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[2020 Six Nations] England vs Ireland (23/02/20)
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<blockquote data-quote="Jashay" data-source="post: 989475" data-attributes="member: 78812"><p>I'm always interested to see the unusual selections play out, no matter how baffling they seem. I remember Big Joe packing down at 8 in one game so Billy could roam; it gave England the option to go down the blindside with Big Joe or give the ball to Billy to run down the 10 channel. I thought that was a fantastic option to have.</p><p></p><p>So take his comments on Ben Earl training on the wing. Sure, it's probably just another Eddieism, but if you have a forward who can also function as back cover, then that's incredible. It's something I've often thought of Sam Simmonds: he's a back row, but he's rapid, has a great step, decent hands and runs good lines. That's pretty much my checklist for a non-crash ball centre, so if I could be reassured that he knew how to defend the 13 channel I wouldn't be at all put out by seeing him there.</p><p></p><p>I've not seen as much of Ben Earl so I can't really comment on him, though. But the potential for me to accept him as a back exists!</p><p></p><p>Curry at 8 only bothers me because he's been unreliable in the only point on my No.8 checklist; dealing with the ball at the back of the scrum. If he can sort that out, great.</p><p></p><p>Lawes at 6 would bother me more if we lost Curry or Underhill in the deal, as it would weaken our breakdown. But we haven't, so that's all fine by me. Curry can hit breakdowns just as well with an 8 on his shirt as a 6/7. Potentially a problem with lack of ball carriers, maybe? We've got quite a lot of decent options on field there, though.</p><p></p><p>For all that, though, I am a little worried about the backs. Having an injury prone player come back in with the only cover being a long-injured player looks like a dangerous area to me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jashay, post: 989475, member: 78812"] I'm always interested to see the unusual selections play out, no matter how baffling they seem. I remember Big Joe packing down at 8 in one game so Billy could roam; it gave England the option to go down the blindside with Big Joe or give the ball to Billy to run down the 10 channel. I thought that was a fantastic option to have. So take his comments on Ben Earl training on the wing. Sure, it's probably just another Eddieism, but if you have a forward who can also function as back cover, then that's incredible. It's something I've often thought of Sam Simmonds: he's a back row, but he's rapid, has a great step, decent hands and runs good lines. That's pretty much my checklist for a non-crash ball centre, so if I could be reassured that he knew how to defend the 13 channel I wouldn't be at all put out by seeing him there. I've not seen as much of Ben Earl so I can't really comment on him, though. But the potential for me to accept him as a back exists! Curry at 8 only bothers me because he's been unreliable in the only point on my No.8 checklist; dealing with the ball at the back of the scrum. If he can sort that out, great. Lawes at 6 would bother me more if we lost Curry or Underhill in the deal, as it would weaken our breakdown. But we haven't, so that's all fine by me. Curry can hit breakdowns just as well with an 8 on his shirt as a 6/7. Potentially a problem with lack of ball carriers, maybe? We've got quite a lot of decent options on field there, though. For all that, though, I am a little worried about the backs. Having an injury prone player come back in with the only cover being a long-injured player looks like a dangerous area to me. [/QUOTE]
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