2024 Six Nations Chat

[Leicestertinytiger]

Marcus Smith and perhaps Alex Mitchell to be fit for Ireland. Can see both making the bench and SB selecting a pretty much unchanged 23.

[Robespierre]

Matthieu Jalibert will play no more part in the 6Nations, which could be a blessing in disguise. Who will replace him?

I'd go with Racing's Antoine Gibert and select clubmate Nolan Le Garrec at scrum half. Maxim Lucu has been a disappointment at scrum half. His club form with Bordeaux/Bègles has been very good, but has not taken it with him at test level.
Jonathan Danty will also miss the trip to Cardiff, so we'll maybe see BB's Nicolas Depoortère or Emile Gailleton of Pau, both of whom were recently in the U20 world cup winning squad.

[sam16111986]

Marcus Smith and perhaps Alex Mitchell to be fit for Ireland. Can see both making the bench and SB selecting a pretty much unchanged 23.

If fit Mitchell will start. Care and Spencer showed how far from international standard they are at the weekend.

[sam16111986]

Matthieu Jalibert will play no more part in the 6Nations, which could be a blessing in disguise. Who will replace him?

I'd go with Racing's Antoine Gibert and select clubmate Nolan Le Garrec at scrum half. Maxim Lucu has been a disappointment at scrum half. His club form with Bordeaux/Bègles has been very good, but has not taken it with him at test level.
Jonathan Danty will also miss the trip to Cardiff, so we'll maybe see BB's Nicolas Depoortère or Emile Gailleton of Pau, both of whom were recently in the U20 world cup winning squad.

France has some wonderful young centres. Not necessarily a bad thing for them to get some game time.

How come Hastoy has fallen out of favour he looked comfortable in the 10 shirt at the world cup.

[Robespierre]

Matthieu Jalibert will play no more part in the 6Nations, which could be a blessing in disguise. Who will replace him?

I'd go with Racing's Antoine Gibert and select clubmate Nolan Le Garrec at scrum half. Maxim Lucu has been a disappointment at scrum half. His club form with Bordeaux/Bègles has been very good, but has not taken it with him at test level.
Jonathan Danty will also miss the trip to Cardiff, so we'll maybe see BB's Nicolas Depoortère or Emile Gailleton of Pau, both of whom were recently in the U20 world cup winning squad.

How come Hastoy has fallen out of favour he looked comfortable in the 10 shirt at the world cup.

Yes, he’s dropped down the pecking order but may be brought back for the trip to Cardiff, although I’d prefer Gibert.

[mol2]

I thought Mitchell was out of the tournament?

[Wes]

I find it constantly amazing about Care. Throughout his career, he's been great for Club, but never excelled for country other than as an impact sub to speed things up a bit. He's then a media darling for achieving that and should start the next match, which if ever he does, he plays like the slightly outclassed starter he is.
Lovely bloke mind!

[Hot_Charlie]

I thought Mitchell was out of the tournament?

He is.

[Robespierre]

Jonathan Danty has been handed a five-week ban following his red card during France's game against Italy and will miss the rest of the 6Nations, so Fabien Galthié will have to find a new outside half and a centre in his squad for the away match in Cardiff on March 10th and the home match in Lyon against England on the evening of the16th.

[westwinds31]

A bit flippant maybe, but if you put the current All Blacks 15 in white shirts with the Borthwick game plan, would they win games ?

[Wes]

Depends, nobody seems to be able to work out what the gameplan is!

[tigerburnie]

Maybe we should give the job to Baxter

[Hot_Charlie]

A bit flippant maybe, but if you put the current All Blacks 15 in white shirts with the Borthwick game plan, would they win games ?

Yes.

[Tiglon]

A bit flippant maybe, but if you put the current All Blacks 15 in white shirts with the Borthwick game plan, would they win games ?

Yes.

+1

Same with the Ireland or Safrican XVs.

[Rugbygramps]

Latest England training squad. M. Smith and Mitchell to continue rehab

Feyi-waboso has a face to face medical exam which he must attend

Forwards: Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers), Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers), Alex Coles (Northampton Saints), Luke Cowan-Dickie (Sale Sharks), Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins), Theo Dan (Saracens), Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins), Ben Earl (Saracens), Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby), Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears), Jamie George (Saracens), Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers), Maro Itoje (Saracens), Joe Marler (Harlequins), George Martin (Leicester Tigers), Beno Obano (Bath Rugby), Tom Pearson (Northampton Saints), Ethan Roots (Exeter Chiefs), Will Stuart (Bath Rugby), Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby)

Backs: Danny Care (Harlequins), Elliot Daly (Saracens), Fraser Dingwall (Northampton Saints), George Ford (Sale Sharks), Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints), George Furbank (Northampton Saints), Ollie Lawrence (Bath Rugby), Will Muir (Bath Rugby), Max Ojomoh (Bath Rugby), Harry Randall (Bristol Bears), Tom Roebuck (Sale Sharks), Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs), Fin Smith (Northampton Saints), Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby), Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers), Manu Tuilagi (Sale Sharks).