England vs All Blacks
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England team to play the All Blacks:-
England: Elliot Daly; Chris Ashton, Henry Slade, Ben Te'o, Jonny May; Owen Farrell (co-captain), Ben Youngs; Ben Moon, Dylan Hartley (co-captain), Kyle Sinckler, Maro Itoje, George Kruis, Brad Shields, Sam Underhill, Mark Wilson.
Replacements: Jamie George, Alec Hepburn, Harry Williams, Charlie Ewels, Courtney Lawes, Danny Care, George Ford, Jack Nowell.
I think beer will be my friend on Saturday.
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@catogrande actually a pretty stroong looking side.
Who's missing apart from a Samoan and the Tongans?
@bones said in England vs All Blacks:
@catogrande actually a pretty stroong looking side.
Who's missing apart from a Samoan and the Tongans?
Well, there's the Fijian... Also Curry, Robshaw, Launchbury, Watson, Joseph, all out injured and all likely to have started. Marler retired.
Edit: That sounds like an excuse in the making but not meant as so. The way we've been playing I don't think the injured guys would make a heck of a lot of difference.
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@bones said in England vs All Blacks:
@catogrande actually a pretty stroong looking side.
Who's missing apart from a Samoan and the Tongans?
Well, there's the Fijian... Also Curry, Robshaw, Launchbury, Watson, Joseph, all out injured and all likely to have started. Marler retired.
Edit: That sounds like an excuse in the making but not meant as so. The way we've been playing I don't think the injured guys would make a heck of a lot of difference.
@catogrande said in England vs All Blacks:
@bones said in England vs All Blacks:
@catogrande actually a pretty stroong looking side.
Who's missing apart from a Samoan and the Tongans?
Well, there's the Fijian... Also Curry, Robshaw, Launchbury, Watson, Joseph, all out injured and all likely to have started. Marler retired.
Edit: That sounds like an excuse in the making but not meant as so. The way we've been playing I don't think the injured guys would make a heck of a lot of difference.
If you have a system that relentlessly flogs its players 13 months a year, then you get a load of injuries. Zero sympathy.
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@nevorian said in England vs All Blacks:
@booboo they wouldn't be expecting Goodhue to see out the full 80 either would they?
Not really sure. Umm ... where did I discuss Goodhue?
@booboo said in England vs All Blacks:
@nevorian said in England vs All Blacks:
@booboo they wouldn't be expecting Goodhue to see out the full 80 either would they?
Not really sure. Umm ... where did I discuss Goodhue?
I think that's referring to the
@gunner - What happens when SBW leaves the field after 20 minutes then Crotty 10 minutes later?
@booboo - Ardie to 2nd 5/8?So... of the 3 mid-fielders, 2 have reputations of breaking down, and the other is playing first game after an infection which causes one to "run out of gas" very very quickly.
Ardie at 2nd 5/8 suddenly looking like something that might really happen. -
@bones said in England vs All Blacks:
@catogrande actually a pretty stroong looking side.
Who's missing apart from a Samoan and the Tongans?
Well, there's the Fijian... Also Curry, Robshaw, Launchbury, Watson, Joseph, all out injured and all likely to have started. Marler retired.
Edit: That sounds like an excuse in the making but not meant as so. The way we've been playing I don't think the injured guys would make a heck of a lot of difference.
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Very glad to see Coles and Mounga in the 23.
This will be a proper test of how DMac handles 15.
@kiwimurph said in England vs All Blacks:
This will be a proper test of how DMac handles 15.
Yes, Ironically. All those games at 15 he played against Sth Africa, Wales, the Wobbles, Argentina. France and Scotland were a walk in the park.... :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:
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@catogrande yeah, there doesn't seem a huge amount between them and those that have replaced them.
@bones said in England vs All Blacks:
@catogrande yeah, there doesn't seem a huge amount between them and those that have replaced them.
Launchbury is a loss. We have good strength in depth at lock but he's the best of the bunch IMO - Gatland thinks otherwise as he didn't get a look in for the Lions, so what do I know?
Watson has shown he knows the way to the try line at all levels so he'd be a shoo-in, probably at 15 which would make the back three with him, then Daly and May look pretty good. Daly at 15 is just not the same for me.
So those two really would make a difference I reckon but unlikely to have made enough of a difference on Saturday.
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The matchday 23 is as follows (with Test caps in brackets):
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Karl Tu'inukuafe (10)
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Codie Taylor (39)
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Owen Franks (104)
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Samuel Whitelock (106)
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Brodie Retallick (72)
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Liam Squire (21)
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Ardie Savea (32)
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Kieran Read - captain (115)
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Aaron Smith (80)
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Beauden Barrett (70)
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Rieko Ioane (21)
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Sonny Bill Williams (50)
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Jack Goodhue (5)
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Ben Smith (74)
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Damian McKenzie (20)
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Dane Coles (57)
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Ofa Tuungafasi (23)
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Nepo Laulala (14)
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Scott Barrett (26)
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Matt Todd (15)
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TJ Perenara (52)
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Richie Mo'unga (5)
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Ryan Crotty (42)
@dk said in England vs All Blacks:
The matchday 23 is as follows (with Test caps in brackets):
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Karl Tu'inukuafe (10)
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Codie Taylor (39)
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Owen Franks (104)
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Samuel Whitelock (106)
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Brodie Retallick (72)
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Liam Squire (21)
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Ardie Savea (32)
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Kieran Read - captain (115)
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Aaron Smith (80)
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Beauden Barrett (70)
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Rieko Ioane (21)
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Sonny Bill Williams (50)
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Jack Goodhue (5)
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Ben Smith (74)
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Damian McKenzie (20)
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Dane Coles (57)
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Ofa Tuungafasi (23)
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Nepo Laulala (14)
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Scott Barrett (26)
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Matt Todd (15)
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TJ Perenara (52)
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Richie Mo'unga (5)
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Ryan Crotty (42)
Ugh. What a sickeningly talented bloomin team. :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:
Good to see Retallick back in action. You guys missed him in the Rugby Championship (yeah, yeah, I know you still bloody won but still..).
