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England XV vs Barbarians (19/06/2022)
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<blockquote data-quote="will311293" data-source="post: 1092840" data-attributes="member: 73664"><p>Was there yesterday and was an odd atmosphere. From the get go you could tell that all the fans and the BaBas were there for a laugh and to watch/play rugby.... no one seems to have told England.</p><p></p><p>couple of poachers tries from BaBas but to be honest, lot of England lads who didn't know the calls by the looks of it. Butchered some great opportunities but also weak defence followed by some quality French finishing. Even with 14, BaBas looked more excited to play and knew each other better.</p><p></p><p>What worried me was Eddie's decision to bring in a whole load of Quins/Saints lads last minute. Can't imagine that helped much because suddenly whole range of players who hadn't played together were suddenly forced to play together and may have only had 2/3 days together. </p><p></p><p>England got bullied in the scrum (people will single out Collier/Rodd but the whole pack look disjointed) and we were annoynomus in the backs. Randall and Smith didn't seem to flow well together (Randall had an awful game which im sure most will admit) and Atkinson/Marchant as a pairing was not good. </p><p></p><p>Think Eddie needs to rethink his selection but also maybe bring the lads in, write this game off and refocus because that will have shattered a few lads confidence. I also don't understand why he throws a load of Quins/Saints players straight in when they have just come off the back of a semi final. Do we really learn anything from Smith playing in this and then Bailey playing fullback for 15 mins? Do we learn anything from May playing or Curry or underhill etc?</p><p>What's the point picking blokes like Jefferies, Pearson, Ojomah, Odogwu, Arundell etc if you don't play them in the one game where they can express themselves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="will311293, post: 1092840, member: 73664"] Was there yesterday and was an odd atmosphere. From the get go you could tell that all the fans and the BaBas were there for a laugh and to watch/play rugby.... no one seems to have told England. couple of poachers tries from BaBas but to be honest, lot of England lads who didn't know the calls by the looks of it. Butchered some great opportunities but also weak defence followed by some quality French finishing. Even with 14, BaBas looked more excited to play and knew each other better. What worried me was Eddie's decision to bring in a whole load of Quins/Saints lads last minute. Can't imagine that helped much because suddenly whole range of players who hadn't played together were suddenly forced to play together and may have only had 2/3 days together. England got bullied in the scrum (people will single out Collier/Rodd but the whole pack look disjointed) and we were annoynomus in the backs. Randall and Smith didn't seem to flow well together (Randall had an awful game which im sure most will admit) and Atkinson/Marchant as a pairing was not good. Think Eddie needs to rethink his selection but also maybe bring the lads in, write this game off and refocus because that will have shattered a few lads confidence. I also don't understand why he throws a load of Quins/Saints players straight in when they have just come off the back of a semi final. Do we really learn anything from Smith playing in this and then Bailey playing fullback for 15 mins? Do we learn anything from May playing or Curry or underhill etc? What's the point picking blokes like Jefferies, Pearson, Ojomah, Odogwu, Arundell etc if you don't play them in the one game where they can express themselves. [/QUOTE]
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