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Quins89 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 2:29 pm What a try Quins

Been under the cosh for the whole half - two opportunistic tries and a 14/7 lead.

Losing the collisions though and leaving gaps all over the place - need to make the tackles stick.

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Mercer should be in the elite squad. I’d take him ahead of CCS, Underhill, Roots and Ben Curry. Here is an uneducated attempt at the A team, subject to fitness, and assuming that more senior players like Launch, Mercer, J Hill, Rapava-R, Joe Coka won’t want to be goofin’ around in the A team Props ...

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we can't really claim injury issues. Hansen and JOB...anyone else? Herring ? yep: excellent player but prob 3rd choice :thumbup: Looking at the squads, Ireland actually have one of the lowest turnovers from the last 6n - which supports your statement. Scotland also have a very settled team. Wales a...

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Leicester will have to do very well to just pick up a losing BP. Leinster have given away as many as 13 penalties, free kicks can be added to that. If they do that again every hope for tiggers. Leicester had shown some reasonable form up until getting totally walloped by La Rochelle last weekend. T...

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Leicester will have to do very well to just pick up a losing BP.

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England, 36 players: 99% born and/or raised in England Wales, 34 players: 97% born and/or raised in Wales France, 34 players: 97% born and/or raised in France Ireland, 34 players: 91% born and/or raised in Ireland Italia, 34 players: 80% born and/or raised in Italia Scotland, 39 players: 51% born a...

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That’s not really reflected in where they are played for England though. Not in the backrow, anyway. We are probably going to have a lock at 6, a 6 at 7 and apparently a specialist flanker at 8, where he’s played most of his England caps That's absolutely not true, at all. Earl has 18 England caps,...

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Last couple of years went pretty close to script tbf , 2021 was a weird one There might be some additional factors that make this one less predictable. Wales and England have had massive changes to their squads from the same time last year (23 for Wales, 19 for England). Ireland have no Sexton and ...

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Last couple of years went pretty close to script tbf , 2021 was a weird one There might be some additional factors that make this one less predictable. Wales and England have had massive changes to their squads from the same time last year (23 for Wales, 19 for England). Ireland have no Sexton and ...

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I'm sure there was an All Black who also played international cricket for New Zealand after he hung up his rugby boots.

Edit - Jeff Wilson - played international cricket before and after his All Black career

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Should be another really good tournament. France and Ireland are exceptional sides and both Scotland and Italy have what is, probably, their strongest squads since the 6N began. England are a bit of an unknown but there's some exciting talent coming through. Wales are struggling but will still have...

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England, 36 players: 99% born and/or raised in England Wales, 34 players: 97% born and/or raised in Wales France, 34 players: 97% born and/or raised in France Ireland, 34 players: 91% born and/or raised in Ireland Italia, 34 players: 80% born and/or raised in Italia Scotland, 39 players: 51% born a...

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Don't think smith 10 and smith 15 is out of the question at some point. It would be a bit mental on two grounds: 1. Magic Marcus didn't exactly sparkle in the one serious test he played there (I'm not counting Chile, or the 3rd place match) 2. There are two specialist 15s in the squad, and Daly who...

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Overall not bad. Would like to see a nod to at least one young prop. Looks like Marler and Cole will be wheeled out until they decide enough is enough, but accept with an A team there is at least a development pathway. No tears for Billy, Watson, Sinckler. Fisilau and Barbeary may well have been in...

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England, 36 players: 99% born and/or raised in England Wales, 34 players: 97% born and/or raised in Wales France, 34 players: 97% born and/or raised in France Ireland, 34 players: 91% born and/or raised in Ireland Italia, 34 players: 80% born and/or raised in Italia Scotland, 39 players: 51% born a...

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Quite encouraging to see he's picked many of the form players - potentially quite an exciting squad. Equally, there's the potential, in there, for a very predictable side playing like we did last season.

We live in hope.

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Should be another really good tournament. France and Ireland are exceptional sides and both Scotland and Italy have what is, probably, their strongest squads since the 6N began. England are a bit of an unknown but there's some exciting talent coming through. Wales are struggling but will still have ...

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RodneyRegis wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 9:05 pm
Margin_Walker wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 9:02 pm
RodneyRegis wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 9:01 pm

Lol he never got picked at 10
Lol he did
Wow. Which match!?

Tonga 2021

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Cocka hasn’t changed a bit. Doesn’t look to pass, pretty much ever, and he can’t defend whatsoever. This guff that he’s suddenly class is for the dogs. He shouldn’t be in any conversation with the national team. By contrast Will Muir might look like a baby horse when he runs, but he works his arse ...

