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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_Olyy" data-source="post: 346566" data-attributes="member: 34990"><p>Thought we should get a thread going, only a few weeks until we thrash the colonies <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>EPS squad:<u><strong></strong></u></p><p><u><strong>Forwards </strong></u></p><p>David Attwood </p><p>George Chuter </p><p>Dan Cole </p><p>Tom Croft </p><p>Paul Doran-Jones </p><p>Nick Easter </p><p>Hendre Fourie </p><p>Dylan Hartley </p><p>James Haskell </p><p>Courtney Lawes</p><p>Lewis Moody</p><p>Tom Palmer </p><p>Tim Payne </p><p>Simon Shaw</p><p>Andrew Sheridan</p><p>Steve Thompson </p><p>David Wilson</p><p>Joe Worsley </p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><u>Backs</u></strong> </p><p>Delon Armitage </p><p>Chris Ashton </p><p>Matt Banahan</p><p>Danny Care </p><p>Mark Cueto </p><p>Toby Flood </p><p>Riki Flutey </p><p>Ben Foden </p><p>Shontayne Hape </p><p>David Strettle </p><p>Mike Tindall </p><p>Dominic Waldouck </p><p>Jonny Wilkinson </p><p>Ben Youngs </p><p></p><p></p><p>Just read that Moody is a maybe for the first tests as he's injured himself again, which leaves captain open to speculation.</p><p>I'm not sure who Johnson will go with. Is he likely to go with a club captain? If so, he's got Mike Tindall, Dylan Hartley and Tom Croft (only capatained once for Tigers though). However if Moody is out, then maybe Robshaw will be brought up from Saxons, and he could be an outside shout? Though it could be anyone, maybe Steve Thompson? Nick Easter?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>What are peoples thoughts for the squad for the ABs? I think (this isn't what I want, but what i expect to see):</p><p></p><p>Payne</p><p>Thompson</p><p>Coles</p><p>Lawes</p><p>Palmer</p><p>Croft</p><p>Haskell</p><p>Easter</p><p>Youngs</p><p>Flood</p><p>Ashton</p><p>Hape</p><p>Tindall</p><p>Strettle</p><p>Foden</p><p></p><p>Hartley</p><p>Wilson</p><p>Sheridan (if there's 23 players)</p><p>Shaw</p><p>Fourie</p><p>Care</p><p>Wilkinson</p><p>Armitage/Cueto</p><p></p><p>If Wilkinson is injured then Flutey on the bench in his spot.</p><p>I think that Attwood, Doran-Jones, Waldouck and BananaMan will be used in the Samoa match, maybe SA as well. Don't think they'll be in there from the start though.</p><p>In an ideal world though, i'd lose strettle for Cueto (may not be as fast as strettle, but can play rugby and tackle better), lose Payne for Doran-Jones or Wilson (Wilson is good for the bench though, if it's only a 22 as he plays both sides of the scrum). Also i'd drop Hape, and put Waldouck in there (or even Flutey).</p><p>I'm not happy with Easter being there as well, but there's not a lot of choice. Maybe if Robshaw get's called up, move Haskell to 8? But then again Robshaw plays 6 almost specifically. Maybe Ward-Smith will be called up, but Johnson likes him on the bench as lock cover as well (or just as a lock)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_Olyy, post: 346566, member: 34990"] Thought we should get a thread going, only a few weeks until we thrash the colonies ;) EPS squad:[U][B] Forwards [/B][/U] David Attwood George Chuter Dan Cole Tom Croft Paul Doran-Jones Nick Easter Hendre Fourie Dylan Hartley James Haskell Courtney Lawes Lewis Moody Tom Palmer Tim Payne Simon Shaw Andrew Sheridan Steve Thompson David Wilson Joe Worsley [B] [U]Backs[/U][/B] Delon Armitage Chris Ashton Matt Banahan Danny Care Mark Cueto Toby Flood Riki Flutey Ben Foden Shontayne Hape David Strettle Mike Tindall Dominic Waldouck Jonny Wilkinson Ben Youngs Just read that Moody is a maybe for the first tests as he's injured himself again, which leaves captain open to speculation. I'm not sure who Johnson will go with. Is he likely to go with a club captain? If so, he's got Mike Tindall, Dylan Hartley and Tom Croft (only capatained once for Tigers though). However if Moody is out, then maybe Robshaw will be brought up from Saxons, and he could be an outside shout? Though it could be anyone, maybe Steve Thompson? Nick Easter? What are peoples thoughts for the squad for the ABs? I think (this isn't what I want, but what i expect to see): Payne Thompson Coles Lawes Palmer Croft Haskell Easter Youngs Flood Ashton Hape Tindall Strettle Foden Hartley Wilson Sheridan (if there's 23 players) Shaw Fourie Care Wilkinson Armitage/Cueto If Wilkinson is injured then Flutey on the bench in his spot. I think that Attwood, Doran-Jones, Waldouck and BananaMan will be used in the Samoa match, maybe SA as well. Don't think they'll be in there from the start though. In an ideal world though, i'd lose strettle for Cueto (may not be as fast as strettle, but can play rugby and tackle better), lose Payne for Doran-Jones or Wilson (Wilson is good for the bench though, if it's only a 22 as he plays both sides of the scrum). Also i'd drop Hape, and put Waldouck in there (or even Flutey). I'm not happy with Easter being there as well, but there's not a lot of choice. Maybe if Robshaw get's called up, move Haskell to 8? But then again Robshaw plays 6 almost specifically. Maybe Ward-Smith will be called up, but Johnson likes him on the bench as lock cover as well (or just as a lock) [/QUOTE]
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