England A v All Blacks XV

[mohikamo]

@NTA
F'n dumb.
I can remember when the full-back was No. 1.
But the No. 8 has always been the No. 8, and that is why we call him . . . the "No. 8"

[Bones]

@NTA said in England A v All Blacks XV:

Pommy team naming conventions are dumb

It's fucking moronic and for no fucking reason.

[Catogrande]

@NTA said in England A v All Blacks XV:

Pommy team naming conventions are dumb

Agreed, but it has become tradition and good luck changing that.

[Grooter]

Hopefully TK Howden starts at 6.

[Bones]

@Catogrande said in England A v All Blacks XV:

@NTA said in England A v All Blacks XV:

Pommy team naming conventions are dumb

Agreed, but it has become tradition and good luck changing that.

How, where and why? I haven't noticed it at my club level.

[MiketheSnow]

Has always been thus in Wales

[mohikamo]

@MiketheSnow said in England A v All Blacks XV:

Has always been thus in Wales

Good to see someone has fessed up to being the source of the dumbness.

[nostrildamus]

@Nepia said in England A v All Blacks XV:

It's interesting how many English born PI's are coming through their system, considering how much shit NH scribes used to give us for our NZers of PI descent.

It's all Pommynesia, innit?

[sparky]

Josh Beehre, Luke Jacobson and Sevu Reece have travelled from Edinburgh to Bristol and will be playing for the ABs XV against England.

[Bovidae]

[Bones]

ENS dropped

[Bovidae]

Yeah, the addition of Reece makes the back three weaker.

[Grooter]

@Bovidae should've just started Reihana this game so I could coin the backline Caleb & the Crusaders

[SouthernMann]

@Grooter said in England A v All Blacks XV:

@Bovidae should've just started Reihana this game so I could coin the backline Caleb & the Crusaders

We don't want them getting ideas!

[sparky]

Howden at Lock.

I'm worried the English are going to crush us at set piece.

[brodean]

Caluori looked freakish in the air and we pick the worst aerial guy in NZ while dropping last weeks motm.

[frugby]

People don't get dropped in this team. Selections will be largely pre-planned with everyone involved in two games, with a mixture of starts and bench appearances.

[brodean]

@frugby said in England A v All Blacks XV:

People don't get dropped in this team. Selections will be largely pre-planned with everyone involved in two games, with a mixture of starts and bench appearances.

Some will be involved in 3. Ens is the best outside back in the squad. He should be involved in all 3.