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England XV vs Barbarians (02/06/2019)
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<blockquote data-quote="Pieter Steph du Teague" data-source="post: 945201" data-attributes="member: 72520"><p>Not a massively inspiring selection, but I guess with the limitations we couldn't have hoped for much better.</p><p>Expecting the 23 to look something like:</p><p>1. Obano</p><p>2. Dunn</p><p>3. Painter</p><p>4. Stooke</p><p>5. Spencer</p><p>6. Ellis</p><p>7. Curry</p><p>8. Dombrandt</p><p>9. White</p><p>10. Smith</p><p>11. Bassett</p><p>12. Williams</p><p>13. Marchant</p><p>14. Loader</p><p>15. Hammersley</p><p></p><p>16. Taylor</p><p>17. Harrison</p><p>18. Hill</p><p>19. Beaumont</p><p>20. Harrison</p><p>21. Mitchell</p><p>22. Sheedy</p><p>23. O'Conor</p><p></p><p>Good to see some really young guns like Painter, White and Smith already gaining recognition but there are a lot of calls that don't make a ton of sense, namely guys like Ellis, Bassett and Hammersley. Sure, they're all good enough players but just uninspiring. At 24, 27 and 26 respectively, they're not old but they're not going to get any higher than their current ceilings. Would've far rather seen guys like Hill, Ibitoye and Malins included; guys who could come to be in the reckoning for 1st XV honours in the not too distant future.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pieter Steph du Teague, post: 945201, member: 72520"] Not a massively inspiring selection, but I guess with the limitations we couldn't have hoped for much better. Expecting the 23 to look something like: 1. Obano 2. Dunn 3. Painter 4. Stooke 5. Spencer 6. Ellis 7. Curry 8. Dombrandt 9. White 10. Smith 11. Bassett 12. Williams 13. Marchant 14. Loader 15. Hammersley 16. Taylor 17. Harrison 18. Hill 19. Beaumont 20. Harrison 21. Mitchell 22. Sheedy 23. O'Conor Good to see some really young guns like Painter, White and Smith already gaining recognition but there are a lot of calls that don't make a ton of sense, namely guys like Ellis, Bassett and Hammersley. Sure, they're all good enough players but just uninspiring. At 24, 27 and 26 respectively, they're not old but they're not going to get any higher than their current ceilings. Would've far rather seen guys like Hill, Ibitoye and Malins included; guys who could come to be in the reckoning for 1st XV honours in the not too distant future. [/QUOTE]
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