Your Team's 22 during the RWC

[scar123]

here's mine at the moment:
Scarlets
15. Daniel Evans
14. Lee Williams
13. Nic Reynolds
12. Jonny Lewis
11. Andrew Fenby
10. Daniel Newton
9. Gareth Davies
1. Iestyn Thomas
2. Emyr Phillips/Ken Owens (deepends whether Ken is picked)
3. Simon Gardiner
4. Dominic Day
5. Aaron Shingler
6. David Lyons
7. Johnathan Edwards
8. Ben Morgan
Subs:
16. Emyr Phillips/Kirby Myhill (see hooker)
17. Peter Edwards
18. Phil John
19. Damien Welch
20. Richie Pugh
21. Aled Davies
22. Owen Williams
23. Dale Ford/Liam Williams/Iolo Evans (couldn't make my mind up,all very talented young players)

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Sale Sharks:

1. Lee Imiolek
2. Neil Briggs
3. Karena Wihongi (Henry Thomas if he doesn't stay on)
4. Kearnan Myall
5. Fraser McKenzie
6. Mark Easter
7. David Seymour
8. Andy Powell
9. Scott Mathie
10. Rob Miller
11. Tom Brady
12. Sam Tuitupou
13. Luther Burrell
14. Charlie Amesbury
15. Nick MacLeod

16. Joe Ward
17. Aston Croall
18. Henry Thomas (Tony Buckley)
19. James Gaskell
20. James Collins
21. Will Cliff
22. Kyle Tonetti
23. Will Addison


That's presuming that the following are on international duty:
Sheridan, Lewaravu, Ostrikov, Vernon, Peel, Lavea and Cueto

If Powell goes then Gaskell will play 6, Easter 8 - Joe Ward will start hooker, with Marc Jones on the bench, and Neil Briggs covering backrow from the bench

 

[cyRil]

So Powell's not making the Welsh squad for you, Olyy?

 

[psychic duck]

Ospreys

15. Richard Fussell
14. Tom Prydie (Kristian Phillips if Prydie's still injured)
13. Andrew Bishop (Parker if Bishop called up which hinges on how Henson does against the Barbarians)
12. Ashley Beck
11. Hanno Dirksen (don't know whether he's in the frame for a USA call up)
10. Dan Biggar
9. Rhys Webb
1. Duncan Jones
2. Mefin Davies
3. Cai Griffiths
4. Ian Gough
5. Ian Evans
6. Tom Smith
7. Justin Tipuric
8. Joe Bearman

Subs:
16. Scott Baldwin/Marc Breeze (doesn't really matter who)
17. Ryan Bevington
18. Aaron Jarvis
19. James Goode
20. James King
21. Jamie Nutbrown
22. Gareth Owen
23. Sonny Parker

looks a pretty rubbish team tbh, but hopefully we'll have a few more signings to bolster the squad up, preferably a 6 or 7, Keegan Daniel/Tanerau Latimer/George Whitelock would be nice and could perhaps fit the Ospreys budget

 

[TRF_Olyy]

So Powell's not making the Welsh squad for you, Olyy?

Edited in a "just in case"
I have a feeling he won't though

 

[TRF_Cymro]

here's mine at the moment:
Scarlets
15. Daniel Evans
14. Lee Williams
13. Nic Reynolds
12. Jonny Lewis
11. Andrew Fenby
10. Daniel Newton
9. Gareth Davies
1. Iestyn Thomas
2. Emyr Phillips/Ken Owens (deepends whether Ken is picked)
3. Simon Gardiner
4. Dominic Day
5. Aaron Shingler
6. David Lyons
7. Johnathan Edwards
8. Ben Morgan
Subs:
16. Emyr Phillips/Kirby Myhill (see hooker)
17. Peter Edwards
18. Phil John
19. Damien Welch
20. Richie Pugh
21. Aled Davies
22. Owen Williams
23. Dale Ford/Liam Williams/Iolo Evans (couldn't make my mind up,all very talented young players)

Scott Williams, Gareth Maule, Lou Reed, Rhys Thomas? Hooker would be Rhys Lawrence and failing that would probably see Craig Hawkins.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

15. Isa Nacewa
14. Shane Horgan
13. Fergus McFadden/Eoin O'Malley
12. Eoin O'Malley/Shaun Berne
11. Fionn Carr
10. Matt Berquist
9. Isaac Boss
8. Rhys Ruddock
7. Dominic Ryan
6. Kevin Mcloughlan (not sure about the back row positions)
5. Sykes
4. Devon Toner
3. Hagen
2. Richardt Strauss
1. Heinke Van Der Merwe


16. Harris-Wright
17. Jack McGrath
18. -
19. -
20. Paul O'Donoghue
21. Ian Madigan
22. Dave Kearney

 

[psychic duck]

Sale Sharks:
19. James Gaskell

I know you don't rate Gaskell as a back row, but considering he's in the England Saxons squad as a flanker and was made captain at the start of the season, I think many coaches highly rate him so I would presume he would start ahead of Easter

I agree that Powelly will not go though

Rhys Lawrence is at Bristol now though Cymro, but I can't see Scott Williams, Gareth Maule, Lou Reed, Rob McCusker, Rhys Thomas all called up to the World Cup.

