Biarritz Olympique - WRL Season 5

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Starting team

Hookers

Kevin Mealamu (NZL)
Benoit August (FRA)

Props

LH/TH Fabien Barcella (FRA)
TH/LH Owen Franks (NZL)
TH Campbell Johnstone (NZL)
TH Eduard Coeztee (RSA)

Locks

Manuel Carriza (ARG)
Jerome Thion (FRA)
Patricio Albacete (ARG)

Back Row

Sam Warburton (WAL)
Sergio Parisse (ITA)
Juan Smith (RSA)
Talalelei Gray (AUS)

Half backs

Ruan Pienaar (RSA)
Kahn Fotuali (SAM)
Jean-Pascal Barraque (FRA)
Jonny Sexton (IRL)

Centers

Sonny Bill Williams (NZL)
Robbie Freaun (NZL)
Marcelo Bosch (ARG)

Wings

Takudzwa Ngwenya (USA)
George North (WAL)
Tommy Bowe (IRL)
Alesana Tuilagi (SAM)

Full Back

Iain Balshaw (ENG)

Utility Backs


Released from Squad-

Jesus, you lads do some big deals!

Lol....if he is I'm sure you could put a 10 player deal together for him. I get complicated just looking at more than 2/3 players in a deal. Can't see if I'm gaining or losing?!?!

You sure - with the money you could get Mumm/Jack/Hargreaves.. could chuck in Bonnaire/Wood/Watson/Crane

Yea a fair few but really struggle to see deals. I'm pretty happy with my first XV and slight improvements tend to meaning losing out big somewhere else.

Sharpe and McCaw jump out....but pretty happy with my SA pair and Dus gives me 6/7 options, not sure what I could offer you?!?

Messem & Donnolly could go in something

If you swapped Smith with Messam I'd prob go for that mate.

What would be it?

Ok, couldn't lose Smith for Vito. No probs.

Too big a gap to Smith mate. Could do Messem but def not Smith. No probs, had a go

Castro + Russouw + Flood + Genia + Brussouw
=
Afoa + Sharpe + Steyn + Burgess + McCaw

Stuff it, deal

B Davies + TPN + Clerc + Ayerza
=
Russouw + Smit + Cueto + Barcella

Poor!

Picamoles and TOL

for

Genia?

.B Davies + Hape + Clerc + Ayerza
=
Russouw + Roberts + Cueto + Barcella

Even worse Hape

.B Davies + Maps + Clerc + Ayerza
=
Russouw + Roberts + Cueto + Barcella

Vito 4 Brown instead of Clerc 4 Cueto then I will deal?

.B Davies + Maps + Vito + Ayerza
=
Russouw + Roberts + Brown + Barcella

Confirm

Would need Castro, Horwill, Brussouw or Genia in there to lose Moore.

Smit + Genia
=
Moore + Burgess?

Sorry mate, but I see it like this:

Wilko = Flood
Cole <= Castro
Hartley > Smit
Thomson > Brown

So don't really see the benefit.

Why did you get Fainga'a?

Marty for Mortlock? Aussie midfield?

Fainga'a had a slow start but finished the Super 15 season as one of the best centres, was in a few teams of the seasons on a number of websites, breaking back into the Aussie team and needed depth at centre because it's quite weak.

Not selling Marty perfectly happy with him will only do it if Brussow or Castro come my way but of course you won't do that.

Lol...not sure about that midfield Flux

I meant your midfield lol....Robert/Tindall...not exactley graced with good hands the pair of them lol

Sorry mate, thought you we're kidding! Really not interested in Tindall mate sorry

No

Media page update?

thanks for the offer mate, i have considered coming to you before, but not a fan of your wingers, sorry

Castro & Cueto
4
Tialata & Guildford

OR

Horwill & V.Niekerk & Cueto
4
Boric & Vito & Clerc/Guildford

?

Weird answer as you done what you have just said before.

Roberts for Mermoz in something?

Would have to be a big something.. to make up for losing 3 times:

Roberts < Mermoz
Roberts is in poor form
Breaks up my French midfield.

Clerc, Guildford, TPN, Vito, McCalman, Slade, Marty. All the players I'm interested in.

Would do Cueto for Clerc or Guildford
TPN would need Smit
Vito would need Van Niekerk or Easter
McCalman would need Easter
Slade would need Flood
Marty not for sale for any of your centres

My top two targets from you are Castro, Davies or Horwill.

Also would you consider Brussow 4 Warburton, because Warburton is a very good player.

Turner + Smit + Flood + Mortlock/Tindall + Brown
=
Clerc + TPN + Slade + Marty + Vito

Marty not for sale for any of your centres!!!!!!!

Interested in Sheridan, Easter, Flood, Tindall, Cueto.

But Marty 4 Tindall is a no.

Forget the above actually.

V.Niekerk & Aplon & Brussow & Smit
4
McCalman & Guildford & Warburton & TPN

?

JVN + Aplon + Smit + Tinds
=
Vito + Guildford + TPN + Maps

Don't want Tindall now I just had a thought but now im not keen.

V.Niekerk & Aplon & Brussow & Smit
4
McCalman & Guildford & Warburton & TPN

That's the best I can give you, McCalman better than Van Niekerk, really don't want to lose Guildford for Aplon but willing to, Brussow top quality but Warburton is also good while Smit is good but has critics while TPN was amazing at the start of the season.

Sometimes you have to lose players you don't want to lose, im willing to do that in Guildford and you know that im not that keen on Aplon but will have to get rid if I want to get someone in like Brussow.

JVN + Aplon + Smit + Flood
=
Vito + Guildford + TPN + Slade

I need Brussow.

Aplon & Brussow
4
Guildford & Warburton

Now that's flaming fair.

JVN + Aplon + Smit + Flood
=
Vito + Guildford + TPN + Slade

Don't you ever read or listen.

Would only let Guildford go for Aplon if you did Brussow for Warburton that's clearly one gain each, Pull said you need to improve your wings and im giving you a chance while Warburton is good and rated.

I said I would do Cueto 4 Guildford or Clerc

Didn't mention Turner while I said Aplon 4 Guildford if Brussow 4 Warburton happens.

JVN + Cueto + Smit + Flood
=
Vito + Guildford + TPN + Slade

Possibly will have yet another think.

See only one gain, being on my bench

It was good thanks, where about you from in the IOW?

Brussow, Tinds, Genia 4 FDP, Barclay, Hook?

Never been to cowes. Always to lazy. Sit by the pool or in park all day, did manage to walk to Sandown one day though!

Where does she work? Erm went out for dinner at Pavrottis? Thats about it tbh :L

Nah, we never go far. I've been going for 5 years and I've only been to; Ryde beach; Sandown; Shanklin beach; garlic farm; some old village with a sweet shop and old school arcade

thats it

What :s

Bradley Davies
James Horwill
Nick Easter

Any available?

JVN + Cueto + Smit + Flood
=
Vito + Guildford + TPN + Slade

Nah Earls 4 Poitrenaud instead?

JVN + Earls + Smit + Flood
=
Vito + Poitrenaud + TPN + Slade

Yeah?

Youngs, Franks, And pocock

One of them could leave

Think so don't confirm yet though.

I will confirm later if I don't find anything else, with someone who is actually on.

TPN + Sheridan + Vito + Aplon
=
Moore + Domingo + Wood + F Steyn

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Not a bad offer mate, but prefer my players - particuarly the first two.

Thorn + Burgess
=
Horwill + Genia

enq