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[Catogrande]

@Victor-Meldrew said in NH International Rugby:

@Daffy-Jaffy said in NH International Rugby:

@Catogrande According to this article England only have two foreign born players in their squad - the Vunipola's.
The team with the most is Scotland with 14. The article details all players and how they qualify.
http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2021/02/03/foreign-born-produced-players-in-2021-six-nations/

Ireland's Billy Burns is actually English? Makes sense...

Not. Biting.

[Catogrande]

@Victor-Meldrew said in NH International Rugby:

@Catogrande said in NH International Rugby:

@Daffy-Jaffy Mako not in the squad though...? However you have illustrated my point.

You'll be claiming Henry Paul was a Kiwi next...

Nah. Played all his representative rugby Union in the UK. English through and through until we realised he wasn’t much cop.

[sparky]

@Catogrande Sam Underhill was born in Dayton, Ohio.

But it was more a dig at the coaching set up: Eddie, Proudfoot , Cueball and Jason Ryles. Mercenaries all.

[Victor Meldrew]

@Catogrande said in NH International Rugby:

@Victor-Meldrew said in NH International Rugby:

@Daffy-Jaffy said in NH International Rugby:

@Catogrande According to this article England only have two foreign born players in their squad - the Vunipola's.
The team with the most is Scotland with 14. The article details all players and how they qualify.
http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2021/02/03/foreign-born-produced-players-in-2021-six-nations/

Ireland's Billy Burns is actually English? Makes sense...

Not. Biting.

Well, you're not Danny Grewcock ...

[Catogrande]

@sparky said in NH International Rugby:

@Catogrande Sam Underhill was born in Dayton, Ohio.

But it was more a dig at the coaching set up: Eddie, Proudfoot , Cueball and Jason Ryles. Mercenaries all.

Not in the squad either!

Though I concede he would have been.

[pakman]

@Victor-Meldrew said in NH International Rugby:

@Daffy-Jaffy said in NH International Rugby:

@Catogrande According to this article England only have two foreign born players in their squad - the Vunipola's.
The team with the most is Scotland with 14. The article details all players and how they qualify.
http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2021/02/03/foreign-born-produced-players-in-2021-six-nations/

Ireland's Billy Burns is actually English? Makes sense...

Brother, Freddy, played for Gloucester.

[Catogrande]

@pakman said in NH International Rugby:

@Victor-Meldrew said in NH International Rugby:

@Daffy-Jaffy said in NH International Rugby:

@Catogrande According to this article England only have two foreign born players in their squad - the Vunipola's.
The team with the most is Scotland with 14. The article details all players and how they qualify.
http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2021/02/03/foreign-born-produced-players-in-2021-six-nations/

Ireland's Billy Burns is actually English? Makes sense...

Brother, Freddy, played for Gloucester.

And England. Played in the thrashing of NZ at Twickenham.

[pakman]

@Catogrande said in NH International Rugby:

@pakman said in NH International Rugby:

@Victor-Meldrew said in NH International Rugby:

@Daffy-Jaffy said in NH International Rugby:

@Catogrande According to this article England only have two foreign born players in their squad - the Vunipola's.
The team with the most is Scotland with 14. The article details all players and how they qualify.
http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2021/02/03/foreign-born-produced-players-in-2021-six-nations/

Ireland's Billy Burns is actually English? Makes sense...

Brother, Freddy, played for Gloucester.

And England. Played in the thrashing of NZ at Twickenham.

MOTM Rotovirus.

[Catogrande]

@pakman said in NH International Rugby:

@Catogrande said in NH International Rugby:

@pakman said in NH International Rugby:

@Victor-Meldrew said in NH International Rugby:

@Daffy-Jaffy said in NH International Rugby:

@Catogrande According to this article England only have two foreign born players in their squad - the Vunipola's.
The team with the most is Scotland with 14. The article details all players and how they qualify.
http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2021/02/03/foreign-born-produced-players-in-2021-six-nations/

Ireland's Billy Burns is actually English? Makes sense...

Brother, Freddy, played for Gloucester.

And England. Played in the thrashing of NZ at Twickenham.

MOTM Rotovirus.

You never beat the All Blacks, though sometimes you score more points.

[Rapido]

@Catogrande said in NH International Rugby:

@pakman said in NH International Rugby:

@Catogrande said in NH International Rugby:

@pakman said in NH International Rugby:

@Victor-Meldrew said in NH International Rugby:

@Daffy-Jaffy said in NH International Rugby:

@Catogrande According to this article England only have two foreign born players in their squad - the Vunipola's.
The team with the most is Scotland with 14. The article details all players and how they qualify.
http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2021/02/03/foreign-born-produced-players-in-2021-six-nations/

Ireland's Billy Burns is actually English? Makes sense...

Brother, Freddy, played for Gloucester.

And England. Played in the thrashing of NZ at Twickenham.

MOTM Rotovirus.

You never beat the All Blacks, though sometimes you score more points.

