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NEWCASTLE FALCONS

WELCOME TO THE CHAMPIONS

AVIVA PREMIERSHIP CHAMPIONS 2011, 2012

HEINEKEN CUP WINNERS 2010


Main site: https://www.606v2.com/f41-fantasy-aviva-premiership-season-4


Current Budget: 5.5m

Head Coach:Driver
Assistant Coach: John Bentley
Director of rugby: Declan Kidney
Forwards Coach: Fran Cotton
Backs Coach's: Johnathan Edwards
Attacking Coach: Jason Robinson
Kicking Coach: Neil Jenkins
Defense Coach: Mike Ford
Conditioning Coach:Craig White
Newcastle A Coach: Tony Underwood

Retired(Not released): Richard Blaze, William Servat , Lee Mears , Juan Smith

FORWARDS: 23

HK Rory Best (Ireland)
HK Agustín Creevy (Argentina)

TH Paul Doran-Jones (England)
TH Owen Franks (New Zealand)
TH Clement Ric (France)

LH Fabien Barcella (France)
LH Soane Tonga'uiha (Tonga)
LH Alex Waller (England)

LK Paul O'Connell (Ireland)
LK Juandre Kruger (South Africa)
LK Brad Thorn (New Zealand)
LK Yoann Maestri (France)
LK Ed Slater (England)

Maurie Fa'asavalu Joins from Gloucester at End of Season
BS Tom Croft (England) - Joins Gloucester at end of season
BS Kelly Brown (Scotland)

OS Richie McCaw(c) (New Zealand)
OS Heinrich Brussow (South Africa)
OS Chris Robshaw (England)

N8 Kieran Read (New Zealand)
N8 Toby Faletau (Wales) (12/11/90)
N8 Chris Masoe (New Zealand)

BACKS: 17

SH Ben Youngs (England)
SH Jimmy Cowan (New Zealand)
SH Luke Burgess (Austrailia)
SHSam Harrison (England)
SH Jean-Marc Doussain (France) (12/02/91)

FH Toby Flood (England)
FH Aaron Cruden (New Zealand)
FH Colin Slade (New Zealand)

IC Sonny Bill Williams (New Zealand)
IC James O'Connor (Austrailia)
IC Scott Wiliiams (Wales) (10/10/1990)
IC Ben Williams (England)

OC Jaque Fourie (South Afica)
OC Adam Ashley-Cooper (Austrailia)
OC George Lowe (England)

WG Alex Cuthbert (Wales)
WG Miles Benjamin (England)
WG Tommy Bowe (Ireland)
Charlie Sharples Joins from Gloucester at End of Season

FB Alex Goode (England)
FB Jared Payne (New Zealand)


Academy: (01/09/90)

HK Jamie George - On Loan from Gloucester till end of season
PR Luke Cowen-Dickie (England) (20/6/1993) - Joins Gloucester at end of season
LK Jonny Gray (Scotland)
LK Will Carrick Smith (England)
BR Josh Beaumont (England)
BR Joel Conlon (England)
BR Hugh Blake (New Zealand)
BR Euan Dods (England)
FH Joel Hodgson (England) (1/8/1992)
FH Grant Connon (England)
FH Henry Slade (England) (19/3/1993)
CE Luke Marshall (Ireland)
CE Andrew Forsyth (England)
CE Chris Harris (England)
CE Sam Jones (England)
CE Francis Saili (New Zealand) (2/2/1991)
WG Raymond Rhule (South Africa) - Joins Gloucester end of season
WG Dom Shipperly (Australia)
WG Charles Pitutau (New Zealand)

Junior Academy

HK Nathan Morris (England) (3/3/1993)
HK George McGuigan (Ireland) (30/3/1993)
PR James Halam
PR Scott Wilson (England)
BR Joe Robinson (England) (6/3/1993)
WG Zach Kibirige (England)

Injuries:(Available week in brackets)


No Injuries

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Newcastle Falcons

Manager – Driver

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Mine will largely be the same as I've put out this week as I think they aer the only players I have available during the 6Nations window, as I've got 5-6 players out on loan I think who would feature like BV, Daly, Elliott etc.

May make one or two changes.

Not sure - got anything in mind?

Will have a think about Shipperley for Mitchell. Affects my 40.

What for Luke Burgess mate?

