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The Squad:

Senior Squad = 40/40
Academy Squad = 23/23

Forwards:

Front Row:
Jack McGrath [LH]
Scott Sio [LH]
Ross Harrison [LH]

Tommy Taylor [HK]
Malcolm Marx [HK]
Benjamin Kayser [HK]
Julien Marchand [HK] 10/05/1995

Rabah Slimani [TH]
Davit Zirakishvilli [TH]
Martin Moore [TH]
Atu Moli [TH] 12/06/1995
Marcus Street [TH] Eng u18s 2016/2017

Lock:
Brodie Retallick [LK]
Dave Attwood [LK]
Matt Garvey [LK/BS]
Iain Henderson [LK/BS]
Christian Day [LK]
Maro Itoje [LK/BS] 28/10/1994

Back Row:
Peter O'Mahony [BS/OS]
Steven Luatua [LK/BS/NO 8]
Issac Curtis Harris [BS/OS] 13/10/1997

Sam Cane [OS]
Sean McMahon [BS/OS]
Matt Kvesic [OS]
Lewis Ludlam [BS/OS] 08/12/1996
Will Allman [BS/OS] 03/05/1997

Duane Vermeulen [NO 8]
CJ Stander [BS/NO 8]
Lopeti Timani [LK/BS/NO 8]
Rob Leota [BS/NO 8] 03/03/1997
Max Deegan [BS/NO 8] 01/10/1996


Backs:

Scrum Half:
Danny Care [SH]
Faf de Klerk [SH]
Kieran Marmion [SH]

Fly Half:
Johnny Sexton [FH]
Bernard Foley [FH]
Quade Cooper [FH]
Bill Johnstone [FH] 07/02/1997
Curwin Bosch [FH/FB] 25/06/1997

Centre:
Reece Hodge [IC/OC/WG/FB]
André Esterhuizen [IC]
Charlie Ngatai [IC/OC]
Kyle Eastmond [IC/WG]
Jordie Barrett [FH/IC/FB] 17/02/1997
Jacob Umaga [FH/IC] Eng U18's 2015/2016

Malakai Fekitoa [IC/OC]
Seta Tamanivalu [IC/OC/WG]
Garry Ringrose [OC] 26/01/1995
Joe Marchant [OC] 16/07/1996

Back Three:
Nemani Nadolo [WG/FB]
Ruan Combrinck [WG/FB]
Semesa Rokoduguni [WG]
Keith Earls [IC/OC/WG/FB]
Simon Zebo [WG/FB]
Tevita Li [WG] 23/03/1995
Jacob Stockdale [OC/WG/FB] 03/04/1996
Rotimi Segun [OC/WG] 28/12/1996
Ratu Joe Cokanasiga [WG] 15/11/2017

Willie Le Roux [WG/FB]
Nick Abendanoon [WG/FB]
Shaun Stevenson [WG/FB] 14/11/1996
Peter Umaga Jensen [OC/WG/FB] 31/12/1997
Max Craven [FB] 22/09/2017

Johnny

I
Am trying to get my side right for next year. Want to go for the ap like you so preseason opinions are a great learning

Can I ask you which of my half backs this week you ain't that keen on

You said that Henry slade and Cips are closer than Robson and Youngs


Is it in you don't rate Cips much or Robson ?

For me slade is not an Ap regular so thought I would
Do well here.

Want to get it right so
May play Rhodri Williams if Robson not rated. Cheers Mat

I'll go AI's as well then I think mate

Fancy working a deal around Adam jones and Samson lee?

ok no worries, am very keen on Lee just for a heads up!

What for Matt Garvey mate?

Hello mate, do you want any conditions on our semi final?

I've done all the different periods as well mate, so just looking at trying out some various combos to be honest.  Just want it to be competitive or we learn nothing really.  I might go with a first choice team for the 1st leg and then a back up XV for the second leg, so changing the whole team and looking at all of my squad.

