Thanks Wrecker!
Say a funny comment from Gatland along the lines of he wasn't sure if England will try and play 9 man rugby or 10 man rugby or something more expansive (doubt on the last option) 😆
No, it isn't. There are 10 first choice internationals missing of a team of 14 to start.
Go on then- tell me who you think the team would have been.
The first choice obviously. If you can't work it out from the injury list why should I write it down for you?
tell me who you think the team would have been.
Would or [i]should[/i] because I'm pretty sure SL would have started BB and OF in the centre (no joke). That's as MT is injured, otherwise it would have been MT and BB.
I agree wrecker. I've said the same up there ^^^. But not [i]"should have been"[/i], that's too open and we're all better team pickers than Lancaster.
But to be perfectly clear, what i wanted to know is the [i]"Would have been"[/i] team in the opinion of the "second team" poster above.
The first choice obviously. If you can't work it out from the injury list why should I write it down for you?
Humour me, you're the England fan.
would have been a great time for Lancaster to bring Steffon overÂ
I thought he was in jail.
aa, do you only read the first line of a post?
loum - Member
Also, would have been a great time for Lancaster to bring Steffon over to get involved a bit without losing any face. [b][u]Except he's got himself locked up.[/u]
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[u]in the opinion of the "second team" poster above.[/u]
That's me told!!!! 😀
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aa, do you only read the first line of a post?
To be honest the wailing about injuries was a bit much for me!!
Could have another 5 tight heads get injured and still have far better players than Jarvis and Andrews!!
Brown Watson Burrell 12trees May Ford BYoungs; Marler Hartley Wilson Attwood Kruis Haskell BVunipola Robshaw.
Not a bad side by any means. Front 5 still stronger than Wales. Backrow a match for anyone, backs have pace and creativity.
Not a bad side by any means. Front 5 still stronger than Wales. Backrow a match for anyone, [b]backs have pace and creativity.[/b]
😯 You trollin?
They have creativity and pace, just don't seem to know how to use it in an England jersey
Ford is creative and May is bloody fast!!
Ford is creative and May is bloody fast!!
I thought you were referring to creative billy;
https://twitter.com/creativbilly12t
When I get on the park today, I'm going to grubber kick the shit out of those Samoans.
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Healey thinks the answer could be Cipriani at 12. Oh please, please, please. He also seems to think Roberts is the only big back we have too. Having Vunipola mark him is fine. Davies could run at Cippers allday instead.
Well I've just seen Manu in the Marriott in Twickenham and to be honest he's no where near as big as I thought he was. Looking forward to next Friday!
namastebuzz - Member
Annoying that I am out for dinner so will need to be recorded!
That was extremely poor planning on your part.....
Oops it's next week, not tomorrow! No wonder I can't find anything to record... 😳
Well I've just seen Manu in the Marriott in Twickenham and to be honest he's no where near as big as I thought he was.
His 6ft1 frame must wear that 17stone 9 well then because in my book that's HUGE!
Samson Lee has been declared fit. Which is a good thing.
Praise the lord, scrum parity can now be a realistic prospect if Gethin can have a good day and isnt in any more refs video's between now and then.
Well I've just seen Manu in the Marriott in Twickenham and to be honest he's no where near as big as I thought he was. Looking forward to next Friday!
I bumped into Va'aiga Tuigamala aka Inga the Winger in NZ in 1996. He's quoted at 5'11 - 3/4 shorter than me. But when I stood in front of him saying hello he looked about 5 times bigger than that. As scary as hell he was.
Anyway, Wolfhounds vs Saxons on Sky Sports tonight worth a watch, if I can convince Mrs Kryton to let me take over the TV....
Aye, I just thought he'd be huge. Having said that myself and the other chaps I was with are all about 6ft 4 and around 15/16 stone so its a relative. Having said that I'm sure he'd smash us all with the exception of the Norwegian chap, who's 6 foot 8 and around 19-20 stone.
Well you're not exactly small yourselves then, however I expect he'd go through the Norwegian as well, but get injured opening the door!
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SOB looking good, Gashton just tried to pick a fight with him too the daft prat
Dave Ewers is a strong lad eh?
Orc hooker needs to hook
Orc hooker needs to hook
Orc 9 needs to stop putting in straight!
anagallis_arvensis - Member
Orc hooker needs to hook
Keep,it clean. Webber is better than that, must be a game plan to put the effort on the Irish pack.
Chris Pennell. What a player, and what a loyal bloke too! He easily merits playing in ERC games, not in the English Championship.
Wolfhounds vs Saxons on Sky Sports tonight worth a watch, if I can convince Mrs Kryton to let me take over the TV
Enjoying the match via a streaming site. As a league man I'm not finding it the best union match I've ever seen. I'm surprised to see Burgess playing to be honest, he's been OK but nothing special since moving to Bath, I think he'll improve with time but at the moment he's still learning and it shows
How is the World Cup Winner in Waiting playing?
Yeah, Burgess shouldn't be there. He needs to develop and earn his stripes. Media hype over.
must be a game plan to put the effort on the Irish pack.
what to lose all the scrums, can the 1sts try that next week please!!
s a league man I'm not finding it the best union match I've ever seen.
its all effort and no quality so far, both teams look like strangers, unsuprising
Burgess has been pretty crap cfh. He's done an excellent looping pass to touch, an offload to no one and got in Dickson's way a few times!
So, not well, then?
Still, he'll be ace, won't he! I mean, look at that other great cross code success England brought in with great fanfare far too soon - Vainokolo. Currently struggling to get a game somewhere in a nearly forgotten club in France.
I feel sorry for Burgess really. Waaaay too much hype, and totally unrealistic expectations about his ability to play rugby. Rather wish he'd been able to try a season of lower home profile rugby before coming back to the UK. Perhaps even trying to do a SBW cross code season in Oz. Either way, he's been put up on too much of a pedestal.
Dunno who he is but the irish seen to have tasked one guy with marking burgess and he's doing a good job. Been a couple of cracking tackles from the Irish in general
How is the World Cup Winner in Waiting playing?
Looks completely out of his depth so far.
Saxons suffering up front; pretty much 5 back row players in the pack.
Is this the refs first ever game? useless!
Is this the refs first ever game? useless!
Now that is one thing I struggle with, coming from league, I often have no idea why the ref has made a given call
Shane Byrnes love child hooking for the Saxons
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Is that a ninja edit I see?
What you talking about 😉
I often have no idea why the ref has made a given call
I wouldn't use this game to learn the rules!
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