England World Cup Squad

[AlRums]

Apologies, how many 6N have Scotland won?

How many Calcutta cups have England won in the last six years?

 

[TommiG88]

How many Calcutta cups have England won in the last six years?

Not many, yet we actually write ourselves off quite a lot recently unlike yourselves who big yourself up to failure pretty much every year.

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

Ireland are rubbish as they've never won a Calcutta cup, worse cup ratio than Scotland.

Silly logic for a silly discussion.

 

[Which Tyler]

That is interesting from Ford- that's the first time we're hearing a bit of brutal honesty about things behind the scenes and the first person to lift the lid in terms of suggesting this "tight group" we hear from SB and KS actually may be a lot further from clicking than is suggested. By which I mean they can't even get it right in training, let alone the games.

This is a big narrative change from what we've been hearing. I hope Ford and more people blow the lid on this and call for a reset.

There is nothing to lose.

Maybe we misheard, and SB & KS think the squad are close to clique-ing

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Just seen a guy in the gym in a RWC top

Poor *******

 

[Booboobang]

It's the systems as much as the tackling - defense coach isn't the reason Malins got flattened, but is the reason we're disorganised and our line is crap and we fall apart on multi phases and/or breaks/offloads
Who's doing the bollocking though? Can't see Borthwick doing it, especially as he's the one who brough KS into this environment


No way there's any coaching changes until post RWC at the earliest

If it's still a shambles post RWC I could maybe see someone stepping down (KS? RW?) - it's gotta be an unpleasant environment to be coaching in even if you do believe you can make a difference, they might want to go back to club rugby to keep learning their craft rather than be under the microscope so much

If it is a group stage exit I fail to see how the RFU could justify keeping steve borthwick around, would be a massive pie in the face after the pay out to get him but that is just to much of an embarrasement surely.

Saying that, nothing the RFU do would surprise me.

 

[Booboobang]

Is it bad, that the current **** show has me thinking maybe clive should be brought back, not because I think he is actually good, but because it would mean at least mercer and radwan would get picked.

Sir Clive Woodward lays into Borthwick, calls for big changes ahead of World Cup - Page 2 of 3 - Ruck

#2. Henry Slade replacing Joe Marchant Woodward wrote: “It was a big call to leave out Slade in the first place but the paucity of the side’s back line displays…

www.ruck.co.uk

 

[TommiG88]

Is it bad, that the current **** show has me thinking maybe clive should be brought back, not because I think he is actually good, but because it would mean at least mercer and radwan would get picked.

Sir Clive Woodward lays into Borthwick, calls for big changes ahead of World Cup - Page 2 of 3 - Ruck

#2. Henry Slade replacing Joe Marchant Woodward wrote: “It was a big call to leave out Slade in the first place but the paucity of the side’s back line displays…

www.ruck.co.uk

He also has Watson at 15 who is injured

 

[Booboobang]

He also has Watson at 15 who is injured

Small irrelevant details like injured players, we can overlook an injured watson, and steward at 12 when he doesnt have any of the skills for it, think of radwan and mercer!

 

[Noonz]

Does the RFU have elections? How does change realistically happen at that level?

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Just seen a guy in the gym in a RWC top

Poor *******

Particular sympathy if this was Umbro England kit rather than general merch.

We don't need Underhill or Mercer. Or even Robertson, Hansen or Gatland. Nike's the answer - Just Do It.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Particular sympathy if this was Umbro England kit rather than general merch.

Sadly so, it was the away shirt

Hopefully he's Freddie Steward's dad or something and didn't buy the stash himself

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

Sadly so, it was the away shirt

Hopefully he's Freddie Steward's dad or something and didn't buy the stash himself

I like the deep blue and burgundy stash and will 100% be buying them in the sales in the next 6 months or so. Shame I won't be proud to wear them

 

[Noonz]

Fiji leapfrog England as huge World Rugby rankings movements confirmed

To add insult to injury, the Flying Fijians have leap-frogged England in the World Rugby rankings following their boilover Rugby World Cup...

www.rugbypass.com

Womp

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I like the deep blue and burgundy stash and will 100% be buying them in the sales in the next 6 months or so. Shame I won't be proud to wear them

Yeah, probably same tbf - gotta wait for the embarrassment to die down before I can be a public fan again

 

[AlRums]

England player ratings | The 42 players capped in Summer Nations 2023

It was a month to forget for England with suspension, injuries, lack of form and some terribly damaging results shattering optimism that they will be a trophy threat when the 2023 Rugby World Cup starts.

www.rugbypass.com

 

[Becca]

England player ratings | The 42 players capped in Summer Nations 2023

It was a month to forget for England with suspension, injuries, lack of form and some terribly damaging results shattering optimism that they will be a trophy threat when the 2023 Rugby World Cup starts.

www.rugbypass.com

Oh dear. Not pleasant reading.

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

England player ratings | The 42 players capped in Summer Nations 2023

It was a month to forget for England with suspension, injuries, lack of form and some terribly damaging results shattering optimism that they will be a trophy threat when the 2023 Rugby World Cup starts.

www.rugbypass.com

I expected low ratings but those seem really harsh on every player. Although not sure I'd Increase many of them.

 

[Becca]

I expected low ratings but those seem really harsh on every player. Although not sure I'd Increase many of them.

They are a little harsh. I don't think they all deserved such pitifully bad ratings.

 

[IT157]

Watching Ireland vs Samoa and I'm revising my prediction and think a group exit is on the cards

Yeah I can see Ireland not making it, and Scotland and South Africa going through instead.