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You 100% do.Agreed but got to question why Eddie wasted so many caps on them
And it's not like us wise owls haven't been telling him that all along.
You 100% do.Agreed but got to question why Eddie wasted so many caps on them
Agreed but got to question why Eddie wasted so many caps on them
I think you center combination is bafffling but I'll accept the rest.My 23 from the squad
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What a mad situation though, the sheer volume of basically brand new players is absurd - I count 5 players who weren't even in the conversation at the end of the 6N, the last time England played a match:
Heinz
Francis
Ludlam
Singleton
McConnochie
I mean that is batshit crazy, that's a sixth of the squad
You 100% do.Agreed but got to question why Eddie wasted so many caps on them
What a mad situation though, the sheer volume of basically brand new players is absurd - I count 5 players who weren't even in the conversation at the end of the 6N, the last time England played a match:
Heinz
Francis
Ludlam
Singleton
McConnochie
I mean that is batshit crazy, that's a sixth of the squad
When it comes Flanker, who did we have I don't think anyone is advocating Robshaw or Haskell to be bought back, nobody who's come in was ready when they were playing and we weren't deft of choices back then Kvesic and Armitage are still no where near the squad.
Agreed, of those we're taking, only Wilson could viably have been capped any earlier than he was. Of those we're not taking Dombrand isn't ready yet, Simmonds has been injured, Mercer and Clifford have been found wanting in training, Kvesic has been found wanting in scouting (not helped by spending the best part of 2 years outside of club XVs), Hughes and Shields have been found wanting at international level, Robshaw and Haskell are in their twilight years. Of those 9, only 2 represent significant experience left behind.When it comes Flanker, who did we have I don't think anyone is advocating Robshaw or Haskell to be bought back, nobody who's come in was ready when they were playing and we weren't deft of choices back then Kvesic and Armitage are still no where near the squad.
From what I've read, it was a team-bonding social event, not training.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...world-cup-squad-rugby-union#comment-131912956
I Missed the story behind Te'o and Brown fighting in training in Treviso. Both not making the squad.
How dare you.I don't recall anyone seriously proposing Wilson much before he was capped.