Only Reed will make it, but if whether Gatland wants to pick an extra back row and have Jonathan Thomas or Ryan Jones covering lock then he won't

Maule and Thomas are way out of the equation for the WC

From that Leinster team, I hope Nacewa plays in the WC for Fiji

 

[cyRil]

Ospreys

15. Richard Fussell
14. Tom Prydie Nikki Walker
13. Andrew Bishop Tommy Bowe
12. Ashley Beck Andrew Bishop
11. Hanno Dirksen Shane Williams
10. Dan Biggar
9. Rhys Webb Kahn Fotuali'i
1. Duncan Jones Paul James
2. Mefin Davies Richard Hibbard
3. Cai Griffiths Adam Jones
4. Ian Gough Alun Wyn Jones
5. Ian Evans
6. Tom Smith George Stowers
7. Justin Tipuric
8. Joe Bearman Ryan Jones

We are gonna be shiiiiiiiiit next season!
Those back-row options you mentioned - are they actually rumours/legitimate targets or just errant fancy?

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

My team would look something like this:

1. Wiehahn Herbst
2. Craig Burden
3. Eugene van Staden
4. Anton Bresler
5. Gerhard Mostert
6. Jacques Botes
7. Jean Deysel
8. Keegan Daniel
9. Charl McLeod
10.Jacques-Louis Potgieter
11.Luzuko Vulindlu
12.Meyer Bosman
13.Marius Joubert
14.Odwa Ndungane
15.Louis Ludik


This is when the following players are away on RWC duty:

Tendai Mtawarira, John Smit, Bismarck du Plessis, Jannie du Plessis, Alistair Hargreaves, Willem Alberts, Ryan Kankowski, Patrick Lambie, Lwazi Mvovo and JP Pietersen

 

[psychic duck]

We are gonna be shiiiiiiiiit next season!
Those back-row options you mentioned - are they actually rumours/legitimate targets or just errant fancy?

unfortunately the latter, I haven't heard any rumours of any replacement for Holah, Byrne, Hook. I would also like to think we're going sign a replacement for Collins but unfortunately I think we've replaced him with Stowers which I think is a drop off

Muliaina was the only rumour I've heard but that was ages ago

 

[munstermuffin]

Cmac haven't a few players you mentioned there possibly won't be available. Kearney possibly to Munster, Berne possibly released and McLaughlin will possibly go to NZ.

As for Munster Id go with:
1. Horan
2. Sherry/Varley
3. Archer/Borlaise
4. Micko
5. Nagle
6. O'Mahony
7. Ronan/O'Donnell
8. Coughlan
9. Murray
10. Keatley
11. Zebo
12. Mafi
13. Barnes
14. Howlett
15. J. Murphy

16. Varley/Sherry
17. Du Preez/Horan
18. Borlaise/Archer
19. D. Foley
20. O'Donnell/Ronan
21. Williams
22. Hurley
23. D. Kearney if he signs but few other choices too.

At 1 I said Horan it's meant to be Horan/Du Preez

Players I expect to go World Cup.
Fla, Paulie, DOC, D. Ryan (maybe), Wallace, Leamy, ROG, Earls, Stringer, TOL and Jones

 

[lucky number 7]

Scott Williams, Gareth Maule, Lou Reed, Rhys Thomas? Hooker would be Rhys Lawrence and failing that would probably see Craig Hawkins.

Deadly....I hear Leinster are inquiring about signing Nick Cave as back up for the RWC

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Deadly....I hear Leinster are inquiring about signing Nick Cave as back up for the RWC

I reckon your clean off.

 

[lucky number 7]

I wonder how it feels to be a famous person ...but have the same name as someone who is more famous...

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Cmac haven't a few players you mentioned there possibly won't be available. Kearney possibly to Munster, Berne possibly released and McLaughlin will possibly go NZ

Oh. I hadn't heard about Kearney going to Munster, how likely is that? I'd heard about Berne being realeased but I don't think they'll do it on a world cup year when they need as much players possible. And I don't think mcLoughlan will go to RWC and if he does I'd think Jennings would be dropped so they would just shuffle it around slightly.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I know you don't rate Gaskell as a back row, but considering he's in the England Saxons squad as a flanker and was made captain at the start of the season, I think many coaches highly rate him so I would presume he would start ahead of Easter

True,
I was thinking more that there's no locks left with Ostrikov and Lewaravu at the WC, so we'd need him to cover lock, though I suppose he could cover from the field, moving to the second row with Easter coming on for the replaced lock

 

[munstermuffin]

Oh. I hadn't heard about Kearney going to Munster, how likely is that? I'd heard about Berne being realeased but I don't think they'll do it on a world cup year when they need as much players possible. And I don't think mcLoughlan will go to RWC and if he does I'd think Jennings would be dropped so they would just shuffle it around slightly.

Kearney coming here is a possibility as we are short but nothing finalized yet.
But Berne decision will be made by PAG as opposed to Leinster so it possible due to him being injured etc and the having plenty of backs that he will be released and Jennings will go RWC maybe and it seems Ryan and McLaughlin are battling for a spot of covering Lock and 6

 

[Duckdee]

1. Stankovich
2. Hawkins
3. White
4. Slater
5. Skivington
6. Newby
7. Woods
8. Waldrom
9. Grindal/Young/Harrison
10. Staunton
11. Smith
12. Allen
13. Tuilagi
14. Hamilton
15. Murphy

16. Duffey/Youngs
17. Bucknell
18. Brookes
19. Green(/Kirtchner?)
20. Crane
21. Grindal/Young/Harrison
22. Twelvetrees
23. Tait

I've obviously made some conservative guesses as to who'll be called up.

 

[ipraytooshane]

We are gonna be shiiiiiiiiit next season!
Those back-row options you mentioned - are they actually rumours/legitimate targets or just errant fancy?

No Jonathan Thomas?