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Mr Mwenda wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 11:22 am Conditions looked diabolical on the highlights

There were highlights!!!

Captainhaircut wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 10:20 am Last night was a bit concerning- Ireland are obviously decent but they had a load of first year players in their side whilst majority of ours were back for their second year.

I think all we saw is that we’re a side that is very big and powerful - which we already knew.

Hopefully McParland isn’t a serious injury. Well set for a slam now with France at home the big one.

12 of the 23 are in their first year and another three played in the JWC as school kids.

p/d wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 11:28 am

Mr Mwenda wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 11:22 am Conditions looked diabolical on the highlights

There were highlights!!!

Fair. Some ferocious defence from the boys in white was perhaps the best I saw.

p/d wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 11:28 am

Mr Mwenda wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 11:22 am Conditions looked diabolical on the highlights

There were highlights!!!

lol

Epaminondas Pules wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 12:08 pm

Captainhaircut wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 10:20 am Last night was a bit concerning- Ireland are obviously decent but they had a load of first year players in their side whilst majority of ours were back for their second year.

I think all we saw is that we’re a side that is very big and powerful - which we already knew.

Hopefully McParland isn’t a serious injury. Well set for a slam now with France at home the big one.

12 of the 23 are in their first year and another three played in the JWC as school kids.

we were also down to 13 for a while ?

Banquo wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 2:36 pm

Epaminondas Pules wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 12:08 pm

Captainhaircut wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 10:20 am Last night was a bit concerning- Ireland are obviously decent but they had a load of first year players in their side whilst majority of ours were back for their second year.

I think all we saw is that we’re a side that is very big and powerful - which we already knew.

Hopefully McParland isn’t a serious injury. Well set for a slam now with France at home the big one.

12 of the 23 are in their first year and another three played in the JWC as school kids.

we were also down to 13 for a while ?

Was focusing more on the first 15. Sela, kpoku, sodeke, pollock, James all played at the World Cup. Coen, Hall, Bracken in the backs whilst McParland would have if not injured.

They were down to 13 for a while but that was due to braindead play- not some sort of misfortune that the side gets a pass for.

Anyway, won the game. Let’s smash the French next week.

Banquo wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 2:36 pm

Epaminondas Pules wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 12:08 pm

Captainhaircut wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 10:20 am Last night was a bit concerning- Ireland are obviously decent but they had a load of first year players in their side whilst majority of ours were back for their second year.

I think all we saw is that we’re a side that is very big and powerful - which we already knew.

Hopefully McParland isn’t a serious injury. Well set for a slam now with France at home the big one.

12 of the 23 are in their first year and another three played in the JWC as school kids.

we were also down to 13 for a while ?

Yeah; a high tackle from Kpoku and then Tom Burrow with a bit of stupidity in the ruck

Didnt we start last season in a similar vein? I seem to recall us looking the part in the 6N's without ever really taking anyone to the cleaners.
Take the positives. We defended with discipline and desire. Forwards looked good in the scrums and in the maul. A few new players got game time and we have the capacity to play a lot better.

Scotland 10 - 22 Italy

Scrumhead wrote: ↑Thu Jan 30, 2025 8:10 pm Yeah, I’m not convinced it was a ‘high degree of danger’ but a bit dumb by Kpoku.

Kpoku has been banned. Could've done with him against France, who were very impressive in their opening match.

At least with Burrow and Sodeke there are some decent alternatives.

England U20 Men team to play France
1 Ralph McEachran (Sale Sharks, Guildford RFC, 1 cap)
2 Kepu Tuipulotu (Bath Rugby, Cwmbran RFC, 1 cap)
3 Vilikesa Sela (Bath Rugby, Royal Wootton Bassett RFC, 10 caps)
4 Olamide Sodeke (Saracens, Blackheath Rugby Club, 12 caps)
5 Tom Burrow (c) (Sale Sharks, Morley RUFC, 1 cap)
6 George Timmins (Bath Rugby, Market Harborough RUFC, 3 caps)
7 Henry Pollock (Northampton Saints, Buckingham Rugby Club, 13 caps)
8 Kane James (Exeter Chiefs, St. Peter’s RFC, 10 caps)

09 Lucas Friday (Harlequins, Bromley RFC, 7 caps)
10 Ben Coen (Exeter Chiefs, Teignmouth RFC, 6 caps)
11 Charlie Griffin (Bath Rugby, Rosslyn Park, 1 cap)
12 Nic Allison (Exeter Chiefs, Bishops Diocesan College, 1 cap)
13 Angus Hall (Saracens, Sevenoaks Rugby Club, 7 caps)
14 Jack Bracken (Saracens, Barnet Elizabethans, 6 caps)
15 Jack Kinder (Leicester Tigers, Silhillians RUFC, 1 cap)

Replacements
16 Louie Gulley (Exeter Chiefs, Crediton RFC, 1 cap)
17 Oli Scola (Northampton Saints, Old Northamptonians RFC, 1 cap)
18 Tye Raymont (Sale Sharks, West Park Leeds RFC, 1 cap)
19 Oscar Beckerleg (Exeter Chiefs, Penzance and Newlyn RFC, uncapped)
20 Aiden Ainsworth-Cave (Northampton Saints, Bedford Junior Blues, 1 cap)

21 Dom Hanson (Sale Sharks, Stockport RFC, uncapped)
22 Josh Bellamy (Harlequins, Rosslyn Park, 11 caps)
23 Nick Lilley (Exeter Chiefs, Ivybridge RFC, 1 cap)

Timmins and Friday start, Beckerleg and Hanson added to the bench. Hopefully the minimal changes allow us to find a greater degree of fluency.

Apart from the fly halves it's a nice squad!

Stoopid late kick offs I'M BORED

Danno wrote: ↑Fri Feb 07, 2025 6:49 pm Stoopid late kick offs I'M BORED

Italy Vs Wales has kicked off already if you want to warm up with that. TMO seems to be absent but otherwise it's ok.

FKAS wrote: ↑Fri Feb 07, 2025 7:34 pm

Danno wrote: ↑Fri Feb 07, 2025 6:49 pm Stoopid late kick offs I'M BORED

Italy Vs Wales has kicked off already if you want to warm up with that. TMO seems to be absent but otherwise it's ok.

**** me the size of Italy 5

That was nice

Danno wrote: ↑Fri Feb 07, 2025 8:00 pm **** me the size of Italy 5

Wait, you're still watching that match?

Danno wrote: ↑Fri Feb 07, 2025 8:00 pm **** me the size of Italy 5

They've got some absolute units in that pack haven't they.

Which Tyler wrote: ↑Fri Feb 07, 2025 8:14 pm

Danno wrote: ↑Fri Feb 07, 2025 8:00 pm **** me the size of Italy 5

Wait, you're still watching that match?

Just while waiting for this to start.

@fkas If they step up Italy will have their fiercest pack in history in a few years

The duck was that?
Red?

Pen only? WTF is TMO looking at?

That was the stupidest pen I've seen all season

Burrows last week was possibly the stupidest I've ever seen

Which Tyler wrote: ↑Fri Feb 07, 2025 8:27 pm The duck was that?
Red?

Pen only? WTF is TMO looking at?

Is there a TMO? Didn't look like it in the Wales Italy game when two Welsh players went in at knee height with no attempt to wrap shoulders first.