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He was very good in that game but on balance from the games I have seen I don’t think he has delivered to the extent to warrant the way he is talked up. As I say though, my sample size is small. Yeah fair call. As someone else mentioned he looks great when England are on top but not so much when En...

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Just received from the RFU: Having submitted our Return to Community Rugby Action Plan to the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport ('DCMS'), we hope to announce a move to Stage C on the Return to Community Rugby Roadmap soon. We have also announced dates for the NatWest RugbyForce Weekend...

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Has amateur football been give the nod? Under what conditions?

I’ve not heard anything new for a couple of weeks now and we’re still on phase 2 of 6 of the return.

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Because Ben’s scrum half.

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Ewels is a “leader” according to Eddie, which may have some merit considering he was Bath skipper at 22. Quite what that means though, apart from he talks a good game at training. Another Brad Shields who was someone else who had these mysterious leadership qualities that we saw nothing of on the pi...

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Erinle at 12. Tuilagi on the wing. Shields in the 2nd row. Sanderson at 8. Worsley at openside. Jason Robinson at centre. Lawes at 6. In fact we could make quite an England side just front be last 20 odd years. 1. Rowntree 2. Dave Ward 3. Paul Doran Jones 4. Shields 5. Corry 6. Lawes 7. Worsley 8. S...

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Didn't load for me, so Forwards Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs, 21 caps) Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, 19 caps) Tom Dunn (Exeter Chiefs, uncapped) Ben Earl (Saracens, uncapped) Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby, 12 caps) Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers, 14 caps) Jamie George (Saracens, 45 caps) Ted Hill (Worcest...

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Well some chickens came gome to roost - Youngs oscilated to being shit again, Daly failed at FB, Billy is out of form, we didnt get away with Makos average scrummaging and Cole was an empty shirt. The scrum was a disaster and took us out of the game. Avoiding the set piece ment we never really got ...

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Team selection cost us that game. Lawes against that pack is a no in the scrum. Really looked nervy and Sinckler going off was a bit of a nail in the coffin quickly. Once we lost the scrum that was it. They just went there and we got hammered. I’m just reading this thread wankered in a bar in Tokyo...

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I’m ok with the loss, we just got hammered by a team that was on their game. It’s easy in hindsight to say we shoulda done this or that but at the end of the day the zoo picked what they thought was their best side and in the end they just weren’t good enough, fair dues to England, I thought they w...

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Wendigo7 wrote:
The Man Without Fear wrote:Out of interest, what are England's winning percentages with the respective Northern monkeys at fly half. Lies, damn lies and statistics, but I am keen to know.
Think it's near 75-80% when Ford is at 10, 50-55% with Farrell at 10.

20 from 35 with Farrell - 57%
38 from 46 with Ford - 83%

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Sucks particularly for people like HH who have flown out for this game. I take off in 2 hours. I'm only going for Australia v Georgia really. Thinking things through; does the cancellation of the nz v italy game now mean that sa are our most likely SF opponents? New Zealand still win their group so...

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Wilson is carrying a knock, and they aren't risking him. Well that makes sense. Not to worried as I think this game will be exactly the kind of contest Underhill and Ludlam will relish. Curry is brilliant in every type of game obvs. Curry and Underhill together does make for a very physical, suffoc...

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Given Marler is also our 3rd choice tighthead, taking only 4 fit props so we can take 5 wingers is looking more than a little suspect.

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Ian Darke confirming what’s long been suggested / suspected. Can’t have Cipriani and Farrell in same squad.

https://mobile.twitter.com/IanDarke/sta ... 1339498496

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Heinz did surprise me a little an Sunday, but I still feel there's a mistake been made there. Slade's and curry's injuries obviously not that bad. No real surprises Ludlum in. No Shields. That’s a bit of a surprise isnt it? Shields is broken, no?? (And, even as a wasps fan, I don't think he should ...

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happyhooker wrote:Heinz did surprise me a little an Sunday, but I still feel there's a mistake been made there.

Slade's and curry's injuries obviously not that bad.

No real surprises

Ludlum in. No Shields. That’s a bit of a surprise isnt it?

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It's an Eddie Jones thing that he only picks two scrumhalves (he did the same with Aus in 2003 and Japan in 2015) and has consistently gone down this route with England. Francis and Slade are considered as back-ups at 10. I know, hence the mention of another half back, not scrum half. Only taking t...

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He's on standby but won't be in the RWC squad of 31 unless there are injuries. "Players excluded from being involved in this camp are naturally disappointed but may get another opportunity so they must be ready.“ Going home now doesn’t mean they aren’t coming back before the World Cup. There’s only...

