[England] Post-6N/Pre-RWC Player Watch

[goodNumber10]

Yes. We all will.

I'd like to see: Robshaw/Billy/Morgan and also Robshaw/Kvesic/Morgan tried out.

wouldn't be upset to either of those either

 

[Duck a l'Orange]

Do none of you people have jobs?!

I'd love to see Billy at 6, but it would make dropping Robshaw for a better jumper pretty imperative, at least until Hughes is an option at 8. Tbh, I wouldn't be crying too much if Lancaster forgot about the lineout and left it with two second rows jumping and one mediocre jumper in the backrow- Billy jumping, anyone? It won't happen though...

 

[goodNumber10]

Do none of you people have jobs?!

I'd love to see Billy at 6, but it would make dropping Robshaw for a better jumper pretty imperative, at least until Hughes is an option at 8. Tbh, I wouldn't be crying too much if Lancaster forgot about the lineout and left it with two second rows jumping and one mediocre jumper in the backrow- Billy jumping, anyone? It won't happen though...

Robshaw can jump.

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Also Tuilagi has now been banned from driving for 3 months and fined £1000 for speeding and running up his 12 points.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Jesus christ what an idiot. He seems to have attended the Dylan Hartley school of how to throw away your England rugby career.

 

[Patchey]

If he moves to Sarries he can probably get a bus to training and avoid driving, just saying...

 

[91jmay]

I think Moriarty looks a player for future for Wales, no issue with them calling him up. We have loads of better 8 options going forward so rather bloke gets an international career.

 

[goodNumber10]

I think Moriarty looks a player for future for Wales, no issue with them calling him up. We have loads of better 8 options going forward so rather bloke gets an international career.

I think everyone agrees with that.

 

[Duck a l'Orange]

Robshaw can jump.

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Also Tuilagi has now been banned from driving for 3 months and fined £1000 for speeding and running up his 12 points.

Yup, hence why I said "better" jumper.

 

[goodNumber10]

Yup, hence why I said "better" jumper.

ah, sorry misread that

 

[g6mcg]

I think everyone agrees with that.

Even me !

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Obviously it's a long way until we cut the squad down, but there's whispers going around that 36 won't go to the RWC at the expense of Slade, and also that Cipriani will go, with Farrell being considered at centre as much as 10.
So you'd get something like
Ford, Cips,
Farrell, Slade, Barritt, Joseph

 

[chippieolamus]

Obviously it's a long way until we cut the squad down, but there's whispers going around that 36 won't go to the RWC at the expense of Slade, and also that Cipriani will go, with Farrell being considered at centre as much as 10.
So you'd get something like
Ford, Cips,
Farrell, Slade, Barritt, Joseph

Basically 4 10s... Surely with Slade and Farrell you don't need Cips?

 

[Patchey]

...with Farrell being considered at centre as much as 10.

No. Just no.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Basically 4 10s... Surely with Slade and Farrell you don't need Cips?

Wouldn't be surprised if Lancaster was looking at Farrell as his first choice 12, with Slade and Barritt as the 2nd choice partnership.

Considering all of Cipriani's England games, recently, have seen him play at 15 for a bit, then I wouldn't be surprised to see Cipriani go as 10/15 cover (if he does go) rather than an out and out 10 - especially with Brown's concussion concerns.

 

[goodNumber10]

Obviously it's a long way until we cut the squad down, but there's whispers going around that 36 won't go to the RWC at the expense of Slade, and also that Cipriani will go, with Farrell being considered at centre as much as 10.
So you'd get something like
Ford, Cips,
Farrell, Slade, Barritt, Joseph

Finally, common sense prevails.

 

[Peat]

Wouldn't be surprised if Lancaster was looking at Farrell as his first choice 12, with Slade and Barritt as the 2nd choice partnership.

Considering all of Cipriani's England games, recently, have seen him play at 15 for a bit, then I wouldn't be surprised to see Cipriani go as 10/15 cover (if he does go) rather than an out and out 10 - especially with Brown's concussion concerns.

Yuck.

 

[Maverick1987]

Yuck.

My thoughts exactly but at the end of the day we got to find a spot for Andy Farrells boy .....

 

[Maverick1987]

Jesus christ what an idiot. He seems to have attended the Dylan Hartley school of how to throw away your England rugby career.

Meh getting caught speeding is hardly being an idiot unless it was very excessive . It could mean he was doing 35 in a 30 which I'm sure a large amount of people have done at some point . If he was doing 80 in a 30 then I have no sympathy

 

[Patchey]

I just don't understand how Farrell at 12 can be viewed as a serious option.

I mean I guess you want to make room for of many of your best players in the squad. So you could have Ford at 10, Farrell at 12, Cips and Slade on the bench.

But... No.

 

[TheSaffycen]

Well maybe he is seeing it as
10-Cips/Ford
12-Farrell/Slade
13-Barritt/Joseph
Ford-Farrell-Barritt beat Australia didn't it ? Or am I mistaken ? With Farrell looking a lot fitter and playing with Joseph outside we can still make an interesting attacking plan from them.