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Oakboy wrote:A comment in the DT this morning suggests that Itoje and Lawes are absolutely knackered and way off top effectiveness. If that is so, it could explain a lot.

A comment from who? Some analysis of how they’ve been playing or someone directly in the know?

Lawes’s only rest has been through injury hasn’t it? If Jones finds that several of his Lions players are absolutely shagged for the next few England campaigns I don’t think he has anyone else to blame.

Will Joseph on bench as Willis is out.

Fraser will be gutted he is hurt.

Banquo wrote:Will Joseph on bench as Willis is out.

Fraser will be gutted he is hurt.

Oh FFS. Any idea why he’s out?

Ribs apparently

Banquo wrote:Will Joseph on bench as Willis is out

Ah yes. The obvious choice.

Peak Eddie.

Mikey Brown wrote:

Banquo wrote:Will Joseph on bench as Willis is out

Ah yes. The obvious choice.

Mikey Brown wrote:

Banquo wrote:Will Joseph on bench as Willis is out

Ah yes. The obvious choice.

He's still covering flanker.

Puja

Yep. 90 seconds at flanker to assess whether he’s got the versatility for test rugby or some bullshit.

Where is Isiekwe in the England pecking order? He must be incredibly confused.

Mikey Brown wrote:Yep. 90 seconds at flanker to assess whether he’s got the versatility for test rugby or some bullshit.

Where is Isiekwe in the England pecking order? He must be incredibly confused.

More to the point, where the hell is Marchant?!

Puja

Too big a hit to the ego to bring Marchant back in after the criticism/questioning over dropping him. Suddenly this tour is about unearthing new, young talents again.

Read some quotes from Lawes talking about results being nice, but really we're rebuilding and trying new things. I would have loved to hear that in 2020 but I don't get why we're in this position a year out from the world cup. Really just down to RWC seedings?

Good to see Ireland, against the odds, beat 14

Mikey Brown wrote:

Oakboy wrote:A comment in the DT this morning suggests that Itoje and Lawes are absolutely knackered and way off top effectiveness. If that is so, it could explain a lot.

A comment from who? Some analysis of how they’ve been playing or someone directly in the know?

Lawes’s only rest has been through injury hasn’t it? If Jones finds that several of his Lions players are absolutely shagged for the next few England campaigns I don’t think he has anyone else to blame.

The comment was actually in a reader's letter referring to Danield Schofield's comment to that effect on 4 July. No idea what background information led to his opinion.

Puja wrote:

Mikey Brown wrote:Yep. 90 seconds at flanker to assess whether he’s got the versatility for test rugby or some bullshit.

Where is Isiekwe in the England pecking order? He must be incredibly confused.

More to the point, where the hell is Marchant?!

Puja

For me that does suggest that Marchant has a niggle.

God, the warm up act was horrendous

Raggs wrote:

Puja wrote:

Mikey Brown wrote:Yep. 90 seconds at flanker to assess whether he’s got the versatility for test rugby or some bullshit.

Where is Isiekwe in the England pecking order? He must be incredibly confused.

More to the point, where the hell is Marchant?!

Puja

For me that does suggest that Marchant has a niggle.

Really? If it was I’m sure it would have been reported already

Much better- straighter and simpler. Stop kicking poorly tho

Nice start from Tommy and JVP

Great hands (and hip) from Freeman.

Top start that is.

Mellsblue wrote:Great hands (and hip) from Freeman.

Really glad he's getting a chance, he's a classy operator.

Great start from England. Genge going through Hooper and then that nice rolling maul set play.

Good from Freddie

Billy going well again. Loving the more direct work

I’d have gone touch line again

Again touchline for me but fair enough

Tongan Flaw

Superb kicks from jvp