Oi, that's a Welsh slur. Stop trying to shift it.

[Catogrande]

@Rapido said in NH International Rugby:

@Catogrande said in NH International Rugby:

@pakman said in NH International Rugby:

@Catogrande said in NH International Rugby:

@pakman said in NH International Rugby:

@Victor-Meldrew said in NH International Rugby:

@Daffy-Jaffy said in NH International Rugby:

@Catogrande According to this article England only have two foreign born players in their squad - the Vunipola's.
The team with the most is Scotland with 14. The article details all players and how they qualify.
http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2021/02/03/foreign-born-produced-players-in-2021-six-nations/

Ireland's Billy Burns is actually English? Makes sense...

Brother, Freddy, played for Gloucester.

And England. Played in the thrashing of NZ at Twickenham.

MOTM Rotovirus.

You never beat the All Blacks, though sometimes you score more points.

Oi, that's a Welsh slur. Stop trying to shift it.

Same chippy mentality, so it works for either

[MiketheSnow]

@Catogrande said in NH International Rugby:

@Rapido said in NH International Rugby:

@Catogrande said in NH International Rugby:

@pakman said in NH International Rugby:

@Catogrande said in NH International Rugby:

@pakman said in NH International Rugby:

@Victor-Meldrew said in NH International Rugby:

@Daffy-Jaffy said in NH International Rugby:

@Catogrande According to this article England only have two foreign born players in their squad - the Vunipola's.
The team with the most is Scotland with 14. The article details all players and how they qualify.
http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2021/02/03/foreign-born-produced-players-in-2021-six-nations/

Ireland's Billy Burns is actually English? Makes sense...

Brother, Freddy, played for Gloucester.

And England. Played in the thrashing of NZ at Twickenham.

MOTM Rotovirus.

You never beat the All Blacks, though sometimes you score more points.

Oi, that's a Welsh slur. Stop trying to shift it.

Same chippy mentality, so it works for either

But only Wales has Chippy Lane

[Victor Meldrew]

@Catogrande said in NH International Rugby:

@pakman said in NH International Rugby:

@Victor-Meldrew said in NH International Rugby:

@Daffy-Jaffy said in NH International Rugby:

@Catogrande According to this article England only have two foreign born players in their squad - the Vunipola's.
The team with the most is Scotland with 14. The article details all players and how they qualify.
http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2021/02/03/foreign-born-produced-players-in-2021-six-nations/

Ireland's Billy Burns is actually English? Makes sense...

Brother, Freddy, played for Gloucester.

And England. Played in the thrashing of NZ at Twickenham.

Hansen's strategic genius. Cemented Lancaster as England coach for years...

[Catogrande]

England team to face Italy

England: Daly; Watson, Slade, Farrell (capt), May; Ford, Youngs; M Vunipola, Cowan-Dickie, Sinckler, Itoje, Hill, Lawes, Curry, B Vunipola.

Replacements: George, Genge, Stuart, Ewels, Earl, Willis, Robson, Malins.

Lawrence paying the price for Farrell's poor game. Good to see LCD get a start at hooker following George's invisible display last week.

[MiketheSnow]

Wales:
Leigh Halfpenny, Louis Rees-Zammit, Owen Watkin, Nick Tompkins, Liam Williams, Dan Biggar, Gareth Davies
Wyn Jones, Ken Owens, Tomas Francis, Adam Beard, Alun Wyn Jones (capt), Aaron Wainwright, Justin Tipuric, Taulupe Faletau

Replacements:
Elliot Dee, Rhodri Jones, Leon Brown, Will Rowlands, James Botham
Kieran Hardy, Callum Sheedy, Willis Halaholo

Lots of injuries, hence the changes
I really don't know what Jarrod Evans has to do to make the 23

[Catogrande]

@MiketheSnow Strong back row. Not so sure about the bench though?

[pakman]

@MiketheSnow Watkin a converted 10?

[MiketheSnow]

@Catogrande said in NH International Rugby:

@MiketheSnow Strong back row. Not so sure about the bench though?

Yeah with the players in the backline and the expected physicality I would have gone with a 6-2 slpit

[MiketheSnow]

@pakman said in NH International Rugby:

@MiketheSnow Watkin a converted 10?

Not to my knowledge. Big unit. Good player.

[Machpants]

@Catogrande said in NH International Rugby:

England team to face Italy

England: Daly; Watson, Slade, Farrell (capt), May; Ford, Youngs; M Vunipola, Cowan-Dickie, Sinckler, Itoje, Hill, Lawes, Curry, B Vunipola.

Replacements: George, Genge, Stuart, Ewels, Earl, Willis, Robson, Malins.

Lawrence paying the price for Farrell's poor game. Good to see LCD get a start at hooker following George's invisible display last week.

Yeah that was probably his only England game. Edited likes to do that, one test then dropped forever!

It's only Italy, and with ford at ten, many cracks will be papered over.