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[RWC19 Warm-Up] - England vs. Italy
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<blockquote data-quote="spartan32" data-source="post: 955915" data-attributes="member: 72322"><p>Difficult to see the value in this game. I too have concerns around injuries to top players, although EJ seems to have removed many of them this time round. Will be nice for McConnochie to get a run out, but won't really tell us much about his ability given the quality of the opposition. I hate to run Italy down, but they really haven't improved much for years and I would say have actually got a little worse of late. This game feels a bit like a big kid picking on a little kid to make themselves feel better before an event. </p><p></p><p>The most useful thing I thinks we will get out of this is trying Marler as a tighthead, and Watson being 15 for a full match and settling him into that role a little. But again, against one of the worst tactical kicking sides in world rugby, it's hardly going to be a challenge.</p><p></p><p>All that being said Italy will probably have the game of their lives now</p><p></p><p>Anyway hope for dry weather and some good to watch running rugby on a Friday evening. </p><p></p><p>Huzzah!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spartan32, post: 955915, member: 72322"] Difficult to see the value in this game. I too have concerns around injuries to top players, although EJ seems to have removed many of them this time round. Will be nice for McConnochie to get a run out, but won’t really tell us much about his ability given the quality of the opposition. I hate to run Italy down, but they really haven’t improved much for years and I would say have actually got a little worse of late. This game feels a bit like a big kid picking on a little kid to make themselves feel better before an event. The most useful thing I thinks we will get out of this is trying Marler as a tighthead, and Watson being 15 for a full match and settling him into that role a little. But again, against one of the worst tactical kicking sides in world rugby, it’s hardly going to be a challenge. All that being said Italy will probably have the game of their lives now Anyway hope for dry weather and some good to watch running rugby on a Friday evening. Huzzah! [/QUOTE]
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