What does everyone think is our weakest position at the moment? With Hask, Kvesic, Harrison and (hopefully) soon Underhill, I don't think 7 is so much of a woe any more.
I think our biggest problem areas are 12 & 15. At 12 we have no one really. Faz is a 10, Slade's unexperienced and out of form (And plays most of his rugby at 13), Tuilagi is always injured, Burrell's... Burrell. And at 15, Brown's past his time, Goode continually fails at international level, Watson and Nowell are both inexperienced there at international level, and Haley's inexperienced full-stop.
Surprisingly I can also see 6 being a worry post-2017. Ewers seems to be the only young 6 around ATM. Harrison and Itoje can both do a job there, but ideally you'd want to keep them at 7 and 4. 2 as well, George looks good but whether he's an international starter or merely an impact sub is questionable. LCD can't throw lineouts and TT just doesn't fit the ball carrying, physical mould Jones wants (As well as being inexperienced).
Come to think of it, 9 too. After Robson, there are 0 young ones. At this rate, Care and Youngs may both be going to the next RWC.
Both props seem well covered. LH: Marler, Vunipola, Genge, Mullan, Hepburn, Auterac TH: Cole, Hill, Sinckler, Brookes.
There's an abundance of quality second rows, I won't list them, everyone knows who they are.
8 too, an abundance. Vunipola, Beaumont, Clifford, Hughes (
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10 is a slight worry. After Faz and Ford you quickly run out of young 10s. Slade may get more game time there, hopefully, which would help that position.
13, like 10, after JJ and Daly you've kind of run out. Manu, when fit is good there (It's definitely his best position) but it's a big if as to whether he'll be fit.
Wings: Watson, Nowell, Yarde, May, Wade, Roko, Lewington etc.
