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Eddie Jones names 34 man squad for South Africa tour in June
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<blockquote data-quote="Mrs. Peter Quinn" data-source="post: 902425" data-attributes="member: 12190"><p>Firstly I don't need to blame anyone for Tigers' bad season, it's quite clearly bigger than one guy and a systemic problem. But Fords defence has also been worse than ever in the last few months, and Jim Hamilton made the point additionally that he's been doing that whilst wearing the shirt as club captain for a couple of those games. And the reason I bring up Cips is exactly this; I'm well aware of his limitations but it should be seen as double standards for as long as Fords weaknesses are continually overlooked purely on the basis of the attacking game he *can* bring. I don't think Fords a bad player but the same inconsistencies which have plagued england selection over the last ten years of not selecting a player based on supposedly one weak attribute whilst selecting another with precisely the same weakness. </p><p></p><p>On the put-down, Jones could have just said "Like with every other player in the squad, if he acts out and inappropriately, he'll be out of the squad and the tour. The rules are the same for everybody and there are no exceptions" This way he's not appearing to call out any individual player. Because yeah, even if in context the journalist brought it up, if you're going to bring him back just let him do his thing without casting unnecessary focus on him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mrs. Peter Quinn, post: 902425, member: 12190"] Firstly I don't need to blame anyone for Tigers' bad season, it's quite clearly bigger than one guy and a systemic problem. But Fords defence has also been worse than ever in the last few months, and Jim Hamilton made the point additionally that he's been doing that whilst wearing the shirt as club captain for a couple of those games. And the reason I bring up Cips is exactly this; I'm well aware of his limitations but it should be seen as double standards for as long as Fords weaknesses are continually overlooked purely on the basis of the attacking game he *can* bring. I don't think Fords a bad player but the same inconsistencies which have plagued england selection over the last ten years of not selecting a player based on supposedly one weak attribute whilst selecting another with precisely the same weakness. On the put-down, Jones could have just said "Like with every other player in the squad, if he acts out and inappropriately, he'll be out of the squad and the tour. The rules are the same for everybody and there are no exceptions" This way he's not appearing to call out any individual player. Because yeah, even if in context the journalist brought it up, if you're going to bring him back just let him do his thing without casting unnecessary focus on him. [/QUOTE]
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