"England would win Rugby World Cup if played tomorrow", says prop Joe Marler?

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The Media have made a theme of very slightly mis quoting players and coaches recently...!

Read for yourselves, I certainly don't think Marler actually says England would win the RWC if it were to start tomorrow.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/england/9873482/England-would-win-Rugby-World-Cup-if-played-tomorrow-says-prop-Joe-Marler.html



Talk of England lifting the Webb Ellis Cup in over two years' time is clearly premature but Marler and team-mate Owen Farrell admit the tournament is on their mind in the long term.

"If it was to start tomorrow, we'd back ourselves to win it," Marler said.

"It's a little bit of an English thing in most sports, getting ahead of ourselves somewhat."

"But we're on a journey. We're on a journey as a team and each time we pull on that shirt it's another step towards that ultimate goal of a home World Cup in front of your own fans."

"That's our main goal. But we'll be focusing on the process in between then and now because it's still two and a half years away, so we've got lots to do before then."

Stellar fly-half Farrell is similarly cautious but also well aware of the side's long-term ambitions.

"The World Cup is a long way away," he said.

"There's obviously loads of rugby to be played before then but that's when everyone wants to peak and that's what we want to build towards.

"As long as we keep going in the right direction, we'll be in good stead."

This is really picking flysh1t out of pepper.
The lad makes a generic comment and people make something from nothing. Not just a bad headline, but fuel for...........much ado about nothing. But as I said earlier, bad stuff.

Learn how to scrumage first Marler

What's this been resurrected for? Thought we all decided an age ago we'd have been more surprised if a squad member said anything else.

Aitch, its because View and the other schoolboys are up past their bedtime...

Resurrection is the light! and the light is the truth! and the truth will set you free!

Wales 2013 six nation champions batter England in decider.....Your healed my son.

Wow mummy and daddy are letting you stay up late tonight....

Some say digging up the past is bad, because it become more ugly by the day whilst buried,
Others say exhuming it for further analysis could well expose the lies.

If it acts like a virgin
It it talks like a virgin
Then it must be a .......
Madonna 1983
:laughing

And Wales would win the world cup if played back in time in 1971! In all seriousness though, if England played ALL their World Cup matches at Twickenham they could well win it.

Or they might not win it.

gboycottnut wrote:And Wales would win the world cup if played back in time in 1971! In all seriousness though, if England played ALL their World Cup matches at Twickenham they could well win it.

But Wales ,South Africa and Australia won their last games at Twickers.

viewtothegym wrote:

gboycottnut wrote:And Wales would win the world cup if played back in time in 1971! In all seriousness though, if England played ALL their World Cup matches at Twickenham they could well win it.

But Wales ,South Africa and Australia won their last games at Twickers.

But Wales won when Lancaster was only starting out as England head coach. South Africa and Australia were very luck in their wins over England.

gboycottnut wrote:

viewtothegym wrote:

gboycottnut wrote:And Wales would win the world cup if played back in time in 1971! In all seriousness though, if England played ALL their World Cup matches at Twickenham they could well win it.

But Wales ,South Africa and Australia won their last games at Twickers.

But Wales won when Lancaster was only starting out as England head coach. South Africa and Australia were very luck in their wins over England.

Right ok, bit like don't start the race yet i ain't ready?