You know, I was just thinking about the days when every thread devolved to a Steffon Armitage argument.Scrumhead wrote:Indeed. Compare it to the entitlement from the likes of Steffon Armitage or Carl Fearns.
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You know, I was just thinking about the days when every thread devolved to a Steffon Armitage argument.Scrumhead wrote:Indeed. Compare it to the entitlement from the likes of Steffon Armitage or Carl Fearns.
Steffon's law right up there with Dunning-KrugerPuja wrote:You know, I was just thinking about the days when every thread devolved to a Steffon Armitage argument.Scrumhead wrote:Indeed. Compare it to the entitlement from the likes of Steffon Armitage or Carl Fearns.
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FFS. and likely go with 7 locks and 1 hooker ?twitchy wrote: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.
....suspect he's just being Eddie, as he'd also talked about using Ford as emergency 9...who has at least played thereRaggs wrote:Who needs scrum halves. Cippers can probably box kick, that's all they need to do well isn't it?
I'd certainly wait for Mako, Nowell not so much.Mellsblue wrote: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.
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.Banquo wrote:I'd certainly wait for Mako, Nowell not so much.Mellsblue wrote: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.
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.twitchy wrote:We need marler as back up/rotation. I would go as far to say as our whole campaign relies on it.
Mike Catt did just fine in 2003 missing out on Clive's training and inspirational teamship building (was teamship the rubbish term Clive coined?)Puja wrote: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.twitchy wrote:We need marler as back up/rotation. I would go as far to say as our whole campaign relies on it.
He's just not one of our options anymore.
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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.Digby wrote:Mike Catt did just fine in 2003 missing out on Clive's training and inspirational teamship building (was teamship the rubbish term Clive coined?)Puja wrote: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.twitchy wrote:We need marler as back up/rotation. I would go as far to say as our whole campaign relies on it.
He's just not one of our options anymore.
Puja
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
Banquo wrote:FFS. and likely go with 7 locks and 1 hooker ?twitchy wrote: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.
Don't mock the afflicted.morepork wrote:Banquo wrote:FFS. and likely go with 7 locks and 1 hooker ?twitchy wrote: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.
Just drop Farrell.
Puja wrote:
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
twitchy wrote: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
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.ilovelamp wrote:twitchy wrote: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.