Foreign Transfers

As a general rule, if you want a world class player (and by world class I mean a player that I consider to be one of the 3 best in the world in his position at the moment), you will be looking at between £20-25 million.

For a top international with over 30 caps, £17-22 million, and an international with less than 30 caps £15-20 million. There may be some exceptions to this in the case of certain players, but this will be the general rule.

There will be an upper limit of £10 million for uncapped academy aged players unless two or more managers want the player and enter into a bidding war in which case there is no upper limit.

Bids for uncapped players who are over academy age limits will be judged on their own individual merits.

Current Bids Under Consideration


stnick88 - Netani Talei - £16 million (06/06/12 - 15:12)

anonmattyt - Karl Chateau - £13 million (06/06/12 - 14:50)

Arry - Ben Daley - £15 million (06/06/12 - 12:22)

dammit_chris - Sebastien Taofifenua - £11 million (06/06/12 - 12:04)

Steven_Sharks - Iain Henderson - £5 million (06/06/12 - 11:34)

Ozzy3213 - Dewaldt Duvenage - £12 million (06/06/12 - 11:33)

prop_lyd - Eli Walker - £5 million (06/06/12 - 08:49)


* = current bidding wars.

How many transfers are we getting in each window Driver?

May 31st - June 12th = 1
October 10th - October 31st = 1
March 14th - March 31st = 1

just chancing by arm now driver but would we be better off with the 3 during the summer like last year. Reinforcements to see us all through the world cup

The summer window should also be run until later to give people the chance to see who they will lose for the World Cup.

How about 1 at the end of the season to snap up anyone who has impressed you , 2 in August (to cover the RWC)?

yeah i think that would be fair enough driver mate. Say 1 transfer in the next few weeks but open the window again in july/august time ...need some time for players to bed in ... gives us all a chance to look at our squads see who we are losing and where we need tos strenghthen

As the off season is basically June, July and August, why not just say 1 transfer per month?

Should we also think of doing something along the lines of you have to get rid of an existing foreign player in your squad before signing a new foreign, as its normally the English players that go out of the team.

See what your saying Chris mate but in the longer run though that only helps out the sides with the better academys i.e Leicester, Glaws, Saints.
With the 5 eq rule we all have to have a good number of english in the squad to get a team out

or are you trying to find some way of getting saints back into the top 6?

Devolped an addiction to that smiley johnny?

Don't see how that rule will help chris.

Yep! So much better then 606 on here

Max Evans £23m

Are foreigns open?

Yeah seems as it's a bank Holiday and gives you time to get them in your matchday squad

Saracens bid £16 million for uncapped Stormers lock Rynhardt Elstadt.

How many are we allowed ?. I may join you on him pete. Great 2nd row

Think it's 1 in June, 1 in July and 1 in August Mat,

Thought you were after one of the hookers, Strauss or Fourie? Was contemplating both of them myself as well. Strauss alongside big Coenie in the front row would be a good combination, they have been dynamite this Super Rugby season.

Elstadt is a good prospect, be interesting to see how he progresses.

Just one Matt

I think he will eventually take over from bakkies.

As on my list of players I wanted was fourie or Strauss and elstadt. If it were 2 I would definitely bid on him

Prefer fourie to Strauss in terms of potential. Strauss is very good though and would work well with cooenie.

Decisions decisions

I know what you mean about decisions Mat, I have a list of 5 players that I want, and I know that others have an eye on a couple of them so it's weighing up which I want most and how much I am prepared to pay.

15m for uncapped Crusader Matt Todd

Good call on elsenhadt pete. Great potential had him down as my 2nd foreign to get that stormers combo

im stuck between WP Nel and John Afoa....opinions?

Damn you SirJohnny, Todd was on my list as well

Afoa covers prop and hooker stnick so that is a bonus for him, although the downside to that is he may make the AB World Cup squad because of it.

afoa has been quality this season and is probably a better player, but Nel has been on form and will be available during WC. tough one.

Thought so mate. Think we might have very similar looking transfer lists somehow!

Would prefer Afoa personally nick mate but as pete says he may well be gone for the world cup

SirJohnnyEnglish wrote:Thought so mate. Think we might have very similar looking transfer lists somehow!

Would prefer Afoa personally nick mate but as pete says he may well be gone for the world cup

I think you could be right mate. I think that's a good reason why doing 1 a month rather then 3 straight away is a fair system as it means one team can't just buy up all the best players.

Leicester bid £16m for uncapped prop WP Nel.

london irish bid 17m for WP Nel

Worcester bid 20mil for Uncapped Ben Morgan

Yeah have to say it will make things alot harder for us all. Will have to properly plan out our foreigns. Will make things very interesting

Damn you prop! Was going to bid on Morgan as an eq but 20m!!!

Sorry sirj....really really want him so prepared to go high

Change of tact then...

Leicester bid £18m for Leinster back Isa Nacewa (1 cap)

Prop - I dont think he will count as a foreign bid either, as my understanding is that you can bring in English players from abroad durin gthe foreign transfer window and not have it count as a foreign. We've done it with guys like Goode, and a host of English players from France. Would double check with Driver though...

Ah so Chris, i'd have to bid for him in domestics do you mean?

Really not sure what foregin's I want!

Chris is correct. EQ players playing abroad have alwys had to be bid on but have never counted as a 'foreign' signing.

prop_lyd wrote:Ah so Chris, i'd have to bid for him in domestics do you mean?

Really not sure what foregin's I want!

No you bid for him here prop, but he doesn't count as a foreign signing against your allocation of 3 in the summer.

Right ok cheers pete: I'll stick with the 20mil for Ben Morgan then!

Looking to build up eq players atm!

prop, you can bid for Morgan and bid for a 'foreign' player for June as well mate. I suspect you may see some competition for Morgan now that i have advertised this point.

I'm expecting competition Pete but; apart from a cheap sh/prop he's the moan one i'm looking to spend my money on!

Wp nel 20 million

oh dear off matt
wp nel 21 million

have to love the swearing filters on this site

will add in a 22m bid for Ben Morgan as well

£25mil Ben Morgan

20 mil for John Afoa

22 wp nel

23 nel