England vs Wales match thread - RWC warmup, Raeburn Shield challenge, and chance to take down the #1 ranked team

[Banquo]

Watson has done that really well all day, good reads, and that was his decision alone.

[Which Tyler]

At least we et to see Ford, Manu, JJ

My pick as starters from current squad.

My pick for starters for the last 4 years

[Banquo]

Q E fckin D

[Mellsblue]

Love Jones’s Fischer Price special needs, my first telephonists headset.

[Banquo]

At least we et to see Ford, Manu, JJ

My pick as starters from current squad.

My pick for starters for the last 4 years

Manu at 12? I thought you were a 2nd 5/8ths man. I'd always have him there tbh these days.

[Freddo]

Well there you go, that's what Daly can do lol

[Banquo]

That take from Watson. Why won’t Bath play him at 15?!?!?

He'd have to oust Tom Homer, Ruaridh McConnochie and Freddie Burns first

Is this.... is this a joke?

Longest running one on this board!

[Mellsblue]

At least we et to see Ford, Manu, JJ

My pick as starters from current squad.

My pick for starters for the last 4 years

Daly - May - Watson back three. Hope, why are carrying that scythe.

[Which Tyler]

My pick as starters from current squad.

My pick for starters for the last 4 years

Manu at 12? I thought you were a 2nd 5/8ths man. I'd always have him there tbh these days.

I favour it, but I'm a bigger fan of playing your best options.

My "If I were Eddie" would have had Slade playing 12 for Exeter, Manu switching between 12 and 13 and starting any two of those three with the third on the bench. Selection based on form and opponent

[Mellsblue]

That pass from LCD!!!! That was forward. As you were.

[Banquo]

That's a very decent win, and to be honest, should have been an even bigger margin.

and that's after that try from Youngs is ruled out.

[Which Tyler]

What are the ranking implications for a 16 + England win?

ETA... Ahhh dammit

[Mellsblue]

Did we finish with LCD on the flank.

[Banquo]

My pick for starters for the last 4 years

Manu at 12? I thought you were a 2nd 5/8ths man. I'd always have him there tbh these days.

I favour it, but I'm a bigger fan of playing your best options.

My "If I were Eddie" would have had Slade playing 12 for Exeter, Manu switching between 12 and 13 and starting any two of those three with the third on the bench. Selection based on form and opponent

Well I never.

[Banquo]

Relatively pleased, but we won’t see the best aspect of our play selected as first choice. Billy looked very good, so did Watson and JJ. Wouldn’t be too harsh on Joe.

Make your tackles, stop with dumb ass pens, hold your defensive line tighter out wide.

[Banquo]

Hadn’t noticed before that Francis looks very similar to Faz. That explains, Faz plus kiwi = dead cert

[old-n-slo-2nd-row]

At least we et to see Ford, Manu, JJ

My pick as starters from current squad.

absolutely! But ... There is the Eddie factor to consider.

[Puja]

What are the ranking implications for a 16 + England win?

ETA... Ahhh dammit

Not a huge amount for us, but it would've knocked Wales down to 3rd. Next week is the big one - a 15+ victory would put us no 1 in the world.

Was actually a bit annoyed at the Daly drop goal - we were going back to a penalty 5m out and a probable try which would've taken us over 16.

Puja

[Mellsblue]

WTF has Robshaw done to his hair. It has ruined an otherwise top notch sartorial game.

[Banquo]

I was going to say it’s clear now why Robshaw didn’t make the squad

[Banquo]

Fair play to Robshaw, very magnanimous

[p/d]

WTF has Robshaw done to his hair. It has ruined an otherwise top notch sartorial game.

Feck Robshaw. Greenwood looks more and more like the old boy off Steptoe

[Banquo]

WTF has Robshaw done to his hair. It has ruined an otherwise top notch sartorial game.

Feck Robshaw. Greenwood looks more and more like the old boy off Steptoe

You mean....Steptoe

[p/d]

Curry really is the nuts.

Good game for most of the pack, JJ & Watson class.

[Banquo]

(Wilfred Brambell)