[2023 Six Nations] England vs Scotland - 4 February 2023

[Quel Carreleur]

I love a good deep-dive:
http://www.rugbyrebels.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=287628#p287628

 

[NZhookersarefunny]

As a non England fan I am glad every game you don't pick slade.

Farrell is a 10 amd better 10 than M Smith.

Can someone please tell M Smith he looks like a t.i.t - his walk his hair - I don't like the guy at all so it's always nice to see him slip tackles.

I don't know who 6 was - the guy with the dreadlocks ...ave at best.

England fans tend to rate guys the rest of the world can see is ave at best.

Like vinipola - both of them - the one gets his head scrummed into his ass 90% of the time and the other one only plays when its italy.

Your best loosies in my book is the kamakazi twins and I would give itoje a crack at 8

9 - I would never pick Young ever - not as a sub not as nothing .

11 and 14 was **** - i'm not going to bother learning their names.

"it's a new side bullshit : doesn't work for me - Ave coach -but you have an easy WC draw - as long as you miss Australia .....

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I love a good deep-dive:
http://www.rugbyrebels.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=287628#p287628

Enjoying that more than the actual game, tbh

 

[Nudger]

Was Marchant. He's a cracking player but not showing this at top level at the moment...Time will tell...or maybe its why Eddie saw him on the wing.

I prefer Lawrence...we have Wil Joseph but something tells me Slade will still play a big part.

Give a chance outside an inside centre

 

[TopTen2003]

Question guys- Courtney Lawes:

When he’s back, does he help us more in the Second Row, or more as a 6?

Judging by Itojes poor form frankly I’m concluding we need Lawes in the second row and then have the agile back row that Borthwick wants with the likes of Curry(s)/Underhill/Dombrandt etc?

We need some hard yards and whilst Lawes adapted very well to being 6 under EJ, I think he may provide us what we need back in the second row.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Lawes hasn't played in the second row since January 2020 (and even in that season only played 8 times in the second row), so I'd be sceptical about throwing him in there - theoretically would be a good player to bring in for Itoje, if we were to drop him
Who know's when he's back, though

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

I’d argue that we have never actually trialled properly a 12 at 12 with jones. Atkinson was never really given a chance and in his small caps wasn’t amazing but then neither has Farrell been.

We played Manu there for a bit and played some amazing rugby but then went straight back to the Ford/ Farrell combo. I know there hasn’t been a load of 12s lining up but we haven’t actually even tried some premiership ones. Dingwall could have probably done a much better job than Farrell there previously,

I’d prefer a 13 moved to 12 than a 10 moved to 12. Farrell and smith look lost when they play together.

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

As a non England fan I am glad every game you don't pick slade.

Farrell is a 10 amd better 10 than M Smith.

Can someone please tell M Smith he looks like a t.i.t - his walk his hair - I don't like the guy at all so it's always nice to see him slip tackles.

I don't know who 6 was - the guy with the dreadlocks ...ave at best.

England fans tend to rate guys the rest of the world can see is ave at best.

Like vinipola - both of them - the one gets his head scrummed into his ass 90% of the time and the other one only plays when its italy.

Your best loosies in my book is the kamakazi twins and I would give itoje a crack at 8

9 - I would never pick Young ever - not as a sub not as nothing .

11 and 14 was **** - i'm not going to bother learning their names.

"it's a new side bullshit : doesn't work for me - Ave coach -but you have an easy WC draw - as long as you miss Australia .....

You sir are an idiot if you think anyone on here rates Mako or lazy Billy.

 

[Young Scud]

We've definitely got this. We're putting 20+ points on the Scots. Pointless even hosting the match tbh. Scotland is finishing fifth

How'd that work out?

 

[Dean Cooperfield-West]

How'd that work out?

Not that well but you'll end 5th place in the table anyway so all good

 

[Quel Carreleur]

Enjoying that more than the actual game, tbh

@TRF_Olyy & @Lé Ddanno
He's finished that labour of love now, if you want to read about the second half.

Spoilers: Youngs, Mako and Isiekwe don't come out of it well

 

[TRF_Olyy]

@TRF_Olyy & @Lé Ddanno
He's finished that labour of love now, if you want to read about the second half.

Spoilers: Youngs, Mako and Isiekwe don't come out of it well

Just finished reading all of this - really good read and really interesting to see his analysis on Marchant,
If SB came to the same conclusions (i.e. that his defence/defensive positioning was poor and a large part of the fault for two tries) then it explains why he's gone from the 23,

Also says Curry did a lot well, so I'm obviously naturally inclined to agree

Dombrandt comes out of it the worst, I think
I do feel a little more optimistic about the side now, though - it does feel like we did a lot right just need to gel those periods of good play/individual performances together into a more substantial team performance, which should hopefully come with time