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England - The Next Episode: Part Deux: Phoenix from the Ashes

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Post by Geordie Tue 16 Apr 2024, 1:51 pm

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Post by formerly known as Sam Wed 06 Nov 2024, 5:16 pm

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Mr Bounce wrote:I feel that Marchant and Jack Willis are the only two we're really missing, and Willis plays in such a competitive position, there are a number of players who can do well there: both Curry brothers, Earl (if not at 8), Underhill, Pearson, Pepper and Pollock are all good shouts in the 7 shirt. I know he's regarded as pretty special but is there really such a drop off in talent between him and the others on top form? I'm not so sure.

Marchant IS a miss in my eyes - he was the most talented 13 we had, being both quick and elusive, and having a good rugby brain. It'll be interesting if he comes back into the Premiership next season after his contract is up. That game against the Boks where he was selected at 14, then went to 13 after the injury to Manu, with Slade moving to 12 was an unexpected yet pretty good partnership. The man has talent.

As for this weekend's centre partnership, it seems that England either play a fly half at 12 (Wilkinson, Flood, Hodgson, Farrell) or a 13 at 12 (Slade, Lawrence, Tuilagi, Tindall). WHY ARE THERE NO ACTUAL 12s??!! Hopefully Lennox Anyanwu will develop into the sort of player we've been missing...

Marchant would be a handy player to get back. Hopefully soon after his spell in France has finished. He'd add a possible alternative option to Slade at 13 and there would be a decent balance to him and Lawrence in the centres.

Lennox is likely to be developing at Montpellier so unlikely to trouble England further. Why he'd opt for that toxic environment I'm not sure but that's the rumours. We've got lots of inside centre options coming through, the England A selection next week will be enlightening.

Is Dan Kelly injured? He's not been named in the 'A' squad.

The selections bare little resemblance to form over the course of this season, similar to the first team. Kelly didn't look at his best last season, has made a decent start to this season but this squad seems to have largely been picked in advance. See the Ojomoh selection as an example.

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Post by WELL-PAST-IT Thu 07 Nov 2024, 7:53 am

Very surprised to see Archie McParland in there, he is still a way behind Tom James in the Saints hierarchy, also surprised not to see George Hendy and Tarek Haffar.

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Post by mountain man Thu 07 Nov 2024, 8:49 am

WELL-PAST-IT wrote:Very  surprised to see Archie McParland in there, he is still a way behind Tom James in the Saints hierarchy, also surprised not to see George Hendy and Tarek Haffar.


A squad looks really good, the backrow could challenge current senior side. Agree about Hendy, he's been excellent and shame not included.

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Post by RiscaGame Thu 07 Nov 2024, 10:52 pm

You’re running out of pages on this thread again, so might be easier to start a new one before a conversation gets really going again?

Thank you.

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