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England Squad - Autumn Internationals
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Come on Dylan,you don't play anymore ,say it how it is instead of skirting around it!
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Love this reporter giving it to Eddie,looks a broken man to me!
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The most frustrating thing is that we have the players. I know not all are fit but replace Hill with Launchbury and a backrow of Lawes or Chessum, Earl and Dombrant and selecting two actual centres and a speedster on the wing and its a different story. Other teams don't always have that luxury but we do. Borthwick for one wouldn't be afraid to change things but don't tell the rfu that!
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Like most games, if your pack is not on top you are going to find it difficult to win - our pack was beaten up so we lost. For me, Slade has got to start, and sorry Manu - you are not the player you once were and don't deserve to be on the park at present. I am not sure what the game plan is, but what I do think is that whatever it is, it is not working. Can EJ do anything about it - IMHO - no, and I can see no chance of us winning the WC with the current setup.
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Absolutely terrible from England. Appalling basics, shredded at the set piece (when was the last time England won anything with such a bad scrum?), confused selection but the worst thing? I have no idea how we are trying to play. The only time we look remotely dangerous is when we give width to the ball but we spent most the game kicking the ball miles up in the air. Utterly bereft of tactical leadership.
What on earth are the rfu doing? We are the richest union in the world with more players to pick from that almost anyone and we have won 5/12 this year. How can the rfu think it’s ok? There’s no integrity to what they are doing- beyond embarrassing.
What on earth are the rfu doing? We are the richest union in the world with more players to pick from that almost anyone and we have won 5/12 this year. How can the rfu think it’s ok? There’s no integrity to what they are doing- beyond embarrassing.
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Awful that. You can’t win anything without a set piece and ours was ceremoniously dismantled today. Whatever plans we had in attack couldn’t happen. Some dumb penalties given away. The whole game just wound me up, stop/start, scrums a mess, Gardner not helping, loves the sound of his own voice.
It’s looking a lot like Southgate’s England….tried and tested players not cutting it….Nowell, May, Vunipolas….not good enough. Lawes comes back in, if he recovers from head injury…Underhill ? Dombrandt ? In the backs…aside from throwing Radwan etc to the lions, who else is there ?
Shaun Edwards…why…just why ?
It’s looking a lot like Southgate’s England….tried and tested players not cutting it….Nowell, May, Vunipolas….not good enough. Lawes comes back in, if he recovers from head injury…Underhill ? Dombrandt ? In the backs…aside from throwing Radwan etc to the lions, who else is there ?
Shaun Edwards…why…just why ?
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I’m not sure, as some think, that Borthwick is the answer! He needs another season or two to develop his coaching skills so that first Tigers, then England can play different styles of rugby as different teams and conditions are encountered.
England, at the moment look like Tigers under Murphy! Selection is inconsistent, tactics muddled and for some reason Genge isn’t captain!
Trouble is with the way England has performed Eddie will try to persuade the hierarchy that he needs even more preparation time with the players!
At the moment Sarries play with the intensity and expansiveness that no other team matches! Mark McCall and Joe Shaw would surely be considered to coach England.
England now need to have an excellent Six Nations!
To be honest I’m more concerned about Tigers now putting a few wins together.
The next few games will tell us more about Steve Borthwick: can he get Tigers back to the standards of last season! I hope so.
England, at the moment look like Tigers under Murphy! Selection is inconsistent, tactics muddled and for some reason Genge isn’t captain!
Trouble is with the way England has performed Eddie will try to persuade the hierarchy that he needs even more preparation time with the players!
At the moment Sarries play with the intensity and expansiveness that no other team matches! Mark McCall and Joe Shaw would surely be considered to coach England.
England now need to have an excellent Six Nations!
To be honest I’m more concerned about Tigers now putting a few wins together.
The next few games will tell us more about Steve Borthwick: can he get Tigers back to the standards of last season! I hope so.
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Who is the forwards coach?
Nowhere near the sum of their parts.
If you think that it’s too late to change the reflection is when you are losing what can be worse?
Jones and his inept team have to go. Go now and let England move on.
Nowhere near the sum of their parts.
If you think that it’s too late to change the reflection is when you are losing what can be worse?
Jones and his inept team have to go. Go now and let England move on.
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Forwards coach is Cockers I believe ???
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I didnt watch it live, only on delay, thanks for informing on how Prime works. How long did game last, so many stop starts, Ref so in love with sound of his own voice, why were there water breaks?
I cant remember a more boring disjointed game, England were hopeless. Enough said.
I cant remember a more boring disjointed game, England were hopeless. Enough said.
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Proudfoot is the forwards coach I believe, isn't Cockers defence?
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Well I believe Cockers is the forwards coach.Wayne Richardson Fan Club wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:06 amProudfoot is the forwards coach I believe, isn't Cockers defence?
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Proudfoot is the Englands forward coach.....Cockerill is the scrum coach.
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