Depends on how you rate him and what position you're looking for players in. Is he your 3rd choice SH?

Had a think mate and i'll do Shipperley for Mitchell.
Bit of a gamble though.

Could take a punt on Kruger for him possibly. Is PDJ available?

Driver wrote:I'll see if i can think of a deal round Kruger.

Ryan + Barritt

for

Kruger + Ben Williams + SBW (Loan till end of season)

Very one sided to be honest mate.

How about;

Ryan + Barritt + Slipper
=
Kruger + PDJ + Lowe + Brussow

Driver wrote:No interest in Slipper what so ever mate.

Losing 2 big EQ players for me is too much aswell.

Ryan + Barritt + Myler

for

Kruger + B Williams + SBW and Shipperly both on loan.

I don't want SBW or Williams

What for Burgess, PDJ or Lowe?

Ryan will need Kruger in any offer

Fluxy wrote:What for Burgess, PDJ or Lowe?

Ryan will need Kruger in any offer

Anything going, and for Brussow and J Smith?

Any scope for a deal based around PDJ + Wiggles

Tagi could go, who'd you offer in exchange?

Sharples for croft ?

No worries let me know when you have decided

Difficult without a EQ hooker in return mate.

Would need Best plus EQ involved.

Good young prop but not a position I need any more in.

Not many decent options out there mate.

Haha, no-ones that desperate

Theyre so crucial with the EQ rule.

What for Cowan-Dickie?

Would need more than just Cowan-Dickie for Kaino fella!! How could we bulk this deal out?

Could maybe do kaino for waller and cowan dickie

Garvey nfs fella, Kaino is

He wouldnt be for sale at the moment mate, quite important for me over the 6Nations and up to the end of season.

Sharples +George

Croft +. Raymond Rhule + Cowan dickie enq

I would look around Messam, Ashton, Phillips for Ben Youngs and?

Would not chuck fasa in as he is a top player. I am losing 2 English players who are starters or Bench. Not sure where croft would fit in but I do like him.

More risk for me before adding fas who is one of the best blindsides around.

Leaves me might at wing !

Sharples and fas for croft and rhule and Cowan dickie

Tell you what I will loan you George until the end of season and the croft and rhule and Cowan dickie for Sharples and fas can go through at end of season.

No recall of George from his loan starting now ?

It's on confirms

I see that Cowan is now out until the end of the season too mate - what are you doing to your players...

Bad news for glos that.
Whilst Cowan had gone off
The boil and lost his place to Robson he was great to bring on for experience

what for kelly brown mate?

What for these boys;

TH Clement Ric (France)
LH Alex Waller (England)
LK Paul O'Connell (Ireland)
OS Heinrich Brussow (South Africa)
N8 Chris Masoe (New Zealand)
SH Luke Burgess (Austrailia)
WG Alex Cuthbert (Wales)
WG Miles Benjamin (England)
FB Jared Payne (New Zealand)

who do you have for sale??

payne and masoe i would be interested in. what could we do?

Thanks for the offer mate but openside i am quite strong at with rennie and jennings so for squad limit reasons il say no on this occasion.

Armitage nfs is he vital EQ for me.

Jones I would let go but not for Masoe.

Can't lose my best two players for some that aren't the best replacements.

With regards to with some of your youth coming into the full squad next season, how about start with something like;

POC + Faletau + Brussow + Cuthbert + Lowe
=
Ryan + Pisi + Brown + ?

Payne?

What for Masoe on loan for now?

What for Frances saili driver ?

Any deal for Luke Marshall?

wouldnt do him for payne mate. a lot of interest in him and could be key for me

I wouldn't say it was good or bad news about Timani really. If he goes to T14 he will be available all the time but have less exposure, and if he stays in Aus he will miss a few games but be seen more by other managers in this game. Swings and roundabouts really.

interested in PDJ and Brown really

Brussow would be a gamble due to his recent inury record. I'm going to stick with Armitage who is in top form and English.

Sorry mate Taylor isn't for sale. Handy little player to have still being academy age and all.

I'm interested in PDJ for an end of season deal mate.

None whatsoever mate. I have had to endure some terrible slating of Farrell in predictions, and now he has shown an attacking game for England I intend on keeping him and benefitting from improved comments in predos.

I'd do a straight swap for David Wilson, who may be pining for home.