Saracens

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Aviva Premiership Round 20 - Robbie Freuan
European Semi Final - Morgan Parra
Aviva Premiership Round 21  - Alex Waller
Aviva Premiership Round 22 - Ed Slater

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Squad size - 40
 
HK Guilhem Guirado (France)
HK Richard Hibbard (Wales)
HK Scott Spurling (England)
 
PR Alex Waller (England)
PR Mohamed Boughanmi (France)
PR Dylan Smith (South Africa)
PR Ben Franks (New Zealand)

PR Dan Cole (England)
PR Paul Hill (England)
PR Tomas Francis (England)
 
LK Sam Whitelock (New Zealand)
LK Ed Slater (England)
LK Geoff Parling (England)
LK Bradley Davies (Wales)
LK Patrick Tuipultou (New Zealand)
LK Marcos Kremer (Argentina) - 30/7/97

FL Akira Ioane (New Zealand)
FL James Haskell (England)
FL Guy Thompson (England)
FL Sam Underhill - 22/07/1996
FL John Hardie (Scotland)
FL Hamish Watson (Scotland)
 
N8 Dave Denton (Scotland)
N8 Nathan Hughes (England)
 
Current - 19
 
SH Baptiste Serin (France)
SH Morgan Parra (France)
SH Henry Taylor (England)
 
FH Nicolas Sanchez (Argentina)
FH Pat Lambie (South Africa)
FH Tom Taylor (New Zealand)

CE Sonny Bill Williams (New Zealand)
CE Francis Saili (New Zealand)
CE Ollie Devoto (England)
CE Rohan Janse van Rensburg (South Africa)
CE Lionel Mapoe (South Africa)
 
WG George North (Wales)
WG Nathan Earle (England)
WG Teddy Thomas (France)
WG Telusa Veainu (Tonga)
 
FB Stuart Hogg (Scotland)
FB Delon Armitage (England)
FB Aaron Morris (England)

Academy - 16
 
HK - James Fish - 15/07/96
LK - Nick Isiekwe - Saracens U18
LK - Jack Nay - 29/7/97
BS - Joe Batley - 27/06/96
BS - James Thacker - Saracens U18
OS - Ethan Waddleton - Saracens U18

SH/WG - Thomas Chapman - Can't locate but Saracens U20
SH Max Green - 13/06/96
FH Damian Willemse - 7/5/98
WG George Perkins - England U20
WG - Charlie Kingsman (Unknown. Sat his A Levels this year)
FH - Josh Sharp U18s
CE - Tyrese Johnson Fisher - 15yo
FB - Gervais Codin - 18yo
 
Saracens
Manager – Pooly
 

01. Alex Waller	09. Morgan Parra
02. Keven Mealamu	10. Morne Steyn
03. Jannie du Plessis
04. Patricio Albacete	11. Juan Imhoff
05. Victor Matfield	12. Jonathan Davies
06. Thierry Dusatoir	13. Malakai Fekitoa
07. Heinrich Brussow	14. Chris Ashton
08. Dave Denton	15. Matt Tait

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16. Jamie George 17. Max Lahiff 18. Luc Ducalcon 19. Flip van der Merwe 20. Nathan Hughes 21. Henry Taylor 22. Freddie Burns 23. Scott Williams
 
Tactics

What for George Lowe and Henry Taylor mate?

I thin probably Watson is of more benefit to me right now than those two.

Can't see anything mate.  He suits the way I want to play next season.

I stayed well out of that discussion

Would say only Burrell is the only untouchable.

Both are starters as things stand and I'd need similar

What for parra?

JSD could go but would want academy players back my way

Cheers mate

Parra....

Taylor and Deacon?

Coetzee I could potentially do for Flip or Matfield.

Could do Buchanan for Waller but that's about it I think.

£5m and he's yours.

£4m

Digby Ioane for Ryan Crotty?

No worries.

Sam Stanley in your academy is over aged. Needs to be in the full squad or probably released for the Feikota signing to be allowed.

Not really players I have any interest in selling

Read and Ben not for sale.

For Franks and McCaw I'd need some of these involved

Jannie Du Plessie
Flip Van Der Merwe
Freddie Burns
Morgan Parra
John Davies

No interest in losing Slater for Leicester's 4th choice lock.

I'd get Maestri involved but no Slater.

Definite possibility, jus looking at other offers, sorry not been very free lately

Sorry he's not for sale, have had issues with my locks before and I want to have 4-5 strong ones I can pick for next season.

Tui is Nfs

for?

Will leave it for the moment. Got enough fly halves and centres. Might do something for Madigan.
But I'm looking for wingers and front row at the moment, not losing them!

Le Roux for Dus and Byrne and 3m?

Can't see anything mate. Don't really want to lose him.

JD2 interests me

Jd2?

What for JD2

Schalk burger for JD2

Juan smith
Schalk
Tom croft
Galan
Taofofina
Ousthuizen
Figallo
Mas
Bird
Botha
Jamie George
Richie Gray

All could leave if deal was right

Do you mean George + Burger + Figallo for JD2?

If so
We are way off

Could get George and burger in a deal but want to keep Figallo.

George + Burger = JD2 + paul hill

Franks + Sailli for JDP + JD

Sorry mate, not looking to sell any of the senior guys you mentioned.  Would need England U20 back for Thompson-Stringer, so would have to be one of Alo, Hill, Taylor or Earle.

Would you do burger and George straight swap for JD2

Me neither. We got quite close to a deal there.

I don't make that many deals to be fair

Could get McCaw involved? Played well yesterday.

Think JD 2 would be a good addition I need a NH 13 option as I have Kurindrani and Jdj who are great but both unavailable during 4n.

Need back up for Matt Scott more than a 13 and JD2 can do a job at 12

No thanks mate. I have had paul hill a few times on here. Looks a prospect but tight heads take time to come through so can't see him playing much senior rugby for 2 or 3 years

Ryan Crotty?

With George being English think Crotty is a fair deal so could not add to it. Crotty would not start for me but George would maybe start for you with mealamu expected to retire end of season.

Jane and Sailli for Davies?

Tough to see a deal with Read and Smith big starters for me.

Rob Kearney and Martin Castrogiovani

for

Jonathan Davies + ?

Sorry mate not much interest in selling any of the lads mentioned. Christian Day is potentially available if its an EQ lock your after?

Potentially deal on £5m - just got to sort out the back rower I want in to replace him first.