Sounds like Chris Robshaw with a weird accent
Agree that 13 is our main weakness in the backline. A fit Tuilagi would be my choice but you can't rely on him being fit. After that I'd go for Te'o; similar mould so fits right into the game plan but more importantly is a very good player. Joseph doesn't do it for me, offers very little in attack these days and I don't entirely buy into the hype around his defence. It is good but whether it's worth keeping him in side despite his attacking frailties is a very different question. He is both experienced and reliable though so definitely an option. Beyond that the options wear quite thin. Marchant should be our 13 eventually but he's still a bit too green at the moment. I'm a big fan of Loz and Slade is also good and in a similar mould but it would mean a change of 12 as you don't really want both of your centres being out and out playmakers. I'd quite like to see Nowell given a go there.
Nowell to 13 is a bad idea after seeong the final, he gets stood up too easy and can get gassed to easily as he has a lack of pace and 13 is the hardest position to defend. I highly rate nowell but not at 13. JJ works when we have a pack going forward. Like teo and manu at 12 tbh loz and slade are arguably 12s more than 13s, not sure if we are to put daly to 13, with watson may and brown as the back 3
So Nowell should play wing rather than 13 because he's too slow to play 13?... I also don't see why people are keen on playing Manu at 12; he doesn't have the skillset to play there IMO. He's got no kicking game and a weak passing game. I could get on board with it if we had a Slade/Loz-esque 13 to make up for his lack of general back line ability but are either of those really good enough to be considered first choice? I don't think so. Agree that Loz is probably more of a 12 than a 13 but disagree wholeheartedly on Slade. Last season was easily his worst and it's the season in which he played at 12 for most of the season rather than 13. Maybe a coincidence. Probably not though.
