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Not seen the squad, but seen this from saints

Scratch that, here it is

No number 8 what so ever?

5 locks, 4 opensides and no number 8. Genius.

Is JNGF going to get his wish and see Itoje there?

I'm guessing it's Earl. But still. WTF?

What's happened to Nowell?

I R Geech wrote:What's happened to Nowell?

He isn't injured so...

Tigersman wrote:Umaga over Smith, Grayson and Simmonds

Clearly no love for the Simmonds boys ...

Umaga is a promising player but does not deserve that call-up.

Pleased to see Mitchell is included as an apprentice at least but retaining Youngs and Heinz is such a retrograde step.

twitchy wrote:

I R Geech wrote:What's happened to Nowell?

He isn't injured so...

Right - we pick him when he’s injured but ignore him when he’s fit and playing well.

Scrumhead wrote:

Tigersman wrote:Umaga over Smith, Grayson and Simmonds

Clearly no love for the Simmonds boys ...

Umaga is a promising player but does not deserve that call-up.

Pleased to see Mitchell is included as an apprentice at least but retaining Youngs and Heinz is such a retrograde step.

It seems odd (or just totally arbitrary?) he's not an 'apprentice' selection. He clearly won't play.

And I really doubt EJ would want someone like Cipriani or Simmonds in there who might show up one his starters in training.

I'm veering towards Oakboy's view that we should ditch Jones and ban all Saracens players from the game.

Mikey Brown wrote:5 locks, 4 opensides and no number 8. Genius.

Whoops.

Make that 6 locks? Ewels, Moon, Launchbury, Lawes, Itoje, Kruis. What the fuck is that about? And another scrum-half gets in the way?

Reading twitter apparently nowell is actually injured and needs surgery (I some how completely missed this despite watching the game at the weekend).

LHP: Joe Marler, Mako Vunipola, Ellis Genge
HK: Jamie George, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Tom Dunn
THP: Kyle Sinckler, Harry Williams, Will Stuart
LK: Maro Itoje, George Kruis, Courtney Lawes, Joe Launchbury, Charlie Ewels, Alex Moon
FL: Sam Underhill, Tom Curry, Lewis Ludlam, Ted Hill
#8: Ben Earl

SH: Ben Youngs, Willi Heinz, Alex Mitchell
FH: Owen Farrell, George Ford, Jacob Umaga
CE: Jonathan Joseph, Manu Tuilagi, Ollie Devoto, Fraser Dingwall
WG: Jonny May, Elliot Daly, Ollie Thorley
FB: Anthony Watson, George Furbank, Josh Hodge

twitchy wrote:Reading twitter apparently nowell is actually injured and needs surgery (I some how completely missed this despite watching the game at the weekend).

It's generally safer to assume he is injured after every match rather than waiting for a confirmation of fitness.

One thing that had totally passed me by, somehow, is that Marler never re-retired as many expected.

Which Tyler wrote: WG: Elliot Daly
FB: Anthony Watson

LOL.

Is alex moon better than jonny hill? I really haven't seen that much of him to tell myself?

Fraser Dingwall! awesome.

I wonder if there are so many locks due to a possible imminent departure of Kruis to Japan as has been rumoured.

Are Slade and McConnochie injured as well? I would have expected them there, especially Slade.

Nowell injured again?

JellyHead wrote:Are Slade and McConnochie injured as well? I would have expected them there, especially Slade.

Yes and no

Mikey Brown wrote:LOL.

Banquo wrote:Nowell injured again?

Needs surgery, apparently

JellyHead wrote:Are Slade and McConnochie injured as well? I would have expected them there, especially Slade.

Slade is injured
Ruaridh made his comeback on Saturday - heavily strapped

JellyHead wrote:Are Slade and McConnochie injured as well? I would have expected them there, especially Slade.

Slade is but McConnochie isn't.

Bit of a strange squad. Haven't seen much of the uncapped players so who is looking good to be in there long term?

Alex Moon is enormous. Is he any good?

Blimey. Jones must’ve had a good time in Lyon at the weekend.