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Waiting List
1. pullthestrings
2. Bathite

All Blacks havent had a good no9 since Justin Marshall - amazing how they can't produce good ones! Reckon there are 3-4 English no9s who would be in with a shout for them.

But I guess all a NZ no9 needs to do is pass the ball to Carter!

I'm a little intrigued with Cowan actually, could be a really astute bit of business. Or could be a complete flop like Donald.

I quite fancy Gloucester next season though, their kids will be a year older and wiser and they've recruited well so far.

I am fairly happy with Cowan to be honest. Not going to rock the world but will be steady. should help the young uns and is cheap and available all year.


My only worry is we are signing a player who is 2nd choice for his club with a rumoured drink problem like Guildford. Is this why he is available to us!??

Sale are signing players like Richie grey so easy to envy other clubs. Think you will be strong next season Steve

I think Donald will be good next year as he will have a pre season. He has been man of match last couple of games but has been gash most of season

Reckon Donald will come good this season - he pretty much had no pre-season apart from drinking beer and fishing to playing in a WC final to then joining Bath - from sounds of it he's been injured quite a bit too.

He'll be good next year, shown glimpses of it.

Cowan should bring Glaws some experience, guess he'll be quite good behind a pack that could struggle in some games.

He had a servere talking to from Bath management apparently, told to buck his ideas up or do one.

May have given him a wake up call, just seems disinterested. That game against Sale was it? Was one of the worst I've seen from an AB.

I hope we will be Matt. A little concerned for our scrummage with Buckley obviously but hopefully Thomas and ELR will be our TH's.

I want us to fit Cips and Macleod into the same side though so think we will have to move Tuitupou to 13 with Mac at 12.

I wonder who'll you pair Gray up with in the engine room Steve? He's got a bit of a reputation as a poor scrummager, definatley don't want him behind Buckley!

ELR could be a good signing though, been playing well for Toulon.

Gray is seen as a good scrummaging lock these days he was said to be underpowered when he was playing international rugby at the age of 19 which is to be expected.

Imagine what he will be line in a few years when he is 24/25 absolutely frightening prospect.

To be fair locks role underestimated in scrums. In the waratahs vs crusaders game they were pointing out Owen franks struggling against Ben Robinson and said reason franks was struggling a bit this year was thorn missing. Bakkies and thorn monster scrummagers

Agree with that Matt, some locks make big differences to scrums. That's why I like to see Gray with a lump. He's not a 4 but would great alongside a Bakkies/Thorn

Irish 2nd fly half being announced tomorrow. Gives us two good options at 10.

Do you think geraghty is a good option nick??
Personally he is not for me and I think they need a more solid ten.

I like some of Irish other signings though. Steven jones would have been good for you

I prefer this signing to jones. He is a player someone has bought in foreigns In this game. Geraghty could go either way but with homer kicking takes some pressure off him.

Both tens signal are intention to revert back to our old attacking ways under smith

I humph it is then nick Am I right ?

Doesn't give much away Nick does he lol

Paddy wallace still has Ireland ambitions though wants to play ten. My money is defo on humphries though. Also he was dropped saturday. That or Henson lol

I would love it to be iHumph, but I suspect it is more likely to be the unemployed orange one!!!

f off henson! we wouldnt take that clown.

Thank feic for that, I was getting a touch nervy for a minute there nick!!!

attacking intent - Andy Goode - what a signing!

I believe we are signing Andy Goode Chris, to fill the vacant tighthead position. It is conditional on him losing some weight though!

I hope we have Frazer McKenzie or Ostrikov partnering him. gaskell and Gray would be tremendously lightweight.

THought Goodey was aiming to get into the back three Pete - all that gas would be wasted in the pack. He's strong enough for it though. What a player.

No George Ford in the England U20s RWC squad

Forwards
Dom Barrow (Leeds Carnegie)
Koree Britton (Gloucester Rugby)*
Jack Clifford (Harlequins)
Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs)
Max Crumpton (Saracens)
Ross Harrison (Sale Sharks)
Alec Hepburn (London Wasps)
Matt Kvesic (Worcester Warriors)*
George Merrick (Harlequins)
Nathan Morris (London Wasps)
Ben Nutley (Northampton Saints)
Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins)
David Sisi (London Irish)
Sam Twomey (Harlequins)*
Chris Walker (Leeds Carnegie)

Backs
Will Addison (Sale Sharks)
Josh Bassett (Bedford Blues)
Tommy Bell (Sale Sharks)
Jamie Elliott (Northampton Saints)
Tom Heathcote (Bath Rugby)
Sam Hill (Exeter Chiefs)
Ryan Mills (Gloucester Rugby)*
Ben Ransom (Saracens)*
Dan Robson (Gloucester Rugby)*
Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs)
Ben Spencer (Saracens)
Charlie Walker (Harlequins)
Marland Yarde (London Irish)*

must be going to S.A with main squad then you would imagine.

