Exeter Chiefs	17	8	1	8	+5	7	41
07 – Gloucester	17	8	0	9	+25	7	39
08 – London Welsh	17	8	0	9	-6	6	38
09 – Worcester Warriors	17	6	1	10	-74	5	32
10 – Sale Sharks	17	5	3	9	-58	5	31
11 – London Irish	17	5	0	12	-27	5	27
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12 –  London Wasps	17	2	0	15	-152	6	14

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ACADEMY INCREASED TO 20

WAITING LIST:
1. HERSH


3 Jun - Newcastle can make 1 foreign bid
5 Jun - Newcastle/Sale/Irish 1 foreign bid
7 Jun - All teams bar Irish/Newcastle uncapped bid

15 Jun - All full foreign bid
22 Jun - All U21 bid

8 July - All foreign bid

Yep

Chris Malone was gash

Bathite wrote:Chris Malone was gash

This is true

1. Healy/Corbs/Grant
2. Best/Ford/Youngs
3. Cole/Jones/Ross
4. Launchbury/Evans
5. Ryan/Gray
6. Ferris/SOB/Lydiate
7. Robshaw/Rennie or Warburton(form & fitness)
8. Faletau/Beattie

9. Youngs/Phillips/Murray
10. Sexton/Farrell/Flood
11. North/May
12. JD/Roberts
13. Tuilagi/BOD
14. Ashton/Halfpenny
15. Hogg/Kearney

Never thought I'd see the day Pooly had Farrell as the Lions 10! In fact even that Phillips should be involved.

Love Ferris, but has he even been playing? No chance of Tuilagi ahead of BOD and Halfpenny has to start, North's been quiet

Farrell is completely transformed, think he's ahead of Sexton on form.

Don't rate Phillips but he's totally different to Youngs and gives physical option.

I'd have Tuilagi well ahead of BOD, I don't think he's the same player. I was toying with not including him tbh.

JD/Tuilagi my centre combo.

Ferris injury concern but he's our best BS by a distance

I didn't have it in start order but have changed it.

Ryan Jones a close call, similar with Hamilton, Parling, Wood, Care.

Aus lineup?

1. Robinson
2. Moore
3. Alexander
4. Simmons
5. Horwill
6. Higginbottom
7. Pocock
8. Palu

9. Genia
10. Beale
11. Ioane
12. Barnes
13. AAC
14. ??
15. JOC

14 could be Mitchell or Vuna-Cooper or even Folau

Yea, plenty of time for a bolter. Could see a JOC/AAC midfield and Barnes at FH or FB.

Slipper Hooper Douglas and Mogg. For Alexander, Simmons higginbktham, and JOC to wing. Maybe Timani I as well

Yea Hooper especially in with a shot, not sure him & Pocock work together

Sgt_Pooly wrote:Farrell is completely transformed, think he's ahead of Sexton on form.

Don't rate Phillips but he's totally different to Youngs and gives physical option.

I'd have Tuilagi well ahead of BOD, I don't think he's the same player. I was toying with not including him tbh.

JD/Tuilagi my centre combo.

I just mentioned this on the "Lions squad" thread. I know BOD played well against Wales, but it seems whenever he does something decent he gets praised to the skies, while the bad stuff just gets brushed away. He was poor (if that) against England, yet pretty much everyone has him in their Lions team? Right now I wouldn't have him on the plane, needs to do a lot more to prove himself IMO.

BOD needs a bit of work he was great vs Wales but shoddy against us, agreed. I can't work out the Lions' touring FBs, Hogg on great form but Halfpenny will (and should) tour in some position and Kearney has Lions experience and class and that's ignoring the Club form of Byrne, Brown and Goode and the way we all know Foden can play. And none of those are bolters. It's like the backrow, where you have Brown, Harley, Beattie, Morgan, Robshaw, Wood, Haskell, O'Brien, O'Malley, Tipuric, Jones and Faletau playing well now, Warburton, Denton and Heaslip being good players who could easily get form back, Ferris and Rennie and Croft injured by class and Henry and Armitage being in great Club form but not starting at INTs. Ignoring bolters, again, like Vunipola or Navidi. So hard to call. (my back row is currently Faletau, Robshaw, O'Brien with Wood on the bench, I think).


Aussie backline is impossible to predict, each player can player anywhere

Good points, can't go against any of that.

Hogg the form choice, Kearney needs a bit of form. Foden well out of it currently, not playing well.

