RugbyRebels

England announce an unchanged team to start against Wales. Tuilagi on the bench.

Sandydragon wrote:I'd like to think that if he carries on as he has been, he will get a look at the next AIs. I'm not sure a trip to NZ is the place for a new cap, I think that might be painful enough for the more experienced players.

I'd like us to field 23 new caps against the All Blacks, to be honest.

That tour is a Kobayashi Maru scenario. Exposing young players to the worst hell they'll ever face is about the only positive thing that can come of it.

Excuse my ignorance but I missed the last round. Was any light cast on how Priestland/Anscombe are supposed to be helping off the bench? It looks like they both came on too late to have any real effect.

Lizard wrote:Excuse my ignorance but I missed the last round. Was any light cast on how Priestland/Anscombe are supposed to be helping off the bench? It looks like they both came on too late to have any real effect.

I think they wanted to keep the game tight and controlled so kept Biggar on as long as poss. Priestland may be seen is a little more cavalier. With regard to Anscombe, your guess is as good as ours.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/35774334

Or, to put it another way, Eddie thinks our scrum is better then their scrum.