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<blockquote data-quote="dullonien" data-source="post: 1135724" data-attributes="member: 13739"><p>Alright then. </p><p></p><p>1. Nicky Smith</p><p>2. Gareth Thomas</p><p>3. Corey Domachowski</p><p></p><p>4. Dewi Lake (c)</p><p>5. Eliot Dee</p><p>6. Sam Parry</p><p></p><p>7. Kieron Asseratti</p><p>8. Henry Thomas</p><p>9. Dillon Lewis</p><p></p><p>10. Will Rowlands</p><p>11. Dafydd Jenkins</p><p>12. Rhys Davies</p><p>13. Christ Tshiunza</p><p></p><p>14. Taulupe Faletau</p><p>15. Aaron Wainwright</p><p>16. Jack Morgan</p><p>17. Tommy Reffell</p><p>18. Taine Basham</p><p>19. Taine Plumtree</p><p></p><p>20. Gareth Davies</p><p>21. Tomos Williams</p><p>22. Kieran Hardy</p><p></p><p>23. Gareth Anscombe</p><p>24. Dan Biggar</p><p>25. Sam Costellow</p><p></p><p>26. George North</p><p>27. Johnny Williams</p><p>28. Max Llywellyn</p><p>29. Mason Grady</p><p></p><p>30. Josh Adams</p><p>31. LRZ</p><p>32. Rio Dyer</p><p>33. Liam Williams</p><p></p><p>For me, Tomos Francis looks finished, so unless there's been a marked improvement in camp, he should miss out for me. I'm not a fan of Elias at hooker, his throwing can be really poor, although same can be said of Lake and Parry too! I've been quite vocal about Beard recently, I just don't see what he brings outside the maul. He's too passive in the carry and tackling which means the rest of the pack carry him for 90% of the game.</p><p></p><p>Backrow is a little tricky in a way. I love all three 7's, so couldn't bring myself to leave one out, but 3 out and out 7's could be a luxury we can't afford in a 33 man squad. I'm a fan of Lydiate, but when was the last time he strung a meaningful string of games together? That, coupled with his age, aren't a good combo for a wc squad place. Tshiunza and Plumtree are versatile players who can cover multiple positions. Taking a complete punt on Plumtree though, as I've never seen him play! Still think Gat's was wrong to ignore both Botham and Morris from his backrow pool, especially with Faletau now missing most the the training camps!</p><p></p><p>I don't see how Owen Williams or Cuthbert can be in contention after missing all the pre WC training camps, so I'm ignoring them. I really wanted to include Kieran Williams as well, but that would be a very green set of centres! North is lucky to make it, but his versatility of being able to slot onto the wing helps his cause + hoping he can rediscover his best form. Grady also offers some cover on the wing, as such I've only picked 4 back 3 players - don't think the others in the wider squad (Halfpenny, Rogers, Evans or Cuthbert) are really good enough to go. If I had to pick one more though, maybe at the expense of a backrower, I'd probably go with Rogers, as he's got the raw ingredients.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dullonien, post: 1135724, member: 13739"] Alright then. 1. Nicky Smith 2. Gareth Thomas 3. Corey Domachowski 4. Dewi Lake (c) 5. Eliot Dee 6. Sam Parry 7. Kieron Asseratti 8. Henry Thomas 9. Dillon Lewis 10. Will Rowlands 11. Dafydd Jenkins 12. Rhys Davies 13. Christ Tshiunza 14. Taulupe Faletau 15. Aaron Wainwright 16. Jack Morgan 17. Tommy Reffell 18. Taine Basham 19. Taine Plumtree 20. Gareth Davies 21. Tomos Williams 22. Kieran Hardy 23. Gareth Anscombe 24. Dan Biggar 25. Sam Costellow 26. George North 27. Johnny Williams 28. Max Llywellyn 29. Mason Grady 30. Josh Adams 31. LRZ 32. Rio Dyer 33. Liam Williams For me, Tomos Francis looks finished, so unless there's been a marked improvement in camp, he should miss out for me. I'm not a fan of Elias at hooker, his throwing can be really poor, although same can be said of Lake and Parry too! I've been quite vocal about Beard recently, I just don't see what he brings outside the maul. He's too passive in the carry and tackling which means the rest of the pack carry him for 90% of the game. Backrow is a little tricky in a way. I love all three 7's, so couldn't bring myself to leave one out, but 3 out and out 7's could be a luxury we can't afford in a 33 man squad. I'm a fan of Lydiate, but when was the last time he strung a meaningful string of games together? That, coupled with his age, aren't a good combo for a wc squad place. Tshiunza and Plumtree are versatile players who can cover multiple positions. Taking a complete punt on Plumtree though, as I've never seen him play! Still think Gat's was wrong to ignore both Botham and Morris from his backrow pool, especially with Faletau now missing most the the training camps! I don't see how Owen Williams or Cuthbert can be in contention after missing all the pre WC training camps, so I'm ignoring them. I really wanted to include Kieran Williams as well, but that would be a very green set of centres! North is lucky to make it, but his versatility of being able to slot onto the wing helps his cause + hoping he can rediscover his best form. Grady also offers some cover on the wing, as such I've only picked 4 back 3 players - don't think the others in the wider squad (Halfpenny, Rogers, Evans or Cuthbert) are really good enough to go. If I had to pick one more though, maybe at the expense of a backrower, I'd probably go with Rogers, as he's got the raw ingredients. [/QUOTE]
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