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England Saxons to tour South Africa in June
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<blockquote data-quote="Vieux Talonneur" data-source="post: 798901" data-attributes="member: 73144"><p>I've read that Ashton made the decision in consultation with Jones. Then again I've read that he didn't.</p><p></p><p>The "tour" is 2 games over the course of a week. If he is going to become a Dad around that period is anyone really expecting him to jet out, back and out again over a couple of days and be on top of his game? Seriously. </p><p></p><p>The Saxons last played in Jan 15 so any talk of a structured pathway is rubbish. I wish they would be used more as half the fun is seeing how emerging players handle a step up. I know other unions canned A teams on grounds of cost, but I'm sure there must be a way. Fielding them against full tier 2 teams feels like a win win for instance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vieux Talonneur, post: 798901, member: 73144"] I've read that Ashton made the decision in consultation with Jones. Then again I've read that he didn't. The "tour" is 2 games over the course of a week. If he is going to become a Dad around that period is anyone really expecting him to jet out, back and out again over a couple of days and be on top of his game? Seriously. The Saxons last played in Jan 15 so any talk of a structured pathway is rubbish. I wish they would be used more as half the fun is seeing how emerging players handle a step up. I know other unions canned A teams on grounds of cost, but I'm sure there must be a way. Fielding them against full tier 2 teams feels like a win win for instance. [/QUOTE]
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