Review of England’s 6 Nations Performance

[j'nuh]

I don't think Eastmond's a poor defender - he can make his tackles. His positioning may be a bit off because of his recent code switching, but that'll improve in time.

Pound-for-pound, I'm sure he's good. I think he'll stand a better chance on the wing or tucked into the half-backs though. 12/13 is like the one area where backs can't avoid taking on forwards, and he's going to have a hard time stopping the Morgans and Vunipolas. I'd have a big 8 receiving the ball from the fly-half behind a couple of dummy runners and running into midfield. Done right and its guaranteed meters. Also, with fast-enough ball, just recycling the 8 straight at the 10-12 channel would be deadly in itself, if it were Ford and Eastmond.

 

[Peat]

Think j'nuh's right. Play Eastmond at 12 for England you virtually lock in Farrell. It'll be interesting to see what Bath do next season actually, they've got a major collection of very talented but relatively small backs, which doesn't sound the best recipe.

 

[j'nuh]

And Banahan. He's neither small, nor a back.

9. Stringer 10. Ford/Heathcote 11. Biggs 12. Eastmond 13. Joseph 14. Agulla(?) 15. Abendanon DOES sound exciting though.