Grand

Sje,

Did you included my visser release for the budgets?

Cool bud , think i'm at 1.5m

anything for Kvesic, Luatua and eastmond mate?

Lee and McMahon
for
Schonert and Kolisi

What for Payne and Luatua mate?

Hey bud here's my team for week 2 of LV= because I'm not sure how active I'll be allowed to be on my honeymoon so probably won't be on much!

01.Tom Court	09. Neil De Kock
02. Tom Lindsay	10. Owen Williams
03. Will Collier
04. Dean Mumm (c)	11. Harry Robinson
05. Tom Savage	12. Alapati Leuia
06. Jordan Taufua	13. Cory Allen
07. Jon Fisher	14. Luke Fitzgerald
08. David Sisi	15. Jonah Placid

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16. Gerard Ellis 17. Tom Smallbone 18. Tomas Ramirez 19. SOBv2 20. George Smith 21. Jack Moates 22. Sam Olver 23. Sergeal Petersen

Won't be doing tactics either!

Can i borrow Ross Harrison for 4 weeks buddy? Need a prop to meet my match day requirments

Interested in Swiel

What for Charles Ollivon mate?

Also interested in Swiel.

Not keen on losing du Toit. Anyone else in my academy interest you mate?

What for Itoje ? Rumours glos will bin Braley the young 9 from bristol we have.

Looks good when i see him so surprised

Hi mate, sorry for the late response

Coles and Piutau could leave, I'd be in for Ayerza, Lee, Roko and Barrett

Barrett + Kayser
for
One of my FH's + Creevy?

Hi mate, what for Iain Henderson ?

Anything for Kvesic mate?

Piutau would be the only one of those guys I could lose realistically

Henderson + Zebo/Payne for

? + Piutau

Ollivon, Barrett, JJ, Marmion?

Any of Lee, Moore or Slimani available mate?

Moore, Skelton, McMahon, Luatua, Kvesic, Marmion interest me

Henderson?

Marmion and Gilroy
For
Machenaud and Sivivatu

vs Saracens (10th April)

Leicester Tigers
Manager – LukeLovesLuka

01. Alex Corbisiero	09. Kahn Fotuali'i
02. Agustin Creevy	10. Freddie Burns (k)
03. Owen Franks
04. Nathan Hines (c)	11. Rene Ranger
05. Victor Matfield	12. Billy Twelvetrees
06. JMF Lobbe	13. Mathieu Bastareaud
07. Jacques Burger	14. Drew Mitchell
08. Thomas Waldrom	15. Mike Brown

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16. Stephen Moore 17. Max Lahiff 18. Cencus Johnston 19. Steve Mafi 20. Tom Johnson 21. Dwayne Peel 22. Dan Bowden 23. Ugo Monye

Tactics:

We will look to play high tempo, high intensity rugby. We have, throughout our XV, big line breakers to make the hard yards and tie up defenders creating space in wider channels for Burns to exploit.

- Big focus to attack at all lineouts. Use Hines or Lobbe at the front and Matfield off the top as our three key options. Shortened lineouts with Waldrom in midfield as crash or decoy option.
Matfield to look to steal and really give opposition problems.

- Attack all scrums if an advantage - Front row of Franks, Creevy and Corbs to look to really get the shove on. Target if we start to get upper hand.

- Gigantic XV made up of massive line-breakers, used in the tight to tire down the opposition defence. The likes of Waldrom, Bastareaud, Hines, Creevy, Burger and Lobbe to be used to get us over the gainline. Add to that the likes of Moore, Lahiff and Mafi off the bench.

- Look to win battle at the breakdown - Lobbe and Burger, supported by the likes of Creevy and Bastearaud, to really look to get into the breakdown and give the opposition problems.

- Fotuali'i to look to snipe around the fringes and keep us going forwards all the time.

- In attacking play, we will play with the option of 2 first receivers in Burns and Twelvetrees.
We want to control the game, mixing up the point of our attack consistently.