Available at Exeter:

Tendai "Beast" Mtawarira (LH) (RSA)
Ben Moon (LH) (ENG)
Brett Sturgess (LH) (RSA)

Rob Webber (HK) (ENG)
Simon Alcott (HK) (ENG)
Neil Clark (HK) (ENG)

Hoani Tui (TH) (NZL)
John Andress (TH) (IRE)

Louis Deacon (ENG)
James Hanks (ENG)
Tommy Hayes (IRE)

Ernst Joubert (N8) (RSA)
Steve Mafi (BS/LK) (TON)
James Scaysbrook (OS/BS) (ENG)
Richard Baxter (N8) (ENG)
Ofisa Treviranus (OS/BS/N8) (SAM)
James Phillips (BS/OS) (ENG)

Backs:

Dwayne Peel (WAL)
Kevin Barrett (ENG)

Jonny Wilkinson (ENG)
Ian Humphreys (IRE)
Ignacio Mieres (ARG)

Sireli Naqelevuki (IC/OC) (FIJ)
Richard Kahui (OC/WG) (NZL)
Josh Tatupu (OC/IC) (SAM)
Jason Shoemark (IC) (NZL)
Bryan Rennie (OC) SCO

Isa Nacewa (FB/WG/FH) (FIJ)
Cory Jane (WG/FB) (NZL)
Paul Sackey (WG) (ENG)
Gonzalo Camacho (WG) (ARG)
Luke Arscott (FB) (ENG)
Matt Jess (WG) (ENG)

Where and who next for Quins lads?

Ayerza/Lambert
Grey/Smit
JJ/Collier
Etzebeth/Botha
Hargreaves/Percival
Coatzee/Croft
Robshaw/Gibson
Denton/Taulava

Wriggles/Burguss
Steyn/Heathcote/Steenson
North/Short
Fofana/Tonga'uhai
AAC/Stuart
Cueto/OLH
Payne/Bendy

Who do people rate higher?

Adrian Strauss, Ross Ford, Hibbard, Owens, Creevy

Driver wrote:Where and who next for Quins lads?

Ayerza/Lambert
Grey/Smit
JJ/Collier
Etzebeth/Botha
Hargreaves/Percival
Coatzee/Croft
Robshaw/Gibson
Denton/Taulava

Wriggles/Burguss
Steyn/Heathcote/Steenson
North/Short
Fofana/Tonga'uhai
AAC/Stuart
Cueto/OLH
Payne/Bendy

9 10 or wing I reckon Drives

Cueto could probably be upgraded Driver.

Rest are strong although with Steyn you need to get nudge on in set piece.

Bathite - Strauss

Bathite wrote:Who do people rate higher?

Adrian Strauss, Ross Ford, Hibbard, Owens, Creevy

Strauss , one of best in world

Strauss by a mile

Wing for Quins

Cheers guys.

Tough run of fixtures for me over next few games

Sale (Away) AP
Exeter (Home) AP

Bath (?) LV Semi
LV Final?

Saracens (Away)
Gloucester (Away)
Montpillier (Away)

Some big games. I'm looking at securing a decent spot in the league and prepping for some success in Europe. No LV will help. Might need to rotate over the next few weeks. But I think I have done it will so probably won't need to.

Bath (?) LV Semi
LV Final?

Don't see Bath as much of a hurdle? Lol

Get your scores in lads, especially those who need the money!

Anyone around capable of doing results so I can update the table? I'm poppies at results

Ill get them done after about 830

Get that man a beer!

Bakkies Botha cited:

http://m.news24.com/sport24/Rugby/Bakkies-Botha-cited-in-France-20130219

Bath sign 2 more forwards. Argie TH Orlandi and beast 8 Houston. Was expecting the Garvey and Joseph deals to be signed today, so these come out of nowhere! Not sure if they start immediately or not though

Orlandi is a good player

Good players, no doubt Bath will ruin them like they do most players they sign

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	P	W	D	L	PD	BP	PTS
01 - Leicester Tigers	15	13	0	2	+118	5	56
02 – Northampton Saints	15	12	0	3	+59	3	51
03 – Harlequins	15	10	0	5	+59	7	47
04 - Bath Rugby	15	10	0	5	+40	6	46
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05 – Saracens	15	7	1	7	+27	6	36
06 – Exeter Chiefs	15	7	1	7	+4	6	36
07 – Gloucester	15	7	0	8	+23	6	34
08 – London Welsh	15	7	0	8	-7	5	33
09 – Sale Sharks	15	4	3	8	-55	4	26
10 – Worcester Warriors	15	4	1	10	-90	5	24
11 – London Irish	15	4	0	11	-30	5	23
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12 – London Wasps	15	2	0	13	-133	6	14

Here we are then lads, some big developments after the last few weeks.

Worcester are flying

Sarries have shot up the league. Wuss have had some big results thanks to the six nations. Tight chase for Heineken cup rugby next year. I'd watch for driver if I were either Pooly or SJE

and the mighty Bath!

Just form mate, Quins and Sarries won their last three games.

Surprised Bath are in top 4 tbh, I thought Gloucester were above them.

Top 4 look pretty secure, HC rugby could go to any really.

Been top 4 since this league began, shouldn't be a surprise.

Never really noticed tbh, did you make playoffs last season?

Yep, was 4th, as I said, never been outside top 4

Well done

Cheers bru

(Got spanked by Tigers in the semi mind!)

Last season is a blur tbh.

I tend to get into playoff at end!! Let the run begin!!

rotating players hasnt worked

However im still just gonna look to build my squad for next season...

lol Pooly put in my page that i have an extra £10m from chairman/owner to try and avoid releagation....should have £22m to spend on a foreign now

http://planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16024_8511620,00.html

might be some hope yet pooly!