RWC: England - Romania (24-09-2011, 18:00)

[TRF_Ezequiel]

Otago Stadium, Dunedin (24-09-2011, 18:00)

Referee: Romain Poite

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[TABLE="class: grid"]
[TR][TD] England [/TD][TD] [/TD][TD] Romania [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] Ben Foden [/TD][TD] 15 [/TD][TD] Florin Adrian Vlaicu [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] Chris Ashton [/TD][TD] 14 [/TD][TD] Stefan Eugen Ciuntu [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] Manu Tuilagi [/TD][TD] 13 [/TD][TD] Ionel Cazan [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] Mike Tindall [/TD][TD] 12 [/TD][TD] Iulian Dumitras [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] Mark Cueto [/TD][TD] 11 [/TD][TD] Adrian Marian Apostol [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] Jonny Wilkinson [/TD][TD] 10 [/TD][TD] Marin Danut Dumbrava [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] Ben Youngs [/TD][TD] 9 [/TD][TD] Lucian Mihai Sirbu [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] James Haskell [/TD][TD] 8 [/TD][TD] Ovidiu Tonita [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] Lewis Moody [/TD][TD] 7 [/TD][TD] Cosmin Aurel Ratiu [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] Tom Croft [/TD][TD] 6 [/TD][TD] Sandu Stelian Burcea [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] Tom Palmer [/TD][TD] 5 [/TD][TD] Cristian Constantin Petre [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] Louis Deacon [/TD][TD] 4 [/TD][TD] Valentin Poparlan [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] Dan Cole [/TD][TD] 3 [/TD][TD] Silviu Florea [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] Steve Thompson [/TD][TD] 2 [/TD][TD] Bogdan Zebega Suman [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] Alex Corbisiero [/TD][TD] 1 [/TD][TD] Nicolai Nere [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] [/TD][TD] [/TD][TD] [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] Lee Mears [/TD][TD] 16 [/TD][TD] Marius Tincu [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] David Wilson [/TD][TD] 17 [/TD][TD] Paulica Ion [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] Simon Shaw [/TD][TD] 18 [/TD][TD] Mihai Macovei [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] Tom Wood [/TD][TD] 19 [/TD][TD] Daniel Gabriel Ianus [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] Richard Wigglesworth [/TD][TD] 20 [/TD][TD] Valentin Nicolae Calafeteanu [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] Toby Flood [/TD][TD] 21 [/TD][TD] Csaba Minya Gal [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] Delon Armitage [/TD][TD] 22 [/TD][TD] Catalin Marius Nicolae [/TD][/TR]
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[IluvRugby]

England will need to put in a crushing performance against Romania because the game against Georgia will no doubt concern Johnston.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I think Johnson will use some of the players who haven't seen a lot of time yet, so we could see something like:

1. Corbisiero
2. Mears
3. Stevens
4. Shaw
5. Deacon
6. Wood
7. Moody (c)
8. Haskell (Waldrom if brought in)
9. Wigglesworth
10. Flood
11. Cueto
12. Hape
13. Tindall
14. Banahan
15. Armitage

16. Hartley
17. Wilson
18. Palmer
19. Croft/Haskell
20. Simpson
21. Wilkinson
22. Foden

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

I think Johnson will use some of the players who haven't seen a lot of time yet, so we could see something like:

1. Corbisiero
2. Mears
3. Stevens
4. Shaw
5. Deacon
6. Wood
7. Moody (c)
8. Haskell (Waldrom if brought in)
9. Wigglesworth
10. Flood
11. Cueto
12. Hape
13. Tindall
14. Banahan
15. Armitage

16. Hartley
17. Wilson
18. Palmer
19. Croft/Haskell
20. Simpson
21. Wilkinson
22. Foden

agree that this lineup is likely, though it is worryingly bad. I hope Simpson starts instead of wiggelsworth. If Wigglesworth is there for steadiness and experience then Argentina was surely his game. Instead it was Youngs off the bench who saw us home. I really don't see any argument for wigglesworth starting, and on the bench only at a stretch. That backline is awfullll

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Aye, it's inevitable that Banahan would start a match - I'd rather he did it in this match than in the quarters or whatever

I would also like to see Simpson start, but I think that Johnson will still have him on the bench

 

[Daylightfire]

I'm not sure Johnno will mix it up to much. He know the importance of units within the team. We need to start building Partnerships especially in our backs as they have been mixed and matched almost constantly since the 6 nations.

