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England vs Tonga (06/11)

England to put 60-80 on the board, but Tonga's team will certainly be stronger this week with a few of their players coming in and more time together as a squad
 
Apparently 10 players to be released this afternoon (though I'd be surprised as you can't even play 15 v 15 then!)
 
Yawn,
Every year there's whining about England players getting paid more than others,

RFU are giving a six figure sum to the Tongan union, and are doing a skills share with coaches and training sessions,

How much did the SRU give them last week? Where are the articles about that?

Why is it only ever an issue when England play tier 2 sides (and give them far more than anyone else does)
 
Quirke, Lynagh and Malins unav for the weekend as injured pre camp

Smith injured in camp but should be ok for the weekend. (Watch him be on the bench with Furbank at 10 lol)
 
Quirkes the one im disappointed with . Really wanted to see him start v Tonga.
 
i think Quirke will definately get on the field this AI...hes quality.

Steward an inury risk aswell...

 
....World cup 2035...

England go into it full of confidence with experienced half back pairing:

9 Ben Youngs
10 Owen Farrell
:D
 
What's the back 3 with no Malins, Lynagh or Steward then?


Furbank almost certainly the 15 then flanked by Radwan and May?

If all those out aren't risked then i'd expect

Youngs, Faz, May, Manu, Slade, Radwan, Furbank

Bench of Mitchell, Marchant and Atkinson / a 6-2 split
 
WTF I thought we left the days of Eddie injuring his squad behind...
 
Eddie: So how you all feeling after the full contact session?

Player: Actually I think I might have tweaked something, might have to skip this afternoon's sessi..

Eddie:
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Youngs, Faz, May, Manu, Slade, Radwan, Furbank
Bar Radwan that's a pretty depressing lineup for an AI vs a Tier 2 side
 
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