EPS Watch / Player Form Thread

[Puja]

Indeed. Compare it to the entitlement from the likes of Steffon Armitage or Carl Fearns.

You know, I was just thinking about the days when every thread devolved to a Steffon Armitage argument.

Puja

[Banquo]

Indeed. Compare it to the entitlement from the likes of Steffon Armitage or Carl Fearns.

You know, I was just thinking about the days when every thread devolved to a Steffon Armitage argument.

Puja

Steffon's law right up there with Dunning-Kruger

[Which Tyler]

Moody or Worsley?
Anti-Glos conspiracy, Andy Hazell should have had more caps than either!

[twitchy]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/ ... y-cipriani


Danny Cipriani is likely to feature in England’s wider World Cup training squad next month after it emerged the Barbarians were blocked from selecting him for the match at Twickenham on Sunday. It is also understood his hopes of being included in the final World Cup squad may hinge on whether Eddie Jones gambles by selecting only two scrum-halves with the possibility of Cipriani doubling up as an emergency No 9 also mooted.

[Banquo]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/ ... y-cipriani


Danny Cipriani is likely to feature in England’s wider World Cup training squad next month after it emerged the Barbarians were blocked from selecting him for the match at Twickenham on Sunday. It is also understood his hopes of being included in the final World Cup squad may hinge on whether Eddie Jones gambles by selecting only two scrum-halves with the possibility of Cipriani doubling up as an emergency No 9 also mooted.

FFS. and likely go with 7 locks and 1 hooker ?

[Raggs]

Who needs scrum halves. Cippers can probably box kick, that's all they need to do well isn't it?

[Banquo]

Who needs scrum halves. Cippers can probably box kick, that's all they need to do well isn't it?

....suspect he's just being Eddie, as he'd also talked about using Ford as emergency 9...who has at least played there

[Digby]

One the one hand it's the hardest role to just drop into, on the other it'd Eddie. No idea what he's really thinking.

I would like Eddie to revisit some of his early remarks in England about wanting the side to be able to attack off 9, 10 and 12 and then walk us through how he thinks that's happening. I'd suggest it's not unless we smash over the gainline about 5 times in a row, at which point you don't need a grand attacking playbook to expose a scrambled defence that can't wrap and can't resource properly anyway.

[Mellsblue]

Times reporting Nowell needs surgery that will lead to him missing all the warmup matches. Mako reported as aiming for a return in time for the last warmup match.

[Banquo]

Times reporting Nowell needs surgery that will lead to him missing all the warmup matches. Mako reported as aiming for a return in time for the last warmup match.

I'd certainly wait for Mako, Nowell not so much.

[Puja]

Times reporting Nowell needs surgery that will lead to him missing all the warmup matches. Mako reported as aiming for a return in time for the last warmup match.

I'd certainly wait for Mako, Nowell not so much.

Same - it's a shame if Nowell is injured, but we have May, Watson, Daly, Cokanasiga and Brown to squeeze into that back three already, so there are worse people to have lost to injury. Mako, however, is essential to our hopes of going anywhere in the tournament.

Puja

[twitchy]

We need marler as back up/rotation. I would go as far to say as our whole campaign relies on it.

[Puja]

We need marler as back up/rotation. I would go as far to say as our whole campaign relies on it.

That dream is completely dead. If the RWC was in France, then maybe, but he retired because he didn't want to be away from his family for long periods, he's expecting a new baby imminently, and the suggestion is he'd go to a prolonged training camp and then fly to Japan for several weeks. No chance, in hell.

He's just not one of our options anymore.

Puja

[Scrumhead]

Although he does like a Japanese tattoo so you never know ...

[Digby]

We need marler as back up/rotation. I would go as far to say as our whole campaign relies on it.

That dream is completely dead. If the RWC was in France, then maybe, but he retired because he didn't want to be away from his family for long periods, he's expecting a new baby imminently, and the suggestion is he'd go to a prolonged training camp and then fly to Japan for several weeks. No chance, in hell.

