England Six Nations squad 2022

[HamJan]

The verbals probably have less impact than in past years but why say anything at all that increases the pressure on your own team or potentially gives the opposition something to feed off, no matter how small? It's not like Sco are total crap and we've got a settled double GS winning side.

The French are probably still killing themselves laughing after Jones said we were going to beat them up a couple of years ago. And the rest of the world is still waiting for the best team in the history of the world.

I've long since given up taking anything Jones says at face value, but you've got to wonder why he comes out with half the stuff he does.

Distraction.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Doing media must be insanely boring, being asked the same **** over and over again, and he's been coaching at the top level for what, over 2 decades?
Might as well have some fun with it

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Doing media must be insanely boring, being asked the same **** over and over again, and he's been coaching at the top level for what, over 2 decades?
Might as well have some fun with it

Yeah, that's fine as long as it's not to the detriment of the team. Then again whoever comes next I'll probably accuse of being boring and dull…..

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

I think we have to go Atkinson and Slade at 12 and 13 now with any other options out. Unless Jones pulls out a Slade and Nowell midfield which I wouldn't put it past him!

 

[Crash Hamster]

I suppose the good news is that Elliot Daly ("EFD") can only be played in one position, whatever the injuries. It's just depressing that, despite having all this amazing attacking talent available, EJ is likely to manage to pick a pedestrian backline with several players out of position.

* I actually don't mind him at all as an OC, except we don't need an OC, we already have one of those. Or a 23.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

"My running game is something that I really enjoy and I still pride myself on so if I can get a bit of Raffi's D in me and a bit of Harry's feel for when to tap, it adds and I can just pass on my experience to them knowing that we hopefully can help each other. That is the goal."

Why Ben Youngs craves 'Raffi's D and Harry's feel for when to tap'

With new scrum-halves in the England squad who are 12 and eight years younger, Ben Youngs hasn't been slow checking out what they offer.

www.rugbypass.com

 

[Crash Hamster]

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Why Ben Youngs craves 'Raffi's D and Harry's feel for when to tap'

With new scrum-halves in the England squad who are 12 and eight years younger, Ben Youngs hasn't been slow checking out what they offer.

www.rugbypass.com

What happens in training camp stays in training camp <nods>

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

15 year old would've spent all his money on these

 

[Crash Hamster]

One set's for running (£180) and the other is for kicking (£200). No, seriously. I suppose the plan is for the fly half to do nothing but kick it up in the air and the outside backs get to sprint after it; that's why they need different boots. Or maybe the FH changes from kicking boots to running boots if there's a danger of an attack...

Also: 69, nice.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Wonder if the players will actually wear them or if it's just for show?

Like them, either way - but not so much that price tag

 

[MikeTheNative]

Give me a grand and even I would wear those England boots.
I'm sure there is financial incentives for the players that do

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

Love Canterbury boots and always will, always found adidas ones too narrow.

 

[Lé Ddanno]

Huh, it's just occurred to me that a pair of kicker's boots sprayed black will be perfect for Torture Garden

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Scotland v England: Kyle Sinckler on ridding himself of a 'victim's mindset'

England prop Kyle Sinckler says ridding himself of a "victim's mindset" has been instrumental in his development as a player.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Joining that weird cult seems to have levelled him out, tbf
Did the same with James O'Connor

 

[Lé Ddanno]

Joining that weird cult seems to have levelled him out, tbf
Did the same with James O'Connor

Shame that they couldn't get through to Peter O'Mahoney

 

[Mr Burns]

Don't know how much stock we put in training pics but from looking at bib colours it looks like a rough starting 15 of:

Genge, LCD, Sinckler, Itoje, Ewels, Isiekwe, Curry, Dombrandt
Youngs, Smith, OHC, Atkinson, Slade, Daly, Steward

 

[Lé Ddanno]

Scotland will enjoy that

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I'd enjoy it too, tbh

Obv Ewells isn't ideal, but he's EJs boy so is inevitable with the absences
Not keen on Daly on the wing, but same as the above, really

 

[Scotty]

Don't know how much stock we put in training pics but from looking at bib colours it looks like a rough starting 15 of:

Genge, LCD, Sinckler, Itoje, Ewels, Isiekwe, Curry, Dombrandt
Youngs, Smith, OHC, Atkinson, Slade, Daly, Steward

If that squad were to be true then who would bench?