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2024 Guinness Six Nations
[2019 Six Nations] England v Scotland (16/03/2019)
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<blockquote data-quote="spartan32" data-source="post: 937315" data-attributes="member: 72322"><p>I think EJ, like everyone else, sees the epic potential of Big Joe and has decided not to risk him in a game that really doesn't need him and means very little in the grand scheme. There are 4 warm up matches before the World Cup. 2 against Wales and 1 against Ireland. That provides a much better testing ground for Joe against some really strong opposition, but with a less combabtiative enviroment which in theory should make injuries less likely. There is also the theory that Jones doesn't want to give the other RWC teams too good a look at Joe before hand, but I think that's a pretty week argument. </p><p></p><p>As for Nowell, he's solid but not game changing. He's the wings equivalent of Brown. Does everything really well, and sometimes that's just what is needed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spartan32, post: 937315, member: 72322"] I think EJ, like everyone else, sees the epic potential of Big Joe and has decided not to risk him in a game that really doesn’t need him and means very little in the grand scheme. There are 4 warm up matches before the World Cup. 2 against Wales and 1 against Ireland. That provides a much better testing ground for Joe against some really strong opposition, but with a less combabtiative enviroment which in theory should make injuries less likely. There is also the theory that Jones doesn’t want to give the other RWC teams too good a look at Joe before hand, but I think that’s a pretty week argument. As for Nowell, he’s solid but not game changing. He’s the wings equivalent of Brown. Does everything really well, and sometimes that’s just what is needed. [/QUOTE]
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