[2025 Six Nations] Wales vs England - 15/3/25

Geordie · 2025-03-12T14:12:15+0000

Jakedood said:
England starting XV
15. Marcus Smith (Harlequins, 43 caps)
14. Tom Roebuck (Sale Sharks, 3 caps)
13. Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints, 19 caps)
12. Fraser Dingwall (Northampton Saints, 3 caps)
11. Elliot Daly (Saracens, 72 caps)
10. Fin Smith (Northampton Saints, 10 caps)
9. Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints, 22 caps)
1. Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears, 70 caps) – vice-captain
2. Luke Cowan-Dickie (Sale Sharks, 48 caps)
3. Will Stuart (Bath Rugby, 49 caps)
4. Maro Itoje (Saracens, 92 caps) – captain
5. Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers, 27 caps)
6. Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, 60 caps)
7. Ben Curry (Sale Sharks, 10 caps)
8. Ben Earl (Saracens, 41 caps)

Replacements
16. Jamie George (Saracens, 100 caps) – vice-captain
17. Fin Baxter (Harlequins, 10 caps)
18. Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers, 11 caps)
19. Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins, 14 caps)
20. Henry Pollock (Northampton Saints, uncapped)
21. Tom Willis (Saracens, 5 caps)
22. Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers, 17 caps)
23. George Ford (Sale Sharks, 98 caps)

Ok..
Unsure on Ford on the bench
Why no Tom Willis starting....

BUT
i like that team.

Geordie · 2025-03-12T14:13:12+0000

Missed Pollock on aswell!

ncurd · 2025-03-12T14:13:27+0000

Why 3 fly halfs? Why!

Utter madness.

Leonormous Boozer · 2025-03-12T14:15:10+0000

ncurd said:
Why 3 fly halfs? Why!

Utter madness.

There has to be an abnormal amount of players from one position in an England match day squad, it's the law.

TRF_Olyy · 2025-03-12T14:15:54+0000

It's gonna happen, isn't it?

TRF_Olyy · 2025-03-12T14:16:16+0000

ncurd said:
Why 3 fly halfs? Why!

Utter madness.

More flyhalves than locks is pretty funny, you have to admit

Geordie · 2025-03-12T14:17:47+0000

Happy with that team...England win.

Crash Hamster · 2025-03-12T14:18:13+0000

Sniff Bostik has been at the glue again and is channelling his inner Eddie Jones.

It's the only explanation.

Three fly halves.

Two complete back rows (including one player as a lock replacement who wasn't even the lock replacement last week.)

Bonkers.

Noonz · 2025-03-12T14:20:52+0000

Tom Willis injured maybe?

Geordie · 2025-03-12T14:22:05+0000

Strong team to smash the breakdown and cover high balls.
Playmakers at 9, 10, 11, 15, 22, 23
Huge impact from bench
Ford to control the game to the end.
Freemans presence in the midfield alongside Dingwall who he played 13 with for half a season. - Familiarity

Crash Hamster · 2025-03-12T14:28:19+0000

Yeah, that worked...

W

Welsh Exile

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Today at 2:36 PM

#52

I would honestly start Bomb and watch him destroy the English.

Crash Hamster

First XV

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Today at 2:37 PM

#53

What I was hoping to say was:

From Italy to Wales:

2 to 16, 16 to 2.
7 to 8, 8 to 21, 21 to 7.

11 out.
13 out after 8 minutes, 15 to 13 then 11.
14 to 13, new player at 14.
23 to 15.

16 to 2.
19 out.
20 to 19.
New player at 20.
21 to 7.
8 to 21.
New player at 23.

Can't beat a bit of continuity...

Lé Ddanno

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#54

Freak selection. Seriously wtf.

Why is Bcurry dropped for a child. Why is Willis benched. Why is Ford in 23. Why is Daly on the wing and Freeman at 13. Why have we got 1/5th of the locks we had 5 years ago.

Wales are bad, sure, but this is the level of disrespect that gets you a punishment beating.

W

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#55

Lé Ddanno said:
Freak selection. Seriously wtf.

Why is Bcurry dropped for a child. Why is Willis benched. Why is Ford in 23. Why is Daly on the wing and Freeman at 13. Why have we got 1/5th of the locks we had 5 years ago.

Wales are bad, sure, but this is the level of disrespect that gets you a punishment beating.

Sir Clive says you can put 60 points on us.

F

Flankers' paradise

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Today at 2:45 PM

#56

I don't understand the thinking here, if we lose a centre is Daly meant to move in with Ford on the wing, or ford to FB with Marcus moving wide, is Ford covering 12, is Marcus? What a clusterf*ck

Crash Hamster

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#57

I know it would be unlucky to lose an OC after 8 minutes 2 weeks running, but surely the Smith/Ford/Smith axis in the backline is taking things a tad too far..?

Maybe Earl, after his excellent spell at 12 last week, is designated midfield cover?

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#58

Flankers' paradise said:
I don't understand the thinking here, if we lose a centre is Daly meant to move in with Ford on the wing, or ford to FB with Marcus moving wide, is Ford covering 12, is Marcus? What a clusterf*ck

Great minds!

G

Grizwald

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Today at 2:47 PM

#59

There's good and bad in there. Freeman to 13 has been muted for a while in the long term at least he has his team mate inside him. Given up guessing how the coaches want to play, kick-o-thon or chuck it about with a physical lump at 13 that can get you over the gain line.

3 10s is bonkers. Daly IMO is an excellent #23 option. There's plenty of flexibility in the starting backs should an injury occur but lots of shuffling potentially. 3 10's is madness, particularly when the guy on the bench can only play there (and the guy starting?)

Sleightholme has been a bit flaky but his try scoring record speaks for itself. Happy to see Roebuck get an opportunity. Willis benched and CCS as lock cover are head scratchers.