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Props:

Beast
Rob Evans
Coenie Oosthuizen
Juan Figallo
Uini Atonio

Hookers

Joe Gray
Adriaan Strauss
Luke Cowan-Dickie

Locks

Richie Grey
Eben Etzebeth
Tomas Lavanini
Elliot Stooke

Back row

Willem Alberts
Tom Croft 
Jamie Heaslip
Julian Salvi
Sam Dickinson
Ross Moriarty
Yacoub Camara
Ardie Savea
Cyle Brink

Half backs

Will Genia
TJ Perenara
Dan Robson

Danny Cipriani
Dan Carter
Johan Goosen
Handre Pollard
Sam Davies
Billy Burns

Centres

Matt Toomua
Juan De Jong
Matt Scott
Tevita Kudrani
Ryan Crotty

Back three

Charlie Walker
Jonny May
Israel Folau
Isreal Dagg
Will Addison

ACADEMY

* names in bold are players who will be first team players this season

TH - Titi Lamositele - 11/02/1995
LK - Will Safe - 11/06/1996
LK - JD Schickerling - 09/05/1995
LK - Ehize Ehizode - 08/02/1998
BR - Ernst van Rhyn - 19/09/1997
BR - Ruan Ackerman - 29/12/1995
BR - Ben Curry - 18 year's old
BR - Magnus Bradbury - 23/08/1995
BR - Jacques Vermeulen - 08/02/1995
8 - Junior Pokomela - 10/12/1996

SH - Justin Phillips - 03/02/1995
FH/FB - Matt Protheroe - 10/10/1996
FH/IC - James Grayson - 26/06/1998
IC/OC - Charlie Thacker - 10/08/1996
IC/OC - Mason Tonks - 01/01/1998
WG - Hallam Amos - 24/09/1994
FB - Warwick Gelant - 25/05/1995
FB - Grant Hermanus - 10/11/1995
John akafora
Ben vellacot

Kellaway looks amazing. But George probs good for me with no EQ option at 2. Let me have a think.

Which of your list can be added to even the quality up?

Crotty + ?

George + Croft/Schalk/Mas

You're hugely overloaded in places. Could give you a back three player available all year round?

George + Schalk
For
Kellaway + Mitchell?

It leaves me at 41 squad so I'm looking at releasing Mafi - which in turn leaves me a bit short in back row where your heavily stocked - so thinking something else could be worked in that suits both.

I am over stacked at 13, do rate Crotty very highly tho, I think he's better than Fekitoa currently.

Go for it

Steyn not for sale in world class form and likely available through the Rugby Championships.

Allen & ? for May?

Schalk/Juan Smith?

Take him on loan mate, just got to sort out a few changes to my squad but Pollard could be very handy!

Interested in Galan.

Not even close. EQ, young and has far more potential than Galan

Wouldn't be looking to lose Giteau mate, think Toulon will play him at no10 this year and hopefully that will go a long way in solving the issues I have at half back!

Hello mate. I see we are playing each other in the summer tournament this week. What sort of side are you putting out. I am either going to go full strength, 4 Nations or 6 Nations side, all of which are very different strengths, and want to make sure it's a contest.

4N's team it is. Mine will be along the lines of Armitage, Yarde, Jordaan, Barnes, Speight, Slade, Youngs; Marler, Youngs, Wilson, Millo-Chluski, Vahaamahina, Wallace, Armitage, Narraway.

croft Cips and Dagg?

Don't think we will come to a deal tbh. Hill needs a top young EQ and Beale needs WC.

I agree, it's just he has world class in him so don't want to sell him below value.

I'd like Botha back in a deal. Whitlock would probably need Etzbeth and a gain. Hogg I'm not really sure what you want to offer but could happen. Want a similar player back.

Yeah Arno.

Tbh nowhere in particular. Just trying to improve all over

Just feel Robson isn't up to Youngs level Matt. Cips has looked very good but Slade has as well recently so the gap at 9 was more apparent then 10.

Tui could leave for Croft, but would feel I'd need Stooke/an academy player to help balance an offer. Which I know complicates things with EQ etc.

Sorry missed the Toomua question - probably would be for sale, just not sure what I would want for him as pretty light when it comes to SH players! Have you got a list of players available?

Team I will play will be a bit of a mix, just trying to change it every week so I get comments about certain players and work out who gets rated and who doesnt. Be along the lines of:

1. Vunipola
2. Webber
3. Mulipola
4. Gray
5. Lawes
6. Bonnaire
7. Sam Jones
8. Manoa
9. Simpson
10. Giteau
11. Foden
12. Toomua
13. Goneva
14. Savea
15. Daily

16. Marshall 17. Hobbs-Awoymei 18. Hayman 19. de Jager 20. du Plessis 21. Davies 22. Ford 23. Deveto

Serfontein not for sale sorry mate

Tuipulotu + ?
=
Stooke + ?

Slightly interested in J Smith, but not so keen on the offer so far. Who else are you in for?

What for Cips matt? Need a 10 for 6N.

going to be playing an academy side with some 1st teamers on the bench this week.

Have you got a 6 for loan or on offer?

Hi Matt,

For me your best 15 is

1.Coonie 
2.Strauss
3.Mas
4.Etzbeth (Best Player)
5.Roman Talafuana
6.Alberts
7.Sevea
8.Heaslip
9.Robson 
10.Cipriani
11.May
12.Carter
13.Crotty
14.Walker
15.Falou


My issues lie with your EQ not being top doller , same way that some of mine arn't. 

Falou has to start at full back over Dagg till Dagg finds his feet again, Carter and Crotty look a good centre pair in real life so at the moment that's your best 12/13 for me.

Carter/Cipriani?

Interested in loaning J Smith or Camara or Stookes

Cipriani or Goosen?

Jeez you're not sure of back rowers....!

Palu?

Could do. Maybe loan for qera and palu?

Kolbe and Taute
for
Palu and Qera loan till Jan 1st?

No probs. Sooner the better as likely to feature for me this week.

Ok cool mate. Qera loan?

Thanks Matt

Any of your back-rowers available

Had my suspicions as soon as they decided to take away the word 'London' from the clubs name. Is crazy as you are taking away an entire fan base and hoping new fans turn up - personally think they are making a huge mistake by not looking for a base in the South East, huge rugby catchment area, but no clubs.

Worcester will miss out massively as well, they've invested 6 academies in the area, is a ridiculous decision - they've completely alienated all the fans. But at same time the people who invested saved the club from being out of existence, so can't argue too much!

Apparently our training ground stays in London, so we keep that catchment area. Hopefully it means we keep Launchbury but can see him going Sarries!

Nalaga for Botha

Your academy is at 21 I think Matt

Sgt_Pooly wrote:Your academy is at 21 I think Matt

Had canceled the loan so at 20
Just hadn't adjusted my page

Stuck it on confirms mate

We still doing this?

Could come in very handy! Cheers. Have a few good young props around, but could risk losing all my first choice front row for all of the AIs now that Webber is in the England frame!

What for Genia mate?

Could do him for Juan de Jong.

I'm just going to hold off on confirming mate, as I have deals for other players in negotiations and need to make sure that the balance of my squad will be right.