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Eddie just ups the strange ante at every given opportunity... bizarre!
Last WC warm ups against Ireland, Wales put a strong team out away then a 2nd string team at home so I expect them to do similar this time.Surprised Wales are taking a warm up match so god damn seriously....usually you leave your best team for fitness reasons until the last game and with Georgia up first they could probably be forgiven.
Think if they try this throughout the warm ups they'll end up too pooped come the tournament proper.
England its what you expect experimentral looking at fringe players/combinations trying to check fitness of others.
I expect to lose but World Cup warm up matches aren't important.
It's...........interesting.
Very excited to see Curry/Underhill/Binny in the same backrow,
Ludlam shouldn't be there, but whatever.
McConnochie arguably shouldn't (just because I'd rather we settle on a side than experiment) but with Nowell's rush for fitness it's an odd one. I'd have started Joe C with McConnochie on the bench.
That said the whole side is pretty experimental so combinations don't really matter as EJ obviously isn't really taking this as a serious test match.
Edit: Unlike Wales who have gone balls to the wall. Tonking incoming I fear!
Hopefully the former, but with EJ who knows. There was no need to drop people from training this week tbh - it's not like they've got club games to go back to. Dropping 4 from the squad is just weird, it's not like he sent everyone but the matchday squad home for some R&R.Is Spencer still being considered for the WC squad or has he been completely dropped?
Is Spencer still being considered for the WC squad or has he been completely dropped?
You'd think at this stage selection would be limited to those on the plane
Ennit,
Shouldn't a world cup side be pretty much finalised the season before - so you've got the 6 Nations to properly gel and then peak in the RWC.
Shouldn't really be doling out first caps to people who aren't first XV standard a few weeks before we head off.