Will be interesting to see how match fit he is. Has he played much since missing TRC? -
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@bones said in England vs All Blacks:
@catogrande yeah, there doesn't seem a huge amount between them and those that have replaced them.
Launchbury is a loss. We have good strength in depth at lock but he's the best of the bunch IMO - Gatland thinks otherwise as he didn't get a look in for the Lions, so what do I know?
Watson has shown he knows the way to the try line at all levels so he'd be a shoo-in, probably at 15 which would make the back three with him, then Daly and May look pretty good. Daly at 15 is just not the same for me.
So those two really would make a difference I reckon but unlikely to have made enough of a difference on Saturday.
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@dk said in England vs All Blacks:
The matchday 23 is as follows (with Test caps in brackets):
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Karl Tu'inukuafe (10)
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Codie Taylor (39)
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Owen Franks (104)
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Samuel Whitelock (106)
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Brodie Retallick (72)
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Liam Squire (21)
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Ardie Savea (32)
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Kieran Read - captain (115)
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Aaron Smith (80)
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Beauden Barrett (70)
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Rieko Ioane (21)
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Sonny Bill Williams (50)
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Jack Goodhue (5)
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Ben Smith (74)
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Damian McKenzie (20)
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Dane Coles (57)
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Ofa Tuungafasi (23)
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Nepo Laulala (14)
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Scott Barrett (26)
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Matt Todd (15)
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TJ Perenara (52)
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Richie Mo'unga (5)
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Ryan Crotty (42)
Ugh. What a sickeningly talented bloomin team. :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:
Good to see Retallick back in action. You guys missed him in the Rugby Championship (yeah, yeah, I know you still bloody won but still..).
Will be interesting to see how match fit he is. Has he played much since missing TRC?@billy-webb said in England vs All Blacks:
Good to see Retallick back in action. You guys missed him in the Rugby Championship (yeah, yeah, I know you still bloody won but still..).
Will be interesting to see how match fit he is. Has he played much since missing TRC?
BRODIE RETALLICK -
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@billy-webb said in England vs All Blacks:
Good to see Retallick back in action. You guys missed him in the Rugby Championship (yeah, yeah, I know you still bloody won but still..).
Will be interesting to see how match fit he is. Has he played much since missing TRC?
BRODIE RETALLICK -
hahaha.
Nice.Still... who's covering on the bench? Barrett? That's like going from driving an F1 to pedalling a box car...
@billy-webb said in England vs All Blacks:
hahaha.
Nice.Still... who's covering on the bench? Barrett? That's like going from driving an F1 to pedalling a box car...
Barrett did alright against your mob. True that there's only one BBBR though.
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@billy-webb said in England vs All Blacks:
hahaha.
Nice.Still... who's covering on the bench? Barrett? That's like going from driving an F1 to pedalling a box car...
Barrett did alright against your mob. True that there's only one BBBR though.
@crucial said in England vs All Blacks:
@billy-webb said in England vs All Blacks:
hahaha.
Nice.Still... who's covering on the bench? Barrett? That's like going from driving an F1 to pedalling a box car...
Barrett did alright against your mob. True that there's only one BBBR though.
He did indeed. If memory serves, he was instrumental in the final score against us at Loftus. Much to my surprise.
And most international locks will suffer in comparison to BR.
But if barrett come on for BR, my analogy stands
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@catogrande yeah we decided to leave our best loosehead and openside out, plus a fifth of the team are returning from injury or illness. Should be evens.
@bones said in England vs All Blacks:
@catogrande yeah we decided to leave our best loosehead and openside out, plus a fifth of the team are returning from injury or illness. Should be evens.
I'm surprised you're not claiming underdog status.
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@bones said in England vs All Blacks:
@catogrande yeah we decided to leave our best loosehead and openside out, plus a fifth of the team are returning from injury or illness. Should be evens.
I'm surprised you're not claiming underdog status.
@catogrande said in England vs All Blacks:
@bones said in England vs All Blacks:
@catogrande yeah we decided to leave our best loosehead and openside out, plus a fifth of the team are returning from injury or illness. Should be evens.
I'm surprised you're not claiming underdog status.
At home in Fortress Twickenham, coming off a resounding win against the last team to beat us, combinations cemented with influential players returning.
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@catogrande said in England vs All Blacks:
@bones said in England vs All Blacks:
@catogrande yeah we decided to leave our best loosehead and openside out, plus a fifth of the team are returning from injury or illness. Should be evens.
I'm surprised you're not claiming underdog status.
At home in Fortress Twickenham, coming off a resounding win against the last team to beat us, combinations cemented with influential players returning.
@bones said in England vs All Blacks:
@catogrande said in England vs All Blacks:
@bones said in England vs All Blacks:
@catogrande yeah we decided to leave our best loosehead and openside out, plus a fifth of the team are returning from injury or illness. Should be evens.
I'm surprised you're not claiming underdog status.
At home in Fortress Twickenham, coming off a resounding win against the last team to beat us, combinations cemented with influential players returning.
You, sir, have real talent.
