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England's 42-man Squad?

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Post by alcoombe Thu 10 May 2012, 3:13 am

http://sportinglife.aol.co.uk/rugby-union/news/article/22884/7742822/youngs-gets-surprise-england-call

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/england/9255806/Englands-Stuart-Lancaster-to-continue-bold-and-young-selections-for-tour-squad-to-South-Africa.html

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Based on the 6N squad, covers called up and the additions mentioned in the articles...??

Corbisero, Cole, Stevens, Marler, PDJ, Mullan
Hartley, Mears, Gray, Youngs
Palmer, Parling, Botha, Robson, Attwood, Launchbury
Robshaw, Morgan, Haskell, Fearns, Dowson, Waldrom
Youngs, Care, Dickson, Dickson
Flood, Farrell, Hodgson
Barritt, JTH
Tuilagi, Trinder, Lowe
Ashton, Strettle, Monye, Wade, Banahan
Foden, Brown, Goode


If that is the case, the omissions from my preference would be Garvey (for Attwood or Launchbury), Burns (instead of the 4th SH), Allen/Twelvetrees (in place of JTH to offer something different or Trinder who has been injured for a couple of months), May & Joseph (for Monye & Banahan - smaller options but there's plenty of size in the centres and the Boks' have got a number of smaller faster back 3 players themselves, Aplon, Lambie, Habana).

Interesting comment in the Sporting Life article that Fearns had been heading to SA anyway on loan to the Stormers if he hadn't been called up.



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Post by EngInAuck Thu 10 May 2012, 9:18 am

Would have liked to have seem S.Armitage involved personally.

I also thought Anthony Allen had all but been told he was going on tour ....
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Post by bluestonevedder Thu 10 May 2012, 9:21 am

SL's basically already told Allen he's on the plane. With Catt joining the staff, I'd be surprised not to see Joseph in there too, and I think May will be included for his versatility and proven talent.

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Post by adambarney Thu 10 May 2012, 9:36 am

my team would be :
marler,corbiesiro,cole,doran-jones,harden,mullan
hartley,webber,youngs,gray
botha,parling,attlewood,garvey,launchbury,robson
robshaw,haskell,armitage,morgan,waldrom,wallace
youngs,care,dickson,dickson
farrell,flood,burns
barritt,turner-hall,tuilagi,lowe,joseph
ashton,wade,monye,may,biggs
foden,brown,goode

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Post by Guest Thu 10 May 2012, 9:45 am

I'll be very disappointed if JJ doesn't go.

Steffon Armitage isn't available for selection, as the tour overlaps with the end of the Top 14 season (playoffs and final).

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Post by propdavid_london Thu 10 May 2012, 9:48 am

Shame about Armitage, but you can understand his lack of inclusion due to availability. Autum internationals will be the time to have a look at him.

I would think now that Catt is coach that Joseph would definately be on the plane.

Why oh why are people still talking about Banahan!

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Post by Guest Thu 10 May 2012, 10:43 am

Guardian says that Joseph is in:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/may/09/stuart-lancaster-squad-england-tour

Leicester's reserve hooker Tom Youngs, elder brother of Ben, is among those in line for a call-up, along with the Exeter flanker Tom Johnson, the 21-year-old Wasps forward Joe Launchbury and the Saracens full-back Alex Goode. They can expect to be joined by London Irish's exciting centre Jonathan Joseph and the Harlequins hooker Joe Gray.

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Post by Biltong Thu 10 May 2012, 10:48 am

Typical of the english.

It reminds me of the anglo boer war.

this time round 42 against 15.
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Post by thomh Thu 10 May 2012, 11:05 am

More centres have been listed in the papers as selected than possibly can have been. Barritt, JTH, Allen, Tuilagi, Trinder, Lowe and Joseph. Someone's got to miss out from that lot. Not sure who I'd go for though. Maybe Trinder.

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Post by beshocked Thu 10 May 2012, 11:24 am

I personally would bring in May for Monye and Benjamin for Banahan.

My 12s would be Barritt,Allen and JTH.
My 13s would be Joseph,Lowe and Tuilagi

I wouldn't include Haskell.

Leave out K.Dickson bring in B.Spencer.

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Post by ChequeredJersey Thu 10 May 2012, 12:05 pm

Do we need 4 scrummies?
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Post by ChequeredJersey Thu 10 May 2012, 12:09 pm

Also I really really don't want Banahan to tour
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Post by bluestonevedder Thu 10 May 2012, 12:09 pm

Squad's been named guys

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Post by alcoombe Thu 10 May 2012, 11:27 pm

Well, I'm glad the sneak preview articles didn't have the whole story, that Allen & Joseph made the cut and that Banahan didn't.

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Post by bluestonevedder Fri 11 May 2012, 9:27 am

alcoombe wrote:Well, I'm glad the sneak preview articles didn't have the whole story, that Allen & Joseph made the cut and that Banahan didn't.

Yahoo

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