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-

It's a pretty big drop from Dagg though

asking a bit too much mate

O Franks + Kahn

for

Cole + Yach

Franks < Cole
Kahn > YAch

I'll have a think.

Smith + Alba + JOC + Ashton + Parra + Poux
=
Croft + Horwill + Bowe + North + Fotuali'i+ Barcella

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That's a bit too mental mate, not keen on the big deals. Besides:

Smith > Croft
Alba < Horwill
JOC > Bowe
Ashton > North
Parra >> Fotuali'i
Poux < Barcella

I could do:

Lawes + J Smith
=
Croft + Horwill

let me know what you think.

Albacete + J Smith + Parra + Wood
=
Croft + Horwill + Warburton + Thion

enq.

Albacete + J Smith + Parra + Ashton
=
Horwill + Croft + Thion + North

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It's Warburton I'm after mate. As it stands, I see 3 and 7 as my possible weaknesses. Parra is a class act, probs #2 in the world so for that I'd want an improvement at 3/7. O Franks/Mujati is the other option?

I wouldn't do

Wood + Parra
=
Warburton

in isolation so can't do that mate.

Albacete + J Smith + Parra + Wood + Mujati
=
Horwill + Croft + Warburton + O Franks + Tuilagi

I would consider.

I thought fluxypants was quite endearing! lol

G.Murphy
for
Tuilagi?

Suppose one of them could go

Halfpenny + Tialata
4
Tuilagi + Franks

Perhaps is a deal?

Jack + Waldrom + Nacewa + Giteau
for
Thion + Parisse + Tuilagi + SBW?

Horwill + Croft
=
Albacete + Smith

Deal

Accepted my foreign offer.....

Barnes NFS

North + Smith 4 SOB + Lachie

Did you want to deal?

Bathite wrote:Suppose one of them could go

Halfpenny + Tialata
4
Tuilagi + Franks

Perhaps is a deal?

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Thoughts?

Ok, what about Balshaw instead of Tuilagi then? Don't come much worse then Balshaw in this game!

Parisse + ?
=
Hari + ?

If you were thinking:

Parisse + Kahn
=
Hari + Parra

Then I'd need something added your way as

Hari =< Parisse
Parra >> Kahn

Not interested mate , looking on for straight swaps now.

Barcella + Franks + Kahn
=
Poux + marconnet + parra?

Enq

Parisse + Barcella + Kahn
=
Harinordoquy + Marconnet + Parra?

I was gonna ask about that. Would you not rate him at TH?

Hmm, will have to have a rethink then.

Parisse + Warbs+ Kahn
=
Harinordoquy + Wood + Parra?

Parisse + Fotuali'i + Barcella + Mealamu
=
Hari + Parra + Poux + Moore

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Mealamu/Moore doesn't worry me. I'd need Franks/Warburton in there somewhere

Parisse + Fotuali'i + North
=
Hari + Parra + Ashton

==

Parisse >=Hari
Fotu << Parra
North < Ashton

no thanks mate. I'd really be looking for:

Parisse + Fotuali'i + Franks
=
Hari + Parra + Marconnet

At the minute Fotu is a weakness. With that deal you'd have no weaknesses.

Just waiting on your team sheet to start draft mate....you def up for AP game?

Hope you had a good Xmas and New Year.

We're back up and running and we've had a budget bonus. Teamsheets due as normal by Tuesday.

Juan + Thion

for

Thomson + Thorn

J Smith + Pienaar
=
Ferris + Parra

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No thanks mate. Can we get Franks/Warburton/Parisse involved?

Pienaar + Franks
=
Parra + Marconnet?

Parra and Ferris are world class mate - Franks and Warburton are the two players that could improve me!

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