England 2024/25

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

It's prob a reason why England are obsessed with him at LH

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Not to say that AOF can't succeed, but if you're conceding that much weight you've got to be an excellent scrummaging technician and contributing elsewhere.

Ticks both those boxes tbf,
Feel like people have forgotten the names he has in his back pocket from last season, took him about 3 months to complete a scrum because he was just winning penalties at every one, and these were against big international players as well

 

[Rinkadink]

That's small by international standards now.

Vincent Koch is only 3kg heavier. 118kg and he's widely considered one of the best in the business on current form at tight head?

 

[Geordie]

Well hopefully Fordjour, Fasogabon and Sela can push each other on....

And Heyes...and Harper ..

Surely form all those we'll get a couple of top class ones.

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Vincent Koch is only 3kg heavier. 118kg and he's widely considered one of the best in the business on current form at tight head?

He is, although not usually a first choice. And coming to the end of his career, the new breed is definitely getting bigger.

And that's still 3kg above where AOF wants to be, not where he is now. Plus Koch has the experience of 60 caps over 9 years, having plied his trade in 3 separate countries and coming from an environment where scrum is king.

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Ticks both those boxes tbf,
Feel like people have forgotten the names he has in his back pocket from last season, took him about 3 months to complete a scrum because he was just winning penalties at every one, and these were against big international players as well

Well let's hope he can kick on and do the hype justice.

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

The real question, is does SB have the intelligence to learn from his mistakes and the humility to ask for help on areas he's clear lacking.

I just get the impression (which is hopefully incorrect) that he's more likely to blame everything else rather than the obvious issues like game plan, subs, selecting three players who have hardly played.

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Yep, someone else's fault…..

Borthwick claims players not fit enough for Test rugby after South Africa loss

Steve Borthwick does not believe he will be sacked despite poor results while Freddie Stewart says the players should shoulder the blame

www.theguardian.com

 

[Crash Hamster]

Yep, someone else's fault…..

Borthwick claims players not fit enough for Test rugby after South Africa loss

Steve Borthwick does not believe he will be sacked despite poor results while Freddie Stewart says the players should shoulder the blame

www.theguardian.com

"They are Test match hardened, we are undercooked"

Can't wait for "Our players are tired after playing many games, they are fresh".

If only we'd had someone responsible for strength and conditioning. I also wonder how much extra you can impart into professional international-standard players. Surely, if they're good enough for international rugby, by definition they're fit for international rugby? Take athletics as an example: track and field competitors will peak for the Olympics. They can't maintain a plateau all season; England rugby know what their fixtures are, so why weren't the players peaking for the AIs?

So is Sniff Bostik suggesting that there are no players in England who are fit enough for international rugby? If there are, why isn't he picking them? If there aren't, why are we playing a tactic which exposes their lack of fitness?

My head hurts.