2024 Six Nations Chat

[Leicestertinytiger]

Congratulations Will Hurd for earning a well deserved Scotland call up.

Wales have also named their squad today which many have said is the weakest they’ve seen in the last 10 years. LRZ also leaving rugby to pursue NFL.

England squad to be announced tomorrow.

[Nofrontteeth]

Zammit away to America with immediate effect.

[bendy]

LRZ also leaving rugby to pursue NFL.

I'm certainly taken aback by this!

[Leicestertinytiger]

England Squad predictions:

1. Obano, Genge, Baxter
2. George, Dan, Langdon
3. Stuart, Heyes, Opoku-Fordjour
4. Itoje, Martin
5. Chessum, Tuima
6. Roots
7. Underhill, Pearson
8. Earl, Barbeary, Fisilau
9. Mitchell, JVP, Spencer
10. F Smith, M Smith
11. Roebuck, Daly
12. Lawrence, Kelly
13. Slade, Feeeman
14. Feyi-Waboso, Radwan
15. Steward, Furbank

[GB72]

Zammit away to America with immediate effect.

A big shock but I guess Gloucester looked at their league position and saw that there was nothing to play for so have cut him off the wage bill straight away. I suspect that all parties may have held on to the end of the season if Gloucester were challenging for anything.

[Rugbygramps]

Do we know the size of squad Borthwick will be picking , I assume it will be smaller than the World Cup

[TigerFeetSteve]

Congratulations to Hurd...

My concern...

We could if both Heyes and Cole get a call up to England (quite possible) be without our three top Tightheads...

Richardson would surely be the starter in the PRC semifinal then?

[Rugbygramps]

Don’t think we will loose both Dan and Joe. Imo Tightheads will Stewart, Painter and Heyes.
Wouldn’t have thought Hurd will go straight into the Scot’s match day 23 either

[Darc Tiger]

Semifinal weekend is in the fallow week, so Hurd should be available.

[KiwiTig]

Great news for Will Hurd

[GB72]

I have never seen it happen but surely there has to be some form of agreement between international sides not to totally asset strip a club in one position.

Unlikely but, for example, what would happen if a club was stripped of all viable tight head prop options by international selection and injury. Would they be expected to find players on short term contracts to fill the gaps, would matches be postponed. Surely they could not expect academy lads to front up in the scrum in the prem.

Ridiculous situation and totally unrealistic but my mind wanders at lunchtime.

[MCC1964]

Zammit away to America with immediate effect.

A big shock but I guess Gloucester looked at their league position and saw that there was nothing to play for so have cut him off the wage bill straight away. I suspect that all parties may have held on to the end of the season if Gloucester were challenging for anything.

I doubt it. The pathway camps he’s going into start in January, so if he didn’t go now he’d have to wait until next year. He can go now, give it a couple of years and if it doesn’t pan out, he’ll only be 24 anyway and can come back for the next World Cup.

[Scott1]

George to captain England apparently

[TigerFeetSteve]

George to captain England apparently

Jamie ....

Or

.... Ford

I'm guessing Jamie George, but given the two favourites both have the name George I'm not certain lol

[KiwiTig]

What an achievement for the club if we managed to get 3 international THs into this 6 Nations
Chessum Martin Steward should be in too …fingers crossed for all our boys