England World Cup Squad

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

Watson at 15 > steward at 15

But we probably need Watson at 14 more.

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Watson at 15 > steward at 15

But we probably need Watson at 14 more.

Does he play there for his club?

Scrap that.

Does he actually have a club?

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

Does he play there for his club?

Scrap that.

Does he actually have a club?

It's shocking in some way that Watson doesn't have a club yet but I can understand the lack of interest given his age and how much he will be away for this season.

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

It's shocking in some way that Watson doesn't have a club yet but I can understand the lack of interest given his age and how much he will be away for this season.

Possible that he does now, and it's abroad so they're waiting to announce it till post WC squad announcement?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

England squad on £100,000-a-man at World Cup

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That's mad, they'd need to reach the final for this to work out cheaper than the standard match fees
If they wanted it to be fairer then instead of 23k per player per game do 16k per squad member per game

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Jack Willis position is interesting after that Top 14 game

Honestly don't see how the rules can be bent for him post World Cup but he's prob secured his role for the RWC

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Supposedly Ramm is getting called up when Borthwick brings in the Tigers/Saints players

I really rate him but... he's Australian

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Supposedly Ramm is getting called up when Borthwick brings in the Tigers/Saints players

I really rate him but... he's Australian

Also is he that much better than others?

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Also is he that much better than others?

He's really not

 

[BPM]

Supposedly Ramm is getting called up when Borthwick brings in the Tigers/Saints players

I really rate him but... he's Australian

If it had been Eddie it would have made more sense. As it is … errr what?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

After all that the rumours were wrong anyway,

Latest squad:

Forwards
Jamie Blamire (Newcastle Falcons)
Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers)
Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins)
Tom Dunn (Bath Rugby)
Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby)
Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears)
Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers)
Ted Hill (Bath Rugby)
Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)
Lewis Ludlam (Northampton Saints)
Joe Marler (Harlequins)
George Martin (Leicester Tigers)
Zach Mercer (Montpellier Hérault Rugby)
Beno Obano (Bath Rugby)
Tom Pearson (London Irish)
Val Rapava-Ruskin (Gloucester Rugby)
David Ribbans (Northampton Saints)
Kyle Sinckler (Bristol Bears)
Will Stuart (Bath Rugby)
Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby)

Backs
Henry Arundell (London Irish)
Danny Care (Harlequins)
Joe Cokanasiga (Bath Rugby)
Fraser Dingwall (Northampton Saints)
Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints)
Will Joseph (London Irish)
Joe Marchant (Harlequins)
Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby)
Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints)
Cadan Murley (Harlequins)
Guy Porter (Leicester Tigers)
Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs)
Fin Smith (Northampton Saints)
Marcus Smith (Harlequins)
Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers)
Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers)
Anthony Watson (Leicester Tigers)
Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)

Billy Vunipola (Saracens), Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers) and Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs) remain in camp to continue their rehabilitation from injury.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

No Kelly is just stupid as ****
Although looking at it no Lawrence either ??

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Changes:

OUT
Jack Walker
Ollie Hassell-Collins
Ollie Lawrence
Harry Randall
Ben Spencer

IN
Dan Cole
Joe Heyes
Courtney Lawes
Lewis Ludlam
George Martin
Dave Ribbans
Fraser Dingwall
Tommy Freeman
Alex Mitchell
Guy Porter
Fin Smith
Freddie Steward
Jack van Poortvliet
Anthony Watson
Ben Youngs

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

No Kelly is just stupid as ****

Shocked by that. Expected him to go all the way. Picking W. Joseph over him is just mind boggling.

Also surprised at OHC being out this early, but honestly not massively disappointed.

Edit: oh wow yeah, and Lawrence. Wtf?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

No Kelly is just stupid as ****
Although looking at it no Lawrence either ??

Yeah, some really weird calls

Many were predicting a Kelly/Lawrence RWC midfield and neither is even training?
Hopefully both just getting some R&R in

Bit surprised Randall is out too, thought he'd be kept around until the final RWC squad with him vs Youngs for the third spot - though maybe it came down to him vs Mitchell for the livewire 9, and Mitchell has more/more recent international experience

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Seeing some people say that Lawrence has picked up a minor knee injury, but then why isn't he on the rehab list?

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Changes:

OUT
Jack Walker
Ollie Hassell-Collins
Ollie Lawrence
Harry Randall
Ben Spencer

IN
Dan Cole
Joe Heyes
Courtney Lawes
Lewis Ludlam
George Martin
Dave Ribbans
Fraser Dingwall
Tommy Freeman
Alex Mitchell
Guy Porter
Fin Smith
Freddie Steward
Jack van Poortvliet
Anthony Watson
Ben Youngs

Jack Walker is actually still in camp, he just got injured last week

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Jack Walker is actually still in camp, he just got injured last week

Weird they didn't name him on their walking wounded list either, then

But does make sense why they dropped him but didn't call up a new hooker

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Weird they didn't name him on their walking wounded list either, then

But does make sense why they dropped him but didn't call up a new hooker

Yeah, there seems to be something weird going on with the Comms, as I only picked it up from the Quins release - that and Launchers confusion last week is peculiar

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Yeah, there seems to be something weird going on with the Comms, as I only picked it up from the Quins release - that and Launchers confusion last week is peculiar

Desperately hoping that this means Lawrence is also on the rehab list and they just haven't updated it from last week.