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2024 Guinness Six Nations
[2020 Six Nations] Scotland vs England (08/02/20)
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<blockquote data-quote="Which Tyler" data-source="post: 986853" data-attributes="member: 73592"><p>That table is blatantly Wales biassed!</p><p></p><p>It's Eddie, so we know there won't be a revolution. It's England, so we know we'll have to pick from the 35-man squad. We also know that Manu is out.</p><p></p><p>1. MVunipola</p><p>2. George (c)</p><p>3. Sinckler</p><p>4. Itoje</p><p>5. Kruis</p><p>6. Curry</p><p>7. Underhill</p><p>8. Earl</p><p></p><p>9. Heinz</p><p>10. Ford</p><p>11. May</p><p>12. Devoto</p><p>13. Joseph</p><p>14. Daly / Watson</p><p>15. Watson / Furbank</p><p></p><p>16. LCD, 17. Genge, 18. Stuart, 19. Ewels, 20. Ludlam</p><p>21. Youngs, 22.Farrell, 23. Furbank/Daly</p><p></p><p>2 Injury returnees</p><p>4 players dropped, 3 to the bench</p><p></p><p></p><p>It won't happen, but I'd admit the mistake and have one of Simmonds/Kvesic/Dombrandt/Harrison/Morgan/Mercer/Hughes brought into the wider squad to get into speed for match 3 - Mercer would be the best face-saver, assuming he's close enough to returning from injury, Kvesic has the most recent experience with the squad (is he fit?). Otherwise, he's made his bed with the squad, and now has to lie in it IMO.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Front Row: IMO Mako and Marler get selected on a horses for courses, Genge gets to bench throughout this 6N to get more experience. George is a better leader than Farrell, and is in the best position to lead from, captaincy aside, I'd give LCD his chance. Sinckler has a poor game, but he's stil our best THP, Stuart needs more than 3 minutes.</p><p>Locks: We o it need 2 of them, preferably our best pairing. Ewels wouldn't be my choice initially, but played better than Lawes, and if he was bad enough individually to deserve dropping then we have to replace a full dozen - definitely doesn't deserve scape-goat status.</p><p>Back Row: Earl is the closest thing to a #8 in the wider squad. The closest England have ever come to making 3 locks work was when one of them was Croft. Have either of Lawes/Itoje had even 1 good game wearing 6?</p><p></p><p>SH: Young is terrible, and has been for a while now. There's no-one putting their hands up and demanding selection, and we've only got 2 SHs in the wider squad (and Irish or Welsh juniors we can target?), so he either benches, or we play without a bench SH. Ford is simply a better rugby player and a better FH than Farrell. It also means that the 3 worst performing players today (all of them seniors who are supposed to be calm heads) are dropped from the starting XV.</p><p>Midfield: Imagine that, an inside centre and an outside centre, playing together in the centres. You know what? It might just work!</p><p>Back 3: May and Watson have to start (if fit) so it's really a selection between Furbank and Daly, Daly can be good on the wing (but hasn't yet at FB), no shame for Furbank in sitting on the bench.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Which Tyler, post: 986853, member: 73592"] That table is blatantly Wales biassed! It's Eddie, so we know there won't be a revolution. It's England, so we know we'll have to pick from the 35-man squad. We also know that Manu is out. 1. MVunipola 2. George (c) 3. Sinckler 4. Itoje 5. Kruis 6. Curry 7. Underhill 8. Earl 9. Heinz 10. Ford 11. May 12. Devoto 13. Joseph 14. Daly / Watson 15. Watson / Furbank 16. LCD, 17. Genge, 18. Stuart, 19. Ewels, 20. Ludlam 21. Youngs, 22.Farrell, 23. Furbank/Daly 2 Injury returnees 4 players dropped, 3 to the bench It won't happen, but I'd admit the mistake and have one of Simmonds/Kvesic/Dombrandt/Harrison/Morgan/Mercer/Hughes brought into the wider squad to get into speed for match 3 - Mercer would be the best face-saver, assuming he's close enough to returning from injury, Kvesic has the most recent experience with the squad (is he fit?). Otherwise, he's made his bed with the squad, and now has to lie in it IMO. Front Row: IMO Mako and Marler get selected on a horses for courses, Genge gets to bench throughout this 6N to get more experience. George is a better leader than Farrell, and is in the best position to lead from, captaincy aside, I'd give LCD his chance. Sinckler has a poor game, but he's stil our best THP, Stuart needs more than 3 minutes. Locks: We o it need 2 of them, preferably our best pairing. Ewels wouldn't be my choice initially, but played better than Lawes, and if he was bad enough individually to deserve dropping then we have to replace a full dozen - definitely doesn't deserve scape-goat status. Back Row: Earl is the closest thing to a #8 in the wider squad. The closest England have ever come to making 3 locks work was when one of them was Croft. Have either of Lawes/Itoje had even 1 good game wearing 6? SH: Young is terrible, and has been for a while now. There's no-one putting their hands up and demanding selection, and we've only got 2 SHs in the wider squad (and Irish or Welsh juniors we can target?), so he either benches, or we play without a bench SH. Ford is simply a better rugby player and a better FH than Farrell. It also means that the 3 worst performing players today (all of them seniors who are supposed to be calm heads) are dropped from the starting XV. Midfield: Imagine that, an inside centre and an outside centre, playing together in the centres. You know what? It might just work! Back 3: May and Watson have to start (if fit) so it's really a selection between Furbank and Daly, Daly can be good on the wing (but hasn't yet at FB), no shame for Furbank in sitting on the bench. [/QUOTE]
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