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Italy to beat England You read it here first Best chance they've had - England are always slow starters, in transition, problems in the front row and Italy are at home. Expect a proper tussle. Only if Italy learn to kick the ball anywhere outside their own 22. Their insistence on running everything...

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iarmhiman wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 8:45 pm
clementinfrance wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 8:44 pm If Ireland manage to win in Paris despite missing a few key players, they'll cruise to a consecutive GS.
It's in Marseille

I reckon France will be hot favourites to win at home - and then to complete the slam. Hard to see anyone else beating them if they get past Ireland.

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AlanBengio wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 8:22 pm Italy to beat England
You read it here first

Best chance they've had - England are always slow starters, in transition, problems in the front row and Italy are at home. Expect a proper tussle.

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The overall squad maybe a bit lacking but that's a decent starting line up if it is coached well. It's not a terrible XV, but realistically the best we can hope for is 4th. And that's only because we've got Scotland and Italy at home. "Scotland" have a strong squad with some more poaches added. Wat...

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My personal 15 (assuming the squad are all fit) would be: LRZ Adams Grady Tompkins Dyer Costelow Davies Dommychopski Elias Assyrat (christ, we're thin at TH) Daf Will Wainwright Reffell Botham (I'd also accept Basham at 6 and Wainwright at 8) I can't even be bothered selecting a bench, because I'm ...

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Telegraph saying that George will be named England captain and that Slade and LC-D recalled when the squad is announced tomorrow Assuming that Dan is named 3rd hooker thgat will be a shame for Curtis Langdon who has been playing so well for Saints Slade has looked class in the games I have seen him...

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Steward is also a good pick if you have a 9/10 who can get the backline moving, and you're not desperately looking to your 15 to create as a crutch for their lack of ambition. It would help if, as Quins and Saints do, England used both 9 and 10 as playmakers. England only seem to want the 9 to shov...

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He's really nowhere near as bad as the groupthink would suggest. That doesn't mean that his place shouldn't be under a bit of pressure though, and it would be nice to see Carpenter or Furbank getting a run-out. Agreed. Its all about balance too - Steward is a good pick if you have two rapid wings a...

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Take the emotion out of it and the move makes sense. The URC has too many teams to have a sensible playing structure - the Premiership has too few team to make financial sense. Geographically it also makes sense.

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fatcat wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 1:48 am What's this Roots bollocks? I know he comes with the cage fighting hype but as a player he doesn't exactly scream international standard.

Never even noticed him on the pitch !

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So.... You're saying there's a chance! That's good enough for me. Mon' sale! :lol: Genuinely pleased at the Sinckler news, cannot remember the last time he actually played well for England. An absolute bluffer. Never the same after the back injury. It's a shame - he was close to world class 5 years...

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Not sure that supporters in England would fancy having to travel to Ireland/Scotland that often. I think we see enough of them, and the others, with the Euro tournaments - I just can't see the benefits to English clubs - especially with the different way the Celtic sides are funded. And Anglo Welsh...

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Not sure that supporters in England would fancy having to travel to Ireland/Scotland that often. I think we see enough of them, and the others, with the Euro tournaments - I just can't see the benefits to English clubs - especially with the different way the Celtic sides are funded. And Anglo Welsh ...

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Farrell’s renowned leadership and game management on show again, as he jogs round the pitch like a prop. No doubt this will be called abuse rather than opinion. What does constitute abuse is the continued lip Farrell gives refs - marched back another ten. World class mate, drive you to France mysel...

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Absolutely dismal from Sarries - what on earth has happened to them. Farrell looks totally disinterested.

Not going to bother with the rest of the game

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Will you handbag dogs ever stop yapping, constantly telling us you don't care or need us but can't stop the bitching. You have your saffa bum chums now, just leave us alone. :lol: Constantly telling people you don't need them is exactly the sort of thing that confident, secure folk do. :lol: You've...

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I can't recall seeing Sarries so thoroughly outgunned in every department, ever. You'd almost feel for them. Almost. I always support any England side in Europe - thought Sarries would have made a bit of a fist of this game and at least challenge for a BP - they've been totally outclassed, losing a...

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Scythed apart again from another error - unlike Goode to misjudge it so badly.

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Farrell is having a mare. So many errors.

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Farrell endearing himself to the ref again

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Sarries getting taken apart here - they look bereft of ideas in attack and defence. Not the side they once were.

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