England XV vs France XV - 21/06/25

[Geordie]

Anyone surprised they didn't have a look at Masai White? Or was that a bit too early

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Anyone surprised they didn't have a look at Masai White? Or was that a bit too early

I'd have had him over Northmore.

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

I'd have had him over Northmore.

Not sure how Northmore keeps getting in these squads tbh. Good player, but had some really poor showings for Quins in a few games this year and hasn't really cemented himself in our side

 

[Becca]

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[TRF_Olyy]

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[Becca]

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Thanks, Olyy
Much appreciated.

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

JvP has been called up to train with the Lions for the week so presumably won't be available for Saturday.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Such a shame we released Porter, he should be starting - Raffi was been really poor since his latest injury and Spencer just played 80mins at the end of a long old season and at the very least should be allowed a weekend off (same applies to JvP tbh)

 

[MarkyH]

Not a bad pick this from who's available

ENGLAND XV TO FAVE FRANCE XV
15 Joe Carpenter (Sale Sharks, uncapped)
14 Tom Roebuck (Sale Sharks, 4 caps)
13 Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 72 caps)
12 Seb Atkinson (Gloucester Rugby, uncapped)
11 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (Exeter Chiefs, 8 caps)
10 George Ford (Sale Sharks, 99 caps) – co-captain
9 Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby, 8 caps)

1 Fin Baxter (Harlequins, 11 caps)
2 Jamie George (Saracens, 101 caps) – co-captain
3 Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers, 12 caps)
4 Alex Coles (Northampton Saints, 7 caps)
5 Nick Isiekwe (Saracens, 15 caps)
6 Ted Hill (Bath Rugby, 4 caps)
7 Guy Pepper (Bath Rugby, uncapped)
8 Tom Willis (Saracens, 6 caps)

Replacements:
16 Theo Dan (Saracens, 17 caps)
17 Bevan Rodd (Sale Sharks, 7 caps)
18 Trevor Davison (Northampton Saints, 2 caps)
19 Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins, 15 caps)
20 Jack Kenningham (Harlequins, uncapped)
21 Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins, 20 caps)
22 Raffi Quirke (Sale Sharks, 2 caps)
23 Oscar Beard (Harlequins, uncapped)

 

[The Seeker]

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Now there's a match I'd like to watch. Thank you for sharing the information.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

******* crazy that the finalists are involved

Like Heyes played basically 80 minutes

 

[TRF_Olyy]

There's a lot to like there tbf

Things I don't like:
No Langdon (why are we playing George in a XV game?)
Slade starting
No lock on the bench
Dombrandt on the bench

Surprised at so many finalists playing tbh, really should be getting some extra r&r

 

[LIONSxv]

I'm liking that back row. Proper powerful trio and offers a completely different set of strengths than the trio that started Vs Wales. If England are to progress we will need this level of flexibility in the back row given that is our USP.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

There's a lot to like there tbf

Things I don't like:
No Langdon (why are we playing George in a XV game?)
Slade starting
No lock on the bench
Dombrandt on the bench

Surprised at so many finalists playing tbh, really should be getting some extra r&r tbh

Imo confirms CCS and or hill will prob be viewed as lock

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Imo confirms CCS and or hill will prob be viewed as lock

Ennit, Which is very frustrating

 

[TommiG88]

Really kinda confused. It's a XV game, so why not try a few players out?

Feyi Waboso… why play him in a nothing game.
No Langdon
What is with 3 back rowers on the bench?
Slade. I just don't feel he should be in the squad at the moment. Just a touch meh this season from what I saw

At work so can't be looking to diver deeper

 

[TRF_Olyy]

IFW makes sense tbf, gotta see how match ready he is before we going into actual tests (personally I'd have left him at home for the summer but they're obv eyeing him to play)

 

[BPM]

There's a lot to like there tbf

Things I don't like:
No Langdon (why are we playing George in a XV game?)
Slade starting
No lock on the bench
Dombrandt on the bench

Surprised at so many finalists playing tbh, really should be getting some extra r&r

Yeah. I thought this would be an A game under a different name, but that could easily be our 23 in Argentina (maybe JvP swapping back in for Spencer?).

No 10 on the bench so Ford needs to look after himself

Agree on Langdon. The only pick I actively don't like though is Slade. Why select him for a non cap game?

 

[Geordie]

Imo confirms CCS and or hill will prob be viewed as lock

Or he just doesnt rate / trust any of those under Chessum, Martin, Itoje, and Coles...?

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Agree on Langdon. The only pick I actively don't like though is Slade. Why select him for a non cap game?

Presumably because with the 6:2 someone in the starting team needs to cover 10.

Really glad to see Atkinson starting after being snubbed for so long.