Depth Charts

[Stom]

At last the Guardian got a rugby writer who knows what he's talking about, and Ben Ryan made an interesting post about depth charts.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/ ... h-ben-ryan

Which got me thinking? What's England's? Now, I know, however many greens I put, however many times Diggers will be here saying none of them are world class... but still...

Mako Vunipola, Ellis Genge, Ben Moon, Alec Hepburn
Jamie George, Dylan Hartley, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Jack Singleton
Kyle Sinckler, Harry Williams, Dan Cole
Joe Launchbury, George Kruis, Charlie Ewels,
Maro Itoje, Courtney Lawes, Nick Isiekwe, Jonny Hill
Mark Wilson, Chris Robshaw, Brad Shields, Courtney Lawes
Tom Curry, Sam Underhill, Jack Clifford, Ben Curry
Billy Vunipola, Nathan Hughes, Sam Simmonds, Jack Clifford
Ben Youngs, Dan Robson, Danny Care, Richard Wigglesworth
George Ford, Owen Farrell, Danny Cipriani, Marcus Smith
Johnny May, Eliot Daly, Joe Cokaganisa
Owen Farrell, Ben Te'o, Ollie Devoto
Manu Tuilagi, Jonathan Joseph, Henry Slade, Eliot Daly, Jack Nowell
Anthony Watson, Jack Nowell, Chris Ashton
Mike Brown, Anthony Watson, Eliot Daly, Jack Nowell

[Eugene Wrayburn]

Er, what definition are you using for World class?

[Stom]

Er, what definition are you using for World class?

Ah yes, I forgot to mention you, too...

[Puja]

Er, what definition are you using for World class?

Looking at that, I'd say it means top 5 in their position in the world. Generous for Ford and George, miserly on Sinckler, but not so far off.

Puja

[Stom]

Er, what definition are you using for World class?

Looking at that, I'd say it means top 5 in their position in the world. Generous for Ford and George, miserly on Sinckler, but not so far off.

Puja

Yeah, George might not be...but I think the majority are right, ish. But it does highlight our weak areas. Specifically SH, centre and the flanks. Though things are looking up at flank.

[Digby]

Is someone like Launchbury world class when he might not play?

[Digby]

Btw to anyone who's red/green colour blind you've little chance of taking pertinent info from the OP, just in case you're wondering what's going on

[Digby]

I've no problem labelling the Vunipolas as world class, after that there's a number who're close but not there yet