No Jack Nowell either which is a bit odd , thought he'd of went this season.

Wayne Smith has turned England down.

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Lancaster updates on players ruled out of SA with injury: R. Webber, C. Lawes, T. Wood, T. Croft, J. Simpson, C. Sharples

No Elliot Daly either - think he's getting the whole summer off as he's playing with a knee injury at the moment, which stops him being Wasps main kicker - think that kick against Gloucester was the biggest point of Wasps season, pretty much saved us (as long as Falcons cant work out how to score tries!).

Ford must be going with the main squad - losing Croft is a big blow.

What do people think Englands two 15s will be in SA? Match day and midweek?


Saturday/Wednesday

1.Corbs/Marler
2.Hartley/Grey
3.Cole/Stevens
4.Palmer/Launchbury
5.Parling/Gaskell
6.Robshaw/Haskell
7.Saull/Armitage - we are stumped here
8.Morgan/Dowsen

9.Youngs/Care/Dickson
10.Farrell/Ford
11.Ashton/Wade
12.Barritt/Flood
13.Tuilagi/Daley
14.May/Benjiman
15.Foden/Brown

Driver - RIP 606 wrote:No Jack Nowell either which is a bit odd , thought he'd of went this season.

Spent a lot of the season out with a serious knee injury this year so they might just be wanting to rest him over the summer.

Gaskell and Launchbury as a lock combo would get slaughtered, way too lightweight, especially against S.A.

Also Saull is injured (and not very good) and Steffon is in playoffs with Toulon so cant go.

I am now filled with the fear that we will play Dowson at 7!!!

nick, what time will be finding out who the new 10 at Irish is???

Think we're a bit bare. Forgot about Mauritz Botha as well who'd start over Gaskell or Palmer not sure what team i'd have him in.

Ozzy3213 wrote:I am now filled with the fear that we will play Dowson at 7!!!

nick, what time will be finding out who the new 10 at Irish is???

I'v heard the new 10 is Roy Hodgson...........

I suspect it would be (this is who I think it will be not who I want it to be)

Test

1. Corbisero
2. Hartley
3. Cole
4. Botha
5. Parling
6. Dowson
7. Robshaw
8. Morgan
9. Dickson
10. Flood
11. Strettle
12. Farrell
13. Tuilagi
14. Ashton
15. Foden

Midweek

1. Marler
2. Mears
3. Stevens
4. Deacon
5. Palmer
6. Haskell
7. Gibson
8. Narraway
9. Care
10. Hodgson
11. May
12. Barritt
13. Lowe
14. Monye
15. Brown

haskells in s15 isnt he?

Super Rugby is breaking for the internationals.

For me I'd go

1 Corbisiero
2 Hartley
3 Cole
4 Botha
5 Parling
6 ???
7 Robshaw
8 Morgan
9 Care
10 Flood
11 Monye
12 Barritt
13 Tuilagi
14 Ashton
15 Foden

Midweek

1. Marler
2. Gray
3. Stevens
4. Garvey
5. Palmer
6. ???
7. Gibson
8. Easter
9. Dickson
10. Hodgson
11. Strettle
12. Farrell
13. Lowe / Joseph
14. May
15. Brown

6/7 is a real problem without Wood, Armitage, Croft, Saull, Fourie.
Can always play Garvey at 6 in the midweek team.

Don't know Pete, just got told double signing being announced today.

Easter is a good shout Nick

along with Waldrom, been the form 8 for me in AP.
Waldrom probably should be included in there somewhere as well!

Please let it be a top tighthead as well!!!!!!

is bowden able to play for England now?

not sure if you can leave out anthony allen after the season he's had, prefer him to guys like JTH, but certainly not long-term solution, has been in blinding form for Tigers though

Carter joins Irish on a one year sabical......................

What do people think of Catt joining the England set up?

Reckon they should go for Alex King long-term

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/17911265

any rugby league followers know much about this fella?

Don't know much about him to be honest nick, but am prepared to back Smith's judgement. Looks a big fella and if he can play 12 and get over the gainline and offload with the likes of JJ, Losi, Marland, Topsy and Ant Watson outside of him he could be just the man for us.

Am getting excited about next season already!!!

Guessing this isn't the new FH announcement then Nick?!