Chariot repair shop - What to fix and change

[TRF_Olyy]

Olyy, what chance of Mark Jennings getting lots of gametime at Sale?

Decent enough - been a little unfortunate with injury this season, but got a fair bit of time when fit (split between wing and centre).
I've a feeling he's going to see more time at wing than centre over the next year or two though, much like Will Addison who is slowly getting more time in the centres (in his 2nd full season of senior rugby) after starting out on the wing. Though Jennings has started HEC rugby in the centres, so he's obviously considered an option there by the management.
Addison is looking a really good option at 13 though.

 

[Peat]

Thought Addison was fairly small though, while Jennings quite big. Maybe it's not that important, but it is with this management, so...

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Think they're pretty similar size/weight, if anything I would've said Addison was the bigger of the two - however having just checked their stats Jennings is an inch shorter and 4lbs heavier. Not that big of a difference. Jennings is a real prospect though, I agree. Do hope we see a lot more of him in the future (and think we will). Injured himself with the u20s and think he's out for the season unfortunately.

 

[Peat]

Thought Addison was still sub 14 stone tbh.

 

[j'nuh]

Jonathan Joseph laid down a challenge imo, but that faded this year. Hopefully it will return. You see more of Trinder than me, so maybe I'm wrong, but ultimately I don't see him having the full package. I feel he's lacking in international level physicality and playing against guys mostly as quick as him won't really have too much left to offer. Might be wrong I accept. Lowe seems to have gone backwards. And I'm more than half convinced Elliot Daly will make his way internationally as a back three player.

You're probably right with Trinder. He's a fantastic runner and linkman, but is a defensive liability (prone to running out of the defensive line and missing tackles). He's a bit unlucky because he was supposed to develop his defense over the first half of the season, but spent most of it injured. Now its so close to the end of the season, Tindall is being picked as the safe option. But Gloucester's attack does seem to go up a notch when May can work with Trinder.

True re Daly and Lowe though. There are fewer options than I thought. For ages we moaned about options at 13 and none at 12, seems there's been a reversal. Eastmond maybe?

One more option I can think of: JSD. An exciting thought is that Gloucester might respond to having May, JSD and Sharples as wingers by moving JSD (or May) to 13. JSD has all the makings of a great 13.

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

England should not have any sarries players or coaches, they will get you no where. Their style will not win international matches because we don't ahve a monsterous pack like South Africa. We need to use players for what they are supposed to be used for:

Props who can scrum
Hooker who can throw in
Locks who can catch and jump
Back row who can, tackle, jackle and carry ball
SH who can pass
FH who can pass and kick and run
Wings who can score tries
Centres who can create space
FB who can catch and kick/run

We should base our international side on club combinations which work well. Using 4 sarries backs when they can't score tries is a joke! They have a good pack but why use their backs? Grrrr sorry about all the ranting. Just want at least one team i support to use their backs for once!

 

[djames6]

Robshaw is not an international standard open-side, bigged up by Sky who give him MOM regularly for having the dirtiest shirt at the end of a game. Neither is he an international standard blind-side. No way would I take him with the Lions, miles behind the 2 Welsh guys at 7, not even at the start line at 6.