England vs Tonga (06/11)

[TRF_Olyy]

England vs Tonga
15:15, 6th November 2021
Twickenham Stadium​

 

[TommiG88]

England to put 60-80 on the board, but Tonga's team will certainly be stronger this week with a few of their players coming in and more time together as a squad

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Apparently 10 players to be released this afternoon (though I'd be surprised as you can't even play 15 v 15 then!)

 

[Bada-Bing!]

England players to bank £70,000 each for winning all three autumn Tests

Eddie Jones’s men have been given a new pay deal but Tonga are once again the poor relations

www.theguardian.com

They better win all 3 then.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Yawn,
Every year there's whining about England players getting paid more than others,

RFU are giving a six figure sum to the Tongan union, and are doing a skills share with coaches and training sessions,

How much did the SRU give them last week? Where are the articles about that?

Why is it only ever an issue when England play tier 2 sides (and give them far more than anyone else does)

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Quirke, Lynagh and Malins unav for the weekend as injured pre camp

Smith injured in camp but should be ok for the weekend. (Watch him be on the bench with Furbank at 10 lol)

 

[Geordie]

Quirkes the one im disappointed with . Really wanted to see him start v Tonga.

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Quirkes the one im disappointed with . Really wanted to see him start v Tonga.

Was never gonna play any of the games imo

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Was never gonna play any of the games imo

Think he would've made the bench with Randall out of contention
It would've been him vs Mitchell this weekend, but with Mitchell only being in camp for three days before team selection

 

[Geordie]

i think Quirke will definately get on the field this AI...hes quality.

Steward an inury risk aswell...

Injured Smith a doubt for Tonga Test

Fly-half Marcus Smith may miss England's Test against Tonga after a leg injury restricted him to minimal training in the run-up to Saturday's match.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Oh lord.

 

[Geordie]

....World cup 2035...

England go into it full of confidence with experienced half back pairing:

9 Ben Youngs
10 Owen Farrell

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

What's the back 3 with no Malins, Lynagh or Steward then?


Furbank almost certainly the 15 then flanked by Radwan and May?

If all those out aren't risked then i'd expect

Youngs, Faz, May, Manu, Slade, Radwan, Furbank

Bench of Mitchell, Marchant and Atkinson / a 6-2 split

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

v Tonga I could see it being Freeman on the bench or starting with Furbank 10 cover off bench.

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

v Tonga I could see it being Freeman on the bench or starting with Furbank 10 cover off bench.

I forgot about Freeman actually - yeah that may make more sense

 

[Reiser99]

WTF I thought we left the days of Eddie injuring his squad behind...

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

WTF I thought we left the days of Eddie injuring his squad behind...

In fairness he's only injured 2, the rest came in hurt

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Eddie: So how you all feeling after the full contact session?

Player: Actually I think I might have tweaked something, might have to skip this afternoon's sessi..

Eddie:

Youngs, Faz, May, Manu, Slade, Radwan, Furbank

Bar Radwan that's a pretty depressing lineup for an AI vs a Tier 2 side

 

[Teddington Logic]

I would take a lot of what EJ says with a pinch of salt

Team will be announced on Thursday. Until then chill

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Youngs, Faz, May, Manu, Slade, Radwan, Furbank

Lol, no Freeman basically confirms this if no Smith.