Harlequins

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DOR - Steven Sharks
Head Coach - Euan Mackenzie
Forwards Coach - Dean Richards
Scrum Consultant - Jason Leanard
Lineout Consultant - John Eales
Backs Coach/Kicking Coach - Andrew Merhtens
Defence Coach - Joe Worsley
Academy Coach - Rob Henderson

Honours

End of season cup winners 08/09

League Finishes

Season 1: 9th
Season 2: 4th
Season 3: 8th
Season 4: 6th
Season 5: 2nd
Season 6: 5th

1ST TEAM SQUAD

Club Captain: Michael Hooper
Vice Captains: Tom Wood, Nick Easter, Ruan Pienaar

Budget - 4 million

Senior Squad 2014/15

Senior Squad Member - 38 Members
Senior Academy Member - 22 Members

[b]Hookers

Schalk Brits
Rob Buchanan
Tatafu Polata-Nau

Props

Tony Woodcock
Steven Kitchoff
Gjorji Jgenti
John Afoa
Martin Castrogiovani
Kieran Brookes

Locks

Bakkies Botha
George Kruis
Jim Hamilton
Pieter Steph Du Toit
Charlie Matthews

Backrow

Tom Wood
Mamuka Gorgodze
Jamie Gibson

Michael Hooper
Luke Braid

Nick Easter
Damien Chouly

Halfbacks

Ruan Pienaar
Karl Dickson

Quade Cooper
Steven Myler
Colin Slade
Ihaia West

Centres

Dan Bowden
Aurelien Rougerie
Jonathan Joseph

Back Three

Yoann Huget
Joe Tomane
Alex Lewington
Frank Halai
Luke Morahan

Rob Kearney
Juan Martin Hernandez
Ollie Lindsay-Hague

Senior Academy (DOB's)

Brian Byrne - 09/9/93
Edward Byrne - 09/9/93
Kyle Sinckler - 30/3/93
Tadgh Furlong - 14/11/92
So'atala Fa'aso'o - 02/10/94
Dan Leavy - 23/5/94
James Chisholm - 11/05/95
Jack Clifford - 12/2/93
Eric Escande - 10/11/92
Luke McGrath - 3/2/93
Stuart Townsend - 11/10/95
Stuart Olding - 11/03/93
Jan Serfontein - 15/4/93
Robbie Henshaw - 12/6/93
Harry Sloan - 16/6/94
TJ Faiane- 24/0/95
Pita Ahki - 24/9/92
Jason Emery - 21/09/93
Chris Feauai-Sautia - 17/11/93
Jack Nowell - 11/04/93
Santiago Cordero - 6/12/93
Damian McKenzie - 20/04/95[/b]

Yeah mate

Do you want to do the Kelleher and TOL part as well?

Cant sell Claasens mate as have no f/b cover during 6nations. Would do Hopper or Dorrian for him?

I dont really want to lose Claasens, I'm covered at no2 until 6Nations, will have a think about it though.

These players interest me

Warburton
Heaslip
Quade
Priestland

These players slightly interest me
Jonathon Joseph
James Gaskell
Carl Fearns
Joe Marler
Kieran Brookes

Jano Vermaak - Injured returns week 10 vs Bath Rugby
Beau Robinson - Injured returns week 11 vs European round 1
Sam Warburton- Injured returns Week 12 vs European round 2
Henry Pyrgos - Injured returns week 13 vs Newcastle Falcons
Francois Louw- Injured returns week 14 vs London Wasps
Tom Donnelly - Injured returns Week 15 vs European round 2

Tomas O'Leary is now you player and Kelleher mine

Sorry mate wouldnt let a promising young EQ player go for cash unless desperate. Would need something back to let him go

Cracking win against Bath mate, well done!

Are any of the following players available? Louw, Seymour, Dowson, Skivington and Flutey.

Isaia Toeava, James Scaysbrook and £15 million for Jamie Gibson???

What positions are you looking for a top EQ player and I will see if I can come up with an offer to tempt you?

Tapuia your next target maybe? Seen he's touring with Aus

Would you ever consider letting Priestland go?

Worth a shot! Forgot about Cooper, though in all honesty reckon Priestland will get better ratings for you over the winter months anyway.

I've always found it odd that Brits doesnt get more credit for you in games, seen you having him on the bench a lot - is that because he sometimes gets marked down?

Anything doing for Freddy Burns mate?

Who did you sell Smith to mate?

Nah sorry dude....need to keep hold of my bright eng prospects

Any of these available?

Carl Fearns
Francois Louw
Phil Dowson
David Seymour

what for seymour?

