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<blockquote data-quote="Smurfy" data-source="post: 1075673" data-attributes="member: 85743">I&#039;d like to see Coombes start against Italy at 8 rather than 6 tbh.&nbsp; If we are planning to play ball in hand I think he has all the skills needed, and I think Doris, despite having a big error count today, is potentially a world class 6 and probably needs a chance to get over today.&nbsp; I&#039;m a huge fan of Keenan&#039;s but I thought he was under par last week and downright poor today, and I think Lowry brings a bigger attacking threat and deserves a shot.&nbsp; I wouldn&#039;t like to see too many changes as we need to see how the newly introduced players play in a decent side rather than a cobbled together one.&nbsp; I would also like to see Doak training with the squad because I believe he&#039;s our future at 9.&nbsp; Today I thought Hansen, Beirne and Furlong were again our best players, with most of the rest being a mixed bag, and some were downright poor, but I can&#039;t ever remember a French side in the 6ns playing with such sustained intensity from the first minute, so I wouldn&#039;t be too harsh.&nbsp;&nbsp; In fact I think it was a huge achievement for us to be so close at the end, and the fact we were actually in with a chance of winning was borderline miraculous.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Smurfy, post: 1075673, member: 85743"] I’d like to see Coombes start against Italy at 8 rather than 6 tbh. If we are planning to play ball in hand I think he has all the skills needed, and I think Doris, despite having a big error count today, is potentially a world class 6 and probably needs a chance to get over today. I’m a huge fan of Keenan‘s but I thought he was under par last week and downright poor today, and I think Lowry brings a bigger attacking threat and deserves a shot. I wouldn’t like to see too many changes as we need to see how the newly introduced players play in a decent side rather than a cobbled together one. I would also like to see Doak training with the squad because I believe he’s our future at 9. Today I thought Hansen, Beirne and Furlong were again our best players, with most of the rest being a mixed bag, and some were downright poor, but I can’t ever remember a French side in the 6ns playing with such sustained intensity from the first minute, so I wouldn’t be too harsh. In fact I think it was a huge achievement for us to be so close at the end, and the fact we were actually in with a chance of winning was borderline miraculous. [/QUOTE]

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