He's just not one of our options anymore.

Puja

Mike Catt did just fine in 2003 missing out on Clive's training and inspirational teamship building (was teamship the rubbish term Clive coined?)

Key to this might be Mrs Marler who never really wanted Joe to stop playing in the first place by all accounts, she might even encourage a few weeks quiet for a tidy cash sum

[Puja]

We need marler as back up/rotation. I would go as far to say as our whole campaign relies on it.

That dream is completely dead. If the RWC was in France, then maybe, but he retired because he didn't want to be away from his family for long periods, he's expecting a new baby imminently, and the suggestion is he'd go to a prolonged training camp and then fly to Japan for several weeks. No chance, in hell.

He's just not one of our options anymore.

Puja

Mike Catt did just fine in 2003 missing out on Clive's training and inspirational teamship building (was teamship the rubbish term Clive coined?)

Key to this might be Mrs Marler who never really wanted Joe to stop playing in the first place by all accounts, she might even encourage a few weeks quiet for a tidy cash sum

He has four kids, with one of them just 3 months old at the start of the tournament. Unless he's an active hinderance, I would be amazed if she wants him to piss off for what could be 7 weeks.

Puja

[morepork]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/ ... y-cipriani


Danny Cipriani is likely to feature in England’s wider World Cup training squad next month after it emerged the Barbarians were blocked from selecting him for the match at Twickenham on Sunday. It is also understood his hopes of being included in the final World Cup squad may hinge on whether Eddie Jones gambles by selecting only two scrum-halves with the possibility of Cipriani doubling up as an emergency No 9 also mooted.

FFS. and likely go with 7 locks and 1 hooker ?

Just drop Farrell.

[Puja]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/ ... y-cipriani


Danny Cipriani is likely to feature in England’s wider World Cup training squad next month after it emerged the Barbarians were blocked from selecting him for the match at Twickenham on Sunday. It is also understood his hopes of being included in the final World Cup squad may hinge on whether Eddie Jones gambles by selecting only two scrum-halves with the possibility of Cipriani doubling up as an emergency No 9 also mooted.

FFS. and likely go with 7 locks and 1 hooker ?

Just drop Farrell.

Don't mock the afflicted.

Puja

[Digby]

He has four kids, with one of them just 3 months old at the start of the tournament. Unless he's an active hinderance, I would be amazed if she wants him to piss off for what could be 7 weeks.

Puja

Fixed, probably

[Mellsblue]

Gatland signs on as Lions coach, starting in summer 2020. I wonder if he’d act as a stop gap after the World Cup so the RFU have time to get their act together.

[twitchy]

Just sign him up for england and stop messing about.

[twitchy]

Nothing specifically eye opening but a good summary of english back row options. He mentions some new names at the very end of the article I wasn't familiar with.

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/england- ... -on-the-up

[Mellsblue]

Interesting that he classes Isiekwe as a 6. Also ridiculous that he’s only 21.

[ilovelamp]

Nothing specifically eye opening but a good summary of english back row options. He mentions some new names at the very end of the article I wasn't familiar with.

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/england- ... -on-the-up

For those interested in one of those names, this is Jack Clements highlights reel. He's got all the right stuff, and looks a much more lively prospect than Tuima. We are very excited about a potential back row involving him and Aaron Hinckley in the not too distant future.

[Digby]

Nothing specifically eye opening but a good summary of english back row options. He mentions some new names at the very end of the article I wasn't familiar with.

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/england- ... -on-the-up

For those interested in one of those names, this is Jack Clements highlights reel. He's got all the right stuff, and looks a much more lively prospect than Tuima. We are very excited about a potential back row involving him and Aaron Hinckley in the not too distant future.

Without doubt the highlights reel with the most shits, fucks and motherfuckers I've heard on the soundtrack, which is an interesting way to promote a player.