No thanks

Schalk Brits has been suspended for 3 weeks (Till December 8th) , please remember this for selection over that period.

http://www.espnscrum.com/heineken-cup-2011-12/rugby/story/154461.html

Woodcock
Brits
Mujati
Sharpe
Thion
Dowson
Warburton
Heaslip
Dickson
Cooper/Preistland (Conditions)
Joseph
Flutey
Faainga
Rococoko
Kearney

Not really sure about the backs

1. Joe Marler
2. Schalk Brits
3. Brian Mujati
4. Jerome Thion/Tom Donnelly
5. Nathan Sharpe
6. Phil Dowson
7. Sam Warburton
8. Jamie Heaslip

09. Lee Dickson
10. Quade Cooper/Rhys Preistland
11. Jonathan Joseph
12. Felipe Contepomi
13. George Lowe
14. Joe Rococoko
15. Rob Kearney

1. Marler
2. Rees
3. Afoa
4. Thion
5. Sharpe
6. Dowson
7. Warburton
8. Heaslip

9. Dickson
10. Cooper
11. Roko
12. Flutey
13. Lowe
14. Hynes
15. Kearney

Great pack choices, real depth. I'd say centre and a top class winger would be priorities.

Best English: Marler, Dowson, Dickson, Lowe

Steve your team has 2 problems for me and that is who plays 10. If you go Priestland you get a solid all rounder who'll control the game where as if you go Cooper you have i)Critished because of injury in real life ii)Not really a solid goal kicker iii)Needs a playmaker to be picked outside of him.

for the forseeable future i'd line up with

1.Woodcock
2.Rees
3.Afoa
4.Sharpe
5.Skivington
6.Dowsen
7.Warburton
8.Heaslip

09.Dickson
10.Priestland
11.Heymans
12.Flutey
13.Lowe
14.Hynes
15.Kearney

Driver do you mean you need a play maker outside Priestland? Because Cooper doesn't play with a playmaker outside him at the Reds and that is when he is at his best.

Thanks for all these guys. Will return the favour whenever

Would you stick with Cooper as goal kicker if he played 10 Steve?

Depends who else is playing. He is probably fourth choice behind Priestland, Contepomi and Burns. I would likely play Burns or Contepomi with him as I will get ripped to shreds for his kicking.

I'm not as convinced as i think Fa marshalls there back line when he plays a lot of moves are based off him.

I was thinking the same tbh. Priestland at 15 would be my choice out of those. Contepomi lacks a little in the centres and Burns seems to be shining at 10.

Priestland at 15 gives you a steady option imo, no Kearney in attack but do you need that with Cooper?!?!

Plenty of options for you anyway. I think you're a top class centre and wing away from pushing for top 4+ (it's anyone's once your in there)

I'll let you in on a secret my Foreign will be George North unless it gets stupidly high prices and that and the hopeful return of Hynes from injury and Huget from his ban will give me more options outwide.

Need some of my talent to really step up soon. Marler, Brookes, Gaskell, Gibson, Wallace, Burns, Joseph, Lowe etc. Could do with a big season from a few of them to help with the EQ.

Would t mind your opinions on mine in return

1. Marler
2. Rees
3. Afoa
4. Thion
5. Sharpe
6. Louw
7. Warburton
8. Heaslip

9. Dickson
10. Cooper
11. Roko
12. Flutey
13. Lowe
14. Joseph
15. Priest land

Think centre and wing need some work. Louw will be great for bath where for me Dowson is s h I t h o u s e at the top level don't understand what he offers although most on here like him.

Think a big centre would help. Williams the scarlets looks tidy or estabanez the French centre

I am in for north also. Thinking faletau also but north gives different options. Lots of people think he will end up in the centres

Just what you need Matt, another centre!

I collect centres and wingers pooly

What for Fearns?

No mate, not interested in him. Would you do Seymour/ Fearns for Chambers?

to be honest mate I am only looking for a semi-decent lock, so not any big deals as already have Albacete, Lawes and Davies and Attwood when he's back from loan.

Just looking to make sure that I have a player available for the 6Nations as fully expect that Lawes, Davies & Attwood will be called up!

Luke Wallace?

I'm freeing up space for a new youth no15 I've got my eye on

Didnt think you'd go for that one. Who have you got available?

With Wallace as well, I get the impression that Wasps are gearing him up for a move to either 10 or 12. He has a similar style to Alex Goode, just faster.

I'd be interested in Wallace Steve

Could well go for that.

Alternatively could do Wallace and Lualala for your Wallace, that way you get the big 13 that you are after?

Sorry mate, thought you were dealing on him. Could do Alex Gray for him?

I was pretty lucky that York got straight in the Quins team with injuries. Didn't think he was that good tbh but he settled straight in.

Fair enough mate, I've just got two of the best young 8's in England and want potential in another position.

Last offer....no need to reply if no as I understand I'm torturing you!

Gray + Drew Mitchell on loan till 6N for Wallace.

Thought Mitchell might help you with a bit of quality on the wing and perhaps push you into a top 4 spot.

No probs fella. I really like the look of him as an out and out OS, hes got a big future. Shame he's been banished to the reserves along with York as they were really shining.

Robshaw/Wood would be a great combo imo, I'd never seen that comment tho, read Robshaw was gutted as he was supposed to be awsome in the build up. Should have went over Moody really who struggled with injuries.

Fa'asavalui is a good flanker, very physical and a good carrier. Quins have some real good options. I think he's just slipped down the pecking order mate, his performances haven't been great for a few seasons.