- We will look to employ a blitz defence, focusing on a quick line speed to hit the ball carrier before he gets to the gainline, and look to win the collisions in defence. Fotuali'i to sweep behind with an eye on short kicks.

Burns to kick all penalties.

vs Welsh (17th April)

Leicester Tigers
Manager – LukeLovesLuka

01. Alex Corbisiero	09. Kahn Fotuali'i
02. Agustin Creevy	10. Freddie Burns (k)
03. Owen Franks
04. Nathan Hines (c)	11. Rene Ranger
05. Victor Matfield	12. Billy Twelvetrees
06. JMF Lobbe	13. Mathieu Bastareaud
07. Jacques Burger	14. Drew Mitchell
08. Thomas Waldrom	15. Mike Brown

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16. Stephen Moore 17. Gethin Jenkins 18. Cencus Johnston 19. Steve Mafi 20. Tom Johnson 21. Micky Young 22. Dan Bowden 23. Ugo Monye

Tactics:

We will look to play high tempo, high intensity rugby. We have, throughout our XV, big line breakers to make the hard yards and tie up defenders creating space in wider channels for Burns to exploit.

- Big focus to attack at all lineouts. Use Hines or Lobbe at the front and Matfield off the top as our three key options. Shortened lineouts with Waldrom in midfield as crash or decoy option.
Matfield to look to steal and really give opposition problems.

- Attack all scrums if an advantage - Front row of Franks, Creevy and Corbs to look to really get the shove on. Target if we start to get upper hand.

- Gigantic XV made up of massive line-breakers, used in the tight to tire down the opposition defence. The likes of Waldrom, Bastareaud, Hines, Creevy, Burger and Lobbe to be used to get us over the gainline. Add to that the likes of Moore, Lahiff and Mafi off the bench.

- Look to win battle at the breakdown - Lobbe and Burger, supported by the likes of Creevy and Bastearaud, to really look to get into the breakdown and give the opposition problems.

- Fotuali'i to look to snipe around the fringes and keep us going forwards all the time.

- In attacking play, we will play with the option of 2 first receivers in Burns and Twelvetrees.
We want to control the game, mixing up the point of our attack consistently.

- We will look to employ a blitz defence, focusing on a quick line speed to hit the ball carrier before he gets to the gainline, and look to win the collisions in defence. Fotuali'i to sweep behind with an eye on short kicks.

Burns to kick all penalties.

Might not be on much this week - my team will be:

1. Mako
2. Hartley
3. Logi
4. Manoa
5. Lawes
6. Burger
7. Pocock
8. Vunipola
9. Simpson
10. Ford
11. Savea
12. Giteau
13. Daly
14. Bowe
15. Halfpenny

16. Webber 17. Domingo 18. Jones 19. Gray 20. Parisse 21. Phillips 22. Fofana 23. Tuilagi

Luatua?

Alright mate can we do something for Sexton/Barrett or Eastmond/Steyn or Attwood, Moore, Henderson and Bendy?

Am interested in Retallick and Cane for end of season deals mate. Let me know if you see anything.

What for Sean McMahon mate?

Sale
Interested in
Garvey/Attwood/Skelton/Henderson/Retallick/Itoje/McMahon/Luatua

Im interested in Slimani mate, what you after for him?

Definitely in for one a TH mate, what wingers would you be looking at?

Tillous-Borde and Habana for Slimani and McMahon?

What for Zira ? Mas and Scott?

Lee/slimani?

I'd be in for Slimani

Guessing slimani isn't available now?

Imagine you will be after Danty with Allen retired?

Isn't Danty an outside centre?

Definitely plays most of his rugby at 12 for Stade.

Undecided had him marked down as a priority before signing Fekitoa for that big bustling centre role. Have a fair bit of cover in midfield.

Definitely a 12 Bam. Has played the odd game at 13 but majority of his career spent at 12

Ah I see .. interesting