PDJ and Marler.
Will be interesting to see how their scrum goes...
Skinner is less of an issue, just because they already have a very good back row.
Could mean that Sinckler get's more of a look in, assuming PDJ struggles?
I hope so anyway.
Yeah I agree Marler needs to get a bit bigger, he looks more like a big Hooker than a Prop.
But that's partly down to him not having as much off-season time in which to do it over the last year or so.
The flipside of that is that he's gained a lot of experience instead.
Kennedy can run a lineout as well as Robson and is, imo, frankly just a better player. Neither are naturally 4s. If Matthews or Merrick comes through, I see them competing for 5 and I know who I expect to win that.
Always thought that was strange - if they've got so many/such complicated lineout moves that the guy running it needs them written down then how are the other forwards supposed to remember them too?I can't see Robson being dropped, he has the playbook on his arm... no-one can compete with that.