England 2021/22

[Lé Ddanno]

Right for Aus

Genge Blarmire IDK - Stuart will be here
Itoje Hill
Willis Billy(if Dombrandt is broken) Curry

Care Smith
Faz Marchant
IDK(not May or Nowell) - May was alright Steward Freeman

George - Not starting? Is LCD still in camp to "rehab?"
Rodd(he's good) - He wasn't today, Mako is back in form, call him up
IDK - probably Collier. He was fine, the scrum pens were all vs. Rodd. Made his tackles.
Lawes
Underhill
Randall(i want Quirke back) - Mitchell please, he must be seething after watching Randall today.
IDK - Has to be OHC or Radwan
Arendall(hype train but we are missing real attacking threat) - Way too soon for him. It'll be Daly

All the I Don't Know's are because i just dont know with injuries and all players that havnt had a chance i dont even know who's worthy.

 

[Mr Burns]

From Eddies comments it looks like Billy is unlikely to be called up, this is what he said:
"He [Dombrandt] will see a specialist tomorrow and we'll find out," Jones said. "Vunipola would be [an option] if he was fit, but he's not fit. Did you watch the game yesterday? Well you saw what happened at the end of the game, he got knocked out which means he's got a mandatory stand down. And if he's had concussions before he's got a longer mandatory stand down. So we'll need to consult the medical staff about that."

Chick looked decent today in the 45mins he played so wouldn't feel worried about him starting although can easily see Curry starting at 8 with Lawes/Underhill completing the backrow.

 

[Lé Ddanno]

From Eddies comments it looks like Billy is unlikely to be called up, this is what he said:
"He [Dombrandt] will see a specialist tomorrow and we'll find out," Jones said. "Vunipola would be [an option] if he was fit, but he's not fit. Did you watch the game yesterday? Well you saw what happened at the end of the game, he got knocked out which means he's got a mandatory stand down. And if he's had concussions before he's got a longer mandatory stand down. So we'll need to consult the medical staff about that."

Chick looked decent today in the 45mins he played so wouldn't feel worried about him starting although can easily see Curry starting at 8 with Lawes/Underhill completing the backrow.

That's on par with the Countryfile theme for making me depressed on a Sunday evening

 

[Mr Burns]

Also at a guess for the squad, Eddie took 32 players in 2016 so presume it will be similar here and by position:

LH: Genge, Rodd, M Vunipola
HK: George, Blamire, Walker
THP: Stuart, Heyes, Collier
LK: Itoje, Hill, Isiekwe, Ewels
BS: Lawes, Willis, Chessum
OS: Curry, Underhill
No. 8: Chick

SH: Youngs, Randall
FH: Smith, Farrell
IC: Atkinson
OC: Marchant, Daly
WG: May, Nowell, Malins, Cokanasiga
FB: Steward, Freeman, Arundell

Not what I'd pick out think that's the ball park, centre is an issue (we took 5 last time but there's only Dingwall in the current squad before the Tigers/Sarries lads are added).

 

[Scotty]

Also at a guess for the squad, Eddie took 32 players in 2016 so presume it will be similar here and by position:

LH: Genge, Rodd, M Vunipola
HK: George, Blamire, Walker
THP: Stuart, Heyes, Collier
LK: Itoje, Hill, Isiekwe, Ewels
BS: Lawes, Willis, Chessum
OS: Curry, Underhill
No. 8: Chick

SH: Youngs, Randall
FH: Smith, Farrell
IC: Atkinson
OC: Marchant, Daly
WG: May, Nowell, Malins, Cokanasiga
FB: Steward, Freeman, Arundell

Not what I'd pick out think that's the ball park, centre is an issue (we took 5 last time but there's only Dingwall in the current squad before the Tigers/Sarries lads are added).

I hope Chessum is taken as a lock and Faz is a 12 and will start every test there i bet.

We rebuilt way to late. And now we have quite a few injuries, out of form players and young talent that hasnt had time to bed in and gain experience.

As well as a coaching setup that hasnt done anything positive since the WC it feels like. We need to do something

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

I hope Chessum is taken as a lock and Faz is a 12 and will start every test there i bet.

We rebuilt way to late. And now we have quite a few injuries, out of form players and young talent that hasnt had time to bed in and gain experience.

As well as a coaching setup that hasnt done anything positive since the WC it feels like. We need to do something

If faz is Eddie's first choice 12 he's be idiotic to not take a second choice 10 (that's not faz) so that he doesn't have to completely rework his backline all the time.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Freddie Burns time to shine.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Well some unexpected call ups

Outside Ewels happy with the England pack, all the forwards deserve the call up

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Backs wise

JVP and Joseph is the classic coming the experience he won't play.
Atkinson played himself out of the shirt and Porter is prob the next best solid Centre option imo certainly as a carrier.

Reality is what other 12's are there really and Porter just started at 12 in a winning final game.

Furbank over Malins is the biggest wut for me

 

[Reiser99]

Interesting that some saints players have come into the squad after missing the barbarians.

 

[TommiG88]

Furbank in as 10 cover? That's the only reason I can see why he's there?

Would have liked to have seen OHC or Radwan in the squad over Nowell.

Still holding out for Kruis to change his mind on retirement some time this year so he can come back for the World Cup. But maybe he doesn't like Jones, so that's my reasoning behind him not returning to the fold.

 

[Duck a l'Orange]

I assume Ben Youngs has made himself unavailable (completely understandably)?

 

[Reiser99]

Tbh at this stage selections are irrelevant when the coaching setup is so clueless.

 

[Wasps92]

No Dombrandt?

 

[Mr Burns]

Well fairly uninspired, not exactly looking forward to this series with the likely team we'll pick. At a guess:

Genge
LCD
Stuart
Itoje
Hill
Lawes
Curry
B Vunipola

Randall
Smith
May
Farrell
Marchant
Nowell
Steward

Subs: George, M Vunipola, Heyes, Isiekwe, Underhill, Care, Furbank, Freeman

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Squad breakdown of likr
1. Genge, Mako, Rodd
2. George, Cowan-Dickie, Walker
3. Stuart, Heyes, Schickerling
4. Itoje, Chessum
5. Hill, Ewels,
6. Lawes, Isiekwe, Willis
7. Curry, Underhill, Ludlam
8. Billy,
9: Randall, Care, JVP
10. Smith, Furbank
11. May
12. Farrell, Porter
13. Marchant, Dingwall, Joseph
14. Cokanasiga, Nowell
15. Steward, Freeman, Arundell

 

[duncanb]

No Dombrandt?

On the injury list (knee)

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Talking about the squad without posting the squad is a bannable offence

No Dombrandt?

Blew his knee out in training

Wings are very uninspiring,
Joseph/Arundell as apprentices is good to see, same with Binny being back

Realistically it's as expected, pretty much

 

[Welsh Exile]

Is there anywhere to watch the game on catch up?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

It's on the Amazon Prime app