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A digression I know but I have just revisited this game from 2003. I haven't watched it in full since that glory year but was sat behind the posts where Greenwood scored after one of Billy's most incredible bursts from deep. England were a mixed bag on the day and leaving Suncorp that evening I recall a few Aussies saying there was no way England would win the World Cup that year. Would love to negotiate a deal with HG Wells and transport Robinson to our current team.

Spiffy wrote:

Stom wrote:

Spiffy wrote:
Simmonds seems able to do most things well. Hard to find a chink in his game. Jones can use him in many different roles. If he keeps up current form he will be an automatic England regular. Great to see a backrower with real explosive pace, never mind the other attributes.

Now you see, that's a bit overboard. His tight carrying isn't amazing yet, while he's undertested over the ball. He has potential...

Yes .... well he's ceratainly not another Robson, that's for sure.

Who?

Mikey Brown wrote:

Spiffy wrote:

Stom wrote:
Now you see, that's a bit overboard. His tight carrying isn't amazing yet, while he's undertested over the ball. He has potential...

Yes .... well he's ceratainly not another Robson, that's for sure.

Who?

Extreme Fishing

p/d wrote:

Mikey Brown wrote:

Spiffy wrote:
Yes .... well he's ceratainly not another Robson, that's for sure.

Who?

Extreme Fishing

I'm still lost; but beginning to think I'm happy to be

If it helps, I think he was referring to George Robson, not Dan.

Puja

Puja wrote:If it helps, I think he was referring to George Robson, not Dan.

Puja

I'm confused. Was he ever touted as the future at 8 for England? Or the future anything for England?

p/d wrote:Wiggly will tear Wales a new one. With a mixture of explosive darts, deft hands and loud but tuneful chanting of the Bon Jovi classic Living On A Prayer

Wales will be having a bit of a larf - he's there to kick the ball back to them.

Mikey Brown wrote:

Spiffy wrote:

Stom wrote:
Now you see, that's a bit overboard. His tight carrying isn't amazing yet, while he's undertested over the ball. He has potential...

Yes .... well he's ceratainly not another Robson, that's for sure.

Who?

Woops..... that should have been "Robshaw" of course. Now corrected.

Puja wrote:If it helps, I think he was referring to George Robson, not Dan.

Puja

er, I'd guess Robshaw tbh. That would make sense as a sarky comment

Banquo wrote:

Puja wrote:If it helps, I think he was referring to George Robson, not Dan.

Puja

er, I'd guess Robshaw tbh. That would make sense as a sarky comment

Eh? Sarky? Moi?

Spiffy wrote:

Banquo wrote:

Puja wrote:If it helps, I think he was referring to George Robson, not Dan.

Puja

er, I'd guess Robshaw tbh. That would make sense as a sarky comment

Eh? Sarky? Moi?

Squad trimmed to 25 -

full backs
Mike Brown (Harlequins), Jonny May (Leicester Tigers), Denny Solomona (Sale Sharks), Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby).

Inside backs
Danny Care (Harlequins), Owen Farrell (Saracens), George Ford (Leicester Tigers), Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby), Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs), Ben Te’o (Worcester Warriors), Richard Wigglesworth (Saracens).

Forwards

Back five
Maro Itoje (Saracens), George Kruis (Saracens), Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints), Joe Launchbury (Wasps), Zach Mercer (Bath Rugby), Chris Robshaw (Harlequins), Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs), Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby).

Front row
Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers), Jamie George (Saracens), Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints), Alec Hepburn (Exeter Chiefs), Mako Vunipola (Saracens), Harry Williams (Exeter Chiefs).

fivepointer wrote:Squad trimmed to 25 -

full backs
Mike Brown (Harlequins), Jonny May (Leicester Tigers), Denny Solomona (Sale Sharks), Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby).

Inside backs
Danny Care (Harlequins), Owen Farrell (Saracens), George Ford (Leicester Tigers), Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby), Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs), Ben Te’o (Worcester Warriors), Richard Wigglesworth (Saracens).

Forwards

Back five
Maro Itoje (Saracens), George Kruis (Saracens), Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints), Joe Launchbury (Wasps), Zach Mercer (Bath Rugby), Chris Robshaw (Harlequins), Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs), Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby).

Front row
Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers), Jamie George (Saracens), Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints), Alec Hepburn (Exeter Chiefs), Mako Vunipola (Saracens), Harry Williams (Exeter Chiefs).

Nowell as inside back is just tedious now

Digby wrote:What we don't know about Simmonds and playing 7 is how good he is over the ball.

He's like 'Nipper' from every comic I read when I was young.
He even looks like adult Tin-tin. So does Underhill.

Hoping Solomona and Kruis are the ones to be sent home…

When are you going to put Mike Brown out of his misery?

morepork wrote:When are you going to put Mike Brown out of his misery?

You sound like you're talking about Peter Stringer 15 years ago.

Banquo wrote: Nowell as inside back is just tedious now

He fecking loves it.
Heads up rugby.

Parsifal wrote:A digression I know but I have just revisited this game from 2003. I haven't watched it in full since that glory year but was sat behind the posts where Greenwood scored after one of Billy's most incredible bursts from deep. England were a mixed bag on the day and leaving Suncorp that evening I recall a few Aussies saying there was no way England would win the World Cup that year. Would love to negotiate a deal with HG Wells and transport Robinson to our current team.

We did struggle that day. We struggled in the game before against Samoa too. My recollection is that Richard Hill was missing for those 2 matches. I'd like Robinson to be available too, but I'd LOVE to have a back-row option like Richard Hill.

kk67 wrote:

morepork wrote:When are you going to put Mike Brown out of his misery?

You sound like you're talking about Peter Stringer 15 years ago.

What, so you are a fan of wooden running, inability to recognise supporting runners, and a pass like a Parkinsonian lemur on methamphetamine?

kk67 wrote:

Digby wrote:What we don't know about Simmonds and playing 7 is how good he is over the ball.

He's like 'Nipper' from every comic I read when I was young.
He even looks like adult Tin-tin. So does Underhill.

Useful info there, other than I've no idea who Nipper is

kk67 wrote:

Banquo wrote: Nowell as inside back is just tedious now

He fecking loves it.
Heads up rugby.

til he gets the ball.

I meant being named as a inside back.

morepork wrote:

kk67 wrote:

morepork wrote:When are you going to put Mike Brown out of his misery?

You sound like you're talking about Peter Stringer 15 years ago.

What, so you are a fan of wooden running, inability to recognise supporting runners, and a pass like a Parkinsonian lemur on methamphetamine?

When the choice is between Brown and Drunken Dennie, then I think you know why he's still in there...

Plus he has dog, and we know how much Eddie loves dog.

morepork wrote:When are you going to put Mike Brown out of his misery?

When Elliot Daly is back, posssibly against Scotland by the sounds of it.

Stom wrote:

morepork wrote:

kk67 wrote:
You sound like you're talking about Peter Stringer 15 years ago.

What, so you are a fan of wooden running, inability to recognise supporting runners, and a pass like a Parkinsonian lemur on methamphetamine?

When the choice is between Brown and Drunken Dennie, then I think you know why he's still in there...

Plus he has dog, and we know how much Eddie loves dogging.

FTFY