France v England - grand slam game

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ENGLAND TEAM TO PLAY FRANCE

15. Mike Brown (vice captain, Harlequins, 47 caps)
14. Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby, 19 caps)
13. Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby, 20 caps)
12. Owen Farrell (vice captain, Saracens, 39 caps)
11. Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs, 14 caps)
10. George Ford (Bath Rugby, 21 caps)
9. Danny Care (Harlequins, 57 caps)

1. Mako Vunipola (Saracens, 31 caps)
2. Dylan Hartley (captain, Northampton Saints, 70 caps)
3. Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers, 60 caps)
4. Maro Itoje (Saracens, 3 caps)
5. George Kruis (Saracens, 14 caps)
6. Chris Robshaw (Harlequins, 47 caps)
7. James Haskell (Wasps, 66 caps)
8. Billy Vunipola (vice captain, Saracens, 25 caps)

Replacements
16. Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs, 2 cap)
17. Joe Marler (Harlequins 41 caps)
18. Kieran Brookes (Northampton Saints 16 caps)
19. Joe Launchbury (Wasps, 31 caps)
20. Jack Clifford (Harlequins, 4 caps)
21. Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 56 caps)
22. Manu Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers, 26 caps)
23. Elliot Daly (Wasps, 2 cap)

http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/matchcentre/index.php?includeref=428&season=2016-2017#c2mHxQykBgwVMvUi.97

Scotland v Italy
France v Wales
Ireland v England

Ireland v England?????

Em................................ eh........... ............................ can I retract?

Why do Wales always get the easy game?

Despite having three home games next year, just for a change England are away from home in their last 6N game. Normality will also probably be restored with the allocation of a SH ref.

Still a repeat scoreline as in 2003 would be nice.....

Secretfly England have had hard openers in 2014 and 2015, this is just back to business as usual.

Any home game would have done for England but nope away for the 4th time in a row.

6 away games in 7 years in the opener.

How is that fair?

beshocked wrote:Secretfly England have had hard openers in 2014 and 2015, this is just back to business as usual.

Any home game would have done for England but nope away for the 4th time in a row.

6 away games in 7 years in the opener.

How is that fair?

I guess we all have reasons to moan sometimes at the schedules. Although I didn't expect my less-than-serious flippant throw-away comment would get such a response.

It's dangerous in that thar 606 forest!

SecretFly wrote:So does anyone know who gets who in the final round next year?.... I'm getting mighty bored having to face wild and whacky Scotland in the last game! - as England and Wales get the two sump sitters!

Here ya go!

http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/matchcentre/index.php?includeref=428&season=2016-2017#fve0wFJ27sRiZwSK.97

Thanks Cyril.... always my Go-To man when I'm too lazy press my Google Button

secretfly I just didn't realise that the schedule was stacked so much against England.

6 teams in the competition and one has to play away from home 6 out of the last 7 years in the first game.

England have actually done pretty well in their first game in the 6 nations in those years despite that handicap.