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<blockquote data-quote="Nidhogg" data-source="post: 179675"><p>White has done nothing to secure a place. I'd rather put in Heaslip and move R.Jones to 6. </p><p></p><p>D.O'Callaghan, M.Williams, S.Williams and L.Byrne are definatly in. Vainikolo has looked dangerous when he's had the ball, but England don't give it too him often. He always beats the first 2 men in the tackle, thus creating a lot of space for his side. Henson probably just cuts it against Flood for me because I prefer a more physical 12 who can run a good crashball, and Henson has been straightening lines for Wales all tournament. OC would be Shanklin, though Noon has performed equally well, he is no threat in defence and Shanklin + Henson = Establish partnership for Wales. Blair and Phillips are in contention for the scrum-half position, but I prefer a proper scrum-half (blair) over a 9th forward (phillips)</p><p></p><p>O'Gara has been controlling games for Ireland, but he seems to lack a certain spark (he never had this). I'd prefer Hook as he adds options with the ball in hand. Parks hasn't been good, and Wilko hasn't convinced me much. Hines needs to learn discipline, but Borthwick only really stood out for England against Italy, while Hines has been a good performer for the Scots in nearly all their games. Sheridan has been a constant performer, and while he hasn't been great he always does his work properly, and the other options haven't performed much better than he has. </p><p></p><p>Hartley at hooker because I like talent, and because I wanted to include at least one player I don't judge on his 6N performances. I haven't been watching the TP's that closely, Gethin Jenkins seems alright and on reasonable form though.</p><p></p><p>So recap:</p><p></p><p>1. Sheridan</p><p>2. Hartley</p><p>3. Jenkins</p><p>4. O'Callaghan</p><p>5. Hines</p><p>6. R.Jones</p><p>7. Williams</p><p>8. Heaslip</p><p>9. Blair</p><p>10. Hook</p><p>11. Williams</p><p>12. Henson</p><p>13. Shanklin</p><p>14. Vainikolo</p><p>15. Byrne</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nidhogg, post: 179675"] White has done nothing to secure a place. I'd rather put in Heaslip and move R.Jones to 6. D.O'Callaghan, M.Williams, S.Williams and L.Byrne are definatly in. Vainikolo has looked dangerous when he's had the ball, but England don't give it too him often. He always beats the first 2 men in the tackle, thus creating a lot of space for his side. Henson probably just cuts it against Flood for me because I prefer a more physical 12 who can run a good crashball, and Henson has been straightening lines for Wales all tournament. OC would be Shanklin, though Noon has performed equally well, he is no threat in defence and Shanklin + Henson = Establish partnership for Wales. Blair and Phillips are in contention for the scrum-half position, but I prefer a proper scrum-half (blair) over a 9th forward (phillips) O'Gara has been controlling games for Ireland, but he seems to lack a certain spark (he never had this). I'd prefer Hook as he adds options with the ball in hand. Parks hasn't been good, and Wilko hasn't convinced me much. Hines needs to learn discipline, but Borthwick only really stood out for England against Italy, while Hines has been a good performer for the Scots in nearly all their games. Sheridan has been a constant performer, and while he hasn't been great he always does his work properly, and the other options haven't performed much better than he has. Hartley at hooker because I like talent, and because I wanted to include at least one player I don't judge on his 6N performances. I haven't been watching the TP's that closely, Gethin Jenkins seems alright and on reasonable form though. So recap: 1. Sheridan 2. Hartley 3. Jenkins 4. O'Callaghan 5. Hines 6. R.Jones 7. Williams 8. Heaslip 9. Blair 10. Hook 11. Williams 12. Henson 13. Shanklin 14. Vainikolo 15. Byrne [/QUOTE]
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