Ben Youngs

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[baz1664]

Randall is light weight and I think the welsh will target him at every opportunity!! Ben Youngs is still the best all round scrum half in England, lots of young pretenders edging closer but still number one for me!!

[CJ]

Double page spread on him in today’s Times. I’ve never met him but he sounds like a truly lovely bloke.

[WildGoose]

Once met him in a club after we lost a semi to Wasps (2017 I think). He’d just pulled out of the Lions tour and I said I was gutted for him, asked who should replace him. Without even blinking he said “Danny Care”, which considering at the time he was in a ding dong battle for the England 9 shirt took a bit of class. He then went into how good Care was, before having the shots we bought him for being kind enough to let us annoy him.

Meanwhile, Ed Slater was outside, cheeky cig in mouth, trying to convince the bouncer that Pete Betham should be allowed in because the cut above his eye had happened in the game, not because he was trouble. And Boris had his top off.

Good night from memory.

Double page spread on him in today’s Times. I’ve never met him but he sounds like a truly lovely bloke.

[Rugbygramps]

Breaks the record

[Crofty]

Breaks the record

And arrests the free fall the bright young things had gotten in to, not that this will be acknowledged...

[Big Dai]

Breaks the record

And arrests the free fall the bright young things had gotten in to, not that this will be acknowledged...

Thank you Crofty......I thought I was going insane. There are times when control is required

[Crofty]

Breaks the record

And arrests the free fall the bright young things had gotten in to, not that this will be acknowledged...

Thank you Crofty......I thought I was going insane. There are times when control is required

It's not fashionable to acknowledge him or Ford at the moment, there are shiny new things that the press, and so the casual fans that only pay attention at this time of year, are obsessed with.

[Rugbygramps]

And arrests the free fall the bright young things had gotten in to, not that this will be acknowledged...

Thank you Crofty......I thought I was going insane. There are times when control is required

It's not fashionable to acknowledge him or Ford at the moment, there are shiny new things that the press, and so the casual fans that only pay attention at this time of year, are obsessed with.

Totally agree Ford should have come on with at least 20 minutes to go. Smith is excellent but international defences are reading him now especially the inside ball to Dombrandt. He has a get out of jail card at Quins with Esterhuizen no so much with England

[Bevans]

Breaks the record

And arrests the free fall the bright young things had gotten in to, not that this will be acknowledged...

Thought exactly the same.

I was shocked to finally read some praise in the Guardian on how he brought control.

"He provided a cool head, steady hand, and sure boot, as England worked their way back downfield and chiseled out a couple of penalties."

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/ ... structions