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[RWC2023 SF2] England vs South Africa (21/10/2023)
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<blockquote data-quote="BPM" data-source="post: 1160337" data-attributes="member: 59968"><p>I think Borthwick 100% deserves criticism for his selections at wing and 8. Centre is a little more debatable as there are few outstanding candidates with any experience - Slade (who should have been in the squad) is really the only one. We have the likes of Kelly and Atkinson to add into the mix post RWC but either would have been a risk for this tournament.</p><p></p><p>Is the hooker situation really Borthwick's fault though? He definitely could have done a better job of managing George's minutes or giving Walker some more game time. However, I'd lay the lack of any experienced depth squarely at Eddie's door. Considering how injury prone LCD has always been, it's mad that we never gave a third choice any real time. McGuigan is the biggest head scratcher for me. Consistently excellent and consistently overlooked … instead we ****** about with a token cap here and there for Walker, Dunn, Langdon and Dolly.</p><p></p><p>If anything Dan has been a bold selection by Borthwick that deserves a bit of credit IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BPM, post: 1160337, member: 59968"] I think Borthwick 100% deserves criticism for his selections at wing and 8. Centre is a little more debatable as there are few outstanding candidates with any experience - Slade (who should have been in the squad) is really the only one. We have the likes of Kelly and Atkinson to add into the mix post RWC but either would have been a risk for this tournament. Is the hooker situation really Borthwick’s fault though? He definitely could have done a better job of managing George’s minutes or giving Walker some more game time. However, I’d lay the lack of any experienced depth squarely at Eddie’s door. Considering how injury prone LCD has always been, it’s mad that we never gave a third choice any real time. McGuigan is the biggest head scratcher for me. Consistently excellent and consistently overlooked … instead we ****** about with a token cap here and there for Walker, Dunn, Langdon and Dolly. If anything Dan has been a bold selection by Borthwick that deserves a bit of credit IMO. [/QUOTE]
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