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[2020 Six Nations] England vs Ireland (23/02/20)
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<blockquote data-quote="Yoshimitsu" data-source="post: 989046" data-attributes="member: 71899"><p>No they aren't. Mark Wilson turned out for Sale tonight and put in a decent performance. He's a better option at 8 than Curry and has international experience. FFS Ben Morgan is a better option than Curry at 8 and he has international experience. Nathan bloody Hughes is a better 8 than Tom Curry and has international experience. </p><p></p><p> I could make a pretty strong argument that even a winger like Marland Yarde or Denny Solomona (same beers as Manu right?) are better than a centre turned winger in Johnathan Joseph when playing on the wing.</p><p></p><p>Tuilagi cannot be relied upon to survive 40 let along 80 and Slade is equally fragile. 6-2 on the bench is just intransigence on Eddie's part and he knows it. He just doesn't care.</p><p></p><p>Underhill is a belting 6. Really top drawer. Seek and destroy. At 7 you lose that from him as surprisingly enough it's a different position. Curry is a belting 7, at 8 you lose his core strength which is the breakdown and you get the things he's not good at like traffic carrying and control at the base. Lawes at 6? Well he'll make a couple of big hits but his carrying is relatively poor and he's simply not bulky enough to do the damage required.</p><p></p><p>Eddie has loads of options but he consistently chooses ones that challenge even the most fervent fan to get on board. It's not about this weekend, the entire selection of the squad has been coloured by ego / prejudice. Personally I think England now win in spite of him, not because of him. France absolutely gave us a whipping and only the individual brilliance of J May made it respectable. We were outmatched at 6,7,8,9,10,12,13...... You don't win games like that.</p><p></p><p>Ben Youngs and Willie Heinz. Really? I'd accept losing with progression but that's not what this is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Yoshimitsu, post: 989046, member: 71899"] No they aren't. Mark Wilson turned out for Sale tonight and put in a decent performance. He's a better option at 8 than Curry and has international experience. FFS Ben Morgan is a better option than Curry at 8 and he has international experience. Nathan bloody Hughes is a better 8 than Tom Curry and has international experience. I could make a pretty strong argument that even a winger like Marland Yarde or Denny Solomona (same beers as Manu right?) are better than a centre turned winger in Johnathan Joseph when playing on the wing. Tuilagi cannot be relied upon to survive 40 let along 80 and Slade is equally fragile. 6-2 on the bench is just intransigence on Eddie's part and he knows it. He just doesn't care. Underhill is a belting 6. Really top drawer. Seek and destroy. At 7 you lose that from him as surprisingly enough it's a different position. Curry is a belting 7, at 8 you lose his core strength which is the breakdown and you get the things he's not good at like traffic carrying and control at the base. Lawes at 6? Well he'll make a couple of big hits but his carrying is relatively poor and he's simply not bulky enough to do the damage required. Eddie has loads of options but he consistently chooses ones that challenge even the most fervent fan to get on board. It's not about this weekend, the entire selection of the squad has been coloured by ego / prejudice. Personally I think England now win in spite of him, not because of him. France absolutely gave us a whipping and only the individual brilliance of J May made it respectable. We were outmatched at 6,7,8,9,10,12,13...... You don't win games like that. Ben Youngs and Willie Heinz. Really? I'd accept losing with progression but that's not what this is. [/QUOTE]
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