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That’s not brown out though for the rwc? No. Not yet He's on standby but won't be in the RWC squad of 31 unless there are injuries. "Players excluded from being involved in this camp are naturally disappointed but may get another opportunity so they must be ready.“ Going home now doesn’t mean they ...

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That’s not brown out though for the rwc? No. Not yet He's on standby but won't be in the RWC squad of 31 unless there are injuries. "Players excluded from being involved in this camp are naturally disappointed but may get another opportunity so they must be ready.“ Going home now doesn’t mean they ...

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comets wrote:if you have good internet speed, run this on VLC Player, HQ

http://62.210.70.119:80/live.ts?channel ... E&uid=3037

Thanks

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low res m3u8 links incase ur streams die lol.. (play on VLC player) http://ul.cdn946.net:8080/hls/blwyjmxiqaoh.m3u8?s=Y0PPt6g8XKOG3ihZNTRdAw&e=1563664875 http://78.142.19.55:8080/hls/streama96025/index.m3u8?st=cFxosXzy7iTvjJkcJZSW9g (french) http://185.39.11.41:8081/live/skyactionlsh.m3u8?e=1563675...

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Sorry to be that guy but anyone got a stream?

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Smiths omission is less of a surprise. He’s clearly 4th choice at best and making up the numbers whilst the semi and finalists have their rest. Sincklers is more concerning.

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Bad wording on my part. He’s not been “sent home” as in a disciplinary issue, which is probably a fair assumption with Sinckler, just not retained in the squad, whilst all the other senior players seem to have been.

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Squad as expected but Sinkler sent home and Schonert retained. I guess with Hartley gone and Mako injured we’ve got to up the poach quotient, which surely can be the only explanation as to why Heinz is in there, but seems an odd one.

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DragsterDriver wrote:And moving on- the latest squad?

Iron Mike is in

Jake, can you let Toga back in for 10, please?

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Indeed, the plan of picking an England team based on Quins and Leicester players really served England well in the last few years. :uhoh: Err, we've rarely had more than 3 from either team in the side at any one time. Robshaw, Brown, Care and Marler will have been the max for Quins and I can't thin...

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Never, like so many very good club players before him. Indeed, the plan of picking an England team based on Quins and Leicester players really served England well in the last few years. :uhoh: Err, we've rarely had more than 3 from either team in the side at any one time. Robshaw, Brown, Care and M...

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In England Level 4 (national 2) and below is 3 subs with 8 interchanges.

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Raggs wrote:Willis seems to be more of the fact that his ankle hadn't healed right from the previous injury, rather than a new one.

? His previous injury was an ACL wasn’t it?

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Not much, passing 10 yards backwards when the defense is a few yards in front is the least to expected of a rugby player. Slade's pass out the back of his hand later thought was the sex! I deffo cleaned up after that. About as predictable a reply as I imagined it would be. Your recollection is conf...

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[I think Ford lost a shit load of trust after Japan, Cipriani will never see an England shirt again and Marcus Smith is there to make up the numbers currently and fill a quota. I don't like Cipriani much as a persona but that's very unfair imo. He had a solid game v SA in a third test win and may h...

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Owen Slot was suggesting they are looking a playing scrum halves for 80min so they can have a 6 /2 split on the bench. If SH gets injured ,Ford is the contingency. Seems a bit of a risk to me. If this is the case though makes it even more odd Robson does not get a start this week to get some experi...

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He’d probably fit in to the current set up in the back 3. Pace enough for a winger but a decent footballer with it and probably better under the high ball than Daly. He was thrown in at fullback against the All Blacks in NZ 2008 and was one of players to leave with any credit. Shame he got done by i...

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Dan Robson not included in 25 man squad this week. He really has pissed on Eddies chips. Back to Wasps as he needs game time, still in the squad. Why does he need game time any more than Teo, Devoto or others in the 25 who’ve only played a handful of minutes over the last few weeks, particularly as...

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Dan Robson not included in 25 man squad this week. He really has pissed on Eddies chips.

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Mako (or possibly Maro)’s hand is under the pointy end of the ball, but on his initial drive Healy seems to tilt the ball over on its side. It’s possible that he grounded the long side of the ball while a defender’s hand was under the short bit. It wouldn’t be the first try where the ball got lifte...

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He went off injured He was definitely hooked. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nick-isiekwe-latest-in-a-long-line-to-be-humiliated-by-jones-8vb0p0278 Yep, though for the life of me I couldn't see why he was singly at fault and certainly not to the extent that it warranted handing Brad Shields a t...

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