England Six Nations squad 2022

[Scotty]

For me I would like to see

1. Genge
2. George
3. Sinckler
4. Launch
5. Itoje
6. Lawes
7. Curry
8. Alfie
9. Quirke
10. Ford
11. Murley
12. Kelly
13. Marchant
14. Hassle-Collins
15. Steward

16. Dolly
17. Marler
18. Heyes
19. Chessum
20. Willis
21. Randall
22. Smith
23. Malins

I see the logic in that entire backline inc the bench but damn thats a almost complete rework getting rid of any experience about what 10 caps? Ford being the obvious exception.

How much does that change when all are fit. Assuming JWillis i do still want to see a backline of JWillis Curry Dombrandt, 2 fetchers with Willis as actually a pretty good carrier and Dombrant running lines, Barbs does need work and wonder if hes best post WC.

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

RFU statement….Clear strategy. Solid progress.

Delusional or disingenuous. Take your pick.

https://www.ruck.co.uk/statement-rfu-release-statement-regarding-eddie-jones/

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

I see the logic in that entire backline inc the bench but damn thats a almost complete rework getting rid of any experience about what 10 caps? Ford being the obvious exception.

How much does that change when all are fit. Assuming JWillis i do still want to see a backline of JWillis Curry Dombrandt, 2 fetchers with Willis as actually a pretty good carrier and Dombrant running lines, Barbs does need work and wonder if hes best post WC.

In the starting backs only really Youngs and Slade miss out from what we have now.
I'm assuming May and Watson might not be fit, my preference would be someone like Watson/May/Nowell but I'm a fan of Murley feel he could do a job Nowell does but stay fit.

The core of that team is still pretty experienced, 1-7 is basically first choice.

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Is there conf of what happened to Nowell? Looked like a broken wrist / hand to me?

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Some SCW click bait.

But there's probably also validity in some of what he's saying.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.da...U-STINKS-bottom-England-fans-taken-fools.html

 

[TRF_Olyy]

The irony of course is that the RFU's ham-fisted attempts to draw a line under this season have only ignited people's fury…and suspicion.

I thought this too - if they'd have had a generic "We hold a review after every tournament so will look at performance then", then people would have forgotten about it in no time
Coming out and saying everything is going to plan just made people take notice of the BS

 

[BrokenWing]

Saying everything is going to plan is fine until they use the word progress.

 

[Becca]

Some SCW click bait.

But there's probably also validity in some of what he's saying.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.da...U-STINKS-bottom-England-fans-taken-fools.html

I think there's validity in what he's saying.
The whole situation is totally unedifying.

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

I think there's validity in what he's saying.
The whole situation is totally unedifying.

If only we could be unEddiefied.

With that statement and some of the derision that's accompanied it you have to think that Jones and his acolytes are now properly starting to feel the pressure.

 

[Becca]

If only we could be unEddiefied.

With that statement and some of the derision that's accompanied it you have to think that Jones and his acolytes are now properly starting to feel the pressure.

I agree.
They can't keep sweeping things under the carpet when there are so many headlines that don't seem to be going away this week.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

One thing I do want to say about Sir Clive
https://www.rugbypass.com/news/im-j...rd-rubbishes-englands-biggest-selection-call/

"I sincerely hope I'm wrong. Equally, I have seen nothing to suggest Steward is a Test wing — I wonder if he has ever even started there. I like Steward defensively but I have concerns about his attacking prowess and pace. Now, England have put him out wide where he needs even more gas."

Also SCW
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/r...-term-answer-Englands-thorny-issue-No-12.html

"
Perhaps you start thinking outside the box. England have two classy young full-backs in Freddie Steward and Max Malins.

Perhaps the former, with size, power and skill, could be switched to 12 long-term, although the heat of probably the most competitive Six Nations in modern years is not that time. Keep with specialists for now."

Honestly not trying to discredit his v Eddie beef just something that annoyed me at the time.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

SCW makes valid points but you can just feel the smug oozing off him as he claims he could see what was going wrong in the prep for the final and if only they had taken on board what he said...

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

Steward shouldn't have been on the wing though. We needed our best FB at FB and needed an actual wing with pace to balance out the Nowel selection on the other wing. The fact he was good at chasing a kick (sarcastic wow) didn't make him at good winger and was one less cap we had to settle into our attack from FB.

We should have started a winger at wing in the Italy game or even the first game and let them play this six nations.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Yeah Steward was ok on the wing but should've been at 15

Could understand it if we brought in a top 15 and needed to make room (or even if we swapped him and Malins around to see how they work in that combination) but shifting him out to accommodate Furbank was mad

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

I think it made sense with the game plan, I agree Furbank was not the right player though.

 

[Becca]

I think it made sense with the game plan, I agree Furbank was not the right player though.

His insistence on picking Furbank full stop is nonsensical

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Times not letting up.

Just the 4 articles today digging at Seeeney / Jones / number of assistants he's got through.

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

No smoke without fire in his use of assistant coaches.

 

[Jakedood]

Yeah Steward was ok on the wing but should've been at 15

Could understand it if we brought in a top 15 and needed to make room (or even if we swapped him and Malins around to see how they work in that combination) but shifting him out to accommodate Furbank was mad

I think an interesting one is that you could have kept say a Max Malins on the wing, and merely had it set up that in attack, Steward stays wide to chase kicks and Malins drops into the backfield without switching numbers, as EJ likes to say that numbers are irrelevant. But you cant have Furbank out wide in defense as well, he'd be even worse... but the main thing for sure is that that was the time to let Malins play, why drop him for Furbank?

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

I think an interesting one is that you could have kept say a Max Malins on the wing, and merely had it set up that in attack, Steward stays wide to chase kicks and Malins drops into the backfield without switching numbers, as EJ likes to say that numbers are irrelevant. But you cant have Furbank out wide in defense as well, he'd be even worse... but the main thing for sure is that that was the time to let Malins play, why drop him for Furbank?

All Malins had done in the tournament was prove that he's not an international wing which I think everyone knew anyway. Tries aren't the back 3's only currency but I read he's something like 0 tries from 14 tests which won't have helped.

Maybe it was a case of his confidence being shot in which case Jones was right to remove him, otherwise a bit of position swapping would have seemed the way to go. Jones seems to like Furbank but he looks out of his depth to me.