 

[Sixesandsevens]

Team rumored by the Telegraph to be:

Wilson
Thompson
Stevens
Deacon
Palmer
Croft
Moody (C)
Haskell
Youngs
Wilko
Cueto
Tinds (VC)
Tuilagi
Ashton
Foden

Usually pretty reliable but apparently some doubt over wether Foden will be fit.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Hmm, not too bad I suppose

Wilson at loose and Stevens at tight?
Would've thought the other way round, but I suppose either can play either side

Don't think Wilko should play, think it should be Flood with Wilko off of the bench
Also would've liked to see Simpson start, but I can understand why Youngs is starting considering he's only played about 80 mins of rugby in the past few months

 

[Colin]

Team rumored by the Telegraph to be:

Wilson
Thompson
Stevens
Deacon
Palmer
Croft
Moody (C)
Haskell
Youngs
Wilko
Cueto
Tinds (VC)
Tuilagi
Ashton
Foden

Usually pretty reliable but apparently some doubt over wether Foden will be fit.

Why no Armitage?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Presumably on the bench as Cueto needs the game time
I would have started him at fullback though, as he's been on the wing the past 4 games

 

[j-dawg]

Should have gone to the world cup with this team:
1. Tim Payne
2. Lee Mears
3. PDJ
4. Borthwick (c) - Great Captain
5. Deacon
6. Worsley
7. Moody
8. Crane
9. Paul Hodgson
10. Geraghty (or however you spell it)
11. Banahan (vc)
12. Tindall
12. Hape
14. Anyone who isnt Ashton
15. David Wilson (yes thats right,David Wilson)

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Easter at 8, surely?

11. Varndell
12. Banahan
13. Hape

 

[j-dawg]

You may be on to something there olyy...

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Monye at fullback? Put in a...memorable...performance there once upon a time

 

[j-dawg]

Aye, aye. Solid hands, won't go far wrong with him. When I become England fuhrer/manager - and I will - you can be my selection advisor.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

To top it all off: Balshaw on the right wing

 

[j-dawg]

I like it Olyy, I like it alot. Although I'm thinking we Clone 8 Tim Paynes and let them 'run' free.

 

[JW.]

I like it Olyy, I like it alot. Although I'm thinking we Clone 8 Tim Paynes and let them 'run' free.

Why stop at 8? If you can have 15 or 22 or more...

 

[james5000]

England team to play Romania

15 B Foden (Northampton Saints)
14 C Ashton (Northampton Saints)
13 M Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers)
12 M Tindall (Gloucester Rugby)
11 M Cueto (Sale Sharks)
10 J Wilkinson (Toulon)
9 B Youngs (Leicester Tigers)
8 J Haskell (Ricoh Black Rams)
7 L Moody (Bath Rugby, capt)
6 T Croft (Leicester Tigers)
5 T Palmer (Stade Francais)
4 L Deacon (Leicester Tigers)
3 D Cole (Leicester Tigers)
2 S Thompson (London Wasps)
1 A Corbisiero (London Irish)

Replacements: L Mears (Bath Rugby), D Wilson (Bath Rugby), S Shaw (Unattached), T Wood (Northampton Saints), R Wigglesworth (Saracens), T Flood (Leicester Tigers), D Armitage (London Irish).

 

[Izzoard]

I'm struggling to get excited by this game, considering Romania just announced a 2nd team for us to play. They've a 4 day turn around before they play Georgia and are targetting that game instead of Eng - which is understandable.

The IRB really has to sort out the scheduling, each team deserves the same chances.