That's good news. Gives him a few more games than I expected to try and get match-fit for November.Gloskarlos wrote:Not sure where best to post this, but Jonny May is back for Glaws tomorrow
http://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/37617695
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That's good news. Gives him a few more games than I expected to try and get match-fit for November.Gloskarlos wrote:Not sure where best to post this, but Jonny May is back for Glaws tomorrow
http://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/37617695
Very well, ahead of his best-case prognosis.Gloskarlos wrote:By all accounts his rehabilitation has gone well, pucka specialists involved. Fingers crossed he hasn't lost a yard.
Can't really say that the Wasps lads really pushed their cases this week - yes, they played well, but in an 82-14 win against a minnow, there's not really a lot positive that you can prove.Mikey Brown wrote:I only saw bits and bobs this weekend. As far as players who did themselves a favour I'm guessing Robshaw, Chisholm (irrelevant at this stage), Yarde, Brown, basically all the Sarries boys, Cipriani, Launch, Roko, Brookes? Simpson? Any other standouts so far?
He should only be a 10 for England. And there's a sentence I was saying 10 months ago, and 10 months before that, and 10 months before that, and...Puja wrote: I'll be very happy to have him at 12 for England.
And there's a sentence that I didn't think I'd be saying 10 months ago.
It may well be that if you convinced Eddie of that and put him on a spot where he had to choose between the two of them for the 10 shirt, he'd take Farrell ahead of Ford. We can debate personalities for ever but the consideration above all others, for me, is that there must always be one player (at least) who has real flair in the 3 shirts 9,10,12. I believe that Eddie will always pick Farrell in his XV. The very worst situation is having, say, Youngs, Farrell and T 'eo as the trio. I'm not a big fan of Ford but at least he has a skill-set that allows for the unpredictable. I suspect that we will have to put up with Farrell at 12 for some time yet. He is a better option than the bosh merchants (Barritt, Burrell, T'eo, Tuilagi).Digby wrote:He should only be a 10 for England. And there's a sentence I was saying 10 months ago, and 10 months before that, and 10 months before that, and...Puja wrote: I'll be very happy to have him at 12 for England.
And there's a sentence that I didn't think I'd be saying 10 months ago.
5P, you have most of it right, I'd think. If Hartley is fully fit I'd be surprised if he did not start. As for the wingers, EJ may be reluctant to pick both Yarde and Roko.fivepointer wrote:Farrell odds on to start at 12.
Right now I think we'll see Mako, George, Cole, Launch, Kruis, Robshaw, Itoje, Billy, Youngs, Ford, Roko, Faz, JJ, Yarde, Brown
Basically players have one more game to make a case. A big performance might make a difference but I don't think this line up is likely to alter much.
Yes, just that!fivepointer wrote:When was the last time Manu played 6 games on the bounce?
Until he's able to do that, any thoughts about England should be put to one side.
That's a shame for LCD but I'm happy to take a look at Taylor, he'd deserve some Eng game time after his start to the season.fivepointer wrote:Luke Cowan Dickie wont feature in the Ai's due to injury.
George and Taylor it is then, at least for the opening match.
And very quickly.twitchy wrote:We have gone from hooker being a problem position to some actual depth.
And scrum-halves. We've not had a decent 9 in the U20s at all - Robson's sudden blossoming was an awful surprise as he was exceedingly average at U20s. I'm hearing good things about this year's batch though.Stom wrote:And very quickly.twitchy wrote:We have gone from hooker being a problem position to some actual depth.
Ditto lock.
In fact, as the u20s start to come through, we starting to find quality depth in most positions. Just need a few more years for the flankers to come through properly.
Yup. Still standing at the no 12 bus stop though.twitchy wrote:We have gone from hooker being a problem position to some actual depth.
I'd say it was more of a pleasant surprise than an awful one! In all fairness, Robson's 'blossoming' wasn't that sudden - there were a few glimpses of his ability 2 or 3 years ago at Gloucester. He just couldn't get regular game time and then they signed Laidlaw.Puja wrote:And scrum-halves. We've not had a decent 9 in the U20s at all - Robson's sudden blossoming was an awful surprise as he was exceedingly average at U20s. I'm hearing good things about this year's batch though.Stom wrote:And very quickly.twitchy wrote:We have gone from hooker being a problem position to some actual depth.
Ditto lock.
In fact, as the u20s start to come through, we starting to find quality depth in most positions. Just need a few more years for the flankers to come through properly.
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