Autumn Internationals
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I see that Robshawe is also out for the autumn internationals. Desperation for Eddy. I think I'd better get my boots, scrum cap & jock strap out from the loft although the dubbin & wintergreen might have dried up by now.
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Robshaw out as well. Personally I'd give Ewers, Kvesic and Armand a go, works for Exceter.
Robshaw out as well. Personally I'd give Ewers, Kvesic and Armand a go, works for Exceter.
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For me Shields has done nothing to warrant a call up into the England squad, he needs to prove himself in the premiership first with Wasps before he should be considered at all.
I don’t think the backrow is as bad as some people think. We still have Ewers, Armand, T Curry, Kvesic, Morgan and Mercer which is very strong still. Some probably deserve to be there on form over some of the now injured players this season anyway.
I don’t think the backrow is as bad as some people think. We still have Ewers, Armand, T Curry, Kvesic, Morgan and Mercer which is very strong still. Some probably deserve to be there on form over some of the now injured players this season anyway.
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The White Rose? surely the red rose ?JackFlashJonny wrote: ↑Mon Oct 15, 2018 4:18 pmThings are really looking bleak for the England back row...Maybe Kvesic at 8 perhaps or Mercer...can't think of any English qualified 8's other than the two mentioned other than shoehorning a Wilson into the position for examplestrawclearer wrote: ↑Mon Oct 15, 2018 4:11 pm Billy Vunipola has broken his arm - the other one this time. He'll undergo surgery tomorrow and will be out for 12 weeks. With Simmonds injured and Hughes facing a ban - what price Ben Morgan (MoM yesterday)?
I think this may be a humbling Autumn for the white rose...
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Maybe the white fern is more appropriate nowadays?Chobbsy wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 11:35 amThe White Rose? surely the red rose ?JackFlashJonny wrote: ↑Mon Oct 15, 2018 4:18 pmThings are really looking bleak for the England back row...Maybe Kvesic at 8 perhaps or Mercer...can't think of any English qualified 8's other than the two mentioned other than shoehorning a Wilson into the position for examplestrawclearer wrote: ↑Mon Oct 15, 2018 4:11 pm Billy Vunipola has broken his arm - the other one this time. He'll undergo surgery tomorrow and will be out for 12 weeks. With Simmonds injured and Hughes facing a ban - what price Ben Morgan (MoM yesterday)?
I think this may be a humbling Autumn for the white rose...
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TBH this is a blessing in disguise. If players like Armand, Kvesic etc plus all the U20 kids who are still standing get a look in, we may have less reliance on old codgers, past-their-sell-by-date faves and knackered warriors.
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Mako Vunipola out of England’s autumn internationals - six weeks rehab after calf tear. No surgery needed. (Nick Isiekwe also out with a sprained ankle. Doesn't require surgery either and will be eight weeks.)
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Zach Mercer for me. That lad is going to be a great player.
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Haven't you seen the England squad, not only Kiwis and Aussies but new SA
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Mind you , play 'country of origin' and quite a few international players would've played elsewhere......Simon Shaw for Zimbabwe AIR etc .
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Wasn't Shawsie Kenya?
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I don't see how Armand got left out?
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I watched the Wasps v Bath match yesterday and there were five better back row players than Shields starting.
I wouldn't mind seeing a back row of Itoje/Thompson/Mercer, that's possibly about as old school as its gets from what is about, and I think it actually might be English!
I wouldn't mind seeing a back row of Itoje/Thompson/Mercer, that's possibly about as old school as its gets from what is about, and I think it actually might be English!