England XV vs France XV - 21/06/25

[TRF_Olyy]

 

[Ddanno]

Ooh, nice that RP have got it

 

[Geordie]

Do you expect a fringe side, or do you think he'll pick the strongest team available to him as a good warm up for the tour itself.

 

[Ddanno]

Do you expect a fringe side, or do you think he'll pick the strongest team available to him as a good warm up for the tour itself.

Who's selecting and coaching? I don't think it's Slant Brickwork?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I think for this one it is, cause it's XV not A

My guess is they go as full strength as possible, but what that looks like without the Lions and without the Bath/Leicester players: who knows


Maybe something like (and I'm trying to think like SB, not who I'd pick):

Baxter, Dan, Davison
Coles, Isiekwe
CCS, Curry, Willis
Porter, Ford
Murley, Dingwall, Slade, Roebuck
Carpenter

Langdon,
Rodd (hard to pick who SB will go for out of him/Iyogun, but Rodd was in the 6N squad before injury so leaning that way)
Fasogbon,
Clark,
Kenningham,

if 6:2
Capstick/Pearson,
Quirke,
C. Atkinson

if 5:3
Quirke,
C. Atkinson,
Sleightolme


Be interesting to see who captain is - I rate Curry and Dingwall as captains, but wouldn't be overly surprised to see it go to Ford

 

[Ddanno]

Cor there's some skews in there. But it is a XV I guess

Wouldn't mind Curry or Ford as Cap'n - nothing against Dingwall I just don't want a back beyond 10 having to sprint towards Sir at lost scrums to futilely complain and then sprint back again for the kick.

 

[Geordie]

Yeah Curry is a banked on starter if hes fit...so he'd be my captain.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

AOF and George back with the squad after today

 

[Ddanno]

AOF and George back with the squad after today

Jamie, or Ford?

 

[Rugbyfan564]

Doesn't sound like B Curry is fit to play in this match as he is on the Rehabilitation list.

 

[Ddanno]

I think it's only Iyogun and Muir that haven't been capped from that list?

Edit: and Seb A

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

I think it's only Iyogun and Muir that haven't been capped from that list?

Edit: and Seb A

Clark, Kenningham, Pepper, Atkinson, Beard, Carpenter, Northmore, Ojomoh.

 

[Ddanno]

Clark, Kenningham, Pepper, Atkinson, Beard, Carpenter, Northmore, Ojomoh.

Shows what I know haha. Most of those have been in an A side though I think, and almost certainly in prior training squads, which may have been what I actually meant (I am running on fumes today)

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Well that throws my side entirely out the window haha

 

[Which Tyler]

Well that throws my side entirely out the window haha

You are Vladimir Putin, and I claim my £10

 

[Ddanno]

You are Vladimir Putin, and I claim my £10

Goddamn inflation, it only used to be a fiver

 

[Which Tyler]

Goddamn inflation, it only used to be a fiver

Yup, but when it was a fiver, that same fiver would buy you a good quarter-tank of petrol

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

I just don't rate Dombrandt at all really

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

I just don't rate Dombrandt at all really

Agreed. Think the best thing Pearson could do for his England career would be to push for game time at 8 at Northampton. Probably unlikely to happen now with Chick joining them though.

 

[TommiG88]

I'm a hmmmm

No Hassell Collins or Radwan. I would have either of these over Muir who I just don't think it international standard, unless we are going to stick it in the air the whole game (which wouldn't surprise me)

I'm just not enamoured with the backs in the squad. Why slade? Stick some youngsters in there? The centre from Sale for example.