England 22 Announced

First topic message reminder :

http://www.rfu.com/News/2012/February/NewsArticles/210212_players_retained.aspx

Joe Marler and Charlie Sharples don't appear on either list, which I assume means they're reserves, although I could have sworn Lancaster said Sharples was out of contention with a knock.


Players retained by England

Forwards (12)

Mouritz Botha (Saracens)
Alex Corbisiero (London Irish)
Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers)
Tom Croft (Leicester Tigers)
Phil Dowson (Northampton Saints)
Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints)
Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)
Ben Morgan (Scarlets)
Geoff Parling (Leicester Tigers)
Chris Robshaw (Harlequins)
Matt Stevens (Saracens)
Rob Webber (London Wasps)

Backs (10)

Chris Ashton (Northampton Saints)
Brad Barritt (Saracens)
Lee Dickson (Northampton Saints)
Owen Farrell (Saracens)
Toby Flood (Leicester Tigers)
Ben Foden (Northampton Saints)
Charlie Hodgson (Saracens)
David Strettle (Saracens)
Manusamoa Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers)
Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)

Returning to their clubs

Chris Brooker (Harlequins)
Mike Brown (Harlequins)
Calum Clark (Northampton Saints)
Paul Doran Jones (Northampton Saints)
Tom Palmer (Stade Francais)
Joe Simpson (London Wasps)
Jordan Turner-Hall (Harlequins)
Thomas Waldrom (Leicester Tigers)

55 minutes gone…..

The game has been tight with Wales looking far and away the more likely to break the line and score a try, coming close twice through Halfpenny and Cuthbert. Desperate English cover defence halted those attacks and England have played a clever, well executed territory and set piece game, taking advantage of Wales suspect lineout throwing and with Alun Wyn Jones not quite up to speed yet post injury. England through Farrell have executed well judged and chased chip and grubber kicks turning the enormous Welsh backline to good effect. Now hang on a minute what is going on here? Stuart Lancaster appears to be a heading over to Warren Gatland with something above his head….a large wooden object……what is that…….WHAM!.....oh my goodness….it's the Bench! Gatland and Wales are reeling as Tuilagi and Lawes bring them to a juddering halt and win the game for England with 4 turnover tries off spilt Welsh ball in contact…


Well at least that is how it went in my daydream at work today. Sigh.

Hahaha! productive day then Triangulation??

I hope your premonition is correct!

Worrying, very worrying - relax it's only a game

EVERYONE!!!!

RubyGuby said "it's only a game" !!!!!

Triangulation wrote:EVERYONE!!!!

RubyGuby said "it's only a game" !!!!!

And you will notice only minutes after we went within the 72 hours to kick off window. This is renowned as the cruicial interval at which Welsh confidence begins to evaporate and turn to performance anxiety. You will notice the "mutual admiration" thread went mental at about the same time. From here on in we'll see more back pedalling than you could expect from your average circus clown...

It's just that its going to be soo humiliating. Were going to get spanked at home. And what will take from it? Youthfull development? Nah Wales are as young. Nothing. Diddly squat. That's what.

I'd be very suprised if there was a win by more than a few points by either side to be honest.

The 2008 win came out of nowhere.

Mitey - are you reading Triangulations balanced posts - I can smell the fear - it could be the cat though I'll go check