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<blockquote data-quote="Col" data-source="post: 180331">Vainikolo is 28, not 32, he&#039;ll be 31 at the next world cup if my maths is working.Glad Mears got the nod over Regan, quicker more dynamic player and I&#039;d hope we don&#039;t need to wind the Scots up <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Cipriani at fullback... hmmm... it&#039;s not where he wants to play his Rugby, I&#039;d much rather see a genuine fullback starting there, a guy who will play there for several years and be there at the next World Cup.I think England will come out on top, by 10-ish points but its not the massacre we need to be in the running for the ***le, because I can&#039;t see us beating Ireland at Twickenham by a great deal - another margin similar to this one at most.&nbsp; I can see us winning our two remaining fixtures and Wales losing at least one of theirs but we&#039;ll lose on points difference to either France or Wales.Also, I&#039;d have gone all out attack since we need a big points tally... Sinbad rather than Sackey.And Noon will be fine, he&#039;ll perform 6.5/10 - tackle everything he needs to but be distinctly unthreatening in attack.And simply from his first half performance at the weekend Vainikolo (I didn&#039;t see the second half of Quins v Glos) needs to start again, he needs the time on the field to learn at the top level more than any other winger we have.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Col, post: 180331"] Vainikolo is 28, not 32, he'll be 31 at the next world cup if my maths is working. Glad Mears got the nod over Regan, quicker more dynamic player and I'd hope we don't need to wind the Scots up :) Cipriani at fullback... hmmm... it's not where he wants to play his Rugby, I'd much rather see a genuine fullback starting there, a guy who will play there for several years and be there at the next World Cup. I think England will come out on top, by 10-ish points but its not the massacre we need to be in the running for the ***le, because I can't see us beating Ireland at Twickenham by a great deal - another margin similar to this one at most. I can see us winning our two remaining fixtures and Wales losing at least one of theirs but we'll lose on points difference to either France or Wales. Also, I'd have gone all out attack since we need a big points tally... Sinbad rather than Sackey. And Noon will be fine, he'll perform 6.5/10 - tackle everything he needs to but be distinctly unthreatening in attack. And simply from his first half performance at the weekend Vainikolo (I didn't see the second half of Quins v Glos) needs to start again, he needs the time on the field to learn at the top level more than any other winger we have. [/QUOTE]

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