[2024 Six Nations] Italy vs England - 03/02/24

[Duck a l'Orange]

Place your bets on what will come first, our attack or nuclear fusion.

A coherent English attack is 50 years away, and always will be.

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

So it looks like Care-Ford, with debuts for Dingwall and Roots.


F Steward; E Daly, H Slade, F Dingwall, T Freeman; G Ford, D Care; J Marler, J George (c), W Stuart, M Itoje, O Chessum, E Roots, S Underhill, B Earl.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

F Steward; E Daly, H Slade, F Dingwall, T Freeman; G Ford, D Care; J Marler, J George (c), W Stuart, M Itoje, O Chessum, E Roots, S Underhill, B Earl.

 

[Geordie]

So it looks like Care-Ford, with debuts for Dingwall and Roots.


F Steward; E Daly, H Slade, F Dingwall, T Freeman; G Ford, D Care; J Marler, J George (c), W Stuart, M Itoje, O Chessum, E Roots, S Underhill, B Earl.

To be honest bar Roots and Fords form, i dont mind that at all....

And even (ill say it through gritted teeth) Roots we know will be aggressive and physcial all round the park and in the tight.

 

[TommiG88]

Yuck

 

[Saintjay]

It could be worse i guess.

Is Mitchell definitely out?

 

[TommiG88]

Jones was slowly killing my support for England, and I feel Borthwick is trying to finish me off.

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

It could be worse i guess.

Is Mitchell definitely out?

If he's fit he'll be on the bench according to Times

 

[Rugbyfan564]

If he's fit he'll be on the bench according to Times

And if not it be Spencer.

 

[Reiser99]

Far more conservative than I'd like against Italy, especially when it means not picking the form players.

 

[Rugbyfan564]

In terms of fhe wider public Ford will be a popular choice - he is not at all like Farrelll and unpopular.

 

[OllyM97]

England do a very good job of killing any enthusiasm before a ball is even kicked. That is literally the most uninspiring team that could have been picked.

 

[Reiser99]

In terms of fhe wider public Ford will be a popular choice - he is not at all like Farrelll and unpopular.

He may be more popular than Farrell, but he's out of form and F. Smith should start.

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Times now saying FW on the bench, which is nice

 

[IT157]

The team looks fine to me. Was everyone expecting each player to be a new cap? People that upset with the exclusion of Fin Smith? He's in form but also very green.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

The team looks fine to me. Was everyone expecting each player to be a new cap? People that upset with the exclusion of Fin Smith? He's in form but also very green.

Daly, Stuart, Care and Roots are my issues

Marler too tbh - would've rather Obano Cole start, Marler Stuart bench

Bit iffy on Underhill considering he's been out injured for two-ish months, but I guess if anyone's gonna hit the ground running after injury it's gonna be him

 

[Saintjay]

The team looks fine to me. Was everyone expecting each player to be a new cap? People that upset with the exclusion of Fin Smith? He's in form but also very green.

He's got to play at some point. Better chucking him in vs Italy than away in Wales I'd say.

 

[IT157]

He's got to play at some point. Better chucking him in vs Italy than away in Wales I'd say.

Has the bench been named? Maybe he will come off the bench depending how the game is going.

 

[TheOwl]

It seems Marcus Smith is out.

Gutted for him but a part of me is genuinely happy excited by the prospect of seeing Fin Smith at 10 with Mitchell at 9.

I can’t see Fin starting. Borthwick isn’t that adventurous. He will likely start Ford.

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Has the bench been named? Maybe he will come off the bench depending how the game is going.

Times saying it will be Mitchell (or Spencer if unfit), F Smith, IFW, Genge, Dan, Cole, Coles, B Curry.