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2024 Guinness Six Nations
[2021 Six Nations] England Squad
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<blockquote data-quote="BPM" data-source="post: 1021925" data-attributes="member: 59968"><p>If Isiekwe was playing brilliantly at lock, there's a good chance he'd be selected. As it is, he's playing OK as a 6 which puts him in competition for an area where we've got a huge amount of objectively better options.</p><p></p><p>I can imagine a situation where he'd be called up and played at 6 and everyone here calling for his inclusion would be complaining about it.</p><p></p><p>For me, a simple pre-requisite for a player being selected for England is being picked in the position they play in week-in, week-out. Playing all your club rugby at 6 and then being asked to play as a tighthead lock in a tier 1 test is a big ask ...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BPM, post: 1021925, member: 59968"] If Isiekwe was playing brilliantly at lock, there’s a good chance he’d be selected. As it is, he’s playing OK as a 6 which puts him in competition for an area where we’ve got a huge amount of objectively better options. I can imagine a situation where he’d be called up and played at 6 and everyone here calling for his inclusion would be complaining about it. For me, a simple pre-requisite for a player being selected for England is being picked in the position they play in week-in, week-out. Playing all your club rugby at 6 and then being asked to play as a tighthead lock in a tier 1 test is a big ask ... [/QUOTE]
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